Our stay at Helen's place was amazing - great views from the house, amazing food, comfortable room - and most of all, it was a great joy to chat with Helen. Helen made us feel extremely at home with her hospitality. We learned so much about New Zealand, and it was great to share and learn about how the way of living differs between New Zealand, USA, and our home countries. During our conversation, we also discovered our common interest - board games - and enjoyed a nice game of Ticket to Ride after dinner :) For those into stargazing, the night sky from Helen's balcony is to die for. We highly recommend Helen's place, and we would love to be back again the next time we travel to New Zealand.