Amazing destination and was lovely to see Piha without the Easter crowds due to cyclone damage and roads still cordoned off to local residents only.
Beaches are exactly like the Piha Rescue TV show LOL
Apartment is located above the garage which is used and remote door when activated can be heard, to be expected.
Has all the amenities that you would require however no shops, liquor stores or supermarkets so come prepared. Amber was very clear in her instructions so we knew this already, and the nicest host too!
Our only pesky surprise was the regular power cuts which after speaking to the locals happen often in Piha,a fact we were not aware of given its close proximity to Auckland imagined would be sturdier. There is the ability to cook on the gas cooker if it does go out and the water which requires a pump stops also affecting toilets and all things water, this can be switched over to gravity fed tho would require the host to be home to action tho - thanks Amber, great stay!