Christine is a super friendly and helpful host. She hand drew a suggested driving route for me before I checked out which turns out to be very scenic and fun to drive. The house has a dog and two parrots who know how to say “I’m sorry” when being waken up at night. If you ever thought of participating in Tarawera Ultramarathon or Oxfam Trailwalker, or simply sharing your experience of summittng Mount Kilimanjaro, book this place!