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HILLTOP COTTAGE TAUPO

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Exterior
Lounge
`Lounge
View from property
Living area

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms1+ bathroomSleeps 81453.1 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Outdoor space
  • Parking available
  • Barbecue grill
  • Mountain view

Explore the area

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Hilltop, Taupo
  • Place, Taupō Hot Springs
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Maori Carvings
    ‪20 min walk‬
  • Place, Spa Thermal Park
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Airport, Taupō Airport (TUO)
    ‪8 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed and 1 Child Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed and 1 Child Bed

Bunk Room

2 Single Beds

1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Ensuite

Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

HILLTOP COTTAGE TAUPO

Funky bach style, 3 bedroom cottage with views, in the highly sort after area of Hilltop. Terrific open plan living area - lounge, dining room and kitchen. Ideal for a fun filled, or relaxed holiday for a group of friends, or families. Positioned on a prime and secluded section with quiet tree lined surroundings and extensive elevated views of the Lake and Mountains. Great sunshine throughout the day and views of the sunset across the lake. Close to Taupo's many and varied attractions. Short walking distance to Hilltop Shopping Centre and restaurants - including the popular Mole and Chicken restaurant and bar. Bright colours and quirky style, well equipped for families. Plenty of off street parking, including the lawn. Bathroom with toilet and shower over bath, and a separate ensuite toilet and basin. Instantaneous gas hot water heating, which never runs out. TV's in lounge and both double bedrooms. Porta cot, high chair, toys and children's books. 3 outdoor living decks to enjoy and follow the sun. BBQ, table and deck chairs. A highly sought after holiday venue, or event base with many happy repeat stays.
Special conditions:
Spacious living area. 2 Queen Beds, 1 Single Bed, set of bunks and 2 trundler beds. 1 bathroom with toilet and shower over bath, andamp; a separate ensuite toilet. Fridge/Freezer, Dishwasher, Microwave, 3 x LED T.Vs, Stereo/CD Player, Washing Machine and Gas BBQ/Outdoor Furniture. Electric/Gas Heating .Portacot, highchair andamp; children’s swings. Toy box and children's books. No smoking please.

Extras: Cleaning (Required, NZ$85.00 per stay); NOTE: Under Kiwi bach tradition you are expected to: Bring your own linen (towels/sheets/tea towels);

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

About the area

Taupō

Located in Hilltop, a neighbourhood in Taupō, this holiday home is in the mountains and on a lake. Maori Carvings and A.C. Baths are local landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Lake Taupō and Waikato River. Travelling with kids? Consider Taupō Hot Springs and Waipahihi Botanical Gardens. Scuba diving and power boating offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with cycling and horse riding nearby.
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Hilltop, Taupo

What's nearby

  • Taupō Hot Springs - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Maori Carvings - 20 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Waipahihi Botanical Gardens - 2 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Spa Thermal Park - 2 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Taupō Marina and Boat Ramp - 4 min drive - 2.9 km

Getting around

  • Taupō Airport (TUO) - 8 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Dixie Brown's Cafe - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Replete Food Company - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is HILLTOP COTTAGE TAUPO pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at HILLTOP COTTAGE TAUPO?

As of 13 Apr, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at HILLTOP COTTAGE TAUPO on 20 Apr, 2026 start from S$133, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at HILLTOP COTTAGE TAUPO?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at HILLTOP COTTAGE TAUPO?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at HILLTOP COTTAGE TAUPO?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is HILLTOP COTTAGE TAUPO located?

This family-friendly Taupō holiday home is located on a lake, within 1 mi (2 km) of Maori Carvings, Taupō Hot Springs and Lake Taupō. Waipahihi Botanical Gardens and Spa Thermal Park are also within 2 miles (3 km).

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 79 out of 110 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 110 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 110 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 110 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 110 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rachel T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
A lovely peaceful spot and cottage. Would definitely go back. Loved our stay there
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Amy M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Perfect for our family get away, had all we needed! Lovely home with a wonderful view of the lake. Would most definitely stay again
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Steve R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lovely spot to stay in Taupo!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Zara G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
A perfect house for kids, nice and clean in a great location, Thank you
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
A quaint cottage. Well equipped with everything you need. The beds and furniture are unfortunately well past their useful time and we found them very uncomfortable. The location is great, the hosts are great and if they replace the beds and furniture I’d rate it 5.
Stayed 21 nights in Dec 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Jan, 2026
Thank you for this information - this is the first time we had had this feedback. So we have subsequently invested in upgrades
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Megan R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely cottage

a lovely cottage
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Catherine J.

