Really beautiful guest house in a great location. I would highly recommend this place to anyone who wants to visit Rotorua.
The guest house itself is behind Joanne's house, however it felt very private. It is at the end of a cul-de-sac with a river at the bottom of the garden so very quiet. In terms of access to Rotorua it is about 10 minutes drive to the near side of town (allowing easy access to supermarket (countdown), skyline and zorbing) and another ten minutes to the other side of town (Redwood forest).
The house itself consists of a well sized living area leading to a bed room with an ensuite. It has a beautiful garden with some outdoor seating (iron table and chairs with plenty of cushions). We enjoyed an afternoon sitting outside on one of the days when it got very hot in the NZ summer.
The living area has a kitchen, sitting area and dining table/chairs.
The kitchen has a fridge/freezer, hob, grill, toaster and kettle (with all the utensils necessary). It also has a washing machine and drying rack. Our clothes dryed super quickly in the sun. It was very handy as Rotorua is halfway on lots of North Island trips and can save you bringing extra clothes.
The sitting area has plenty of comfy sofas and a TV with local programming plus loads DVDs (we left Kong skull island, good fun if you want an action movie).
The bed is comfortable and is nice and cool as it is in the back away from the sun.
The shower and toilet are both very clean and good working order.
Joanne has two dogs, but they are very good natured and well behaved and know not to come into the house.