My partner and I concluded our vacation in New Zealand at this suite. We stayed in many nice $200-300/night suites throughout our three week holiday, including a nice place on Oriental Bay, but we agreed that we enjoyed this suite the most. Gillian is a lovely host who was happy to tour us around the unit, and also left us fruits and homemade baked goods (delicious). We were travelling over from Canada, and were met by a large Canadian flag on their full-sized flagpole upon arriving—a very nice and thoughtful touch.
The suite itself resembles a Spanish villa of sorts; it includes many convenient features, a panoramic view of the water, multiple balconies, and a lot of beautiful mosaic work. We saw a review about spiders and webs left within the unit, but in our experience, the unit was immaculate and bug-free. There is a narrow stairwell leading to the second floor bedroom, and it's a bit of a struggle to get up there, however, we were informed about this before Gillian confirmed out booking—it's not too bad. The road leading up to suite is very steep, but enjoyable to drive into.
Highly recommend this AirBnB, it's beautiful.