#TravellerReviewAwards for the last 4 years. Our family holiday home is a roomy 3 bedroom family friendly house located in Motuoapa. It is set up with modern conveniences so you can just relax. The cleaning fee we charge covers the nice quality linen, duvets and pillows we supply, as well as ensuring the house is presented beautifully for your stay.The fully equipped kitchen is ideal for longer stays, you just need to bring your own food.There is a large covered deck off the roomy, sunny lounge, creating a great indoor-outdoor living space. It drops down to a second deck area, from which the kids playhouse and slide are attached - easy to watch them play while you are relaxing. There are plenty of board games, kids toys, books to enjoy if needed. If you use the curtains on the upper deck, we appreciate it if you ensure these are left up when not in use, to avoid any stretching/damage. The large internal access garage ( carpeted) has the laundry, and includes a clothes drying rack, an internal clothesline, as well as an outdoor clothesline behind the boatshed. The garage is also a great area for the kids to play in especially on those super hot days, or when the weather is wet. There is also plenty of space to store your ski and fishing gear. The yellow folder in the lounge has further information including recycling centre location, and local attractions. Emergency contact details are on the fridge.

We set up our family holiday home ( nicknamed The Halfway House) as it is central to all our family located in the North Island. We supply tea, coffee etc plus condiments and basic pantry supplies including freezer items for your use. We welcome you and hope you enjoy the area which caters for multi sports as well as skiing, (snow & water), fishing, hiking ( including the well known Tongariro Crossing), and hot pools at Tokaanu to soak in after a busy day. There is a great cafe "Licorice" just a few minutes down the road ( lovely homemade food), and more good cafes just 10 minutes away in Turangi. Literally around the corner there is a petanque court, tennis court and half basketball. We have the racquets etc . We also have Disc Golf and the court is just up the road.

It is a mixture of permanent residents and holiday homes. It is a friendly, peaceful neighbourhood with lots of walks, play grounds and a tennis court, close by. A short drive away you will find NZ national trout hatchery (south of Turangi) ; natural hot pools ( public and private) at Tokaanu ; golf course ( Turangi) ; plus lots of walks, biking or hiking tracks. The world renown Tongariro Crossing is in the area as well as Mt Ruapehu, Mt Ngaruahoe & Mt Tongariro, ski fields , gondola , white water rafting.