We decided to have the weekend off in Whakatane and Karen and David's place was perfect! We didn't get meet Karen much as she had some urgent matters to attend to but David saw to our every need.
We arrived quite late in the night but David waited for us and showed us around. We had a choice of two different rooms, both spacious and clean. We ended up with the one closer to the entrance. The bed was comfortable and the electric blankets were excellent for the end winter weather.
The town is just a few minutes drive with Ohope Beach just over the hill. David gave a whole rundown of what we could see and do there. One thing that stood out from all the AirBnBs that we've been to is the amazing spa experience. Steph had a 30 minutes relaxing massage session with David while Edmund got into the dry sauna. It was followed by us jumping into the hot spa pool under the beautiful moon (it was cloudy that night so there were no stars). This was the highlight of our trip to Whakatane!
We highly recommended staying with Karen and David :)