It was a short stay.. and the weather was not very kind whilst we were there.. but the location of the house was a good balance between city amenities and farm simplicity. The house was fully equipped to help us get over the cold weather.. fire place, electric blanket etc.. the gesture of receiving a welcome basket of local produce also warmed us up.. the breakfast basket was also amazing.. a good start before hitting a 2-HR drive to Christchurch.. glad we did a pit stop at centre hill cottage..