Our stay at the Little Valley Cottage was very pleasant. It was SO helpful of Gayle to send the detailed directions on all the landmarks as the entrance lane is very small and quite long so that one thinks that you have turned the wrong way, but whenever we thought , Oh No, something is wrong there was her helpful photo of the turn. Our cottage was well set up with great dishes and things for cooking and even a yummy breakfast treat. We found the setting to be so beautiful and Gayle's garden is so amazing. We were very comfortable for our 4 nights with a grocery handy and the botanical garden so pleasant. W spent nearly a day in it. We also took the bus downtown two times so that we didn't have to deal with traffic in the city It worked well. We also took a day on Otago peninsula and booked a trip with Monarch and then the albatross center. We did that downtown at the I center. I would recommend that to others. It turned out that we did not meet Gayle but everything was as stated and more. Thanks for a great stay, Gayle.