Corinne was extremely responsive (within minutes!) from the beginning, and flexible when we needed to change our dates. On arrival, Corinne showed us the apartment personally, and took the time to talk us through the things we could do in the area, and the best time to do them. She helped us book some activities as well (with discount!) and whenever we caught up with her throughout the week she was friendly and genuinely happy/interested to hear about what we had done.
The apartment was perfect for the short getaway and had everything we need. The location was walkable to everything we wanted to do (Russell ferry/kayak rental/Waitangi/Paihia town centre) so we didn't even need to move our car when we got there.
We'll definitely be returning to Paihia for future breaks, and hopefully will be able to use the same accomodation again as well. Going to highly recommend to friends and family that they look at this listing.