We absolutely loved our week at Sams place with our 5 & 7 yr old boys. The location is quiet and ideal for being close enough to Wanaka to eat out but also day trips in the area or visiting the skifields. The kids loved exploring the tracks in the reserve at the back of the house and further down by the river. On the coldest of nights the house was toasty warm, and we loved the ambience of the log burner but also the convenience of a heat pump or electric heaters in the rooms, which we never needed to use. The beds were so comfy with high quality linen, and modern warm clean bathrooms. Hopefully we'll get the chance to return again this summer!