By far the best place you can stay in traveling on a budget! Julie's place was in a great location for both Taupo and Tongariro and her home was impeccably clean! Having her live in the house was extremely useful because it made check in very smooth and she was always there to answer any questions we had! Julie was incredibly friendly and it felt really welcoming when she would ask us about our days after we came back (my boyfriend and I had two very busy days trying to do as much as we can). Thank you so much for welcoming us in and we really hope to stay again if we have another chance to come back to NZ! This was our last road trip in 6 months of traveling and I couldn't think of a better way to end everything!