I’ve been staying at Airbnbs on 6 continents for more than a decade, and Jeanette and Bruce’s place is one of my all-time favorites. The two of them are absolutely delightful — warm, welcoming, generous, funny — and they bent over backwards to make our 2-night stay perfect.
The apartment is amazing, with a well-equipped little kitchen, a washing machine (yes!), crisp clean sheets on the bed, a large shower, and many other comforts. Jeanette brought us breakfast both mornings using eggs laid by their own free range chickens, and we enjoyed pears and honey they produced and offered as well. The land surrounding the house is amazing, chockfull of fruit trees, nut trees, trees with gorgeous fall colors, vegetable gardens, and a corral (?) for the chickens. We loved walking around exploring with both of them.
I don’t know if we will ever make it back to NZ, but if we do, we’ll make sure to come back here.