Bob and Maxine were super lovely. There were a few things that didn't align with our expectations from the description, this isn't a reflection on Bob and Maxine, just useful for future guests to know.
This is a hostel; the rooms do not have air conditioning; there isn't lake access (it's the same if you were staying anywhere in te anau - you'll need to drive/cycle/walk a distance through the streets to get to the lake. After leaving the room with the doors and windows shut we came back to find them all open, this was presumably to increase airflow because the rooms are very hot in the summer, but a bit disconcerting (the rooms also had stickers on them saying they are fire doors an must be kept closed so probably a fire violation). Once a few more of the rooms filled up the bathrooms got pretty gross.
But Bob and Maxine are amazing! The kitchen is huge and well equiped, the property is lovely, the farm next door has alpacas. The sofas in the common areas are quite old so wouldn't recommend if asthmatic.