Good stay in a quintessential NZ location overlooking the Tasman Sea and surrounding tidal flats. Lovely, simple decor which serves to highlight the ever-changing 180 degree view. Relatively quiet, although some faint sound such as talking and walking about can be heard coming from the place downstairs.
If we were to be picky, we would recommend some boards and cutlery for putting together cheese platters, but in general we made do with what was available to us, and we were comfortable.
I’m sorry to say that the largest gripe for us was the automated (?) text messaging we received before and during our stay. There is another external form process when you stay here that impatiently requests the upload of personal ID (drivers license/passport) for some reason, and the process is slightly off-putting and makes one feel a bit “invaded”. I asked what this information was for and got some obscure apology but no answer. Communication came across as strangely odd – almost cold and impersonal. When I thought I was talking to a person, it just seemed like there wasn’t really anyone there at the other end, and the prescribed responses to my messages made us feel like “just another customer to process automatically”. For the price, a tiny bit more human interaction does a lot to make an Airbnb experience feel just that little more special. The chocolates and hadwritten note were a nice touch, but without my name (Dear Guests…) still strangely felt just a little disingenuous. This Airbnb isn’t the Ritz -Carlton, but it is nice, and better than most of the motels available in Tauranga. Don’t get me wrong, we would happily stay again, as it was perfectly functional and has a really gorgeous view.