A lovely family house that fitted us all easily. It is fully equipped with everything you need (apart from a BBQ) and was an easy 5min drive to town, and 2min walk to the top of Pukekura park (which incidentally is not near the children's playground or ice creamshop/Cafe, which is at the bottom end of the park, but is close-ish to Brookland zoo at the top).
There is constant hot water with good pressure showers which is ideal with big family groups.
We looked after Nate the cat who is a very friendly and affectionate Persian. Just be mindful that he tends to want feeding early in morning and let's you know about it, but is otherwise no bother and a delight.
There is a Countdown supermarket 2min drive away or a 10-15min walk away.
We caught beautiful views of Mt Taranaki from our bedroom windows too.