I arrived in the early evening after visiting Hobbiton. At check in, I was greeted with an ice cream from the owner’s ice cream shop. I then took the waterfall hike which isn’t too far from the host’s home. The hike took much longer than expected because I took so many pictures. Just be aware if you are picture happy too. Upon returning, Simon shared a lovely meal meal with me. That was so nice after backpacking around NZ to have a nice home-cooked meal. The home is outside of Matamata which made for a nice quiet setting in the country. The room was good and had clean sheets. No wifi out in country though and my phone internet didn’t work, just be prepared, but it wasn’t a big deal as I wasn’t there too long. The house is a little dirty, but if you live in the country on a farm, it must be hard to keep clean. The water pressure was good. Overall it was a good value, nice host, and I got a nice sunset picture.