The photos don't do this justice. Essentially, you are in a fully self-contained beach home (cottage); it's bigger than where I live! It's a little "old-fashioned" in terms of style and interior for those looking for upscale modern. Spotlessly clean and filled with everything you need to live, including a washing machine. Lots of little treasure-trove touches you will find throughout the place, including some homemade ones. Yum! If you could get there in a straight line, you could walk to the very rocky beach in about 1.5 minutes; as such, it takes about 4. This means you can hear the crashing surf at night. Bliss. As this place is huge (for us), you could easily have 4 or 5 people stay here. It is, in fact, great for a family as one room is doored-off with two beds for that exact purpose. You never really see Janine as she's busy, but you get all the information you need. You may or may not run into her partner who was doing some repairs to a fence nearby. Therefore, you have your own place and your own parking spot. As we were returning to Christchurch after this stop, this was a great place to be for a couple of days and it would have been easy to stay longer. Thank you Janine for a home away from home in Greymouth.