This lovely cottage was very suitable for our purposes. It had obviously been redecorated/renovated quite recently, so it felt clean and fresh. The kitchen was very well equipped and had plenty of bench space. The bathroom area included a washing machine (with detergent). Unusually, in our experience, there were two whole shelves of DVDs, including a lot of quality titles. There was also a limited range of books. No air con as such but the in-ceiling heat transfer system moderated the temperature, plus we found the two pedestal fans provided useful.
Although over the hill from Paihia town centre, it's only 5 minutes by car, and it can be walked (we did).