Lesley has been an excellent host. Our car broke down 3 hours away from New plymouth and we thought we couldn't make it so I cancelled the booking. Luckily we found a mechanic and managed did a temporary fix but airbnb cannot undo cancelations. Lesley was nice and let us still stay at her place while airbnb sort out the issue. Lesley's place is very comfortable, clean and spacious. it's super close to city centre (less than 10 mins drive) and less than half an hour drive to Mt Taranaki for hiking. Highly recommend.