Had a nice stay at Kazumi's place. Very handy to the beach and restaurants. The rooms were large and we had all the amenities that we needed. Ray and Kazumi are great hosts! Kazumi greated us with warm Raisin bread when we arrived. Lots of space to park and 3 places to hang clothes after washing. The internet was flaky when we arrived. I sent a quick note and Ray appeared within 5 minutes to fix it. It worked flawlessly after that. Nice place to stay - we'd check in there again if travelling through Taupo.