We stayed in winter and as you would expect it was cool but the great fireplace made it much more bearable. The location is also great and overall we enjoyed our stay ... but there were cleanliness issues and several other matters (tired furnishings, old towels left in w machine and old cigarette butts littering the lawn) so we felt it was a less than good value for money experience. For $291 a night for 5 people we would have expected modern and cleaner amenities and prices Seem to be hiked up for the school holidays. Hahei places and eateries in general are overpriced in our opinion and we are reasonably well off kiwis. Things need to change post COVID if they are relying on kiwis to sustain their businesses.