We spent 10 days at the cottage and could easily have stayed on to do do more walking in the area.. The cottage is lovely. Full of character but with all the modern comforts. Beautiful garden (lots of native plants interspersed with appropriate exotics like rhododendron and lavender) and courtyard to relax in and very private. Extremely quiet with great view of mountains out the window. Would definitely return. The town has the feeling of NZ as it used to be. Small, quiet and untouristy. Bliss.