The apartment was absolutely beautiful and spotless, but more importantly Maria was an amazing host. We came to Maria’s place straight from Napier, where we were stuck for five days after cyclone Gabrielle without electricity and unable to get back home to Auckland. Maria wanted to do something for us and refused to charge us for our stay. She also offered us to stay for additional two nights at her expense. She is an incredibly warm human being and we hope we get to stay at her place again.