A beautiful historic home at the top of the bluff hill in Napier. The breakfast table, in the enclosed verandah kitchen, looks out across the Southern Hawke Bay to Cape Kidnappers. Morning coffee and crumpets were a delight with that view.
Everything was of the highest quality, including niceties like Sheraton towels, and immaculate. I stayed several days, solo, while visiting HB for an event. I did have a few guests around one evening - pizza and beer (yeah, I know) - and the lounge / kitchen complex perfect. There's a large wall-mounted TV there also. We did discuss the possibility of looking in on the cricket but never actually got there. I assume the TV works.
I did not see much of the host, there was no need, but she was friendly and helpful when I did.
The location is not super-easy to find the first time, but once you've found it it's easy enough to to-and-fro without getting lost. There's even a walking path down the hill into a corner of the downtown precinct.
This is a delightful place to stay. It's not 'budget' accommodation, not by along shot, but it is so oozing character and everything is of the highest standard. I'm planning to stay there again when I come up next year.