Overall this is great value. The location is fab, right on the lakefront and near the Maori marae and associated buildings - an area where you won't find hotels or motels. The place itself is quite basic and a bit "rough around the edges" (old rattley windows, mix and match crockery, old fixtures and fittings etc), but the 2 bedrooms are a good size so nice if, like us, you're travelling with 1 or 2 kids and want separate rooms. Was under 10min to walk to Eat Streat (place to be for food/drink in the eve) in 1 direction and the thermal Kuirau Park in the other.