This is a stunning cottage in the most perfect location and we fell in love with it as soon as we walked in. It is entirely faithful to the photos on the site so what you see is what you'll get. The layout of the cottage is flawless and the design detail is superb; both beautiful and highly functional. The fireplace is decorative only but there are heaters. There were nice products in the bathroom and the addition of Jo Malone cologne was sweet. The cottage is handy to everything and we were able to walk to local shops, bars, restaurants and the markets in literally a couple of minutes. My only criticism is that as 'newbies' we found communicating with Amy via Airbnb itself a little frustrating. I think she must have had other things on her plate at the time because her responses were slow and I can see from the other reviews that she's usually fantastic, so I'm assuming our experience was a one-off. Once we arrived in NZ and were able to call her on her mobile (cell?) she was absolutely great. The only other hiccup was that the second bedroom hadn't been made up for us even though I had messaged upfront to say we needed both of them (we are lifelong friends, not a couple) There was no duvet on the second bed and no extra blankets so my friend was forced to use the cowskin rug in the foyer to ward off impending hypothermia at 1am and it worked a treat! We saw the funny side in the morning :) All up, we had a fantastic stay and we will absolutely stay here again if we return to Matakana. Seriously worth every penny. Thanks Amy.