For a stay in North Island, Val's place was perfect for us. Cambridge is a lovely little town with all the amenities we could wish for, and within an easy drive of Auckland Airport, Hamilton, Rotorua and Hobbiton.
Val's place is a lovely house in a very quiet area away from the center of town. Spotlessly clean, and with very comfortable beds, Val made us feel totally at home, even going out of her way to find some board games for us to play. It was such a shame that we were so tired after busy days out an about that we generally ended up falling into bed and going to sleep!
Val has a lovely garden, where we were able to sit out for breakfast and dinner and enjoy the tranquil surroundings.
At the last minute we had to adjust our booking from 2 people to 3 and Val took this in her stride.
Val is a charming host, full of recommendations on things to see and do and we very much enjoyed staying with her.