Elena and her family were wonderful hosts. We stayed only two nights but felt so incredibly welcomed.
The apartment is part of their house but is quite private. It is the downstairs portion of their house and has a private entry, and has everything you'd need. And everything is brand new since they just remodeled it for guests use. They also have a nice library of books on New Zealand in the apartment, worth looking at.
There is also a large patio area with great views.
Elena put out a really nice spread for breakfast, it was great having a home made breakfast every morning. We also had great conversation over breakfast as well and Elena provided us insight on how to get to cathedral cove and what to explore in the coromandel.
Staying with them truly felt like staying with family and I would highly recommend to everyone.