This place is awesome! Not many options to stay on the North Shore, but Maria and Bernie offer a wonderful place. If you like hostels or are interested in experiencing shared living, I highly recommend their property.
My wife and I stayed in a private room on the premise. It was clean and comfortable. The rest of the shared spaces were fantastic, beautiful gardens, huge outdoor area for dinner/cooking/drinks, large indoor kitchen with all appliances you could want, off street parking, hammock and little yoga platform.
We did meet Maria, but spoke mainly with Bernie who is a wealth of local knowledge. Would certainly look to stay again next time we head to the North Shore!