Hugh & Donna's rural retreat is extremely quiet,peaceful and relaxing, yet is handy to rural towns and regional wineries for shopaholics.

As they're only an hour or so from Wellington this could suit city slickers hankering for a weekend break, weary travellers resting before hitting the bright lights or folks base camping when exploring the nearby mountains, forests & Waiohine river.

In fact ( & although he lacked their seductively curving river) Van Gogh himself would surely have approved of their locality, as the inspiring big sky countryside views are strikingly akin to his 1888 Provencal "Harvest at La Crau".

Their off grid (3kW solar) modern home and spacious guest cottage are state of the art & so extremely comfortable that it's hard to leave. There's good cellular coverage for smart phones, so checking in to work for a "sickie" may even appeal!