Kepler Oaks Chalet
30 December 2013 to 31 December 2013
Dear Helen, David & family Many thanks for wonderful hospitality Kepler Oaks is a very special place and homely. The surroundings are breathtakingly beautiful. our boys devoured your freshly baked bread which was still warm when we arrived. They also enjoyed helping with the ponies and having a ride this morning. All the best for 2014 & thanks for everything Judith, Jonathan, Tien & Jacob from Cape Town, South Africa.
28 December 2013 to 30 December 2013
Dear Helen, David and the boys, just to say we have had such a lovely time here were extremely happy & grateful to use your home as a base. You are such wonderful hosts & nothing seems too much trouble, which certainly hasn't gone unnoticed. All the little extra touches like the home baking (delicious) good job we didn't stay for a week as we'd put on lots of weight. Ethan loved meeting all your animals your boys are delightful Many thanks once again, Sarah, Val, Hannah & Ethan.
26 December 2013 to 28 December 2013
Hello Helen, It was a very great time with the pony, and other animals to. The house is beautiful.
Hello, It is Lea, Thank you for a very nice, great, happy time with the pony. Before I was very scary to trot on the pony but with you I became very comfortable on the horse now. Enjoy your vacation in Te Anau and I hope that you will be in good health every time. And maybe we can see one time when I will be old. I wish maybe you will come in Korea, Seoul Thank you Lea
Dear Helen, we had a wonderful time in your home with our 3 little girls. We enjoyed everything about it. The pony's of course, will be remembered for long by the girls, it was so nice of you to share your time like this. We will remember the perfect house in the green so refreshing for us who live in big cities. We loved your freshly baked bread, the eggs just lay ed and all the sincere generosity your family showed. This is our best accommodation in New Zealand and it surely gives us appetite to come back for a longer period. So many things could not do in Te Anau or lack of time. including fishing int he neighbouring river. we were highly impressed by the scenery's of Milford Sound yesterday so overall those 2 days will remain the peak of our time. Warm regards, Piere Olivier.
Thank you for the pony and for the other animals to the boys too Alice
23December 2013 to 26 December 2013
Dear Auntie Helen, Thank you for taking me out for a horse ride. I thoroughly enjoyed myself while staying here. Thank you again.
Dear Helen & David Thank you for your hospitality in hosting us for the past 3 nights. Your place is truly lovely and having Helen pop by with goodies fr us is truly wonderful. god bless you.
Dear Helen & David, we have very wonderful stay here. You are warm, kind, generous, sincere and thoughtful. You looked into details of our needs during our stay and we are deeply grateful and thank God for this lovely place and memorable experience of this love.
Dear David and Helen Thank you for your warmth hospitality, kindness in sharing your beautiful home with us. We enjoyed thoroughly your generosity of helping us to book our Doubtful Sound tour, warm and fresh bread, wonderful horse ride for my daughter, and the wonderful Christmas service with your family. Thank you David for kindness in dropping us at Rainbow Reach, its a fantastic, refreshing and wonderful walk with beautiful nature, filled with sound of the running Waiau River. I personally enjoyed my short time with Thomas, the future engineer builder who shared his home with me exploring his many construction work, his creativity & imagination in building New Zealand of the future, nurtured & trained at Kepler Oaks. We will have many walks to do in Te Anau & will visit you again in our next trip. P.S Do visit us in Singapore Love in Christ Poo Kin, York Bee, Eru huei, Ern le.
6 December 2013 to 8 December 2013
Dear Helen, Thank you for your warm welcome for the delicious home-baked goodies; for the use of the bikes and for letting us stay in you lovely traditional cabin. We have loved our short stay here and could easily have stayed much longer. Even the famous Fiordland weather didn't dampen our enthusiasm for the superb surroundings. Thanks again for being such a lovely host. Paul, Sylvie, Peter and Zoe
4 December 2013 to 6 December 2013
Dear Helen and the boys! Thank you for sharing your piece of paradise with us and for being so generous with your time in showing our city kids a little bit of farm life. They loved the pony rides and feeding the animals. Thanks also for haring your tips on the kepler challenge- your wonderful bread and baking will be our secret performance enhancing weapon against the hills on Saturday. Annette, Anthony, Isla and Freya Mithen Melbourne Austraila I love all the animals and riding the pony's and feeding the sheep and the goat from Island & Freya.
