Kakanui is a lovely place to stay, and the drive along the coast to Oamaru is beautiful. The cottage is very well laid out, with two separate bedrooms and a large lounge, and the attached carport is useful in hot or wet weather. Debbie recommended the Maheno pub for dinner, which was much closer than Oamaru and served really good-value meals. We went there twice! We would come back here again without hesitation.