We booked Te Taho Deer Park for 2 nights, arriving on a cold drizzly night to a bottle of Shiraz and a home cooked venison stew! What more could you ask for... Kaylyn & Marcus were very welcoming and prior arrangements easily communicated. The room we had was spacious, very clean, very welcoming after a wet day and just as the pictures indicate.
Kaylyn provided us with a continental breakfast, muesli, bottled peaches ( delish) bread, butter and spreads, yoghurt and some fruit, milk and juice. We had plenty, all I was hanging out for was a coffee and Kaylyn very kindly offered to make me one on her machine if I got desperate.
We spent the next day in FJ trying to arrange a helicopter flight to the glaciers and a session in the thermal pools and did not mind the 30 min drive back to the farm. Worth it for the peace and quiet. The second day however was quite warm and we got a bit unstuck trying to cool it down. The sand flies on the west coast are notorious and it doesn't matter where you are, they are everywhere. Used to having windows and doors open, we were soon invaded. It took awhile to get rid of them and get cool. One of the windows has a screen on it and thankfully there was a desk fan in the cupboard to help move the air around.
The shower and bathroom is large modern and very easy to access. One of the best bathrooms I have used. Toiletries are provided and the water is drinkable, straight from their spring. We had a king size bed giving us lots of room and plenty of warm blankets, quilts if needed.
It goes without saying that the deer in the paddock outside your window are just delightful to watch whilst having a cuppa. This wonderful couple can arrange anything you may want to do from hunting and fishing, to having a chopper pick you up from that same paddock. You just have to get in touch with them to see what can be done. There are two rooms with seperate entrances next to each other and we did not hear any noises from our neighbours. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend...