My husband and I booked to stay at Mark and Maja's place for a couple of nights. It was perfectly situated in between our initial stops for our South Island adventure. The place is located about 2.5 hours from Christchurch, 35 minutes to Lake Tekapo and 1.5 hours to Mount Cook. We are on our honeymoon and Maja was so thoughtful with all the warm touches in the home. Her daughter Marcia also made us a sweet card to welcome us. The kitchen is very well equipped for home cooking or there are a variety of restaurants in the nearby town of Fairlie about 5 minutes away. We had more than enough space for just the two of us. The place would be great for a larger group or family. The house has a wonderful view and we felt so relaxed - it was a really peaceful stay and gave us some time to recuperate from our busy week previous. The place is located on their farm and it was great speaking to Mark to learn more about farming in NZ. We got to feed the baby lambs in the morning before we left as well. We wish we had more time to stay longer!