Katie's place was really lovely and cosy for me and my husband. She added lots of lovely touches including preparing a cake for us, as the trip was for our anniversary. She was away on the day we checked in but made sure that everything was ready when we arrived, and there were no issues at all. Being the middle of winter, there was a space heater available as well as electric blankets in the main bedroom which made it very warm. There were lots of options for cooking including the BBQ and we could make our own food very easily. Whitianga is a very small town and we could get to most places we wanted to within a 5 min drive. Overall, would highly recommend the place!