The house looked just as I expected from the listing; interestingly designed home enclosed by forest. Great size for a family. Self-checkin made things easy after experiencing flight delays, and the management company was easy to communicate with and brought out extra supplies when requested. The area was safe, convenient for grocery shopping and restaurants in Birkenhead, and surprisingly quick to get to other parts of the city, as it's pretty close to the motorway. Only concern was staying warm. The heat pump in the lower lounge was rumored as being able to heat the whole house, but I didn't feel that it pushed much warmth above the lower levels. The fireplace might have helped, but the supplied logs must have been a bit green, as they didn't burn thoroughly; in any case, that lounge has a very high ceiling, so difficult for the heat to travel to the rest of the house. For warming the bedrooms, there was a single portable radiator that I moved between our parents' rooms. Note, that this is only a concern probably for certain winter evenings, and after the first of three nights we learned to adapt. Actually, I really wish that we could gave stayed longer and explored the Kauri forest bush tracks!