This is a great little spot in Owhango where there's nothing but nature. It's perfect for a couple, single person, or family to stay at for budget rates. It's rustic, got a traditional European or Scandinavian feel to the interior decor which will keep you engaged the whole time! Amazing collection of books, hand-made art works and folk art all beautifully showcased in lovely little home on a mini farm.
Very quiet with ducks and lifestyle block with nice hosts. Cook your own meals, do your dishes, and do your own thing somewhere out there, but sleep in a very comfortable bed at night. Clean living on the whole, but remember it is a farm and every life form is there. Leave your carcinogenic aerosol gases in the city, and let nature deal with the ghastly bugs for a change! No need for hairspray or flyspray here. Safe for families, those hypersensitive to chemicals and you'll unlikely get cancer if you stay here.
Do bring hay fever medications though as the grass in pollen will reduce you to bed rest and not much else. Great fishing opportunities .
Normal living for humanity, namely housebound kids or grown ups, sorely in need of a glow worm or jump-in-the-river experience.
You can also just drive to National Park, go on the Tongariro Crossing trip. It's 20 minutes from here. There's the Whakapapa River in 25 minutes walk down the road. It's 15 minutes to Tauramanui for coffee, surprisingly nice shopping deals at times, and New World supermarket. Pub dinners, burgers with chips and salads down the road at Owhango hotel as well.
This untamed place is ace in my experience.