Elena and family (including the dog and cats!) were very friendly and made our stay at their home relaxing and enjoyable. The room is big and the bed is super comfortable... the bathroom is sparkling clean with great water pressure. We have a car and the location was convenient - 15 minutes drive from the CBD and less than that to nice suburbs like Riccarton (great markets on the weekend) and Addington (awesome coffee).
We had a lovely relaxing stay, highly recommend Elena's place!