We had an excellent stay with Jude in Taupo. She communicated well with us before we arrived and made sure we were warm and cozy on arrival after a long dark drive. During the stay Jude was friendly and very easy to talk to and gave us some excellent recommendations about places to go, eat etc. Jude's house is beautiful and situated in a quiet area of Taupo, but town is an easy 20 minute walk along the river (take a torch if you're walking back at night). Overall we had a wonderful stay, we cannot recommend this listing highly enough and we're likely to be regular visitors to Jude's property.