Ruapehu Ranch is quite rustic with its look and its equipments but it’s ok when staying for a night. More than that and it would become complicated as the house is quite cold in winter and the only way to warm the house is a fireplace that never really warms it since it doesn’t have a good isolation.
The electric blanket is a good surprise though but it’s only for the big beds.
Moreover, the city is quite dead at night and doesn’t seem to offer much during the day.
Finally, don’t forget to pay attention to the rules of the house, you have to bring your own linen or rent it and you have to clean everything before going, which is quite fine when you always clean everything behind you as we usually do, but you need to be aware of it.