The Salsa apartment was a perfect getaway right at the gateway of the Abel Tasman. A cosy, no frills lodge with excellent levels of service and support from Christa, who conveniently lives on the site.
Board games and heaters were provided for us during an early season stay. Christa was also abundant with local info and gave us tips on places at our end of the park and also booked us a water taxi. She was also on hand to recover when I stupidly got some items stuck in the safe!
In the park, we'd definitely recommend Cleopatra's Pool where we took a refreshing dip in the waterfalls, and there are numerous gorgeous beaches to explore on the hike back. The water taxi to various points along the coast is quite pricey, but necessary if you want to explore more of the park as there are no roads - they do give you complimentary mini-tours of the birdlife and sealions en route though!
Overall, we loved our stay and would definitely use Christa's lodge again if we were going back to the area.