The house has everything you need and the huge fridge means you have plenty of room to store your provisions for a great holiday. There is plenty of wood for the user friendly fireplace which cranks the heat- we stayed in the middle of winter and found we needed to crack the door we were that warm! Special shout out to the drying rack hung above the fireplace - reminded me of my nanas old farmhouse, so handy.
The pizza oven and baths are definitely worth the effort, just make sure you start early as they take a while to heat up. Raetihi is less than 5 mins away and the Four Square has basic provisions but I recommend stocking up in one of the bigger supermarkets beforehand. Do check out the Dinosaur Museum in the old council building - it’s well put together for a small attraction and our kids loved it!
Phone signal is temperamental, we found you could lock into Vodafone from the front deck and get 3G which was all we needed to check in back home. Angel Louise cafe in Raetihi had good wifi though and they did some wicked huge date scones.
We loved our stay, the location was perfect, tucked away in a gully, surrounded by hills and pine forest we could even see the snow tipped mountain from the driveway. The main road did get a few noisy trucks but you’re completely fenced in so no safety concerns there.
We hope to visit again 👌🏼