Lake Rotoiti Lakehouse Retreat

The house has a lot space with a lot of beds up stairs and down stairs. The host is amazing and accommdating. Highly recommend and would book here again.

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The price

No linen, the musty smell, no pantry space to keep food (locked)

A home away from home

The property had everything we needed

Great Location....Will be amazing place to stay especially through the summer months. View of the lake from the house was great.

Had to muck around with the TV and put ariel back in to get the tv going.

The location was excellent - we were attending a regatta being held the other side of the rugby field. It was clean, comfortable and had plenty of room. Full sized house with great lake views and a big garden. There is a large sunny deck with table, chairs and umbrella. Upstairs had a good sized lounge and dining area, fully equipped kitchen with fridge/freezer and dishwasher, three good sized double bedrooms (you need to bring sheets, pillow cases and towels etc), separate toilet, bathroom with shower over the bath and a basin. Downstairs had a laundry with a big washing machine and dryer and a small bathroom with shower and toilet. There was a huge open room with SIX single beds and extra mattresses under three of them. The garage door could be opened from inside for easy access in the rain. There were heaps of games, books, a good collection of DVDs, and an assortment of beach type equipment. All in all, a great set up for a multi-family stay at the lake. There was WiFi available but we didn't use it.

The huge room downstairs was so damp and musty. They asked that we turn on the dehumidifier upon arrival and we kept it going the entire time - remembering to empty it frequently. We were required to clean the entire place - we felt that this was a bit much when a $60 cleaning fee was already included in the price. Obviously, we would always leave a place tidy and relatively clean, but having to vacuum, mop, scrub toilets and clean window ledges etc was a bit OTT. There was some tea, coffee, sugar, salt and pepper available. It would have been nice to have some herbs and spices and maybe some oil?

The upstairs was beautiful and clean and the views were amazing!!! It was really comfortable and felt like home which suited the children perfectly. It was fully fenced and plenty of room to run around.

The upstairs was a really nice set up. All kitchen utensils were available and easy to find. Cosy lounge. Bedrooms all a good size.

The downstairs was very damp and we did not want any sickness due to it so we didn't use the downstairs. It really was a shame as there was so much potential to using the house. So we had to share our beds and as we were family it wasn't a problem. There was not anywhere near enough kindling to start the fire and no other way to heat the room up.

Loads of space in the house, kayaks for the lake.

A little damp downstairs but they provided a dehumidifier so all good