Good location for Togariro National Park, only 20 minutes drive to Whakapapa village. Raurimu itself is very quiet, the next shop/cafe etc is in the village National Park. The house itself is located just about 50 meters from the medium busy railway track in otherwise rural and green neighborhood. It has a huge lawn and sits right next to a small playground area.
The interior is basic, somewhat outdated. The water tap in the kitchen should be fixed as it is very hard to turn off, and the foot of a chair which was fixed with tape should be mended.
It was mostly clean, however dishes would have needed a good clean as well as some utensils in the kitchen, with dead flies in the draining grid under the sink. A couple of them also beneath the windows on the top floor. The house would benefit of a thorough clean before check in.
Many sandflies (and normal flies).