We chose the house because some of the reviewers said that they had seen turtles from the garden, and we saw lots and lots of turtles both from the garden and at the beach just down the road. In fact one evening there were about 30 turtles on the beach to our delight. We also had a visit from a cockatoo!
The house itself was very peaceful, and is part of a small shared complex so the pool is shared. The garden looking out to sea was a great place to sit back with a Margarita in an evening.

The road is busy, with no sidewalk, and not ideal for my husband’s morning run.
Paia is not far, and we had a couple of nice meals at the Flatbread Company, and a enjoyed wandering around the shops. Paia is busy though, and parking can be a challenge, but is not really walkable to the house due to distance and lack of sidewalk on the road.
We had a lovely stay, thank you Ron and Mark.