Overall we had a good experience in our stay at this location. Belinda was good to communicate with us and the process of checking in was easy. The host is upstairs so it would be easy to get information or ask questions if needed. She also provided some breakfast supplies (cereal, milk, juice, eggs, etc) for the first morning after our arrival which was a nice touch. The location is about a 15 minute drive from the more popular Maunganui area but we really liked the less crowed beaches of Papamoa. It would be best to have a car to go to restaurants, stores, beaches, etc.
There is ample parking and the kitchen was stocked with the basics needed for preparing some meals in the unit. When configured for sleeping 5 there is an extra bed in the 2nd bedroom which leaves very little room for walking or even storing a suitcase. The picture does not reflect this set-up so just be aware it was a tight fit for our 3 kids in that room.
One minor issue that we encountered was that it was not as clean as you might expect upon our arrival. Based on other reviews, this might have been an anomaly, but the kitchen table had not been wiped carefully or the living room carpet vacuumed completely. Bed comfort is a bit subjective, be we found the mattress to be a little tired and not quiet as good as some locations we stayed during our 17 days in New Zealand.
Overall this was still a good value and we enjoyed our stay. Belinda also was able to accommodate our request for a little later check out, which we greatly appreciated given our evening flight out of Auckland.