This is a truly beautiful part of the world! We had such a lovely month in Bill's house that it is hard to describe how stunning the location and how sleek and modern the house is. If you are after a wonderfully relaxing holiday, then this is the place for you.
The house is perched on a hill overlooking Little Taupiri Bay (a beautiful little beach with clear greeny-blue waters). It is huge and very clean with two full kitchens equipped with gorgeous Miele appliances, three bedrooms each with a queen bed and AMAZING water views, two bathrooms, three toilets, two lounge rooms with super comfy lounge suites, BBQ, two enormous decks to enjoy the views and a gym with a bench press, free weights, bikes and kayaks. And as if that isn't enough, for an extra bit of luxury there is underfloor heating in the bathrooms and kitchen!
Bill was always quick to respond before and during our stay. He had prepared a very thorough property and area guide and was kind enough to arrange addition internet data for us.
We were met by the local property manager Kelly who gave us a tour and explained the featured of the accommodation. Bill was also provided muesli, milk, bread, yoghurt, fruit and some delicious local chocolate truffles which were unexpected but much appreciated as this meant we could settle in before we had to go into Russell (20min drive) for groceries.
Russell is a lovely town and has everything you could need: yep groceries, a pharmacy, medical centre, book store and multiple cafés and restaurants. Also Countdown will deliver non perishable items so it is super easy to prepare meals and freeze them in the big standalone freezer so you only have to go into Russell once or twice a week for meat and veggies.
Kelly kindly invited us to attend the parent run play centre which operates during the week. This was fantastic as it afford our daughter the opportunity to interact with other children and to play with lots of different toys.
We had such a lovely time that we didn't want to leave. Thank you Bill, for allowing us to stay in your wonderful home. We hope to visit again in the future.