Yet again we had another fantastic family holiday in this amazing home

Yet again we had another fantastic family holiday in this amazing home. It really is one of our favourite places to go.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Carlton C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful view of the lake

Very enjoyable stay in a classic kiwi house/Bach in quiet neighbourhood with views out over the lake.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Chris R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Really good place. Clean. Good location. Enough beds. A awesome selection of cutlery, good sized bowls and glasses. Shower great.For us next time we’ll probably look to pay a bit more somewhere else and have a dryer, internet, linen & towels. That’s only our preference as it was really good overall.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Verity G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect for our stay

Older house but very clean and tidy with everything we needed. Great location. Thanks for sharing your house with us!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Charlie A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Bliss

Magic property in a magic location. Sue is so helpful. We had the most wonderful time (Ages 7-70!). We’ll definately be looking to visit again in the future.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lee B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cute little property… had everything we needed

Really easy. Very good to deal with 🤩
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sharon B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lucky last minute stay

Great location, plenty of room, good shower pressure, great fridge, plenty of bedding options, lots of light and sun, walking distance to cafe, pub, coffee, dairy etc. Easy into town drive, walk to lakefront, private. Tight turnaround in drive for bigger car.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Jan, 2025
Guests are most welcome to turn around (and park if travelling with 2 cars) on the lawn - the pumice base in Taupo means it never gets soggy.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kate B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cute cottage with a view

We all had an excellent holiday, and the cottage was perfect! It had everything we needed, was on a quiet street, and had a beaut view of the lake! Our friends live on the same street, so the kids spent a lot of their free time roaming between the houses. We would absolutely stay in this cottage again! Thanks so much 😀
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Marianne S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic house, great views

This property had everything we needed. 5 minute walk to the lake. 10 minute drive into town. Wonderfully relaxing and comfortable. Very well equipped kitchen. Beautiful garden. Thanks
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2023
Archival

8/10 Good

Renee M.

The fridge leaked rather a lot.

The fridge leaked rather a lot. The house was lovely and spacious for our family. We had a lovely time.
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Mar, 2020
We're so glad you had a lovely time, and thanks for letting us know about the fridge - We've just organised for a brand new one to go in immediately - we know how important a great fridge is for all our summer guests so we really appreciate the heads up.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Felicity S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect long stay

Hilltop Cottage was perfect for our needs. It was a few blocks from our family's home and we enjoyed the spaces, both indoors and outdoors. Sue was very easy to communicate with. The house is funky and colourful, the decor eclectic. Both bedrooms with queen beds are very comfortable, with good curtains to allow for sleeping in. Views over Lake Taupo are gorgeous.❤
Stayed 90 nights in Oct 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Jan, 2023
It was an absolute pleasure to host Felicity, they looked after Hilltop Cottage beautifully and were super friendly. We hope you are enjoying the rest of your stay in NZ, and wish you both a safe trip home.
Verified

8/10 Good

Teresa C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Hilltop cottage

Plenty of room, but the bathroom fan not very effective so even with the window open as well the walls and floor got very wet. Having. There was no internet or sky and having to get rid of our own rubbish was not ideal.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Margy and Bob P.

Liked: Check-in, location

?

ok a few things need addressing like inadequate utensils. Bit dated needs wifi and more comfortable mattresses.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Laurissa I.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved the Hilltop Cottage

We had a great stay at the Hilltop Cottage, its a quirky spacious house with plenty of room for our family and had everything we needed. Plenty of room for the kids to play outside, a kids bedroom with toys and books galore to keep young ones entertained. Plenty of off street parking, it was tidy and just a really cool place to stay. Thank you for having us
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

The bach is clean and well equipped.

The bach is clean and well equipped. It is especially well set up for children with lots of books and toys and a safe outdoor play area. The evening view over Lake Taupo from the deck was especially enjoyable.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Trent v.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great taupo retreat

This was a very great place to come put your feet up and relax. Had amazing views and very central to everything we wanted to do. thank-you very much for your lovely batch to stay in. I would definitely recommend and would love to one day come back cheers :)
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Anna R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic

We had a fantastic holiday here. The house was very well set up for our young family. We would highly recommend it.
Verified

8/10 Good

Toni B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely views from this comfortable old-school bach.

The house proved to be nice and warm with all the heaters on but it would have been good to have the convenience of a heat pump over the gas fire especially if you have young kids. (Obviously not an issue in summer.) Great communication from the owner and they were kind enough to give us a late check out. There is a dairy and lovely restaurant nearby which we appreciated. The house is in a good location for the lake in summer. Just a note for those with bikes, there is no access to the garage or secure lock up. Overall, the house worked well for our stay with 4 adults and 3 kids. Thanks.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Joshua R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

Great place to stay and great property manager to deal with.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

About the host

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What makes this property unique

Spacious and vibrant holiday living environment for a group, or families.

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