Wow! The perfect little retreat. Myself, husband and 3 friends stayed for a weekend to ski at Mt Hutt. Firstly, the location is perfect. It is just one very short straight road into town where all the local amenities are. It's just 15 mins drive to the base of Mt Hutt. We were so pleasantly surprised about how much ease this brought to our ski trip.
Secondly, the renovation Candy and her partner have done at Kea Cottage is amazing. The layout of the living room, dining room and kitchen is very open plan which we loved. It was nice to cook breakfast but still be able to chat to our friends who were sat round the dining table, around the kitchen island, or in the living room. There is plenty of seating and beautiful views from the decking or the kitchen bifold windows.
Thirdly, the place was so warm. We're from Queenstown and our house is freezing. It was such a treat to have a log burner! We haven't felt heat like that in a long time.
I also loved the ski touches there. The ski pole as a fire poker and the vintage ski art on the walls. It just had a great feel to it all and I'm sure plenty of people will be visiting from now on and have a great weekend to remember. By being at Kea Cottage we managed to save money as we did a huge food shop before arriving and didn't eat out once. I know that's not to everyone's taste as people like to go out and explore. But we just loved playing cards and games inside with our own cooked food. Thank you for a fantastic stay!