We 2 had the entire downstairs of Mary-Ann's high-character house, feeling completely private, with a vast room to spread out during a stormy day. Great views out all windows up valley to huge sand-dune, downwards to beach 20 min walk away. Wonderful bed and shower. Mary-Ann is superb host, adjusted easily to a one-day delay in arrival, cooked delicious breakfasts w/ eggs from her birds, provided excellent advice on beach and cliff walks, and we enjoyed swapping stories. Remarkable that this place feels SO remote on the wild Tasman Sea yet only 45 min from Auckland airport. Highly recommended, we hope to stay there again whenever we pass through Auckland, to recover from jet lag for a few days amidst the wind, surf, sun, and occasional rain.