Charles and Julie made us feel more than welcome in their beautiful, clean, modern home. The listing was exact and worked perfectly for our family of four. Kinloch is a wonderful little town, offering more than you'd expect for its size--kayaking, awesome bike trails, great beach. We enjoyed walking to the neighborhood playground and on the path down to the Lake with the kids. We even did the biking trails with the kids straight from the house. We initially looked for a house in Taupo, but I'm so glad we went this route instead. It was arguably nicer than anyplace we saw in Taupo, yet only a short drive away. And the kids were thrilled to be able to take a dip in the clean spa hot tub 1-2 times a day. As soon as we arrived home, we all agreed we wanted to go back--right then!