This place is definitely highly recommended especially for families!! My family was extremely satisfied as:
1. Clean place with not a single cob web seen or found within the house or window frames. Bed linens, blankets, towels, clothes were all sparkly clean. A thumbs up to this especially since my family is very particular about cleanliness of a place in entirety.
2. Amenities were awesome as everything was provided:
- washing machine (since my family needed to wash our clothes).
- kitchen was spacious, easy to move around. Cooking and eating utensils were all in good condition and easy to use (my family cooked every single day as it was way cheaper than to dine outside).
- washroom was squeaky clean which we totally loved to bits!
- bedrooms were spacious and linens were all superbly clean. Liked how cupboards and hangers were provided as well. [Ps: the beds were very comfortable! We were really able to be well rested after a day`s worth of adventure with the comfy beds!]
- mirrors were provided in each and every room which allow ease when dressing up.
- balcony for you to chill and relax while sipping a cup of tea/coffee and overlooking the farms with animals, beach bays, hills. You can watch the sunrise at your door step!
- fireplace (an extremely cool country experience especially since we come from Singapore a city town and country on a whole). The fireplace really kept us warm!
3. Overall house furnishings were awesome and very cosy. It really felt like we were coming home even though we were on a holiday. This made the trip much more comfortable and relaxing!
4. Location wise is awesome. This place is easily accessible to 95% of the scenic spots in Owaka without having the need to spend more than an hour on the road. Horse riding is just a 5 mins drive away! Dunedin is just 2 hrs drive away. And the bays are within reach!
5. The hosts were very welcoming and quick with their responses! :) We had just arrived and was busy settling in, didn`t have the time to drop them a text, but they were very attentive to notice we had checked in and they came by to explain to us more on the home and nearby spots to go for!
Just a note: Ensure that you have your fuel pumped to Full before you enter Owaka as the only petrol station available within Owaka does not have a counter and requires payment to be done by card. Nearest pertrol station with counter to make payment by cash is about 30 minutes drive away at Balclutha which is about a 30 minutes drive away.
Thank you Hilary & Keith once again for hosting us at your fantabulous crib! Should we ever come back to South NZ for a trip, we would definitely love to stay at your place again.
Hope this helps fellow future travellers be able to choose a place for their stay as well :)