The farmers cottage was a perfect stay for us, away from the busy tourist places in kaikoura but close enough (5 min by car). the cottage stands a bit separate to the other holiday homes on the site so you have some privacy e.g. for bbq. the kids loved the playhouse in the garden and feeding the animals on the farm. We had no contact to Kevin (he was on holiday) - Lynn showed us the house, the rest of our time there were some woofer, who were nice and helpful.