Had an amazing stay with Tony Tania and family. Such lovely people. Made us feel so welcome and were super helpful and knowledgeable about the local area. We stayed here as we were doing Tongariro mountain crossing and it is a perfect location about 30mins max from the furthest car park. It is also a great location for Taupo. Tony kindly got up early and made us breakfast on the day of the trail. They really are such a lovely family. We didnt lock our room during the 2 days we stayed and i dont think anyone else did either. The shared bathrooms worked well as were always clean and available when you needed them. Tony also kindly put our washing on for us as we got drenched on the moutain trail. Clean, comfortable and super welcoming we highly recommend and hope to come back one day. We travelled as a couple but there were families staying there too and they have a trampoline and huge paddling pool and are close to the lake for swimming so would recommend for families too. Thanks guys :D