We thoroughly enjoyed our one night stay in Whataroa and only wished we had booked to stay longer. It is only a short drive to Franz Josef glacier and much more value for money than accommodation on Franz Josef itself. Madeline went above and beyond with her hospitality. She arrived to greet us on arrival and offered to help bring all our luggage inside in the pouring rain. She was very interactive with our young children and had toys set up for them to play with. She also had fresh milk and farm eggs which was a nice touch. As it was pouring rain we had forgotten to stop off at the grocery store in the main town pick up dinner. Madeline insisted that she would look after us and gave us fresh sausages from her farm as well as veges. I only wish we didn’t have to leave so early the next morning for our helicopter flight as she had offered to show the children the farm with all the animals. My 3 year old daughter kept asking several days after to go back and see the farm! We would highly recommend this place and we hope to be back (this time for longer) in the future :)