Richard is an absolutely amazing host, the best host we have ever had at an AirBnB! We stayed only one night to do the Tongariro Crossing. Richard helped us plan for a shuttle before we even arrived. He was very flexible, especially because we arrived later than expected. He is also incredibly thoughtful. He keeps small bits of toilet paper in a bag for hikers because the bathrooms on the hike don’t have toilet paper. He pulled up a video for us to watch about the Tongariro Crossing to prepare us and was very concerned that we had everything we needed (water, warm layers, etc.). There was a lovely breakfast spread in the morning. He was even our accountability buddy and had us call when we finished the trek to make sure we were safe since we didn’t stay another night in Turangi that night. You really will find no better place to stay to hike the Tongariro Crossing!