We would have had a good stay here if it wasn’t for the ANTS. When we arrived there were some ants crawling up the walls in the bedroom/kitchenette and in the bed in the other room. We dealt with these and ensured that we kept all our food in the car rather than in the accommodation. More ants were in the bed within an hour.
The next evening the kitchen had hundreds of ants crawling on the benchtop and up the walls. Again we got rid of these. It was quite uncomfortable as the kitchenette runs along the bed just a couple of feet away.
The host was away and we didn’t want to bother her. We assumed she was unaware of the situation until day 3 when she contacted us to say that she had noticed a few ants before our arrival and had dealt with them and hoped we hadn’t too many visit us.
When we told her they had been an issue for us she made some excuses about them finding a new nest and they are not a cleanliness issue but always looking for a food source in Taupo. She said she needed to “borer bomb” the ceiling space periodically and then they are gone “for a long time”.
It is one thing to have a few ants as unexpected visitors but to have a recurring issue and not have dealt with it is unacceptable.
We stay in Taupo 4 to 5 times a year and have never had an issue with ants in any other accommodation.