Willowmere Cottage Su

Microwave, stovetop, highchair, cookware/dishes/utensils

4.5

Excellent(65 Reviews)

House in Rotorua

4 guests · 2 bedrooms · 1 bath

Reasons to book

Includes essentialsKitchen or Kitchenette, Internet / Wifi, Balcony or Patio and more

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About this house rental

Summary:
Absolute lakefront in the quintessential Bach, situated on the Western shores of Lake Rotorua approximately 8kms from Rotorua City. There is plenty of off-road secure parking, and plenty of space for children to play. A safe sandy beach, kayaks and a dinghy make this an ideal holiday retreat. The cottage is older and basic. It's all about location here, so if 5 star accommodation is what you are after this may not suit.

The Space:
The cottage is older and basic, yet spacious. It has full kitchen facilities and looks straight out to Lake Rotorua. It's all about location here, so if 5 star accommodation is what you are after this may not suit.

The master bedroom has a Queen Bed and Bedroom Two has two Single Beds. Professionally laundered, high quality linen.

There is also a sleepout attached which provides additional bedding for 4 more people, however we do not advertise this fully as the sleepout can get damp when it has been raining. The sleepout is more of a bonus bunk room!

Heating is by a log fire with plenty of wood supplied for the colder months.

Kayaks and lifejackets (shared with back home).

Wifi.

Wanting to accommodate a larger group...up to 15 people? See our neighbouring holiday home - Willowwood Retreat. You can rent out both neighbouring holiday homes which are conveniently located beside each other with ample parking. Please enquire for more details.

Amenities

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Fireplace

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Map of Rotorua

Nearby attractions

Rotorua Canopy Tours | Zipline Experience

2.7 mi

Redwoods Treewalk

9.1 mi

Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland

32.9 mi

Te Puia - Rotorua, NZ

9 mi

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Willowmere Cottage Su

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4.5

Excellent(65 Reviews)

House in Rotorua

4 guests · 2 bedrooms · 1 bath

Reasons to book

Includes essentialsKitchen or Kitchenette, Internet / Wifi, Balcony or Patio and more

Book with confidenceWe partner with the top travel sites so you know you're getting a great deal on the perfect rental

About this house rental

Amenities

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Fireplace

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Map of Rotorua

Nearby attractions

Rotorua Canopy Tours | Zipline Experience

2.7 mi

Redwoods Treewalk

9.1 mi

Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland

32.9 mi

Te Puia - Rotorua, NZ

9 mi

Reviews

4.5

Excellent(65 Reviews)

Summary of reviews

Perfect location, spacious property, cozy fire, and welcoming atmosphere. Ideal for families and group gatherings.

From real guest reviews summarized by AI

5.0

Jun 2024

The location was perfect, and the house cated for my family and it had everything we needed for that weekend. Thank you so much

4.0

May 2024

Lovely big cosy place and very handy to rotorua

2.0

Apr 2024

The house over all is old and tiered, mattresses very uncomfortable, very dirty around the house, spiders in all bathrooms, way over priced,

5.0

Feb 2024

This property was just perfect for what we needed. Plenty of room and close to the lake. We loved staying there and will be back.

4.0

Dec 2023

Second time staying here. Excellent location with private beach. Great for smaller children. Lots of space inside and out but inside could do with a deep clean and smells musty. Couldn’t get sky to work again. Would be great if it had a dishwasher. Overall a great place to stay with a large family.

5.0

Aug 2023

Nice house, host communicated well, house was set up very welcoming.

5.0

May 2023

Very lovely propety

5.0

Feb 2023

Meet all our needs. Very comfortable enough space for all of us.

5.0

Oct 2022

Stayed here with the family for 3 night's. It is spacious with good sized bedrooms. Kitchen, dining and living has all we needed. Fireplace was brilliant.

5.0

Jun 2022

Warm hunters lodge

Warm hunters lodge

Place was great. Fire kept the place cosy. Had a great layout. Close to lake and all the fun in Rotorua.

5.0

Dec 2021

Great stay!

Great stay!

Such a cool venue for the groomsmen to all get ready in. Loved the stags on the wall. Great place

4.0

Jul 2021

Winter holiday

Winter holiday

Very large property. Plenty of wood for the fire which kept us cosy.

