Friends, there are lodgings, and then there are experiences. Martin and Penney were the finest hosts a guest could ask for, and certainly the best I've ever met through Air B&B. Upon arrival, Penney showed me to my room and offered me some delicious ginger cookies. Ever wonder what it's like to live inside a copy of Condé Nast? Maybe you can ponder that while making use of luxe toiletries, dozing between soft sheets, and sipping on exotic bottled juice. That is, of course, if you're not distracted by Vinny, the friendliest, suavest cat in town.

It was easy to enter/exit the house, and it's located within a 10 minute walk of the Airport Flyer stop downtown. Penney and Martin were swift communicators, not to mention marvelous conversationalists. As world travelers, they simply "get it." They wrote notes on maps, loaned me an umbrella, kept me company and wanted to know about my life and adventures both in New Zealand and back home. As a girl traveling solo for weeks, I simply couldn't have asked for better hospitality.

You'll feel as though you're staying with friends, if only because you're determined to *make* them your friends.

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