This Lake Okareka apartment was pretty much as described, though darker inside than I’d expected from the pictures, as there is only 1 window.
On arrival we were taken aback to be greeted by a very surly man (not Andrew, who we didn’t meet) who said ‘Hi. There’s no running water. They’re digging up the road. No idea when it will be fixed. Enjoy your stay’. He then turned and walked off.
Frankly, we found this a really unpleasant way to be greeted by a host. We had a long drive to get to the apartment, which is quite isolated, and had not the slightest idea even where the nearest store was to buy water.
On entering the flat we immediately became aware of a very unpleasant damp smell. It had obviously been shut up for some time and no one had attempted to air the apartment. There is also a large cobweb under the bedside table.
We are not usually over-critical, but having received such a hostile ‘welcome’ and having to put up with the damp smell, we certainly wouldn’t stay again.