About this property

Essential Facilities: Rural life in Otorohanga offers a garden, terrace, and a year-round outdoor swimming pool. Guests enjoy free WiFi, an outdoor fireplace, hot tub, and outdoor seating area. Family rooms provide comfort for all visitors. Comfortable Accommodation: The apartment features one bedroom and one bathroom. Amenities include air-conditioning, a kitchenette, private pool, garden views, hairdryer, microwave, TV, private entrance, and stovetop. Free on-site private parking is available. Convenient Location: Located 48 km from Hamilton Airport and 16 km from Waitomo Glow Worm Caves, the property is highly rated for its breakfast and convenient location.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.3 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Perfect for a 3-night stay!

  • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.4)

  • Top pick by families with children

Breakfast info

Continental

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Terrace

  • Free private parking available on-site


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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Francis
    New Zealand New Zealand
    Loved how private it was. Great location and nice friendly hosts. Will definitely rebook next year
  • Pip
    New Zealand New Zealand
    Beautiful country setting, with the added bonus of the many animals around.
  • Andrew
    Australia Australia
    Serenity. Welcome Lab. Donkeys. Friendly host. Ammenities.
  • Anupam
    New Zealand New Zealand
    We like the view and also the location of the house. Carla was still there waiting when we arrived around 6:30 pm on a weekday. So getting into the house was smooth. Everything was there inside well organized so we didn't have to ask anything. The...
  • Mike
    Taiwan Taiwan
    The cleanliness of the place is very like a five star hotel, room was cozy and bed was comfortable! I wish to have more time to stay longer
  • Christopher
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    We loved this place. The hosts are lovely and the place was everything we hoped for and needed. The studio is clean, well equipped and comfortable. We arrived quite late (around 19:00) but still had access to the spa pool which was lovely....
  • Rick
    New Zealand New Zealand
    An excellent continental breakfast with a good selection of cereals, fresh bread, tea, coffee, Milo, and milk. The bed, linen and towels were of excellent quality. A very comfortable stay.
  • Gillian
    Australia Australia
    Lovely place, very quiet, great choice of breakfast cereals and hostess was super friendly
  • Nicola
    New Zealand New Zealand
    Great location not far from Otorohanga. Good parking and amazing views of the countryside. Well equipped kitchen with choice of cereals. Comfortable beds and tidy and clean. Beautiful decor.
  • Andrea
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    An excellent place to sit and enjoy the rural views or to explore activities in the local area. A few minutes in the car and you are in the little town with a really wide choice of cuisine. We ate at Hot Roast and the Thai restaurant, both meals...

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 3 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Hosted by Carla and Clint

9.8
Host review score
Carla and Clint
Fully self-contained and although part of the house, it is at one end and the space including bedroom, bathroom and kitchenette is solely yours with your own separate entrances (back door and front ranch slider) to come and go as you please. Relax and unwind in your air-conditioned room, by the pool or in the spa, fire pit and BBQ area - the choice is yours. A selection of breakfast cereals and milk plus a small loaf of sourdough bread and selection of spreads is provided for breakfast. Suitable bedding for 2 Adults and 2 Children - Queen bed plus Double sofa bed. Unfortunately no access to laundry facilities (washing or drying), however we have 2 x laundromats in Otorohanga which is only 5 minutes away. If you are visiting the Waitomo Caves I suggest you pre-book before you arrive as we often have guests not able to get a booking for say the following day otherwise.
Carla works from home and owns her own Travel Agency. We have all just recently returned from a 5 1/2 weeks trip to Europe and the UK. So we have a keen interest in travel and like to chat with our guests.
Rural area, shared driveway only 5 minutes from Otorohanga. Quiet setting, apart from our kids living their best life. We have a host of animals to check out - friendly family dog Hunter, Belle our pony, donkey brothers Pablo and Pedro who love carrots, Rosa the highland cow, rabbits and chickens. 5 minutes drive from Otorohanga town. Parking available right outside front door of unit for one vehicle. Plenty of additional parking for other vehicles (e.g trailer, boat, stockcar, caravan etc) also available. Close to Waitomo Caves, good stop off on way to Mt Ruapehu and 45 mins from Hamilton.
Language spoken: English

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From 15:00
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Check-out
Until 10:00
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 13 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Pets
Pets are not allowed.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.