Jane's home stands out from all the places we stayed at during our 11 nights travelling the whole of New Zealand. Other homes we stayed in were made for travellers, but Jane's home was made for family and friends. This is a home - Jane's home - not simply a house or hotel.
Jane has beautiful and tasteful art pieces and ceramics which make her home stylish and cosy. She also uses quality eco friendly toiletries, lush towels and linen. Her garden was beautiful and in the home there were fresh and sweet smelling fresh flowers. It's an amazing home, extremely neat, sunny and clean. Everything Jane mentioned in the description of this place is accurate.
Jane even left home made muesli and other breakfast items for us which were delicious.
We went to Mount Albert market on Saturday morning which was a short walk away and which we absolutely loved. Also during our stay, just 5 minutes away was a Albert-Eden Schools Cultural Festival which we were delighted to have attended. It was moving to see that New Zealand had a very multi cultural and inclusive community.
There is a Westfield mall which is also 10 minutes away in another direction. The countdown supermarket, k mart and other retail shops are all within easy access. We had a car, so we cannot comment on ease of access to public transport, but we did see a bus stop just outside the house and did also notice a train station nearby.
Our only regret is that we wished we could have stayed longer! We also regret that we arrived quite late at night and were unable to meet Jane in person. Her home tells a lot about her - she's amazing!