The location was great, we crossed the street and walked all along the lake. Watch out for sand flies but this is true all over the South Island. It was very quiet, the kitchen was well equipped and it was great to be able to wash our clothes and then hang them on the clothes line. The barbecue worked great. Ian was so helpful; he came by to make sure everything was ok after we checked in, came over immediately when I screwed up the TV and showed us the shortcut to go to the "The Church" for dinner.