Te Hokinga - Whareroa Classic Kiwi Bach Escape

The property has lovely lake views and lovely outdoor living and is a short walk to the lake. Overall it is very comfortable, nice and light and with good heating if you need it. It had everything that we needed. Would definitely stay again.

This was a beautiful place to stay highly recommend 10 out of 10

Nice and quiet, lake views are amazing.

Classis Kiwi 'bach', plenty of beds for everyone to squeeze in and a great place for family memories

The VRBO listing photos are of an architecture drawing. It looks new, beautiful, and a true lake escape. Consumer beware. It is the opposite. It is quite worn, dirty, a need of some major TLC and elbow grease. The place was filthy, curtains stained, blinds dirty and some broke, food stains on wall next to oven, oven burners dirty, windows so dirty the beautiful view was obstructed, refrigerator dented, & mirrors not cleaned. The sheets were extremely worn. Property owners were not interested in fixing the problem because they were not close to property. I will say toilet and shower were clean with hot water. My husband and I have travelled and stayed in rentals for over 30 years. This is the second worse place I have had to pay for. I ended up spending the evening cleaning sliding door windows & bedroom windows to glean the sliver of ocean view to the right of patio. There is a kayak, but only one on a trailer, and the home is on a hill. We did not have a vehicle to hook up the trailer. Also, if you are not a local or a kiwi familiar with the VRBO, bring food or be prepared for a 30-minute drive into nearest town. The local fish and chips restaurant was outstanding. I do feel we deserved a discounted price, but I am sure this will not happen, as I never received a text back to the request. If you ever traveled across the ocean on a 16 -hour flight to our home, I would be appalled if I left our place in that condition to first timers to our country.

Absolutely loved the location. So quiet with a lovely view. A pleasant walk to the lake. Nice sandy beaches which were not busy, and the lake is so nice to swim in. Also enjoyed the DVD collection.

Great communication with owner, clean and comfortable

It was fantastic. Everything you could want and more. Thank you so much for sharing your lovely place with us we absolutely loved it. We will be back again if you will have us .once again thank you

Great

Good communication from owners, lovely view of the lake we have had a great family experience

We are a family of 5 and spent 10 nights at this property in January. Whareroa is a sleepy backwater, 15 mins from Omori/Kuratau. It was extremely quiet even in peak holiday season. Bach has lake views and comfortable beds. Kitchen is very basic - suggest bring a good knife and frying pan. Great shower (though you have to bail it out a little after use bc of position of plughole) Broadband limited bc on rural broadband service. Owners were responsive to problems w TV access by lifting requirement to limit internet use, which was appreciated. Heatpump/air conditioning not functioning, but we didn’t need to use either during our stay. All in all, good value for money in a pretty special part of NZ.

absolutely wonderful will definitely rebook here place was immaculate on arrival definitely highly recommend

My friend and I had a lovely time at your cosy little house. We chatted while knitting, stitching and sewing. Had beautiful morning walks exploring the village and marvelled at the views Many thanks Lainey and Dee