Gladstone Cottage — Hotel in South Island

The hosts (the cottage is on their property), Peter and Margaret, were mot friendly and helpful, The location was very pleasant, away from the hustle and bustle of town. The cottage is quite roomy, with a comfortable living area and TV. The kitchen was well equipped and even had a dishwasher and decent-sized freezer in the refrigerator, The washing machine was very handy, although it would had been nice to have a dryer so that clothes didn't need to be hung outside or on a drying rack (although the drying rack worked OK for the few items we washed). It is very easy to unload luggage from the immediately adjacent parking area.||||A dryer would be good. And screens on the windows (albeit very uncommon in New Zealand) might be helpful to keep out the inevitable insects that come in at night when the lights are on and the windows are open to cool the...

My wife and I stayed one night enroute from Te Anau to Christchurch. The cottage is at the front of the owners property but quite separate and private. Its got a full kitchen (stove, oven, microwave, dishwasher, fridge, washing machine etc) so you could easily use it as a base for an extended stay. The lounge is large with good seating and a dining table. Heating is a cast iron fire with firewood provided and the place warmed up really well even at -2 outside.||The owners are lovely and very helpful.||Only downside (easily fixed) is there is no milk, coffee etc provided which is unusual ... although there is tea ... and no hatchet to cut kindling so getting the fire started was a bit of a struggle. There is free wifi but we couldn't get a good connection.||We'd...

A cute little cottage at the front of the owners house, far enough away for yr privacy. The hosts Peter and Margaret and very warm welcoming people. There was a board out the front of our cottage with a personal welcome to us- a lovely touch. They had the fire going when we arrived, which was great as it was a very cold night. The bedrooms were large enough and comfortable beds. Would probably suit a family more then two couples as there is only one queen and two single beds.( not that it bothered us). Also only one bathroom with the toilet and shower together is a bit of a no no for me. I would still highly recommend Gladstone cottages for a comfortable stay in a lovely part of...