I've read through all the reviews and some of the things I am saying have been mentioned before.
The room is advertised as 15 min walk from town but it is 25 min.
Beware there is no Wi-fi which I have never experienced at an Air BNB before. The electric kettle and microwave in the room could not be used as they kept tripping the power. Tried to make a hot drink at 5am as the room was cold with it being 5 degrees in Taupo but no power to do so.
There was no hot water available for the whole weekend.
I messaged Vanessa twice through Air BNB after I made my booking but she didn't respond so I had to ring her regarding access.
I was shocked that I wasn't offered some reimbursement for the lack of services. Vanessa told me I had just missed out on the internet as it was being connected on 8th December so future guests will be OK if this has happened. And I presume all services have been repaired by now.