Travelling as 2 couples we loved our 5 night stay, the house was exactly like the photos, perfect, spacious, modern and very well equipped. The view was lovely. The town of Paihia was only a short walk away down a fairly steep track but easy enough to do, (take a torch for coming back up at night). Unfortunately we didn't get to meet Mary but communication and instructions were very easy and Mary was extremely helpful and informative, we would throughly recommend staying at Mary's place.