My wife and I spent 3 nights in Wanaka to attend a wedding and the Beech House was great for this purpose. Sam, the owner is friendly and was easy to communicate with before and during our stay. She came round quickly to sort out a question we had with the oven (someone had switched it off at the wall and we couldn’t work out the combination of buttons to set the clock and get it going again). Otherwise, the large modern oven and induction cook-top worked well. For the self-caterer, the kitchen is well stocked with crockery, cutlery, pots and pans, coffee plunger, etc., although there is no microwave. It has great views of the lake and mountains from the lounge and balcony. The furniture, facilities and appliances are all tidy and functional. There isn’t a TV but we used the Wi-Fi provided to stream from TVNZ-on-demand to our laptop. We only required the main bedroom. The bed was comfortable and the ensuite clean and stylish. As noted by others, the hot water supply is low pressure, which means that very fine adjustment is needed to set the shower temperature and there is low flow of hot-water to the mixer tap in the kitchen sink on the upper level. This attractive A-frame house has a number of original and innovative features and this family home has obviously been developed as a DIY project over a long period. Some aspects still seem unfinished, particularly the grounds, which are a somewhat untidy. However, this does not detract from the overall appeal of the property as a convenient holiday rental.