Jessie’s place is wonderful. It is completely self-contained and has everything two people need with a large bathroom, nice shower, good kitchen, with thoughtful touches such as oil and salt and pepper and different kinds of tea and coffee, a washing machine and dryer, and good heat. It is bright, clean, warm, and inviting. The view out of the window when you are sitting on the couch is of the Kepler mountains and a native plant garden. It is on the road but the road is not very busy and you don’t really hear the cars too much and not at all at night (and I am hyper sensitive to noise). Also the garden hides the cars. The alpacas are really fun to interact with. The location is great and more interesting than Te Anau which is a little characterless. Jessie and Ray are very helpful in every way and her shop is great too. Sitting in the hot tub under the stars cannot be beat. The bed is comfortable.