Glenis' place was very neat and tidy. I especially loved the big kitchen area where I could cook a proper meal with stove, benchtop oven and microwave oven. The bathroom was also spacious and clean. Outside the studio was a lovely courtyard with fresh mints, lime/lemon, edible flowers and herbs. We stayed at Glenis' flat with our little dog which enjoyed itself walking in the courtyard. Glenis' flat is about 7-8 mins drive from New Plymouth's CBD; there was a big Countdown Supermarket on the way to Glenis' from the City. When arrived Oakura, there were Four Square mini-supermarket, a vegan/vegetarian café Lemonwood Café which was a super dog-friendly café (we tried their Chef's choice platter, the cumin polenta chips and the tofu wontons were super yum and the presentations of their foods were superb and super friendly services as well), and a few other cafes; and all these are just 1-2mins drive from Glenis' or probably take about 10mins to walk. Next to Glenis' flat was Matekai Reserve Park walkway which leads to the beach. Very beautiful beach with black sand and big waves and there was a bistro there too. Very handy location, and we really enjoyed our stay at Glenis'. Glenis also put some fresh cut flowers from the garden to make the flat looked nice for us :)