Mary-Ellen was an absolute sweetheart who went above and beyond to not only make sure our stay at her house went well, but our stay in New Zealand went well! The night before our stay at Mary-Ellen's, our hotel in a nearby city fell through last minute due to miscommunication and when we frantically contacted Mary-Ellen about the availability for her place (it unfortunately was already booked up for that night), she offered to help us find a new place! Upon our arrival she cheerily greeted us and also left a loaf of bread and some snacks for us! Would definitely stay again.