Overall a nice place to stay, very close to several wonderful restaurants and bars and a great central location for those visiting Waitomo and Rotorua. Check in was also straightforward. There were, however, a few caveats:- the wifi was incredibly spotty and unreliable. As an international traveller with patchy cell service, not having a reliable Internet connection while stationed at home was pretty inconvenient. We did not have time in our schedule to reach out to the host, so we do take some of the responsibility. - Ants were pretty prevalent, so I would just make sure to not have open containers of food on the counter.- It does get quite hot in the home in the summer, but that is par for the course for NZ. Some standing fans in the bedrooms would help tremendously.