3.0

Jun 2021

Peaceful and relaxing

Peaceful and relaxing

Comfortable

5.0

May 2021

Excellent property..

Excellent property..

We had an awesome holiday, this property is fantastic. Plenty of firewood the keep the place warm. The property manager was awesome when we had a small issue they came and sorted it out that night is the pouring rain 👌.. Highly recommend stay.

5.0

Mar 2021

Family fun

Family fun

Willowwood Retreat was an excellent place to spend time together with siblings and inlaws. The name says it all, we were very happy with all concepts of the place.

5.0

Mar 2021

Great stay

Great stay

Great stay. Only downside is the bugs at night time and having to keep the windows and doors closed but not much you can do about that due to the property location. Overall great stay.

3.0

Feb 2021

Review of Ngongotaha

Review of Ngongotaha

Sky does not work. Property could do with a good clean. Many spiders throughout the house. Great location and neighbours though.

5.0

Jan 2021

Great spot

Great spot

Big place, worked well when rented with friends in front house

5.0

Jan 2021

Christmas holiday

Christmas holiday

We had a fabulous family Christmas holiday at Willowood Retreat. The house was perfect for our extended family with heaps of storage for all of our stuff. We loved having our own beach and was really safe swimming. Will come again.

5.0

Dec 2020

Awesome hunters lodge

Awesome hunters lodge

What a cool place to stay. Excellent layout of the house, more than enough room for all of us. It’s very ‘woodland Forrest’ hunter cabin type. Just gorgeous. I’d happily stay again

5.0

Oct 2020

Definitely recommend!

Definitely recommend!

Eight adults stayed here. 3 bedrooms with 2 single beds and 2 bedrooms with a king sized bed. Living areas were large enough for all of us to laze around and not be on top of each other. Large dining table to also gather around and have a laugh. Great outdoor area where we enjoyed sitting in the sun. Met one of the neighbours (who was lovely), her daughter and their gorgeous cats :) Ngongotaha township was just up the road which was handy. The house isn’t too far from the city. We caught a taxi van once which was only $30ish to get all of us to town which we were happy with. House decor is a little dated but that wasn’t a biggie as everything else was super! Communication with the owner was easy and she responded quickly. We all loved our time here :)

2.5

Sep 2020

Excelent facilities. Clean, well maintained. Close to lots of activities. Highly recommended.

4.0

Jul 2020

Warm and comfortable

Warm and comfortable

Comfy beds, the fire was great, heaps of room for all of us

5.0

Feb 2020

A beautiful house. Exactly what we where looking for. Heaps of space.

A beautiful house. Exactly what we where looking for. Heaps of space.

Our two families had a wonderful time in this house. Plenty of room to all eat together and lounge together. Four kids had their own room. King size beds in the other 2 masterrooms. Nice to have 2 bathrooms also.

5.0

Dec 2019

Christmas by the Lake 2019

Christmas by the Lake 2019

Awesome, spacious accommodation. 2 fridges are excellent. A clothes drier would be a great addition. The house is just like the photos. Unfortunately the grounds were overgrown & untidy. The main shower door seal falls off, causing leakage & we had to use towels provided to wipe up water. A blue recycling bin is required as the council did not collect our bottles in the green bin provided & we had to go to the recycling centre ourselves, which was an inconvenience. There is a broken bed end on a single bed in the end bedroom. The insinkerator is noisy. We accidentally broke a wine glass. In general, we would highly recommend this home in future.

5.0

Oct 2019

Outdoors

Outdoors

We enjoyed our stay. House clean and tidy. Ammenities were of good standard

4.0

Oct 2019

Wonderful stay

Wonderful stay

Great location, close to everything but far enough you can’t smell the sulphur! My only gripe will be the premises while nothing is broken, looks a little rundown and we couldn’t get signal for the TV set top box.

5.0

Sep 2019

Great stay in Rotorua

Great stay in Rotorua

A really great place to stay with a large group - ours was a sports team. Great location and facilities.

5.0

Aug 2019

What a weekend!

What a weekend!

Great location, amazing house! Perfect for a weekend away with friends. Cosy living area and fire. Will definitely be returning!

