Patons Rock is a partiticularly nice beach in Golden Bay - you can walk forever, the swimming is good, and it is never crowded. Walking accross the beach every time we left and arrived made st enjoy the beach at all hours of the day, from early mornings to late at night in the moonshine. Absolutely superb. The cottage is simple, but has everything we needed. We slept like babies. Rebecca gave us all the privacy we wanted. Her cat, Shakra, even came to visit us and stayed a night. As we are true cat-lovers, that was a particularly nice treat.