The property (which has a lovely outlook) is currently limited to access by sea something we did not fully appreciate until too late. We then cancelled our trip and left early as we 1) felt bad about not respecting the rules even though we were assured by Brett it was okay
2) realising our insurance was void (check NZTAs website) while we were there and had no cover for accidents (which we had a higher likelihood of having).
We arranged alternative accommodation and left as soon as possible.
We understand it is hard to get visitors at the moment but felt Brett was too relaxed about the situation (saying not to worry about the closed sign is only for day visitors only to be corrected when we stopped to get a coffee, which was embarrassing) and so not upfront enough about the choices we needed to make to get there. We also learnt from the experience to really check the environment and getting there choices before making a booking.