Lindy’s house is a great base for those wanting to explore the National Park. Our group found the house to be warm, well equipped (kitchen), beds were comfortable and within walking distance to the local backpackers which operate shuttles to the Tongariro crossing (unfortunately we were unable to do tongariro crossing this time due to weather). Lindy also has numerous DVDs for wet weather days/winter conditions like we experienced. We would gladly book Lindy’s house again and recommend it to anyone wanting to explore the National Park.