Like staying in an episode of Country Calendar with warm interesting hosts (including 3 border terriers) who are only to eager to share their rural idyl with you.
We spent 3 days there with our two kids, and they were only too happy to spend the entire time there, just walking the dogs and feeding the horses. They didn't even want leave to go to Hanmer for the water slides which is only 30 minutes drive away!
Would thoroughly recommend... in fact we'll be back.