Paihia is a wonderful little town and Vida and Brian's place is the perfect spot to enjoy it. Even though it's listed as a private room, it felt more like I had a small apartment all to myself. It has all the comforts you could want and is a very short drive or medium walk down the hill to the beach. The local parking pass was icing on the cake for me. It truly shows that they've thought of everything. I'm excited to go back to Paihia just to get to stay here again.