John's cottage was such a lovely place for our family of four. Clean, tidy, convenient, well set up for a family. Our kids (age 3 and 1) loved having some toys on hand to play with, the slide to enjoy in the back yard, and the Omarama playground just a short walk away. My husband and I enjoyed the plethora of books to read, the well-equipped kitchen (plenty of pots and pans and spices and serving and cooking utensils), the front deck, and how we could shut the driveway gate and let the kids roam free. Just down the road (toward Lake Tekapo) was one of the most beautiful lupine bloom displays we say on our whole trip, and Omarama was a good staging point for a day trip up to Lake Tekapo. We made a spontaneous decision to travel up to Omarama and our choice of John's cottage was a bit last minute, but we feel like we discovered a little treasure. We highly recommend it!