The Shotover was beautiful. We all went 'Wow this place is amazing' when we walked in. It's much larger than it looks in the photo's. It's in town so no steap hills to climb after a night out but still quiet. It's warm and beds are super comfortable. Huge balcony with great views, it snowed when we were there so kids had snowball fights on the balcony. Julie our host was great, quick responses and everything worked smoothly, she even organised a welcome basket with bubbles and balloons as it was one of our parties birthday when we arrived. I highly recommend this place.