I start with the things I did not like: do not book this facility in case you do not own a NZ SIM card or any other option to make phone calls at reasonable prices. The owner is not on site, hence there is no reception. Instead he will call you and give you a door access code. In my case this needed two calls, which cost me in total nearly 100 NZ $ ... Also the lodge was very hard to find, which needed the second call, to guide me to the right house. So if you have a cheap option to phone, no problem. The lodge itself is very nice, delicate furniture, expensive leather chairs. There is even an open fire place in the shared living room. Internet is fast, you have a basket with beverages in the room - each item is 2 NZ $ We spent there 4 nights, but we did not get any service. No dust pin was emptied (which was already quite full) and no towels where changed. No cleaning of the room. The location is a little bit offside the town, so without a car you cannot reach this place well. Overall the room was nice and it was quiet. So if you do not mind the above mentioned issues it is worth staying there.