2 December 2013 to 4 December 2013
Thank you, Helen for making our stay here truly wonderful! Your personal touches and attention to detail made us fell really welcomed and we couldn't have wished for a better hostess Maggie California USA
Helen! It was such a pleasure to meet you and your family. You are a one of a kind woman! Our stay was absolutely perfect. Thank you for everything, from the delicious bread to the scenic horse riding excursion. Cheers, Fallon
Thank you so much. This is the best horse back riding ever! Love your B&B. Come visit in the US Pat
28 November 2013 to 20 November 2013
Dear Helen We have had a really wonderful time here in your beautiful and very comfortable chalet. We are sad to be leaving. Thank you for all your kindness and hospitality, and for your delicious home baking. We have seen kepler Oaks in all weathers despite our short stay. On Thursday we were sitting outside in warm sunshine, enjoying the magnificent views. The next day we were equally happy to be enjoying the cosy warmth of your log fire, so thoughtfully lit by you before our return! Thank you again. With kind regards, Ferdith and Niall Linlithgow, Scotland
24 November 2013 to 26 November 2013
Thank you so much for your hospitality we've thoroughly enjoyed our stay and will have to return to check there really are mountains under these clouds! Best wishes Helen, Andy Madelaine& Tilda from UK, Dubai, Singapore & not sure where. ******expatexplorers.org/
17 November 2013 to 22 November 2013
Dear Helen & Family Thank you for making us feel instantly welcome in your home surrounded by breathtaking country side. We felt very spoilt in our opportunities to relax, to explore and to be pampered by a wonderful hostess. Your family's extra attention in making all feel welcome, including our 2 year old son Felix, comfortable within you farm helped make this the most memorable family outing we've ever had. Thanks again to your sons, your dog, your horses, chickens, your bunny and most of all yourself for this wonderful experience Marion,Sreu, Felix & Anja
12 November 2013 to 14 November 2013
Dear Helen, Thank you so much for our lovely stay in Te Anau. We have really enjoyed both the horse riding and fishing amidst such spectacular scenery! You have looked after us very well and the home baked bread, cake and fresh eggs have been a real treat. It has definitely been a highlight of our holiday in New Zealand. Randolph, Elizabeth, Ruth
22 October 2013 to 25 October 2013
Dear Helen, David, Thomas, George and Harry and Bolt, Thank you so much for your wonderful, Friendly hospitality The cottage was cosy and warm. The Fresh eggs and bread were terrific and the boys adored your boys! They had so much Fun playing hide and seek, Feeding the lambs and goat and the pony rides. They said, I want to be a Farm boy. You have such a wonderful outdoors lifestyle here, Thanks for sharing with us. As for me I loved the Kepler Track and the Alpaca Farm just up the road. Unwinding in beautiful surrounds was bliss. We must come again. Thank you! Elissa, Jason, Bill and Thom
20 October 2013 to 23 October 2013
Dear Helen & family. Thank yo so much for making our stay so enjoyable. We are loathed to leave and hope the two scrape marks across the lawn, where we had to drag Qian Zhao from the cottage, disappear soon. We will certainly return to continue our explorations soon. Until then, take good care.Brian, Quan Zhao *** Jin Kai PS Hope boys have wonderful birthday parties.
30 September 2013 to 4 October 2013
Dear Helen, David, Thomas, George and Harry (and of course Bolt, pony, horses, goat and lambs), Thank you for making our stay in New Zealand extra special. The kids are asking to be put on a plane every holidays to stay at "the Farm" Angela
Exquisite location, homely surrounds, kindly individual service, lovely family a great stay! Mahdi
Thank you for the best stay ever I loved feeding the lambs and I loved the pony rides I also enjoyed geocaching thank you and I hope the sick lamb gets better Isabella
Thank you, or the fresh bread and juice. I hope I could stay her forever. Marc
27 September 2013 to 29 September 2013
Dear Helen & Dave, thank you for being such warm and caring hosts. We loved being able to feed the lambs, ride the bikes, & horses, play with the goat, cat and dog. Your boys are delightful & friendly. You have proved that farmstays are not just for little kids- our teenagers loved it. Thanks for the lovely warm bread, jam, fresh eggs and cakes. The highlight was having a wine with you in you home while you cooked us lobster therimidor to take back to our cottage for dinner! We feel like we're saying goodbye to good friends!
