Last time I was in Mt. Maunganui was 1987, and we stayed at a friend's family's bach near the beach. It was basically a rough shed. Now the Mount is full of fancy places and shopping centres, and everything is expensive. Janet and Don's place is well above 'shed' level while still being reasonably priced. But what drew me was the easy beach access. A footpath to the beach is just a few doors down the street. They have several places to relax outside with lovely gardening. The weather wasn't the greatest (Cyclone Gabrielle was bearing down) so we didn't take advantage of the bikes they offered, but we did have a blast with their boogie boards!
Thanks for the great convenient place!