We've stayed almost a week at Daniel & Melanie's (and of course Fred's) place, and it was wonderful.
We had a big private room for ourselves, but we could use their clean modern bathroom aswell as their whole kitchen. We could make ourselves comfortable in their beautiful garden (Highlight!!) and taste some of their delicious grapefruits.
There was enough private space to feel like home, but we still enjoyed our mostly late evening talks with them. They shared many useful tips and a lot of information with us about whole new zealand.
All in all they are lovely hosts and their place is perfect for, wether you just arrived in or leaving NZ or just looking for some time off from hotels and camping grounds.
One last thing about their location, it might be a bit off the city center but that's not much of a problem due to the close distance to a bus stop. (There's a bus coming every 10 minutes heading to the city).
Thank you again and all the best to you, from Nicole and Milan