Our incredibly welcoming host Philippa greeted my husband and I as we arrived at Foehn Cottage and showed us through what is a delightful place to stay. Situated in a very quiet street, the cottage is very new and super clean. Very comfy bed with crisp white sheets, good pillows and warm doona. It has a lovely modern decor in neutral tones, TV, wireless and great blockout curtains in the bedroom so that you can sleep in.

The cottage has a small kitchen with basic cooking utensils and a bbq under the car port (just outside the door). We stayed two nights, one night eating out at Poppy's (at Philippa's recommendation) which had really good food, the second night we bbq'd steaks and made salad. The cottage is a couple of minutes by car from the local market place and about 20 minutes drive from the lake.

The property and gardens are impeccably kept and they even have chickens you can visit. If you're after a relaxing place to stay whilst seeing Lake Tekapo and surrounds, I would definitely recommend staying at Foehn Cottage. It really has everything one needs to make a stay in Twizel enjoyable and comfortable. We are already planning our next family holiday in Twizel and will definitely stay here again.