The view from Dan's place cannot be described. So beautiful! If you've got a car it's probably the easiest way around the island but it does cost about $150 NZD on the ferry to take a care over so definitely stay a few days.
Dan and his wife were lovely, gave us great tips and even let us wash some of clothes at their house. As the island residences are all self sufficient, every thing is run on rain water so be considerate of water use. That said, we cooked our own food in the studio, had showers and drank the tap water.
The cabin is one of two side by side with the most gorgeous view of the bay below, we could have sat there all day and just stared at the sea.
Also buy sunscreen! The NZ sun can be harsh even when overcast as there is a thinner layer of ozone in the atmosphere.
The bed was very comfortable, shower pressure great, air conditioning and a kitchen with a few good utensils for cooking a dinner at home if you're a bit more fiscally concious.
Would love to stay again if we're ever in that part of the world.
Cannot recommend highly enough.
Also there are chickens wandering about the property, made me feel very at home.