While in Rotorua, we stayed in this English cottage up on the hills slightly off the town area... it's a mini farmstay... with a couple of animals and 2 very friendly dogs... which the kids enjoyed playing with.
We didn't really spend much time exploring the place, since we only had so little time in Rotorua...
The hosts were also very helpful in recommending the best places to go... we had to narrow down certain places... like the best hot pools or which Maori village to go to... The hosts also did eventually book us for a Maori dinner plus cultural show... so being in the business for 10 years, have given them ample advise for travellers...
The place is also very well kept with flower filled gardens and an excellent view of the valley.
One of the highlights was also the morning breakfasts... heh... we don't really eat much breakfast but they do cook up a lot... lot of fruits, yogurt, toast and eggs... and the best - FRESH Apple Muffins daily for us to eat then and pack the rest to eat later... this was one of the best muffins I've eaten... lovely...
p/s: if you have spare NZ$1.3Mil, West Minister Lodge is up for sale... cuz they too want to retire and travel!
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1 comments:
It's lovely to see all your photos of new zealand. I was there myslef in december and also stayed at westmintser lodge. I think Mitai was the absolute highlight for me :)
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