We used Julie's place as a base for exploring Te Anau just before we began a four day hike on the Milford Track and for anybody doing that track, I highly recommend this place. It was very clean, smelled great and quite spacious with a well equipped kitchen. Julie was kind enough to leave some simple breakfast items and our communications before hand were excellent. She even lent us her husband Ian, an avid outdoorsman, for some practical advice on making the trek through to Milford Sound. One regret I have is that we did not let Julie know we were doing the hike as we could have gone through her husband's business to get all our hiking gear. Julie also offered to let us keep our luggage there while on the hike. Unfortunately we already made arrangements with Bev's Tramping Gear, who were not nearly as friendly or helpful, as Julie. In sum, she was a great host, with good recommendations on restaurants as well (Sandfly Cafe in particular) and the space was ideal for a family of four.