We arrived after a long drive from Auckland for a one night stay, ready to catch the ferry across to the South Island early the next morning. The location was perfect for this. You can even see the ferry from the balcony. All of the photos and description were accurate and the room was very clean. Peter was very welcoming and accommodating. Only problem for us was that it was too noisy. There was an inhouse party happening when we arrived and unfortunately the noise from this went straight up the stairs to our room, so it was hard to get off to sleep. The party did quieten down, but then we had the noise from the shared bathroom. Our room was next door to the shared bathroom. This might make it convenient for some, but for us it meant we could hear everything everytime it was used. My recommendation is to ask for a room away from the bathroom. The tea and coffee facilities weren't set up very well. To plug it in, I had to sit the kettle on the floor. There were chocolates which was an unexpected treat. Like I say Peter is very kind and helpful and we were in communication before we arrived, so maybe a heads up that we were going to walk in to a party would have helped and info that it would end at a certain time. On another night it would have been great, but just bad timing for us.