Wow! Wow! Wow! If in Tauranga area, you've got to stay at Denise's place. For a very, very reasonable price, you are getting your own whole apartment, with spacious living room, bedroom and bathroom. The whole place seems to have been only recently built or upgraded, for everything inside is modern, luxurious, and super clean and neat. If we weren't on a road trip we would have loved to stay an entire week here. The hosts are so friendly and welcomed us personally and showed us around the unit. The place is called the sanctuary, and truly that's what it is. The view from the living room is a patio and then greenery and trees. So peaceful. Nice touches were the nespresso machine, refrigerator filled with goodies and break fast item, home baked cookies. Also there were lots of magazines and even a picture book detailing the Maori / English history of New Zealand.
There is a door that connects the unit to the owners unit, but it remains locked during your stay. When you open the patio door in the morning you might get a visit from a lovely fluffy cat, who knows about the connecting door... lol.
If I could have given this place a diamond instead of stars I would have. I highly recommend it.