Mark was very communicative throughout our stay and seemed genuinely interested in feedback to improve the (newish?) rental. We used to live in the neighborhood, so the area was good for us, and convenient to many areas for those who don’t have connections to the area. We were traveling on USD, which was favorable at the time, so the price was good for us and better than a single room hotel.
The 3 chickens did not provide us with any eggs on any of our 3 days, so don’t count on them for breakfast as I had. That being said, the ladies and especially the deaf/blind/cuddly bunny were practically the highlights of the trip for my 4yo son! Minor improvement suggestions would be getting a lockbox (we didn’t have a key either), top sheets and “dryer finishing” the floral duvets/shams after line drying them, as they smelled musty. Many spiders, which isn’t a surprise for a conversion of an old basement, but may be off putting for overseas travelers not used to NZ nature’s “charms”. =)