Darren's place was the perfect place to stay for us in Te Anau, it was close to the supermarket and within walking distance to the lake. We really enjoyed using the facilities, being able to cook dinner and do laundry (as we had been road tripping around the south island for a bit). Their lounge area was just heavenly to stay in, it got quite a lot of sun so was always warm, me and my husband would enjoy just sitting there reading. Darren also had quite a few bikes out back for us to use and bike around the lake, we found a wonderful track that goes around the lake and it was breathtaking. Highly recommend this place to stay, will be back! :)