Exceptional Experience. This apartment is on a beautiful estate sheltered from any road noise by the tranquility of the bird calls and the surrounding forest. From this quiet neighbourhood we could still walk to the large grocery store only 1.6 km away. Maria’s place is new, super clean and modern without any clutter and full of light by day with huge windows and ceiling pot lights at night. The king bed was the most comfortable we have slept on after six weeks of travel. It was perfect. The kitchen cupboard was the most stocked we have ever seen. For example: she supplied more delicious fruit than we could eat in a week and we had a variety of coffees, breads, cereals, yogurt, eggs & even bacon! Maria was always there to suggest places to see when we asked her. We became friends with Maria and her wonderful family over the time of our stay and we feel we have experienced the most genuine “Kiwi” encounter possible. This space & experience should be the gold standard by which others are measured - say two travellers from Canada!