The location is to die for. The lake is so serene and beautiful right out the backyard. The only drawback is the mosquitoes that are abundant in the night because there is a freshwater body nearby. The manual mentions that they are flies and aren’t harmful but they turned out to be mosquitoes that bite a lot. There were kayaks and life jackets stored in a separate garage. The only reason that I gave 4 stars instead of 5 was that there were these charges written every where in the house if we damaged something. This made us feel less welcome. I would ask the guys at Rotorua retreats to be more welcoming and less professional.