About the Homestay

Suburban Cosy
  • Welcomes
  • Males
  • Females
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Students

We are a Christian married couple - Blair is a designer and creative, 43, New Zealand citizen by birth and Gigi is a civil engineer, 40, Filipino. Blair has previously worked with closely with young people and the intellectually disabled, and has also taught maths to years 7 to 10. We live in a very warm, two-year-old home in a lovely area of Takanini called the Addision Estate. It has wide, park-like streets with a very large park and sports facility (Bruce Pulman Park) 3 minutes walk from our front door. Our house receives a lot of sun both upstairs and downstairs from late morning through to late afternoon is double glazed and extremely well insulated. There is a heat pump in the main living/dining area. A parallel park right outside our front door is available if you need it.

Two rooms are available, one ready to go with new bed, 32 inch Sony Bravia smart TV and Netflix, new heater (you might not need it), and we also will provide student desk, chair and draws. These furnishings will be provided both rooms - we still have to furnish the second room, but can do that quickly if two guests wish to stay. Guest(s) have their own large modern bathroom, fully private with lock - see photos.

Gigi loves to cook delicious Filipino and Asian meals. We are both kind, easy going and joyful people and have a clean and well looked after home. We look forward to meeting people from other nations and cultures.

House Facilities
  • Garden
  • Laundry
  • Parking
  • Internet Access
  • Air Conditioning

Bedrooms available for booking

Minimum stay is for 21 nights

Maximum stay is for 200 nights

Available for given dates

Long stay? If you have a reoccuring schedule where days in the week do not require accommodation, you can unselect those days below. This will inform the host and reduce the price of your stay.

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Single Room
Sleeps 1

Bathroom private (exclusive to guest)
1 Double Bed

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 1 guest
Weekly Price
$245
Monthly price
$950
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About the Area

Our house is located in the Addison Estate, a modern and safe neighbourhood. Takanini shops are 10 minutes walk away, a modern shopping centre with everything you need. Takanini Train Station with regular trains to central Auckland is 5 min drive from our house, Blair or Gigi can drop you by car any time of any morning, as Blair works from home and we have two cars. We can pick you up every day. Bus stop is 15 min walk, but we can drive you.

Local Area Facilities
  • Park
  • Shopping Centre
  • Bus Stop
  • Train station

Meals

Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.

Included in the stay
  • Complimentary Light Breakfast
  • Use of Kitchen
Available on request at an extra cost
  • Half Board
  • Packed lunch
Diet Type available on request
  • Vegetarian
  • Diabetic
  • Lactose Intolerant
  • Nut Allergies

House Rules

We are happy to provide breakfast and evening meal at no extra cost.

No boyfriend or girlfriend will stay over.

Let us know in advance if you are inviting friends over, and how many. This is dependent on it being a convenient time for us.

If you finish late (after dark) we will pick you up from where you are, or from public transport - we do not want you walking in a different area after dark.

Please keep your room reasonably clean.

Be safe, always ask us for help, and enjoy your stay with us.

Smoking Rules

Your host is a non-smoker.

Smoking is not allowed.

How do I book?

Contact the host to check their availability and ask them any questions you have about staying with them. Once the host confirms they’re available for your dates, you can complete your booking.

When do I pay?

Once a host confirms they're available, you can go ahead and pay the 15% booking fee (maximum of 250 $£€ for longer term bookings) using a choice of payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Laser, JCB & PayPal (not available in certain countries). You then pay your host on arrival or as stated by your host on their profile and agreed by you on booking. Please be cautious if a host requests advance payment if its not included on their profile. Our hosts have been advised that if they wish to request advance payment they must make this explicit in their profile. We do not recommend the use of Money gram or Western Union.

When can I share my contact details?

Host and Guest email address, phone number and home address will be exchanged in a confirmation email sent to both immediately after a booking is completed. It's against our policy for Guests and Hosts to exchange direct contact details via our messaging system.

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