Linda's space is worth it entirely for the scenery. Waiwera is stunning country and their home (and AirBnB places) are right up the hill from a pretty secluded beach in some of the most beautiful landscape I've experienced.
The space itself is neat, tidy, and all you need for a couple (or maybe a couple and a young kid), and their sense of hospitality is amazing. We cycled to Waiwera from Auckland and ended up breaking one of our bikes on a day trip from Linda's. When we went to check out, Linda offered to drive us, one by one, with our bikes in the back of her car to someplace where we could get it fixed. It was so very kind of her.
Next time we're up that way, we'd happily stay there again.