Welcome to The Kohi.

Anything you need, call or text us on 021 832 908. We're close by and happy to help.

A modern kitchen with white cabinetry, a built-in microwave, a brass faucet, open shelves with books, plants, water bottles, a bowl of lemons, and a flower vase with white flowers.
A modern kitchen with white countertops, a brass faucet, and a bowl of lemons, with flowers partially visible in the foreground.
Bright living room with wood-paneled walls and ceiling, featuring a large front window with trees outside, a cushioned bench with pillows, a wall-mounted TV, and a sliding glass door leading to a patio.

Instructions.

Getting in

The lockbox is behind the deck, on the black fence behind the outdoor furniture. We'll send you the code in your check-in message. Please return the key and scramble the code when you head out.

Parking

Please park on the right-hand side of the driveway, close to the hedge. We park on the other side and it's reasonably tight.

Take care backing out. The hedge makes it hard to see, there are often kids on the street, and cars parked across the road have been hit more than once. Slow and steady is the way.

Bifold doors

The doors are three panels. The main door has a normal handle. Push it down and it opens like an ordinary front door, which is all you need for everyday comings and goings.

To open the doors fully, release the lock between the second and third panels and use the handle there to fold the panels back. Please use that same handle for opening and closing the full set. Pushing or pulling the whole set by the main door can damage it.

Heating and cooling

The Toshiba ducted system is controlled from the wall panel. Set your temperature (20 to 22°C is comfortable) and please keep the fan on Low. It's quietest that way and works best left to run steadily. Allow 15 to 20 minutes to feel the change.

Cooktop (Haier induction)

Please use the pans provided, as induction only works with magnetic cookware. Tap the power symbol, select a zone, and set the level with + / –. An H on the display means that zone is still hot. If the controls won't respond, hold the lock symbol to release the child lock.

Panasonic combi oven (microwave, air fryer, oven and grill)

Microwave: use as normal, no accessories needed.

Air fry: use the metal stand (cupboard above the cooktop) with the mesh tray on top (drawer below the Panasonic).

Oven and grill: use the metal tray (drawer below the Panasonic).

Please only use the stand, mesh, and tray with the air fry, oven, and grill functions, never on the microwave setting.

TV (Samsung The Frame)

The remote is on the bench below the TV. Press power once to wake it from Art Mode; when turned "off" it returns to displaying artwork. Streaming apps are on the home screen.

Wi-Fi

Network: ORBI78

Password: festiveteapot100

Food

Help yourself to the food and breakfast items provided. Please leave the jars, we sterilise and recycle.

Rubbish and recycling

Recycling goes in the bin at the back, general rubbish in the bin at the front. Let us know if you need a new bin bag (an extra one under the sink).

Quiet hours

10pm to 6am. The path lights come on when it's dark and switch off during quiet hours. If you'd like the timing changed, just text.

Checkout

Checkout is 10am

  • Before you go, we'd appreciate it if you could:

  • Pop the dishes in the dishwasher and start it

  • Turn off the heat pump and lights

  • Close and lock the bifold doors

  • Return the key to the lockbox and scramble the code

Thanks so much, and enjoy your stay!

A backyard garden with a circular stepping stone pathway on gravel, bordered by various plants and shrubs, leading to a wooden deck attached to a modern white house with an open door revealing a kitchen interior.
A modern outdoor patio area with a wooden deck, a white outdoor sofa with cushions, a coffee table with a chess set, and hanging plants. An adjacent white building features large glass doors and windows. A glass roof structure extends from the building, with trees visible in the background under a clear blue sky.

Taken from The Kohi.

Everything here was chosen because we love it - and we understand if you do too. The blanket, the tea, the cup you drank your morning coffee from. If something would make your own place feel a little more like this one, send us a message through Airbnb before you head off - we'll pop a payment request through the app, and it's yours to take home. Easy as that.

One exception: the pottery cups stay - they're part of the place. But we're happy to order you your own as the potter is family; just ask.

From the Kitchen.

The morning ritual, to go.

Kohi Beach travel cup - $25

Websters tea tin - $12

Real World dishwashing liquid - $50

From the Bathroom.

Real World - NZ made, plant-based, refillable.

Hand wash - $45

Body wash - $45

Shampoo or conditioner - $45 each

Shelf with books and decorative pottery, with a potted plant to the right.

From the Bookshelf.

Hiakai - Monique Fiso - $65

Plenty - Yotam Ottolenghi - $75

The Art of Simple - Eleanor Ozich - $40

The Best of NZ Geographic - $70

Auckland: A Pictorial History - $70

From the Daybed.

For slow afternoons at home.

100% wool blanket - $200

Kiwi Scrabble - $60

Jenga Maker - $40

Tākaro: Te Reo Memory Game - $35

  • "The attention to detail and design consideration is really impressive."

    Jon