My family and I enjoyed our 4 night stay in Mapua at Ferntree Cottage. Correspondence with Debbie was great. It was the perfect base to enjoy the region and well located between Nelson & Abel Tasman NP. We recommend the Boat Shed at dusk (restaurant in the park down the road - beautiful food!). Abel Tasman was wonderful, with a 2yo & 5mo we only managed Anchorage & a short walk to Te Pukatea Bay - a perfect spot for swimming, lots of shade and toilets, we even got to see a stingray swim by. With little ones I would also recommend fruit picking at Berrylands on the way to Nelson. We had 1 rainy afternoon so it was nice just to enjoy the cottage. Thanks Debbie!