My Partner and I stayed at Charlie’s Hilltop Retreat for four nights. We had a great stay. The place was perfectly located near Taupo and the start of the Ironman. Amanda and James made us feel right at home, leaving me with honey and lemons, as I was under the weather, and wishing us good luck for our first Ironman race. The place was easy to find and easy to access. We had our own entryway and could use the deck upstairs to watch the sunset if we wanted to.