Wonderful location. Beautiful homely vintage holiday house, with suitably quirky NZ art to suit. I have stayed here twice now, and hope to stay again in the near future. Great place to chill out and watch the world go by. On a sunny day, you can watch the sunset right down onto the horizon sitting on the deck, which has folding doors, to work with the weather. Even with rain its still magical to watch the waves from the huge windows.
Along with long beach walks.....there are a couple of great cafes a very short walk away, with a good general store to get basic supplies. The train station is not mush further, which takes you into Wellington city in about 40 minutes.
The hosts are a pleasure to communicate with. The house is very clean, and equipped with everything you need and more. I would highly recommend this great escape.