I rarely leave less than positive reviews on Airbnb, so I'm sorry to have to write this review but this really was not the kind of Airbnb experience my wife and I are used to in New Zealand.
We are glad our booking was only for one night as we felt the host really did not want us there for reasons we cannot fathom. We are kind, courteous guests with a long positive track record on AirBnB. The host did not give a self-check in option, so we had to drive to her house first to get access. Her dogs gave us a nice welcome, if only the host was able to welcome us with the same kind of enthusiasm!
Perhaps it was an off day for her, but beyond that the place really isn't up to AirBnB standard.
It would be more appropriate to call this an Air B, as the host provided hardly anything in terms of breakfast, not even milk! There were just a few tea bags and some instant coffee, nothing else!
The kitchen was poorly stocked in terms of cutlery, pots and pans. There is a really small frying pan, lucky we had our own in the car. The fan above the oven was filthy with what looked like years of uncleaned oil residue. The bathroom/shower was not properly cleaned, with cobwebs and dust. The other rooms were clean enough, but the double bed was the smallest we've had to sleep in.
Aside from the issues mentioned, there is no guest book provided, no wifi code given even though there is a wifi signal from her own house and there is no heater in the bed room! The heating situation is very convoluted as there are two air conditioning/heating units in the house, one of which is in the hallway beside the bedroom, but she had it turned off and expected us to just use the one in the lounge/kitchen area. The 'fire exit' is a sewing room she told us not to go into!
These shortcomings are really a shame, as the place is set in a nice area on an interesting farm. The host really needs to make improvements to bring this up to the standard of other Airbnb's in New Zealand. I could leave a worse review than this 3 star review, but I don't like to be too negative. Nonetheless, the above words are a fair reflection of our experience here.