What a cozy farm cottage! We had a lovely stay over a long weekend of torrential rain and gale force winds, so it was always wonderful to get back to the house and turn the fire on to warm up. The house was so warm and cozy. Electric blankets and great blankets/duvets on the beds, a night store heater in the hall, panel heater in the master and the fireplace in the lounge. The house stayed warm enough overnight that you didn’t even need to light the fire in the morning. We went to loads of local activities for the mid winter Christmas festival in greytown, and spent time in masterton and Carterton too, all such a short drive away. Despite having unlimited internet at the house we didn’t use it on purpose, and it was nice to get away from most technology for a bit. There were some great DVDs for family movie time available. We didn’t cook much in the kitchen but it was well stocked if we wanted to. We saw parrots hanging out in the kowhai tree outside the bedroom windows, what a treat!
John and Mel were great hosts. John was passing by when we arrived so came in and showed me how to get the fire going. Because of the terrible stormy weather, the wind broke a post holding the wind shade on the deck, and they came over swiftly to batten down the hatches! They were also able to pass on info on some activities for the kids locally.
Thanks for a lovely stay, we would happy come back.