Staying at Mararoa Cottage was one of the highlights of our trip to New Zealand. The sunrise views from the cottage are absolutely breathtaking. Catherine was so friendly and met us on arrival with fresh baked muffins. The cottage is the perfect base to explore Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound. Once you are here you will realize you need more than two days to explore the area--there is so much more to do than just the more well-known vistas. We loved that Catherine provided lots of local guides with notes written in them for suggestions on other things to do in the area. We hope to find ourselves staying at the cottage in the future and would highly recommend it for anyone looking in for somewhere to stay in Te Anau or Manapouri.