Perfectly located to Gisborne's main attractions, in a very pleasant suburb. We cabbed into town for dinner (and back) at a reasonable price, and our friend easily walked the distance. (He doesn't wear high heels!).
Gracious hostess who'd made us heart shaped delicious biscuits (and I don't have a big sweet tooth), and provided a fantastic breakfast. There was tea and coffee making facilities in our room had we chosen to use that too... *AND* a thoughtful bottle of water.
We'd communicated previously about our need for some refrigerator space and the ability to briefly use kitchen, because we were road tripping with our own supplies, and that was willingly undertaken to help us out.
Everything about the room(s) and the bathroom only we had to share, was lovely. Couldn't recommend Ruth (and Jerry) and their home highly enough. Forget the rest, I'm sure this is the best!