I don’t know why anyone would stay in a hotel / motel room with beautiful, centrally located accommodation like this. Waimea is spacious and thoughtfully & stylishly decorated. Georgie and Stu are also helpful hosts with capital H’s. If you’re stuck for ideas for this trip or the next - there are a lot of reading materials to browse through if you like & even market bags to borrow for your day trips. Gorgeous Leif bathroom products, freshly cut stems from their beautiful garden were placed in every room. Fresh sourdough for toast each morning and yoghurts and milk in the fridge. Plenty of coffee pods and tea’s. Wooden Cheese board there to use too / so you can pop over to Hill Street grocer and curate your own platter - It’s a foodie’s delight btw (the grocer). We loved having access to a Bluetooth speaker. The complimentary welcome gin cocktail option was fun. We don’t drink much but did have one before dinner on our first night. Little touches like this make all the difference. Even the differently shaped ice cubes in the little freezer. If you like room to move, so you’re not tripping over your own luggage, you won’t be disappointed. Light dimmer switches were great, fruit bowl and beautiful crockery- all appreciated. Waimea is also at the end of a winding driveway so you’re off the road and it’s quiet at night/secure. We would most certainly stay at Waimea again. P.S. Our favourite dinner on this trip was Japanese at nearby Kosaten. Order from an iPad and the food zooms it’s way to you on a conveyor belt/train. We always choose the sea eel sushi, chicken karaage w/ chilli mayo and matcha tiramisu!