A mixed bag for following reasons...
Pros - large three bedroom house with a great view of the city. Very clean and tidy in a quiet location about a ten minute drive to city and close to tourist attractions. Overall great value.
Issues - biggest issue was the lack of WiFi when it was listed of having WiFi. With three young kids away from toys it's hard to keep them entertained at night and have to turn to uncle TV. Digital TV in NZ is pretty awful and was hoping to stream Netflix for the kids. Upon arrival there was no power to the modem. Contacted Host who replied that he had changed provider and it hadnt been sorted yet. He replied he expected it to be done before our arrival. Ended up having to buy some DVDs to keep kids entertained of a night. Which lead to the issue of dead batteries in 2/3 remotes - having to swap them in and out was a pain. Sounds pedantic, but it was annoying.
Heating - a bit of an issue for young families. Ad says heat pump on timer, the timer is only for 2 hours and the house is far too big to heat with just one heat pump. This resulted in the bedrooms being freezing cold. Beds have electric blankets but it's not great to sleep with them on all night. There is a lovely log burner but no firewood provided and struggled to heat the far bedrooms. If you have a young family coming over the winter months it could be an issue. We had to move our baby's cot into the living room to keep him warm.
Overall it's a great, very tidy place to stay and good value for money. Niggly annoyances aside, with another heat pump installed and maybe a restriction on temperature instead of time this place would be perfect.