Lesley's home is in the suburbs, a 15 minute walk to a New World and within minutes you can be in Bottle Lake Park, which has several walking and biking trails. If you're looking for a bit of a longer walk, you can walk through Bottle Neck to the beach :).
The home itself has a beautiful backyard, large kitchen and cozy bedroom. The hosts, Lesley and Derek, were great at conversing but will also give you your privacy. They provide basic, quick breakfast fixings (cereal, tea/coffee, fruit, toast and spreads) which was very convenient. They've two small dogs, but you've no need to worry--they stick with their owners and don't bother with guests much at all, though one might welcome a pet now and again :). Wifi was speedy with little to no interruption. The bedroom we stayed in did have a TV and toilet and shower were just across the hallway. Would highly recommend to travelers looking to stay in a lovely kiwi home just a bit away from the hustle and bustle of the city centre.