4.0

Aug 2019

Good, but don't rely on having Sky or a good Wifi connection.

Good, but don't rely on having Sky or a good Wifi connection.

great value. It's often difficult to fine reasonable price accomodation for single people who prefer their own room. The only issue was that there was no sky, and not very reliable Wifi. We had organised to watch the rugby and where very disappointed to find no satelite connection to sky. The property manager responded very quickly to our problem, Thank you, even though you couldn't help. We did not find it very good to hear that when the property manager contacted the owners they said it was working the night before for them, and that as shared. sky connection they were watching sky at the moment. My understanding is shared connection only allows one set to view. Disappointing, as it meant our evening plans had to be totally changed.

5.0

Jul 2019

Relaxing lakeside woods house

Relaxing lakeside woods house

We had an awesome time there and big enough to get friends from afar to come stay and catch up and enjoy the barbie. Awesome house, lovely area and still close enough to Rotorua and surrounding areas but just enough out of the city life to enjoy. May wish to stay again around same time next year as enjoyed it emenselly love the fire. 2nd time we had stayed there, 1st time somebody else organised the house this is why we went back cause we thoroughly enjoyed the location and the house Cheers Maggie

4.0

Jun 2019

very happy with the layout and facilities

very happy with the layout and facilities

A lovely spacious house for our large group and especially like that the toilets were separate to the bathrooms. Good parking.

5.0

Jun 2019

Queens birthday stay.

Queens birthday stay.

Great house and tons of room. Loved the fire and get at home right away. Would recommend without hesitation.

4.0

May 2019

Great Property, quiet location

Great Property, quiet location

Great property in a very quiet location. Plenty of room for all the family. Loved the fire in the evening. In need of a clean, spider webs on outside of windows.

3.0

May 2019

The property is in a good quiet location and has all the amenities needed for a comfortable stay.

The property is in a good quiet location and has all the amenities needed for a comfortable stay.

The experience was enjoyable. The property is well set up, in a quiet location and is safe. An improvement is the overall cleanliness of the property, and in particular the outside of the windows which had accumulated lots of spider webs.

4.0

Apr 2019

Roomy and comfortable

Roomy and comfortable

More room than we needed and the proximity to the lake was nice. It was very cold and rainy the night we arrived and we had a little trouble finding the narrow entrance and knowing which house it was. Owner left great instructions and a nice load of firewood so we could get the heat going. Kitchen and baths were clean. My only complaint was there were quite a few spiders.

4.0

Mar 2019

UK Family Rotorua Trip 2019

UK Family Rotorua Trip 2019

My family travelled over from the UK, so we decided to take them up to Rotorua for a week. The house was great for sleeping 10 of us and all the bedrooms worked out great for all of the different age groups. It was very quiet, parking for 3 vehicles and had access to the beach via another property. The hosts were very helpful with information and providing assistance where required. The only thing we would say is that it doesn't have a dishwasher which ends up as a lot of washing up for 10 people but I suppose that's why you have kids eh!!! Thanks very much we enjoyed it.

4.0

Mar 2019

Excellent location, perfectly supplied for large group

Excellent location, perfectly supplied for large group

Perfect for large group. Clean, well-supplied

5.0

Feb 2019

Great place to stay

Great place to stay

Great place to stay

5.0

Jan 2019

Lovely stay

Lovely stay

Lovely stay. Right by lake so we enjoyed thr kayaking. Huge house, perfect for multiple families. Central to many fun activities.

FAQs

How much does this house cost compared to others in Rotorua?

The average price for a rental in Rotorua is R 2,433 per night. This rental is R 2,489 above the average.

Is parking included with this house?

Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Willowmere Cottage Su. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this house?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this house. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is Willowmere Cottage Su pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this house is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at Willowmere Cottage Su?

We found 6 amenities for this rental. This includes kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, fireplace, laundry, and balcony or patio.

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Willowmere Cottage Su

House in Rotorua

Reasons to book

About this house rental

Amenities

Map of Rotorua

Nearby attractions

Reviews

FAQs

How much does this house cost compared to others in Rotorua?

Is parking included with this house?

Is there a pool at this house?

Is Willowmere Cottage Su pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Willowmere Cottage Su?

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