Marcel is a friendly, welcoming, gracious gentleman. He greeted us upon our (late) arrival (explained Debbie was away with family) and was helpful with all our inquiries. His "Home by the sea" (location, house facility, proximity and amenity) is exactly as is described. The home is clean and organised. The pictures on Airbnb are an accurate representation. We didn't spend a lot of time at the house because of a busy itinerary, we enjoyed seeing the stars at night and the view of the garden from the wonderful deck . We loved our day sailing in the Marlborough Sounds with Marcel on his Wagstaff-Harmonic 24' sailing yacht . Our lunch at Lochmara Lodge that day was delicious. Thank you Marcel.