Staying at Gabriela’s gorgeous farm made us feel very much at home and had us wondering if we should also move to a quiet slice of NZ and live the same kind of lifestyle! Our room was cosy, very clean and Gabriela allowed us to also relax outside in the house. Breakfast in the morning included a great homely spread of croissants, delicious homemade bread, fresh fruit, yoghurt, muesli, juice and coffee.
We initially planned to stay here to go to Milford Sound, but due to the floods we had to cancel our Milford Sound tour and arrived a day late to the Airbnb. Gabriela was very responsive and helped to keep us updated about road closures and anything else that would help us throughout the situation. Despite not going to Milford Sound, staying here was a great experience in itself as we explored the lovely farm property, which featured friendly ponies, chooks, cows, deer, as well as their cute resident dogs and cat.
We plan on coming back to NZ and we would definitely stay at Purple Haze Orchard again.