Definitely a quirky place to stay!
Ill start with the positives, comfy bed & sofa, good shower/ bathroom area with shampoo etc & reasonably well equipped kitchen area, no breakfast though. Louise confirmed the details promptly but they are based away from the chalet so couldn’t comment further on our hosts. Nice space & nice to have separate living & sleeping areas. The Huhu cafe was great for dinner, although when we checked in they didn’t even ask for our names & just handed over the key so this may need to be monitored more carefully in my opinion!
I’ll end with the negatives: As others have mentioned it is in/ on a car park so you do get people passing & looking in (we did close the curtains but not ideal when it’s the middle of the afternoon) & it is noisy with cars & people passing at times.
The WiFi only works by the door & is patchy there as well, but depends how important that is to you.
The bedroom did get very warm (& i’m usually cold), it is summer time, but only around early 20’s during the days when we stayed. There is a fan, but it’s noisy!
We were only given 1 toilet roll for two for two nights- luckily we just ran out as we left!
The ‘general store’, doesn't offer much, couldn’t get a piece of fruit or cold drink!
Overall, not a bad place to stay at all & very convenient for the Waitomo caves but probably wouldn’t pick it again primarily on location.