I really had hopes that our stay was going to be good, unfortunately this was not the case.
PROs - The place was nice, clean and conveniently located. The check-in and checkout process was easy and simple. And what little interaction I had with Narelle and her husband was helpful and polite.
CONs - Oh my god, the noise! We only stayed 4 nights, but 2 of those nights we were awoken in the wee hours of the morning. Firstly there was a power cut which must have trigger an alarm somewhere close, which blared out through the valley...Not really their fault of course. The next night we were awake from 1:30am to about 3am with Narelle's children screaming upstairs. I believe there are at least 3 (possibly 4) children aged from about 1 to about 5 years old. Our ceiling was their floor, which is creaky and very thin. We could hear them very clearly. It was terrible. The following day my wife was not feeling well, and as my son and I hit Dunedin town, she stayed at home hoping to catch up on missed sleep and take a nap...she said this was impossible with all the screaming and noise from upstairs.
Anyway, the place was nice and clean and well kept. The kitchen area is very small, the addition of a small kitchen table would help immensely. We could tell that Narelle is trying hard to keep a tidy place, but we will certainly not book this place again in the future.