It's places and people like this one that makes travelling NZ still so special to us and keeps us coming back. John's house and gardens are absolutely lovely, totally quiet, but still just 2-3min walking to the main street. And the guest section really offers a lot of room for you in an almost private section of the house. But most of all we enjoyed chatting with John and his daughter Rose. We really had to kick ourselves to stop talking and get up from the breakfast table.