A highly recommended, very specious (pretty much a private studio) and very clean accomodation. All the amenities as described, and using the portable oven we could prepare whatever meals we wanted. The hosts provide complimentary milk, salt & pepper, olive oil, tea, hot chocolate... Internet was great and provided Chromecast enables guests to stream music and movies and have it all played on a small TV. Lots of towels, including beach towels, are provided, which is nice. For people who like reading, there were many books to choose from.
Location is very good in Acacia Bay which is outside of Taupo (but still right next to the lake and a company hiring mountain bikes and kayaks). The only thing we didn't like was that it is very close to Acacia Road which may get a bit noisy, even late at night or early in the morning.