Huatoki Hideaway Peaceful Central Location

The house is in a great location in a very picturesque setting amongst the trees by a stream. The modern kitchen was really well fitted out with everything anyone would need and more - although paper kitchen towels would have been handy. The bathroom is basic but clean enough. The beds were firm but both couples found their beds comfortable, with extra blankets available. Plenty of bedroom storage but only in drawers - nowhere to hang dresses etc. There was enough room for both of our cars in the driveway. Lovely visits from a very cute, friendly neighbourhood cat were a bonus!

Some other reviews (here and on other sites) have mentioned a mouldy/musty smell. We did notice the smell each time we returned to the house but for us it quickly disappeared (within minutes), except in the smallest twin bedroom (we only used it to store suitcases) which always smelt slightly musty. There was no visible sign of mould. The slight smell did not cause us a problem, but if you have a very sensitive sense of smell or a major aversion to mould, this property may not be for you. Took me a while to get used to the solartube skylight in our bedroom - there is no blind/cover for it so the room gets light in the morning. The absence of a heated towel rail in the bathroom made drying towels difficult, but we solved this by using the w/m and dryer part way through our stay to wash all towels and the bath mat. Please note that it is an old property with single glazing, but there was a heat pump in the lounge/kitchen area, a bathroom heater, and heaters and electric blankets in the bedrooms. As it was summer, we didn't test any of these out, but no reason to think it couldn't be made warm.

The location was great and the house itself was generally lovely. The kitchen was nicely renovated and was well stocked. There was a running stream behind the property, a walking track nearby and the shops were a short drive away.

It had a really bad mould smell. It affected both me and my wife, with symptoms including headaches and nausea. We tried airing out the place, but when we locked up to go out, the smell was just as bad when we returned. We had booked a four night stay, but the smell drove us out after 1 night. We had only been there 3 hours before we realised we couldn’t stay and booked somewhere else for the next 3 nights. The bathroom is a bit basic.

Very comfortable spot. We'll equipped house next to stream. Would recommend.

Fantastic house, very clean and warm. Perfect location to everything. So quiet.

The sense of peace and serenity in the attention to detail... also a massive thank you so much for warming the property for us and allowing for our earlier check in.

That we had to leave.