Lisa, Wayne, Lucy & Max McDermott Lennox Head, NSW
15 September 2013 to 16 September 2013
Helen, what a lovely way to unwind after a long and enjoyable day at Milford Sound. You had prepared the rooms with the fireplace going and fresh bread in the kitchen. How lovely! The Jacuzzi was so inviting, mum is going to have a leisurely soak. Your kind note to Vishal was waiting for us on arrival and provided all the information we needed. The accommodation is so cosy, full of antique pieces that kept us all fascinated for hours. Love the bathroom and the decor of the entire chalet. Home-made jam and fresh bread were so good. The long, personal horse-ride was fantastic. Love Bolt, the dog and the lamb, the goat, the horses. Helen you have been a wonderful hostess. Thank you, Thank you !!
Mala, Vishi and Miera
20 August 2013 to 23 August 2013
We had a great time at your cottage, we felt cosy at the night, thanks for setting the fireplace before we arrive. We enjoyed the fresh bread, eggs, the time we spending with your animals. Your beautiful house and your lovely family will always hold a special place in our memory when we thinking about Te Anau. And we will highly recommend your place to our friends who will come to New Zealand.
Echo & Leon (Melbourne)
28 July 2013 to 3 August 2013
This has been one of the best family vacations we've taken. Its so relaxed: The boys have enjoyed riding the horse and the pony, checking for eggs, chucking rocks in the river and just being here. Who else would have trekked to Luxmore Hut with Me? Helen's assistance with our tours -Luxmore Jet & Air Fiordland was invaluable and helped set up memorable tours. And, of course spending an evening chatting, having a few glasses of wine and watching Ata Whenua was terrific. What a lovely family to spend time with: We are planning to come back to kepler Challenge 2014 and will be sure to book for in advance. Thank you for the hospitality and wonderful accommodation Shaun, Britta, Rowan, Kellan and Brendan Dempsey USA
3 July 2013 to 5 July 2013
Thank you so much for letting us stay in your beautiful home. It's located in such a perfect setting, Alex and I really enjoyed our ride on the horse. Thankyou for your hospitality (we loved all of the homemade food.).. Thank you for the wonderful stay and experience: Looking forward to staying here in the future Maya, Alex, Nenez, Bob California USA
27 April 2013 to 4 May 2013
Thank you so much for the lovely stay. The cottage was wonderfully warm and cosy with super views. Thank you also for the advice on where to go and what to do you live in such a wonderful part of the world. Edward, Anna and Sophie thoroughly enjoyed their pony rides and it was great to see them gaining more and more confidence. Our children will miss your boys, and we will miss the beauty and tranquillity of fiordland. Thank you for being such wonderful hosts. We look forward to seeing you again, very best wishes, Jo, Ivan, Edward, Anna, Sophie- Roslyn, Dunedin formerly Norwich UK
25 March 2013 to 31 March 2013
A big thanks for your warm welcome. We had a wonderful and lovely stay. Everything was perfect from the homemade cookies to the fresh daily bread and the quiet environment. Our kids had a lot of fun with George, Thomas and Harry. We enjoyed even more the place after the four days of Kepler track. Warm regards Sasime, Albane, Pascal, Timotfiee and Thomas from France
24 March 2013 to 25 March 2013
Dear Helen and David Thank you so much for your lovely hospitality! We loved the cottage and dinner was such a treat. Thank you for welcoming us into your home and spending the evening with us! And an extra thanks for sharing Maxie the animals. We look forward to coming back soon and please be in touch if or ever find yourselves in the US! Rachel, Michael, Maxine, Rick and Laura
20 February 2013 to 22 February 2013
Thank your for the lovely stay. We really appreciated all the thoughtful touches. Monica & Clementine Lovell Herefordshire UK
We really enjoyed our time here in this beautiful spot. Thank you for all the goodies (especially the fresh bread) and all your help and for making us feel so welcome. With best wishes Shirley Stauford UK
13 February 2013 to 14 February 2013
Dear Helen ad David, Thank you for accommodating my family group. Was such a pleasant stay after coming off the Kepler Track. Beautiful surroundings of the mountains and your away of animals right outside the cottage. Just lovely! Fiona, Colin, Tina, Lauren, Giovarmi Austrailia and Italy
3 February 2013 to 4 February 2013
Lovely cottage in quiet setting. Comfy beds, gorgeous Spa bathroom, self contained kitchen all we needed, Only 20 minutes to our Doubtful Sound trip. Loved village of Te Anau, Lovely relaxing time Elaine Price Ohio USA
Thank you so much for letting us stay in your beautiful cottage, it was everything we needed in a wonderful setting. Ann and Stan Gale Isle of Wight