My husband and I had a delightful 2-night stay at Tongariro Adventures. The house's very close proximity to the lovely Lake Taupo allowed us to venture for a swim whenever we wanted. We enjoyed a delightful dinner with Barb and Michael, and they allowed us to use their grill to do our own cooking. We also recommend using Barb's Tongariro a Alpine Crossing shuttle service, if you plan to do the day hike- being able to jump in the van at the end rather than wait to use another service to get back to our car at the starting point was awesome!