The best things about this property are the incredibly comfortable beds and the powerful shower! The bedrooms are lovely - clean and cosy - the sitting room less good. The furniture is a bit 'tired', with a strategically placed blanket hiding where the plastic on the sofa arm had worn away, and the room didn't smell great. But then maybe it hadn't been used for a while. The third best thing is the proximity to Okarito, which is a magical place with beach and glorious lagoon overlooked by snowy mountains and ancient forest. You can kayak and also take a kiwi tour. However, my advice is that if you want to visit Okarito, find a place to stay in the village! This property is on the main road to Whataroa - it's not too noisy, but you can't go for a stroll, especially with lorries carrying stone rolling by on our dusty side road.
I'm afraid the worst point for us was communication from the host, which, apart from confirming our reservation, was non-existent. A message I sent four months ago about options for my mother-in-law was never answered, and even a message the day before our stay, asking whether a massive local landslide would affect our ability to reach the property didn't get a response. We just had to hope for the best.
So, a mixed bag, but definitely not terrible! The trouble is that the standard of all the other places we've visited has been so high, that this one stood out as not quite making the grade.