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Magical lake house with turret in beautiful Taupo New Zealand

House • Waitahanui New Zealand

    10 Guests   
    2 Bedrooms   
    6 Beds   
    1 Bathroom   
    Pets welcome
    3 Car spaces  
    1 Car available   
  Secondary home

Exchange types accepted

  Simultaneous  
  Non-Simultaneous  
  Non-Reciprocal  
  Hospitality  

Statistics

Listed  August 2024
Views  1864

General Overview

This is my cute house. It is in a big serene garden in a lakeside village just outside Taupo. So relaxing to hang out in the hammock under the trees or play pétanque on the pétanque court on the lawn. Turn left at the gate to stroll to beautiful lake Taupo, and turn right to walk for a few minutes to the famous Waitahanui fishing rivers. Close to Mt Ruapehu if you’re into skiing :)

The Space

Quaint recently renovated house with two bedrooms with french doors to the front veranda. Both bedrooms are spacious and one has couches and pink flamingo wallpaper! - the other is framed with wisteria. Both bedrooms have double beds and there’s daybed in the living room that turns into a double bed . For the kids or the more adventurous there’s also a mattress in the turret up a ladder that could sleep two (snugly!) and a cute tiny cottage in the garden with a double bed that zips out into two singles. So it could sleep up to 10 but it would be snug indoors! There’s a second serviceable but not pretty toilet in the laundry shed. Cosy fireplace for the winter, and bbq and outdoor furniture outside. I’m super proud of it and it gives me a buzz when other people enjoy it. I also have a spare room in my Wellington apartment in picturesque Oriental Bay that you could potentially use as a base for a trip from Taupo to Wellington :)

Guest Access

House is single story apart from the turret so easy access. Off st parking.

Features


Washer
Washer
Dishwasher
Dishwasher
Clothes dryer
Clothes dryer
Oven
Oven
Microwave
Microwave
Fridge
Fridge
Iron
Iron
Hair dryer
Hair dryer
Heating
Heating
Air conditioning
Air conditioning
TV
TV
First aid kit
First aid kit
Fire extinguisher
Fire extinguisher
Bed sheets
Bed sheets
Towels
Towels
Workspace
Workspace
Fireplace
Fireplace
BBQ
BBQ
Garden / yard
Garden / yard
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
Covered porch / verandah
Covered porch / verandah
Bikes
Bikes

House Rules

    Suitable for infants under 2
    Suitable for children ages 2-12
    Pets welcome
    Smoking allowed

Allergens

    Cat free
    Dog free
    Smoke free
    Fragrance free

Dates of Availability

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Neighbourhood

Waitahanui is a sleepy village next to the lake and river - 10 minutes drive to the Taupo township, or about an hour by bike on a beautiful track by the lake. The beautiful huge lake - the size of Singapore! - is the Taupo jewel and mecca

Getting to my home

You can fly to Auckland and then either fly, drive or bus to Taupo.

Nearest airport

10 minutes drive

Getting Around

You can walk to the local shop for basic provisions - otherwise there’s a bus to Taupo. There’s one bike at this stage but i’m planning to get one more more and a gorgeous track around the lake to the township. Actually if we are doing a simultaneous swap you could use my electric BMW

Map of Approximate Location


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Happy to meet up for a coffee or a drink if I'm in Taupo when you are!

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Sarah

Hey! I'm a Kiwi human rights lawyer/investigator. I'm from a 'boutique' wee family of me and my delightful grown up son Sam, but I also have two fabulous nieces I have a cute holiday house 100 metres from Lake Taupo and the famous Waitahanui trout fishing river. I live in Wellington but have been coming to Taupo since I was a kid and its under my skin. Looking forward to sharing my place, its so serene and healing to be in and I'm super proud of it!!
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