Our favourite part of this accommodation was the wood burning spa bath which is a lovely place to spend an evening. The Tarawera Lake is spectacular, but not really visible from the house, and while it is not a long walk, it does require walking across Spencer Road which has no pedestrian facilities, on a blind rise.
We had a few issues with our stay, including not being given the wifi on arrival (no reception, so we had to climb a hill to phone the owners) and the advertised kayak was not available for our full stay as one of the neighbours had apparently borrowed it. When we did use it, we had a great time on the lake.
Given the relatively high price of this listing, it fell a bit short of our expectations, including finding the owners quite slow to respond to our issues.