The views are totally amazing and we were glad we stayed just for that and the handy location to Queenstown without being right in the centre. The couches were comfortable and the internet was fast and stable.
The beds were old and saggy although they did have fantastic views and with the extra blankets from the cupboards added were warm enough.
The gas fire place in the bedroom was faulty and dangerous - unable to turn it off and had to buy new batteries for the remote ourselves. The only way to turn off is to remove batteries from remote otherwise it just keeps turning itself back on repeatedly.
The dryer sounded like it was going to explode, so we were too scared to use it.
The dishwasher top rack was loose, making me fear that anything I put on the top shelf would crash down but there was no way I could find to secure the top rack.
The heat pumps must be the oldest kind ever invented. If you have them on the hottest setting, it sounds like a motorway is inside your room and then after an hour or two they both revert to cooling mode.
Thank goodness for the fireplace and woodshed. We spent most of our time that we were in the house wearing our thermals, jerseys, scarves and hats while hoping the heat pump or fire might produce enough heat. With concrete floors we were very grateful to have brought our slippers - we were there during a particularly cold period (-5 overnight).
Overall I think the house must have been lovely in it's day - lovely architecture and views, but with threadbare carpets and broken amenities it's definitely seen better days.