Lindsey and Rick are excellent hosts. They are warm and welcoming. We enjoyed talking with them about their farm. They take good and loving care of their Scottish highlander cattle, (each has a name!) and allowed us to “help” herd them in the mornings. Our 12yr old son rode the ATV with Rick to see the cattle. They gave us fresh milk and eggs. Loved them!
The cottage is a separate two bedroom house away from the main house(u can view this via satellite map) it’s very comfortable, private clean and well equipped and stocked with basic needs. There’s books, board games for family time. There is no WiFi but we found that to be the norm for out-of- the way accommodations. It was not a problem for us, we stayed here 2 nights and would have loved to stay longer. If u need internet , u can walk down to the main road or ask to hook up at the main house, or take the opportunity to connect with your loved ones. Our backyard had the cows and behind them was a small stream. In the mornings we went for walks 7am, there is a mist that covers everything including ourselves. It was 7 degrees Celsius so for us Hawaiians, a bit chilly! Lols 😂 we loved it. We could see the rolling hills and vast landscape . Air is as fresh as can be.
We stayed at 8 other air b&b in NZ and I would rate this place as our number one stay, not only for the place but for the hosts as well.