We had a fabulous stay at your beautiful home and enjoyed exploring the surrounding area. The pool was stunning and great for the kids. We also managed to have a few rounds of tennis at the nearby court.
We are keen cyclists and enjoyed exploring but noted that cycling isn’t very safe on the nearby main roads. There is no shoulder, and a speed limit of 100kmh. You can cycle safely on the designated cycle ways from the nearby Red Bridge Coffee / Tuki Tuki Road and do a great loop up to blackbridge ( 40km return) or Napier ( 80km return). It’s a climb back up to the house tho.
We’d recommend giving your guests the ability to store clothes for their stay. There was only a very small portion of space available in the closet of each room. We were unable to decant clothing into the chest of drawers in each room as they were full of family items. This meant us having suitcases and soft bags on the floor in each of the rooms which was awkward and messy for our weeks stay.