What a lovely place! It has lovely high ceilings, big windows all round and backs onto the park. The bed is very comfy, shower is great and the kitchen puts your kitchen at home to shame! It even has a small dishwasher. The lounge upstairs is lovely and has a great view of Mt Taranaki. It can get quite hot upstairs, but we just put the fan on for a breeze (There is also aircon). It's located on a reasonable busy road, but you don't really notice it inside and it quiets down at night. Communication was very easy as the hosts are right next door and we even got some home grown fruit from the garden. Just be aware there's no WiFi (at the moment), but if you have a NZ sim that shouldn't be an issue. All in all a great place for exploring the Taranaki area!