My family and I had such an amazing time at Coromandel and we owe A LOT of that enjoyment to Julie. Staying at her home made our visit that much MORE comfortable, enjoyable, and valuable. Julie provided us with GREAT tips about visiting the Hot Water Beach and the Cathedral Cove, AND, she let us borrow her spade so that we could dig a good pit for the beach! Without that you are S.O.L. ;-) ... We TRULY enjoyed our stay at Julie's home and we appreciated the kind gestures (i.e., borrowing the spade, providing good breakfast items, sweet treats in the fridge, bottles of water in the fridge for when you forget your own). The kindness and hospitality we experienced from Julie was much more than anything we ever imagined and we are so thankful for the opportunity to have stayed there. We look forward to our next trip to Coromandel and to staying at Julie's home. (Fingers crossed.) ^_^