Penny and her family were outstanding hosts. The place is spacious, clean, and inviting. We have a 1 year old son and when we arrived, the portacot was setup and there were nappy bags for us to use. In addition, they have a little garden as well as an orchard, which we were welcome to snag food from there. One morning, Penny's son gave us a tour of the dairy farm, where we saw how the whole operation runs. My husband was lucky enough to get the opportunity to milk a cow! As far as the house goes, it was very comfortable. There was air conditioning in both bedrooms and a fireplace in the living room as it was very warm during the day and cool in the early mornings. The house is set up on a little hill so the view of the sun setting was outstanding. The only thing that I would have to complain about is the flies. It was great to have the windows open; however, there were lots of flies coming in so we often kept them closed. I don't know if the issue was simply because we were on farm or just the time of year. It's a minor thing overall, but we did have to be careful to not leave any food out.
The house is located out in the country and we found it easy to pop into Te Awamutu for a coffee, lunch, the grocery store, shop at a few place, and visit the park. There is also a nice winery not too far, Vilagrad, as well as several berry farms. Cambridge is about a 20 minute drive if one is looking for more lunch and shopping options. There is a brewery there called Good Union, which I'd recommend.
Overall, I'd highly recommend Penny and staying at her guest house!