A terrific little find. This is a very clean, quiet and modern place. Yery easy to find: just off the main road, but far enough to not hear the traffic. The only noise we heard was the roar of the waves on the beach. Hayley and her mother were terrific at communicating, and very helpful.
The glow-worm dell is literally just a couple of minutes away, and is a unique - and free! - experience.
Hokitika is a quiet seaside town with good restaurants. It was an easy walk (for us, at least) downtown to restaurants, and a New World. There's a smaller local supermarket a little distance away. NPD / npd is very cheap for gas.