The Ringaringa Beach Cottage is a must-stay if coming to Stewart Island. Welcome to your home-away-from-home, in paradise! You’ll be picked up from the ferry by the wonderful Mona with ready access to a car for exploration of the island, but you might just find yourself stuck in the conservatory of the cottage all day with binoculars and a book since all you need is right at home! I wish we could have stayed longer. Everything was beyond lovely! We didn’t have the luck to see a kiwi during our visit (weather may have been a big part of that), but a large kākā wished us a good morning on the porch and an abundance of other birds is always surrounding you. Truly paradise!