John and Linda are fantastic hosts, lovely warm people with a beautiful home and family.
The rooms are spacious, modern and private, with stunning views of the fiordland mountains to wake up to each morning.
Linda makes a simple but delicious continental breakfast each morning and is always happy and warm with guests. Both Linda and john have extensive local knowledge and are full of great tips for hikes and sights in all weather.
More specifically to the Te Anau area, evening dining can be tricky as the town is very tourist heavy. Bookings are essential at most places. We had a vodaphone SIM card which worked really well all over New Zealand, except in Te Anau. There is absolutely no service in the fiordland National park itself.
This makes dinner bookings very difficult. We would recommend planning well in advance and making reservations before arriving in Te Anau.
Highly recommend indulging in the hiking around the fiordland. We spent two days here and on John and Linda’s recommendations we found some incredible hikes. We didn’t end up doing any of the tour operated activities in the sounds, and don’t feel we really needed to. The views from the higher mountain hikes were spectacular.