my friend and I had booked this place only to be stuck in Auckland due to the flooding. We were not able to make it to our ferry let alone our stays in the south island. We tried calling and communicating with David through phone, text messaging and through air bnb but he did not respond AT ALL. We tried pushing for a refund but due to his no responsiveness he didn't reply to Airbnb's refund request until AFTER we were supposed to be staying there and decided he would not be giving us our money back. I wouldn't have minded about not getting my money back but the communication is very poor and that is what's frustrating. I'm sure the place would have been lovely though