Bronte East was perfectly equipped for our month long stay. Our hosts were delightful and welcomed us with a thoughtful gift basket of local products including coffee, wine and jam. Beautifully landscaped, the house features an outside deck that became an excellent place to handle daily email on decent wifi. The house itself was immaculate, outfitted with everything we needed such as sufficient drawer space but also a well-seasoned cast iron pan for searing delicious local meat and a sharp carving knife—something most hosts fail to provide. Recycling and composting was painless. Netflix/TV worked well, kayaks also. The region is a foodie’s paradise. The nearby city of Nelson boasts restaurants of every ethnicity and produce pops with freshness in the stores, where a myriad of local wines can be found. Many mornings found us in Mapua's village bakery and grocery shopping at the Old Factory shops was a treat even for us who are used to the foodie heaven of Marin County, California.