We really enjoyed our stay at The Art House. Sally-Ann is a wonderful host.
The cottage is spacious and secluded with a nice back deck. It is well equipped for staying in and cooking, which we did a couple of times. We appreciated the provision of cooking basics like oil and the fancy coffees.
This was also a good opportunity to make use of the washing machine and do some laundry, which dried pretty quickly on the hanging rack provided.
It was really interesting to go into Sally-Anne's studio and talk to her about her art work and I recommend you do so too if you get the chance.
We walked down to the local pub - The Mole and Chicken- for dinner one night, which was good. Another night we got fish and chips from the Grasshopper Chip Bar which were excellent (Tarakihi fish is the best).
This is a great base for activities in and around Taupō and I highly recommend it.