We booked the lodge for 14 people as a family getaway weekend. The location was accurate and the views are pretty sensational. There was plenty of space for everyone.
The hosts were incredibly friendly and even dropped over some fry bread and hangi leftovers from another group they were hosting which we really appreciated.
Only disappointments were that the fire pit (which shows as available in the description), was not in use. The tubs are no longer heated by wood-fire, and took a really long time to fill.
There were a couple cleaning issues eg the bbq and coffee machine which weren’t left clean by the previous guests (cleaners?!) and we ran out of water completely for 12 hours on the final evening. It only came on again at 6am. We found that to be really tough with the amount of young kids we had. The hosts offered the nearby lodge ablutions as solution - which was nice, but did not match the quality we expected and paid for, for a high end lodge.
Overall a good weekend, a shame that the issues we encountered detracted from what should have been a luxury weekend.