Ray is an absolute gentleman and a true superhost! We stayed with him for 3 nights and felt so comfortable in his home. He was extremely accommodating, allowing us to change the date of our stay before our arrival, helping us out with all the info we needed for the Tongariro Alpine Crossing and even offered to pick us up from town the day after we did the crossing because he knew that we were tired.
He is also very knowledgeable on subjects like wine, music and travel and we had some very interesting conversations with him. His cat Tequila is a bonus, the friendliest cat we’ve ever seen! It was great to stay with Ray, we feel very much rested now and ready for the rest of our adventure!