Absolutely charming and delightful stay at Monts Cottage. The house was spacious and kept very neat/clean. The patio area is surrounded by a variety of flowers and plants, and we did see a variety of native NZ backyard birds. The real highlight of our stay was watching the sunset on a deserted beach (no sandflies! No people! The softest black sand to ever exfoliate your feet with!). We were only there for a night, but we wish we could have stayed longer. Also very little light pollution, so the night sky is wonderfully visible.