We had a wonderful time at Shaun's cottage. We, being two retired Canadian couples travelling through New Zealand by car. Shaun's cottage fitted our needs perfectly. It is in a perfect location from which to do the trip to Doubtful Sound. The cottage itself was just as described, wonderfully rustic with lots of space,great bedrooms and well tended lawns. The barbecue unique but it works well. Just turn it on very gingerly! We did not meet Shaun but received very complete and useful written information from him. All in all a very positive experience.