Our stay with Sandy was really enjoyable. Plenty of street parking right in front of the house and we were given very easy to follow instructions on how to get there via car plus where to pick up food supplies. The accommodation has everything you could want and is totally self-contained with a separate entrance, a large living room separate to the bedrooms, plus a bathroom, toilet and laundry. A very cosy but spacious place to relax in! The large kitchen has everything you could need to be self-sufficient; including spices, tea, coffee, sugar, various spreads, some tinned goods, cereal etc. Sandy even provided us with milk, bread and fruit juice, plus some apples from her garden. Very much appreciated. We felt very at home, with plenty of things to read or do if the weather was not kind. The accommodation is private, however Sandy was available for anything we needed and provided us with plenty of information about things to do in the area. Access to the beach is a little tricky but worth the walk. There is a lovely forest walk (Ngaiotonga - Kauri Grove Walk) not too far away from Sandy's place via car. Russell is about 15-20 minutes by car. I would advise factoring that in if you plan to do certain activities around the Bay of Islands and further north, as you will need to use a car or passenger ferry to cross to/from Opua and Paihia. We enjoyed our time in Jacks Bay and would be very happy to stay with Sandy again.