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Relaxing Chinese place. Nice walking path by the lake and up the hill. Great views. Expensive shops. Nice drive by the lake (if the farm gates are open) - over 40km to the river crossing, with great views. "Dark sky" - not very dark thanks to shops, eateries, etc.

Stunning lake views, easy to spend hours just admiring the view. Very fortunate to have visited on a clear sunny day. Mackenzies Bar and Grill was a great place to dine - friendly staff and service was super quick with a tasty menu. Make sure you book in for star gazing, a very memorable experience! If you a book lover be sure to pop into Petronella's Bookstore.

There were several not so good reviews by various guests and at first I was reluctant to book this place. However, we did and stayed in a 2 bedroom house facing the front compound and of coz, the lake! To sum it up, I wish that we stayed for more nights, Just to laze around the property (with an adequately large living hall and large glass windows facing the compound and the lake, poster perfect view) or sit at the compound sipping coffee or tea while admiring the lovely lake is simply wonderful. The garden was not untidy. It just being natural with fallen dried leaves to give it a countryside feel (it is!) vs an overly well manicured, "stiff" garden. That being said, we do not have any major complaints on the interior of the house. It is about 120 years old but relatively well maintained, not superb but no complaints. It was a bit chilly in the middle of the night (late May) but the blankets were adequate. A better or bigger heater could help, come winter. The lady (probably the caretaker) who met us as we were checking in was welcoming and accomodating. She was probably ensuring that our unit is fine if not, she would attend to any faults. We plucked some of the mini apples in the garden (taste good) which were too tempting to resist without checking with her first but when we bumped into her again we did inform her and she was alright with that. The lake is just a 2 mins walk and The Church of the Good Shepard, a mere 5mins from the property. So one can visit these places when the the tourist crowds have left. Best are early morning and late afternoon. From the Church, you can cross over a suspension bridge overlooking the immensely turquoise color, beautiful river to the main part of town. Just another 3 to 5mins walk.

Lake Tekapo is spectacular but there is not much to do there once you have seen the lake. The town does not have many nice places to eat or drink, not even a pub. The town seems to only cater for the Asian tourist buses.

The lake and mountains were spectacular. As was the drive up to the observatory. The Church of the Good Shepherd was great to photograph but it's almost impossible to keep tourists out of your shot. The drive to Mt Cook is very good.

Scenery by the lake very pleasant but overrun with Visitors and traffic. Supermarket had plenty of choices on offer. Bar staff friendly at Godley’s hotel. Eating out expensive so self contained accommodation an asset. Drive out to Mt Cook pleasant but also very crowded there.