Fenella greeted me with a cup of hot, fresh herb tea. She is a fabulous Airbnb host and incredibly interesting and extremely creative, resourceful person who has the vision and knack to upcycle items in new and inventive ways. Fenella has many talents. While her property and unique home are off the beaten path, it is worth the time to reach her property, which is part of the Shangri-La like environment you'll find in this amazing, forest setting. She has a huge organic garden, fruit trees, a creek runs through the property which seems to be "off the grid" with solar power and a compost toilet. For dinner, she made a fresh vegetable soup with vegies from her garden and invited me to share it with her. In the peaceful, relaxing morning, she served freshly squeezed juice made with fruit from her trees and a healthy homemade meals; eggs can be made from those laid by her chickens. She has several dogs, which are all sweet and well-behaved including ones she has rescued. Staying with Fenella, it affords one with the real opportunity to experience rural, forest New Zealand at its best. Fenella's property would also be suitable as a retreat. 100% recommended!