Kathryn and her home made my stay in Tauranga better than I expected! She is always friendly, helpful and awfully nice. Her home is clean and comfortable and made me feel home while I was still travelling. There is a nice little garden with flowers and vegetables, which she shared with me all the time. :-) The house is not to far from the city...you will get there in 20min by bus. Perfect for me, because I prefered to stay in a quiet environment not to close to the city center. It was nice to come home from job hunting... to sit down with her and a cup of tea/coffee and to chat a bit. You will have your privacy in that house, if you want to...but you can also enjoy the company. I definately recommend to stay in Kathryn`s nice house! Hope to come back one day...thank you Kathryn!!! :-)