We stayed 1 night at Kathryn's place at Fairlie. We were impressed by the amount of space in the house as well as by the amenities. It was about a 30 minute drive to Te Anau and a very convenient and comfortable stopover.
Communications were great, we arrived earlier than expected and asked Kathryn if we could check in about two hours earlier, and she responded immediately saying that the place was free and we could go ahead with the early check in.