Andrew’s place was the perfect place to enjoy a quite stay with lovely gardens and scenery while also being a good place for some day trips. We could easily drive to Auckland, we thoroughly enjoyed Shakespear Park and Piha Beach. Both had wonderful trails to hike in addition to the beautiful beaches.
There is a grocery store close by along with a couple cafes and restaurants.
The accommodations were clean, plenty of space, kitchen well equipped (but small), great to have a washer and drying rack in the unit, lots of nice natural light throughout, with the addition of the attached nicely furnished conservatory.
We really enjoyed the quietness after busy days.