Hospitality Description: Welcome to our home while we are here, we can show you the area and give you ideas on where to go and what to see.
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Listed March 2024
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General Overview
Our beautiful 3 bedroom rural home with mountain views is a great base for north island travel. It's conveniently located within an hour or two of some amazing destinations. Tauranga, Auckland,hamilton, Wahi beach and Hobbiton to name a few. We have a swimming pool, heated outdoor spa and bikes for your use. Come and enjoy our stylish large home while experiencing a typical kiwi farm environment.
We also have a cute 4 bedroom beach house at the top ofCoromandel to use. it’s a beautiful sandy beach with kayaks, SUPS ,games. #29947
The Space
Big, modern rural 3bedroom home with two bathrooms, two lounges and extensive decks. The gardens are spacious,the vegetable garden is always filled with seasonal crops for your use, heaps of space for parking,playing and relaxing.
The beachhouse is 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, RIGHT ON THE BEACH! The last two photos show our beachouse #29947
Guest Access
All single level with a few steps up.
Notes
If you love a peaceful beautiful setting but also want an active holiday (feel free to use our bikes,it’s flat !)this is for you. The mountain views are spectacular and close.
There are always animals (cows, chooks, dogs, cats) about but no responsibility for them. Are you curious about farm life? We can show you ! There are calves to feed in winter, milking all year round, and eggs to collect each morning.
There are also tractors, diggers and quad bikes to have a go at if you fancy.
Spend time relaxing at the pool, or soak in the spa, watch the beautiful night sky and have a bbq or outdoor fire.
And the beachouse is heaven on earth setting, very simple and quirky but everything you need.
Features
Fridge
WiFi
Bed sheets
Oven
Towels
Washer
TV
Heating
Hair dryer
Microwave
Iron
Dishwasher
Smoke alarms
Workspace
Clothes dryer
Coffee machine
High Speed Internet
Garden / yard
Bathtub
Air conditioning
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
BBQ
First aid kit
Fire extinguisher
Balcony
Fireplace
Toys
Covered porch / verandah
Bikes
Pool
Gym
Wheelchair accessible
Home cinema
Hot tub
Gated community
EV Home Charger
Standup paddleboard
Camping gear
Kayak
Sauna
Tennis court
Meat-free kitchen
Kosher home
Piano
Travel Styles
Adventure
Family
Sport and leisure
Relaxing
Luxury
Village
Mountains
Beach
Water
Hiking
Cycling
House Rules
Suitable for infants under 2
Suitable for children ages 2-12
Pets not allowed
No smoking
Dates of Availability
Click on availability periods to see exchange types and descriptions.
Neighbourhood
Rural, shopping town 15mins away. Great mountain walks only 15mins away.
Te Aroha town (15minutes) is a quirky art town nestled under ‘The Mountain of Love’ with great walks, natural hot springs and good bike trails. We can also recommend some great eateries.
Morrinsville (Also 15minutes) is slightly bigger and is well known for its life sized arty cows dotted amongst the town. It’s a great place to walk around spotting them.
Getting to my home
You need a car.
Nearest airport
Auckland, 1 and a half hours away, hamilton 1 hour away.
Getting Around
You need a car.
Map of Approximate Location
People Like Us Local Guide
We welcome people to catch up with us, maybe see our farms if interested. We can also point out cool things to do in the area
Sue and Craig are welcoming and generous hosts, and great company. Michael and I stayed at both their homes and enjoyed spending time in parts of New Zealand we may otherwise not get to. Sue showed me around the area and their farm while we were staying with Sue and Craig in Waitoa. We then spent 3 nights at Sue and Craig's beach house in Port Charles, on Coromandel Peninsula. This area is beautiful. I would recommend a stay at either of Sue and Craig's homes if you like to go somewhere off the beaten track.
Hi Sue we hope you enjoyed the stay! Thanks for leaving our place clean and tidy and feeding Hector the goldfish! We look forward to visiting you in New Zealand!
It was a pleasure to host Sue, Cindy and Anna for a hospitality stay for a few days at our house in Katoomba. We enjoyed their company, and sharing drinks and stories with them. They were ideal guests!
So lovely to have Sue stay at our place. Came back to a very happy cat and everything was spotless. We can’t wait to get over to New Zealand for a visit, hopefully in 2026. Sue is welcome back anytime!
This exchange went well. Sue was a very discreet host. We had the pleasure of welcoming these travelers from far away... we wish them great discoveries in Europe.
Sue and her friends were the perfect houseguests. Communication was excellent and it was a really easy exchange to organise. The house was left spotlessly clean and the most amazing flowers were left on the bench. Thank you Sue, you are welcome back anytime!
We had a lovely relaxing 5 nights at Sue’s charming “kiwi bach” located near the top of the Coromandel peninsula. The main house offers 2 very comfortable bedrooms with queen beds and a cosy kitchen, dining and living area plus bathroom and laundry. There is a second dwelling out back with multiple beds and a bathroom so that would be perfect if you have extra kids/teens travelling with you.
The location is idyllic for a summer holiday, a beautiful beach across the road plus Sue also had kayaks available for us to use.
While there is no tv or wifi there are lots of fun board games and books to enjoy and it’s the perfect opportunity to “switch off” for a few days and share family time plus there is good cellphone coverage if needed.
Sue was really friendly and great to communicate with. Even though we didn't make it as planned we hope to visit your beach house and the Coromandel another time 😊 All the best and we look forward to hosting you and Craig in Sweden on your future travels!
We had a wonderful stay at Sue & Craig's cosy beach house. The location is absolutely stunning — right on the beach with such a peaceful, relaxing atmosphere. It’s a proper Kiwi getaway! We loved kayaking around the bay - being out on the water in beautiful surroundings.
Sue was fantastic — so accommodating and incredibly quick to respond to any questions. She made everything easy and stress-free.
What a fabulous home to spend time with our family, thank you. Everything was perfect, way nicer than staying in a hotel. Right on the beach and having the use of their bikes was great fun. Thanks and we look forward to having you at our farm!
Feedback for Annie & Richard·Non-Simultaneous exchange·5 nights
What an awesome hospitality exchange with Faye and Michael. They were so welcoming, helping us decide which hikes to do, restaurants to go to. Best quizz night partner thanks Michael!
Feedback for Freya·Non-Simultaneous exchange·6 nights
What a great little stay I had in Thirroul, their home is perfect and it was really kind to lend me their car while staying. I saw many birds, a few large lizards and of course Squiggy cat kept me company. Thank you Freya and family, we can’t wait to have you stay in NZ!
Feedback for Kylee·Non-Reciprocal exchange·2 nights
What a beautiful home, everything was perfect and we felt very welcome. The area around was interesting and we all felt grateful to have had the experience of a true french holiday, thank you Annie and Pascale
Feedback for Natalie·Non-Simultaneous exchange·4 nights
So lovely to meet Faye and Michael, hosted for a night at our farm before they headed off to our beach bach. Thank you for the yummy homemade marmalade, delicious! We look forward to catching up with you both in Katoomba next year.
Feedback for Maggie and Aron·Non-Simultaneous exchange·2 nights
What a fabulous short break we have just had, thank you Maggie and Aaron for your perfect home, it was warm, clean and inviting. A very good area to bike ride from too. I would definitely recommend an exchange with these lovely people!
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Sue
Hey there! We are a rural new Zealand couple from north island who have a passion for travel and as our three daughters have now flown the coop we are free! We love active travel, hiking, biking etc and would love to spend a while in a place to really get to experience it.
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