Strongly recommend Ian, his house, and the location. Ian is a great host, he was there when we arrived and showed us his place, really well decorated with shells and other marine themed stuff, it's a really pretty house. It was really peaceful, we didnt see Ian again until the morning when he gave us some advice on where to go next. We had our own bathroom, which was amazing, really pretty (especially the shower). The room has one double and two single beds, he also had some eggs, rainwater and olive oil we could use. Ian also spoke a little bit of french ! Moreover his house is on the karikari peninsula so you can get to the beach in maybe 30 minutes from his house, it's a beautiful area.