Frankie is a great communicator and responds willingly and with a can do attitude. The house is just lovely. The garden is sunny and a nice place to sit either on the balcony or on the grass. There are birds and butterflies.
The place is comfortable warm but if you need a bit of action it is near a bus stop which takes you to town or the ferry or different beaches. What can be better? You can also walk into town (35 minutes) but the pavements are tricky.
Town has a plethora of great coffee shops, restaurants, a good book shop, a stunning series of art galleries for every taste, a library, 2 cinemas and a buzz. There is a really good organic fresh food store so its easy to pick up groceries. If you have kids it is useful to have snacks and food to self cater as town is a bit too far to be popping out more than once or twice in a day.
It attracts people from all walks of life making it both worldly and relaxing at the same time.
The local beach (Sandy Bay) is a pleasant and easy 10 minute walk. It is nice and protected so good for a swim or for kyaking in a sheltered bay so kids can have a go. Frankie has life jackets and paddles which is great.
The bed is comfortable and there is a mozzie net which is fantastic. It is whisper quiet and the view from the balcony is beautiful especially at sun rise.
Well equipped kitchen, amazing island within a 45 minute commute to Auckland and great host. We had a really relaxing and beautiful time and recommend it highly. It provides the kind of access that makes airbnb such a great thing.