Shurinji

The hosts were absolutely wonderful. So accommodating and went above and beyond to welcome me into their home. Such a calm and relaxing place to stay. Bed was very comfortable and the views from the room were so beautiful. Could not recommend this place enough, will definitely be back!

Very nice and comfortable room and beautifully decorated house AND an amazing garden, kept with such loving care by our very ecologically minded and friendly hosts. You need to visit it.

Welcoming hosts: showed us around their garden AT LENGTH! Very knowledgeable about the huge variety of plants and so willing to share. Thanks, Penny! The best breakfast we have had in New Zealand: a home cooked BIG BREAKFAST! Thanks, Andrew! Friendly dogs (unless you're a cat!). Great location not far out of Whanganui. Whanganui has a great array of restaurants, a cinema, cafes, and op shops, open on weekends even! Not a sleepy town at all!

Communication from host could have been better as we were not expected when we arrived (despite messaging several hours before). He was very apologetic. A homely stay but could have been a bit cleaner (drains in bathtub, sink, showerheads). The entry room smelled of animals: those allergic to cats or dogs may need to consider this. Note: "spa and wellness centre" was a spa bath. We certainly didn't see a hot tub.

We did not get off to a good start. Booking.com had not notified our hosts we had booked. Fortunately, we rang the hosts before arriving, they rushed home and were there to greet us. They might have refused the booking had they known about it as they had an electrical problem that meant no lighting in our bathroom while they waited for the long weekend to be over and an electrician to be available. However, they were able to hook up a desk light in the bathroom and it worked just fine. We arrived complete strangers but left feeling like good friends. We had a wonderful time. Great conversations over breakfast while watching the doves and other wildlife flying past. Lovely walk around the garden. Penny and Andrew are fantastic hosts and Shurinji felt like a home away from home.

Accommodation and hosts could not be faulted. Booking.com dropped the ball big time.

Andrew and Penny were very welcoming. Even let us partake in dinner with them. Very nice and enjoyable. Penny showed us her marvellous garden. Beautiful house.

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Beautiful location and setting! Wonderful, friendly and super helpful hosts.

There was nothing I didn't like!

Penny and Andrew are amazing hosts and they made us feel like we’re at grandma’s house. Their animals are all rescuers and we fall in love with them. Their property is absolutely beautiful!

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