The Sandcastle is a beautiful, private, quiet holiday home. Steve is a kind and generous host, communicative from the first and very responsive to my several inquiries. My kids had a blast -played with other kiddos, picked plums from the tree, jumped on the trampoline and played piano and ping pong in the game room. Also they made friends and wandered the safe, private property. Steve has a pizza oven in his garden which made for easy, communal dinners where we met/chatted to the other renters. This is not to mention the many activities/day trips and things to do in Golden Bay. We had a fabulous holiday and were all sad to go.