Coming from almost zero latitude hot humid tropical and modern city state Singapore, I have to admit its quite an interesting experience to have a 3 night stay in the farms.
Just locating the Withington's cottage is a good experience,driving along the country roads closing up among the farm animals and occasional seeing the birds of preying swooping on the wild rabbits on the slopes of the gully and fields scuttling into their burrows.
Every morning there is breathing in fresh air whilst listening to the crowings , mooings and bleatings...and definitely the chirpings.
And the nights there are starry filled and unless the moon showed itself...its pitch darkness.
Experienced howling cold night winds from the snow capped mountains which forced me to learn how to burn firewoods at the firestove..though the cottage has electric blankets and a small sized electric heater..but still honestly would not suffice for us people who describes cold as anythg below 25deg C...while temperatures there is anytime less than 10deg.Anyhow its good experience and learning.
The cottage is strategically located from all the must visit places such as Lake Pukaki , Wanaka , Glenorchy and of course Queenstown and Cromwell .
.all of which within a two drive .. which is worth the drive...especially if you take the Crown Ridge drive via Wanaka.
The views from the cottage especially due west..is simply stunning..something worth waking up to every morning.Seeing is believing.
About the cottage itself , everything is enough except probably needs more electrical heating.Apart from that everything is great.My wife enjoyed cooking and had our meals..tho probably an extra chair would do fine so a family of four could enjoy a meal together as there are only three chairs.
Marty and Keri are really great.Always ready to give helping hands when needed and you will definitely have no worries of getting replies from them as communication with them is always prompt.I am no expert , but after driving covering from Te Anau to Wanaka further to Lake Pukaki I have no regrets in choosing the Withington's Cottage aka Bricolage among all the farmstays within this area...as the very location has fulfilled me all my wishes to best I can within my tight schedule here.
Thank you Marti and Keri.