My stay was absolutely magical. I took a walk across the pasture and it felt like I was in the middle of the country. Genevieve was readily accessible and her relative (on the property) was very helpful in arranging a dry rack for some of my accumulated laundry. The little village of Evandale was charming with a couple good pubs and a superb butcher shop. It's a great location for loop tours of the north island's points of interest, e.g. Bay of Fires and Cradle Mountain. The cottage couldn't be closer to the very unbusy airport.