The cottage is a perfect place to spend some time and wind down with family. Nearby Helensville has some great spots to eat and Jess has great recommendations. Leading up to the stay, Jess was extremely communicative and offered some packing tips for the area. During the stay, the cottage had everything we needed to cook some food there or enjoy takeaway, the lack of stove and oven was absolutely not a problem. We had fun with the air fryer and some of the other cool appliances and gadgets. This was a perfect home base for our exploration of the wineries nearby. It doesn’t get more idyllic pastoral countryside stay than this!