Unfortunately this cottage was not a good fit for our family.
The cottage does not show that an egg farm with 100’s of chickens is metres from the deck. The associated poultry smell was overpowering.
Chickens were constantly flapping over the fence and the grass area in front of the house covered in droppings.
As a pregnant person I had concerns regarding my health (toxoplasmosis and CMV risk) and we found the smell of the farm over powering making us unable to enjoy the outside space.
We are usually very easy going low key travellers and have stayed in
Multiple low cost places around Nz and the developing world and have never previously needed to end a stay early. However we left after the fist night of our planned 4 night stay.
The cottage though small, is a typical kiwi bach, it was very clean and tidy with everything you need for your stay.
I would note however people around 6ft can’t stand upright on the deck and the back bunk room is definitely sized for small children.
I understand may previous reviews have not noted the smell. It had been very wet prior to our stay and I do wonder if this made the odour worse.