I believe someone said in another review to not even ponder, just book this place. I agree wholeheartedly. The views are unreal. I have always gotten up early to go for walks to see the mountains in places I’ve visited. Here I never did, the views were spectacular right from bed. We came to NZ to do a cross country ski marathon at Snow Farm and skied 6 days there- so the bathtub at the chalet was THE BEST. The furnishings, the kitchen set up, the bed, towels, the gorgeous property and landscaping- everything was very well done. Town is a close drive and there is so much to do there with all the hiking, the vineyards, good restaurants and the lake. The guide book had suggestions we used to find places to eat that we really enjoyed. I looked a lot at differences places for this trip and feel lucky we picked this chalet.