Wendy and David's Private Garden Haven was just that - it was a perfect place to finish our trip. The house is in a beautiful neighborhood. It is clean, well stocked, comfortable and convenient. We were able to wash clothes - Wendy provided a drying rack. Plenty of room to spread out to repack. The kitchen was well stocked with essentials and plenty of pots and pans. Wendy was easy to communicate with for our entire visit. She even provided a hand written list of potential artists in the area we could visit. Our first night we experienced the earthquake. Wendy and David checked on us and while we lost power for a few hours it was back on by morning. It was a perfect place to hunker down and keep out of everyone's way while they dealt with the areas that needed help. Wendy and Dave offered to allow my daughter to stay an extra night for free if we could not sort out the ferry (service was temporarily suspended). They even offered for her to leave her car in their driveway if she needed to fly back to the North Island if the ferry did not start running soon. We really appreciated their help in an uncertain time.