The Shearer’s Retreat is one of my favourite Air BnB experiences and I suspect it will remain that for some time. It’s peaceful & homey with a beautiful landscape. I live in a big city so getting away to a farm was a much needed change of pace. I would greet the sheep and the chickens at the
beginning of every day, and offer them a little of the food left by the hosts to feed them. I miss them already!
To begin with, our hosts sent us a full list of suggestions before we even arrived, which was very helpful for our time in Rotorua. We were met with a personalized welcome sign at the door. They left us some eggs from the farm, which we cooked for breakfast and ate on the porch. They have a detailed book of activities and other things to do in Rotorua area.
Cell phone signal is very weak there. Although I’m told it’s better with Spark (we used Vodafone).
I highly recommend this place. I only wish we could have stayed there longer! Hopefully I’ll be back again sometime.