I booked Margie’s place last minute, and am so glad I did. I have been using Airbnb for many a long year, and Margie’s was - without question - one of my best Airbnb experiences to date. The space was clean and equipped with everything we needed (including a super duper power shower!), its porch opens out onto the horse paddocks and so I drank my morning coffee looking out at the horses accompanied by Margie’s lovely dogs. The space would be perfect for anyone who loves animals (particularly horses) or the outdoors. The Airbnb is located separately from the house and so felt nice and private - plus provides a spectacular view of Rotorua lake and the night sky after dark. It took us approx 10 mins to drive to the local supermarket, to the redwood forests, to the local swimming lakes and to Okere Falls. So perfectly located!
What made this such an incredible Airbnb experience for me was lovely Margie and her lovely horses. If you are at all a horsey person, book Margie’s place. When Margie realised that I could ride (although hadn’t been in the saddle for a couple of years), she offered to take me out for a ride on Angel (a Maori horse by birth, so steady as a rock). The two of us rode for hours through the redwood forests - it was magical - and finished the ride by going bareback into Lake Rotorua and taking the horses for a swim! Margie is a true horsewoman through and through, and I trusted her and her horses straight away.
Thank you for getting me back into the saddle Margie, what an adventure!