Our stay at Gavin and Petra's lovely home has been our absolute best experience through AirBnb so far! We would definitely stay here again if we end up back in the area on a future trip to New Zealand! To avoid writing a full-length essay with all of the positive things I'd like to say, I'll use bullets and try and keep it short and simple:
- We sent a booking request hours before we planned to arrive and Gavin and Petra accepted very quickly!
- They were really flexible with our check-in time and we arrived at about 7pm with no problem.
- Had our own private bedroom and used the guest bathroom, which has a separate area for the toilet, for the sink, and for the shower/bath - which is AWESOME because that allowed full privacy for each activity; I've never seen a setup like that and really like it as a redesign when we buy our first house!
- The house is nestled in a cul-de-sac in a residential area - very safe and quiet with very modern furnishings and appliances. It's absolutely beautiful outside and in!
- Petra set up the loveliest breakfast for us in the morning with our choice of toast and a variety of spreads, cereal, yogurt, etc. - and also offered us as much as we wanted of her delicious homemade muesli (and also gave me the recipe!). My boyfriend and I had planned to make an early start that morning but enjoyed the conversation so much that we ended up sitting and chatting with Petra for over an hour during breakfast!
Thanks so much, Gavin and Petra. And yes this is my longest review to date! So happy to provide it as you two went above and beyond to make our stay wonderful; highly recommend you as hosts!