Kārearea Lakehouse at Lake Pukaki

Fantastic

Location and view

Lage und Architektur

Absolut ungepflegt, schmutzig, vernachlässigt - eine Schande bei so einem schönen Anwesen.

The location is excellent , the view is gorgeous , all the locks do not bother you . Very spacious

It's very dirty, the floors are dirty, all the panels in the kitchen are dirty. The cleaning and cleanliness leaves much to be desired. For purity 2 out of 10.

Nice an quite 🤘very nice!

Amazing property and view

Not very clean on arrival (coffee in the machine, clothes in washer, dust in bathrooms, etc.)

The design of the home and location are unmatched. This is a one of a kind stay - truly amazing

The master bedroom mattress is extremely soft ( while some may like this, we prefer a more firm one ) Curious if you could offer some sort of telescope rental for stargazing as well May want to leave a broom handy ( when we opened doors or windows, leaves and flowers flew in and we tried to pick up )

The views from the property are absolutely incredible, and we spent many hours appreciating this. The outdoor spa is fantastic - especially for star gazing - a path down would be an improvement to avoid stepping in all the rabbit poo. Great kitchen, and the bottle of Prosecco and nibbles were very much appreciated. The BBQ was great, and cooked a great steak. There is a separate large TV viewing area which was great to catch up on movies.

Bearing in mind that this is a luxury accommodation - having to enter the property by unlocking a fiddly padlock, driving through, then relocking is a major hassle, especially in bad weather. The 500mtr driveway is very steep, gravel, and rutted, and our rental car struggled. The view is amazing and we would have loved to have had our dinner outside, but alas absolutely no outside furniture of any description. We ended up moving dining chairs outside to act as a table to hold platters of food on. Far from ideal. An outdoor dining area is needed, as well as an outdoor umbrella. The bedrooms were insufferably hot at night - a fan was supplied, but all this does is blow hot air around with a noise. There are no windows to open in the main bedroom, just large opening doors. We did open the doors in both the bedroom and ensuite, and ended up with a mouse in the bedroom. Needless to say, we came away feeling tired from lack of sleep. Not what we expected from a luxury accommodation with a high price tag. The ensuite shower slide is fitted with a wrong size slide, and is ineffective. The shower and bath face onto windows to appreciate the view of a paddock, but can be a bit intimating thinking that someone could be looking in. A blind would be nice to give the option of wanting privacy. There are no gardens - just a whole heap of weeds growing around the house. The windows need a good clean - many have large spider webs over them.

Architecture, style, furnishings and The VIEW! The owners had left some welcome provisions- super thoughtful Highly recommended

Nothings, only we didn’t stay longer!