As everyone has said, this place (and the view!) is incredible. We managed to stay here relatively easily without a car, coming over on the ferry from Auckland and leaving with the Go kiwi shuttle. The walk into town is quite nice, about 45 minutes, and we took a few taxis, mostly when it was dark or we didnt feel like trekking back up the hill. We had a wonderful time just cozying up to the fireplace and enjoying the views and relaxing before our return trip home. Would suggest checking the gas level if you plan to grill as it seemed the previous guests had left the tank open and it was out of gas when we went to use it.