We’ve stayed in a lot of Airbnb properties over the years and we agree Tim and Mel’s place rocks! The space itself is quite nice and very clean. The corner bed (we only used one of the two bedrooms) was very comfortable and had nice airflow in the evenings. The bath was very clean, bright and the waterflow is wonderful! The kitchen features a micro and nice size fridge as well as various other kitchen necessities like an instant kettle pot and toaster. There is also a washer & dryer available in the garage right out your door which work great. We stayed here a week and were very comfortable.
The area itself has a lot to offer with Manly beach an easy walk (less than 5 min) and you can see the Hauraki Gulf from the driveway. Public transport is only 2-3 minutes walk and there are a number of place to eat, market shop, and access an ATM just 6-8 minutes walk in a little shopping center just up the road. Even if you don’t have a vehicle you’ll find this a great place to stay!
But as nice as the home and the surrounding area it’s Tim and Mel themselves that really made our stay so wonderful! We were checked on multiple times to see if there was anything we needed, our fridge and pantry was restocked during our stay with milk and bread or cereal more than once. They even came down one evening for a good spell and literally helped us map out our next few weeks on the North Island - what better advice can you get than from locals who have been all over the North and South Island?!? Finally we purchased a vehicle during our stay and they were more than gracious in allowing us to do some minor mods to it while at their home, even going so far as to loan us tools when needed. Truly they both went well beyond what we’d expect or have experienced from any previous Airbnb stay!
A fantastic bargain in our book and despite it’s great value it felt like so much more. We would without hesitation stay here again and recommend to anyone!