Staying with Jeanette and Bruce was our first experience of using AirBnB and we could not be happier.
After a disappointing hotel stay in Queenstown we were somewhat jaded from our travels. We started on our round the world trip in January 2015 and if any where else is even half as much fun as our stay in Twizel we will be more than happy.
Accommodation was superb, Very comfy bed and plenty of room for our stuff. Jo delighted to use a "proper" washing machine for the first time since leaving Jersey and the lovely telegraph pole washing line was very inventive. Jeanette and Bruce provide a lovely and delicious selection of breakfast food - fresh eggs from their chooks being the highlight. There was no problem in using their kitchen to rustle up scrambled eggs and bacon in the morning.
They gave us plenty of tips on what to visit in the area - the stunningly blue lakes and the Clay Cliffs are must sees and worth the effort to go to. The starry skies were also stunning - if I could work my camera properly I would have got some stunning pictures of the Milky Way.
By the time it came to leave we genuinely felt as though we were part of the family - Jimmy the cockatiel even stopped trying to bite me and some of the chickens looked as though they would have come along for aride.
Overall you could not ask for a nicer, kinder, fun to be with couple who were genuinely happy to go out of their way to make you feel welcome - going well beyond what we expected. We love New Zealand all the more now and Bruce and Jeanette are fine ambassadors! don't just stay for a night if you are passing through Twizel for Mount Cook or going to the south. Stay with them and relax for longer if you can.