We stopped at Richard's place as a quick stop during a west coast tour. The place is amazingly clean and comfortable, and had every amenity we could have hoped for and more. Richard was flexible with our check-in time and even got up early to give us breakfast and coffee before we hit the road! He and his wife are extremely knowledgable about the area and gave us some great pointers as we continued our journey. Hokitika and the surrounding area are wonderful too - we wish we could have stayed longer!