This historical railway workers quarter has a lot of characters. The location cannot be better for us to visit the Arthur’s Pass National Park. It’s very close to the village and the visitor center, but just far away enough to avoid the crowds. The railway station is cross the street, but we did not hear much noise. We took the Devil’s Punch Bowl Fall walk and saw a lot of kea birds in the village (make sure you go to the general store area early in the morning). The host is very friendly and responsive. The kitchen was well stocked. They provided more than enough food for our breakfast, even a bottle of wine (we don’t drink wine so we did not use it). We came during a summer cold spell. The low temperature outside plunged to 4 degree C. But the fire place was perfectly setup by the hosts, we just needed a match to start the fire. The room temperature quickly went from 14C to 24C. We highly recommend this place to everyone traveling to the area.