Our acre is rural yet 5 minutes by car to central Greytown. We are on a sealed road and the property has a park like feel with many trees and flower beds and shrubs. It is very peaceful. Birds abound.

We are a semi-retired well-travelled couple who bought this site and our old cottage in 1988. We are passionate about this part of New Zealand and our homestay was a dream come true to keep us busy in this period of our lives. We used to live in Wellington. I am a watercolourist, gardener, fluent French-speaker and he is a technical writer who works from home on his laptop. Handy for digging large holes, mowing and trimming trees!

Greytown is New Zealand's oldest inland town. Its heritage character, boutiques, hairdressers and beauty businesses, antique shops, many cafés and restaurants attract visitors all year round. Just over an hour from Wellington, ten minutes from Martinborough's wine district, our own cottage on its sealed flat country road is five minutes from the township. A library, medical centre, supermarket, chocolate factory, large indoor and outdoor folk museum, are all a bike or car ride away. No parking meters, all shopping and eating areas are within walking distance on Main Street. The weather is always warmer than any other Wairarapa or Wellington area, as it has its own micro-climate. There is also a gliding club nearby and rivers to swim in. It is agricultural country so we often have flocks of sheep or calves as temporary neighbours over the fence.