Everything you read about Phil's place is true. Amazing views - we had hawks soaring across in front of the spectacular windows on our first morning there. The place is quite remote (about 20 -25 minutes from the main town of Rotorua) and has a lovely rural feel to it. And Phil is a great host - very communicative and helpful. The only thing I would mention is that the house is quite cold (we were there in winter of course) and the only heater is a large portable fan heater that doesn't really heat the house to the level we are used to. I suspect this is a personal thing - clearly Phil comes from a stoic British breed (!) who don't notice the cold because, while he was giving us a very informative introduction to the house and Rotorua, we were shivering in our jeans and jumpers and he was just in his shorts!