Phil and Joy's cottage was so relaxing! My daughter and I thoroughly enjoyed the area - so much to see and do there! But the road in front was so quiet and off the beaten path (not tourist season yet) that we had no problems walking across the road to beachwalk in the evening or in the morning. Phil was very accomodating and gave wonderful suggestions on things to do - we ended up spending the day at Te Mata hiking - it was so wonderful! Great memories were made. The cottage was very neat and clean and well organized and we had everything that we could have needed (except more time......!). Thanks again!