Fairlie Farm is a lovely place to stay, particularly if you are an animal lover. There are many sheep, deer (though these are far away), some very excitable dogs and a lovely cat. The room is comfortable and quiet, set a bit away from the main house so it is quite private. There are two other guest rooms but nobody else was staying when we were there despite it being tourist season. We only met Steve briefly as he was busy on the farm but Barbara spent a lot of time with us and was really friendly and accommodating. She took us to bottle feed a lamb and calf and showed us the 600 lambs who had just arrived. We took up the option of dinner, which was very nice with a good selection of food. It was also interesting to chat to Barbara over dinner, we learned a lot about deer velvet and New Zealand culture! We would definitely recommend staying at Fairlie Farm.