The place is authentic and the hosts are genuine. From all the places in stayed in this trip I slept the soundest sleep in this place because of the peaceful atmosphere and the environment. The hosts were very kind. They own two wonderful dogs that greeted us when we came and free range chicken that produced for us fresh eggs. There is a lot of Love in the place and many roses in the garden. The place is far enough from the noisy downtown Wanaka but it takes less than www minute drive to reach down town including the New World grocery store. Our main reason for choosing Wanaka was to hike and each day of the three full days we stayed we chose a different hike that was recommended by the local DOC office.
(See: http://www.doc.govt.nz/offices for more information)
However, if your reason for visiting Wanaka is different (especially if you have young children who do not like to hike a lot) we recommend visiting the friendly Wanaka I-Site visitor center.