The Homestead B&B

In general on first appearances the property and location seemed fine - a farm stay was what i expected. As i initially parked a man came out and in broken English pointed to a sign on left door of the property which had my name written on a strip of lined paper. You have to move your car and park in front of door. After i had manouvered the car he showed me into the room and where he had left the key. The furnishings were nice, no kitchenette and the bathroom was that and storage ironing board. In the main room there was a sideboard unit with cereals and coffee/tea and sugar all in containers. In the fridge there was milk, and in sealed boxes 2 yogurts and 4 slices of bread. In another there was butter and conserves. The expedia advertising had mentioned continental breakfast to be served with a selection of pastries. So i was expecting a breakfast that was hosted, not a make it yourself with what we provide! I then noticed inside the jar of granola INSECTS roaming around. Non of the containers had been wiped or cleaned or it seemed not to have been checked for freshness of cereals. The bathroom sink was not clean. An ingrained circle around the plug hole showed lack of care. There was long dark hairs all over one soft chair. The front door blind was very stiff and was fraying and needed attention. The alpacas were lovely neighbours, living next to the property in the owners garden. I enjoyed watching them.The outside space was uninviting. No contact with hosts!

Lovely place, maybe a bit dated but we liked it. Alpacas in the garden a bonus.

Sehr schöne Umgebung, zwar direkt am Highway, aber davon bekommt man nichts mit, da das Haus etwas zurück liegt und die Zimmer nach hinten raus gehen. Tolle Aussicht, und tolle „Nachbarn“: ein paar Alpakas, die sich gerne füttern lassen. Leider war die Mikrowelle dreckig, Krümmel in den Schubladen und die Dusche nicht sauber.

Bel endroit, mais pas tres propre, poussiere, cheveux et toiles d'araignée Passable pour une nuit de passage

We had the best time, and loved the alpacas !

We enjoyed our stay at the Homestead. The alpacas were really cute and the mountain view was great! The Breakfast was prepacked in the fridge. 4 slices of bread, 2 fruit yoghurts and different types of spreads. milk and water have also been prepared. This worked out great for us. Getting to the BnB and leaving is difficult since it is located directly at the highway. So getting out on busy hours can be tough. Watch out the alpacas seem to have figured out how to take the stairs ;)

Nice and cozy. Alpacs on property you can pet. Host is super helpful.

The room is in a beautiful garden, facing a vast pasture, with some cute alpacas.

really nice places and all natural

We spent just one night on this property and loved it! It was calm, serene, clean and had all the basic amenities. The animals on the property are adorable, especially the Alpacas! The host is extremely courteous and helpful. He helped us store our bags on the property before and after check in, so we are very grateful for that. The only inconvenience was that that the room was extremely cold (we visited in July, which is winter in New Zealand). The host advised us to put the AC on heating mode and while we did that on the highest temperature possible, the room did not heat up much. So I am guessing the insulation is not great. However, this will not be an issue over the summer months, which is NZ's main tourist season. Overall, I highly recommend the property and would love to go back again!

There was animals there that were rather unique and amazing

Really beauitful place. Beautiful interior and exterior plus you can feed the animals

This is a fabulous B&B. They catered for our late arrival. The brekky was a welcome addition and the animals were a wonderful treat. The owner was friendly and helpful

Friendly Pet llamas

너무 친절하고 깨끗한 합니다 추천합니다 꼭 다시한번 가려고 합니다

For two guests there was limited cutlery only one coffee cup for two people. Shower was not clean there was pubic hair under the shampoo bottles no extra blankets as it was quite cold.

Easy access from Rt 1s. But open and closing the gate was a job. We had a pleasant stay overall. But it was really hot for few hours when we checked in suggested time, due to direct sun and AC was off. Fridge had 4 slices of bread in a box with 2 small butter packets along with small amounts loose cereals and milk in containers with lids. Usually we see them in store packed and sealed with regular branding. It was nice to see a cow, sheep and Alpacas around. Good view in the back.

I was absolutely charmed by the alpacas on our patio when we woke up in the morning. Very pastural setting with sheep in the fields lining the driveway and cattle and ducks in the fields further out. The room was large and already stocked with the breakfast food for us. The only improvement I can suggest is better signage, as the road is a busy one and we missed the turn into the driveway. This B&B ranked very high in the many places we stayed in New Zealand. So very lovely!

Alpacas around the house,but garden a bit dirty by that,breakfast you can make yourself,was sober,entry from highway was difficult and also leave again.

Need to clean up the spiders in all the window seals. It was old.