We stayed at Sam's over Xmas week and really enjoyed it. It was a last minute decision to go to NZ for Xmas, Sam was very proactive on communication and he was an enormous help on local/inside tips, which really helped us enjoy our stay. House is spacious, bright, immaculately clean and tastefully decorated. I enjoyed the art! It's a little outside the city but a two minute walk to the ferry, and Uber makes it very convenient.