Karen & Phillip's house(s) are just incredible! We were staying in Te Kuiti for 2 nights to visit the Waitomo glow worm caves and explore the local area and Karen & Phillip's houses were one of the few gems in the area that could be considered for discerning travelers. I'm incredibly happy that we decided to stay with them as both their main house & their loft were incredible stays. Our first night we stayed at the main house in a lovely connected private bedroom / bath / kitchenette. Karen described this as the separated space from the main house that was built (by their very talented son at 24 y.o) to accommodate their children & grandchildren when visiting. Either way it was very well appointed and secluded for my wife and I to enjoy our honeymoon. It opened up to their amazingly spacious farm style outdoor area surrounded by free range cows, incredible sun-sets, and lovely flora. The "cottage" was very quiet for being connected to the main house, we never heard a peep from Karen & Phillip and felt very content in the space for our overnight stay. It had a nice ceiling fan or a wall-unit air conditioner that was very effective. The bugs tend to be very aggressive in NZ and they don't use screens on the windows (strange for us Americans), so we opted to use the AC unit at night and close up all the windows. The kitchenette had a small refrigerator so we could store any perishables overnight and a hot thermos to heat up tea or instant coffee the next day. Fortunately Karen was such a hospitable hostess that we didn't require it, as this was considered a Bed & Breakfast, Karen was kind enough to prepare a NZ style breakfast for us the following morning before our glow worm adventure in Waitomo. She prepared coffee for us, as well as fresh fruit, yogurt, biscuits, and juice. We sat and enjoyed breakfast and got to know each other a little as we prepared for our adventurous day. She was then equally kind enough to move our stuff later that day into the loft space across the way from the main house as we had a follow-up reservation on our 2nd night in their other property. This review is for our 2nd night staying in their lovely loft space. After our glow-worm cave adventure, we were tired and in need of an intimate space to get cleaned-up & rested. Fortunately Karen & Phillip do not disappoint. The loft space was appointed just like any lovely home should be. It had a living room & kitchen big enough for the two of us to relax. It had a spacious bathroom with a washer, and a huge shower to get cleaned up after our cave exploration. The unit also had a nice in-wall Air conditioner so we were able to close the windows & cool the loft down prior to our bedtime. Finally it had...