Things that will be helpful to know if considering staying at Rachel's in Napier:
1) it's in a great location, within walking distance of the city centre and aquarium and a short cab ride from both the airport and a strip of eateries and bars down by the harbor.
2) it's cute. like, super cute. and the floor in the bathroom is heated (my wife loved this).
3) Rachel is really nice and wonderfully accommodating. We ended up getting in a bit before check-in and she let us drop our bags with her and then gave us walking directions to the city centre (which consisted of a walk through a flower-filled path down a hillside and that's about it.)
We loved staying with Rachel, and would definitely stay with Rachel again on return trips rather than looking for alternatives!