Great base if you are doing the caves. We got in pretty late as we drove in from Taupo and it was raining/foggy the whole time, so we didn't really see much of the views or the orchard. Easy communication and check-in - loved the friendly pup to greet us :) Hot tub on the propery was also very nice to relax in for a bit. Room was very nicely decorated. Breakfast was pretty basic, but we were out pretty quickly anyways to get to our cave tour, which was very convenient.