Our experience with Frank and Maria was wonderful from the moment we arrived and we would have loved to extend our stay. We hope to return in a couple weeks since we had such a positive experience. My encouragement is to "RUN, Not Walk" to this amazing country home, hosted by truly stellar people! We were greeted by a warm fire upon our arrival and Maria changed her plans so she could be there upon our arrival. We shared a glass of wine and had lovely conversation. Frank took us to town to New Zealand automobile association the next morning so we could get maps and directions, and guided us out of town. They were very generous and did everything possible to make our stay a great experience.