Ronnie and John are delightful hosts and generous starter quantities of tea,coffee and breakfast essentials were provided, including (perhaps just for Christmas) a bottle of wine. The master bedroom and en-suite were excellent, the kid said her room and the family bathroom were fine.
This not a new property and there are some signs of it being lived in, but there were not problems - my house has these too. The house was clean and tidy, had an excellent modern kitchen, comfortable lounge chairs and a great TV.
The property is built in the hill suburbs of Nelson. While the beach and shops are no distance away on a map, (well really the whole of Nelson is not that big) getting around without a car would be exhausting.
Having the bedrooms and bathrooms on the upper floor and the living areas down a dozen stairs worked well - we didn't have to see too much of the kid's bedroom.
Thanks Ronnie and John for a lovely stay.