A light-filled colourful home in a quiet square, with palm trees and an avocado tree at the windows and decks that look over the tropical garden to the sea. And it’s so close to Ponsonby shops and a short drive to the city centre and North Shore. On arrival there were so many nice welcoming touches including a chalked sign saying ‘Welcome Mary’, and Grant is friendly and chatty with a genuine interest in his guests. I breakfasted on fresh avocados on toast and good coffee and was gifted two more avocados to take home with me. This is a warm friendly comfortable place to stay and I’ll definitely go back.