Meet Maureen
Creative, Friendly, Adaptable
we have hosted for 30 years lovely people fro all over the world . We take pride in giving our guests a great time and sharing the typical NZ family life
On a typical day...
I’m mostly at home/work from home.
When I host guests...
I can answer questions but let my guests do their own thing.
Family Hobbies
Cooking, Diet and nutrition, Gardening, Playing cards, Playing a musical instrument
Hosting guests since
1983
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
partner Riki works on farm milking cows visits two or three times a week
Home made meals and baking on request hot showers on demand room cleaned daily
Snoopy a very large cat who adores people and will melt your heart. children welcome
My Pets
Cat
House Facilities
- Garden
- Laundry
- Patio
- Barbecue
- TV
- Internet Access
- Wheelchair Accessible
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Our home is close to the city, airport, shop,s hospital,parks, country drives, river walk , botanical gardens , Massey university 20 minutes away On the bus route to Palmerston North City (10 mins) and Feilding ( 15 mins a pretty country town) bus stop close
Interesting places to visit: Herb garden , Rhododenron speicalist garden and cafe a 20 minute drive through beautiful farming land, Steam engine ride, museum, arts, and much more ....
Local Area Facilities
- Tennis
- Park
- Gym
- Golf
- Swimming
- Bowling
- Beach
- Cinema
- Library
- Museum
- Shopping Centre
- Sports arena
- Restaurant
- Bus Stop
- Train station
- Hospital
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
House Rules
guests help themselves to breakfast ... continental
help yourself to tea and coffee
no eating meals in bedroom
Keep our home safe and secure by locking doors when leaving house
consider others in the home always
Enjoy your stay -
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is not allowed.
6 Reviews
March 2020
Really lovely, was always contactable as well as made home made meals and was really nice iverall.
Host reply
was a pleasure to give a little more for this guest and very pleased it was appreciated by the guest
April 2019
Great family!!!!
September 2018
This stay was delightful and a god send for me given how quickly the hosts responded to my request. I was treated to a warm, clean place to stay plus delicious vegan home cooked meal and interesting conversation especially around an upcoming 'Seated Photography' exhibition I look forward to seeing more of. The hosts were also accommodating in dropping to the airport at the very early 6am time. I recommend this homestay experience for other travellers and last minute accommodation strays like me.
May 2018
Maureen and Richie were wonderful hosts and very accommodating. Their location is very handy to Massey bus and shops. They were very caring and made sure I was comfortable with my needs. A nice home and facilities. Well recommended to all.
Host reply
Many thanks for your review Kim
December 2017
It was a very big pleasure to stay with Maureen. She is unbelievable friendly and helpful and has a lot of experience to host people. She took me to a lot of very exciting and nice places and helped me with all smaller or bigger troubles facing during my stay. I only have positive feedback about this homestay and can't recommend it highly enough.
January 2015
Maureen is very kind and welcoming. You'll feel completely relaxed with her. We had a lovely stay. Thanks Maureen.
Host reply
Hello ... This is new Richie ... being able to reply and say thank you to two lovely guests ... hope all is working out well for you both in NZ
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.