Lilian's Homestead

Comfortable 2 bedroom farm-house, 15 minutes to Thornton Beach, flounder, fishing, 40 minutes from Rotorua Lakes - jet skiing, canoeing, 40 minutes from Whakatane and White Island, 50 minutes from Ohope and Ohiwa. One hour to Opotiki ideal opening to the East Coast. The free pools at Kawerau are substantial and will suit all ages in hot blister Summer or cool Winter weather. Much loved, fragile 65-year-old farmhouse, 2 comfortable Queen beds with new hyper allergenic toppers, modern kitchen with filtered water. A full wifi, unlimited broadband, gas stovetop, electric oven. Decks at both doorways to enjoy sun or shade all day. Lots of birds live in our trees if you want to take some home, be my guest. Whole house, driveway and front section for your enjoyment. Stay on the driveway when you arrive and park at the house. When you want to leave, drive forward, turn left and follow the fence line back towards the road. No need to back down the driveway. Bring a frisbee or Drone to take photos of you in Otamaoa, Te Teko. Call (Phone number hidden by Airbnb) or text. A farming community, with cows feeding next door for two nights in a fortnight. The butchery shop in Edgecumbe has everything that you may need for supplies, dairy, bakery, takeaways, laundry, and our Supermarket is now open better than before the Earthquake. Te Teko has 2 dairies. If you are staying a while, the nearest New World is 15 minutes away in Kawerau or 35minutes to 3 supermarkets in Whakatane. Our Maunga, Putauaki is to be climbed, or Tarawera Falls visited, please call into the I - Centre to obtain a permit to travel the Forestry highways. If they charge you for a permit, let me know, I will reimburse whatever it costs. You will need a car driving around this part of NZ but if you are hitching, call us, (Phone number hidden by Airbnb). Bayhopper is available from Tauranga. Bus service from Skycity Auckland, let the bus driver know the address as you board the bus in Rotorua and they will drop you off outside our house. We will take you around the area. We have cows next door, one day every three or four weeks. Just one day to eat whatever is growing. Then we don't see them until a months time.