Our family finally took our long awaited dream vacation to New Zealand, traveling half way around the world. We stayed in 4 places total, this being our final stop. We choose Annette's Place because of its prime location; we wanted to see the seals within walking distance, hear the ocean waves crash from the home, walk on the beach and look for treasures, experience incredible sunrises, and be close to shopping and dining. All of that happened and we felt fortunate to experience such and incredible spot on this Earth. The few problems we ran into included slow communication initially, confusing extra charges, and the residual effects of the area receiving from the earthquake. We arrived late in the evening to find a note on the kitchen counter stating all water must be boiled before using. If a had known this ahead of time, a would have brought our own water for drinking. Also, the host could have supplied a few bottles for us. There were no emergency provisions in case an earthquake did hit, such as flashlights, water or food, which our other hosts did provide. In addition, there was a giant wasp nest inside the house, which terrified me, as I am deathly allergic to wasps. On our second day, once I send an email, the real estate manager promptly arrived and gave my husband some insecticide which he then used to get rid of the wasps and he personally had to clean out the nest and get rid of the nest, which definitely cut into our short stay there, to say the least. They did offer to move us to another company-owned rental, but we wanted to try and stay in this location. We enjoy cooking, but the kitchenware was limited and the one skillet was an old bent up Teflon pan. Also, upon our arrival, there was a big bouquet of dead flowers on the dining room table, which I found depressing. The master bathroom trash can was completely full of very personal trash from the previous renters. I would highly recommend this location, but our experience with unsafe water, wasps, trash, and such, definitely tainted our vacation here.