We had a great stay at Tamara's place in spite of a lot of rain! The place is in a good location to access parts of the Abel Tasman National Park. Takaka has a lot of things going on - some excellent places to eat and shop.
The only negative point was we were slightly surprised at the amount of noise - trucks going past well into the evening and from early morning, plus we heard people using the laundromat next door most evenings. I guess this is just down to the location - we thought that Takaka would be a sleepy mountain town.
The place however is very comfortable and even in the cold and wet weather we were warm and dry inside. The log fire was a great plus as were all the extra blankets if we needed them. The house is very well kitted out and has everything you could need and more!