Leigh’s lovely cottage in the heart of Whitianga was absolutely perfect for our family of 4 in every way. It was such a good location, peaceful and quiet by minutes walk to shops and the ferry pier and restaurants. Leigh was an exceptional host- she really went above and beyond to make us comfortable, even sourcing a portacot and high chair for our 2 year old and filling the fridge with lots of food before we arrived as she was worried shops would be busy on Xmas eve. She checked in on us, offered to bring in heaters in case we were cold (we weren’t), and left lots of thoughtful touches such as brochures of local sights and a note directing us to a sewing kit (which I used to take in a costume my daughter got from Santa). The cottage itself was cozy, comfortable and had an especially lovely garden where we spent most of our awake hours. It was very clean as well! It will be hard for other Airbnb hosts to top this one, thank you Leigh!