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My name is Mark and will be your host we look forward to having you stay with us. We have run this property as a Holiday home since 2004. As Hosts we are friendly and down to earth and will do our best to make your stay enjoyable and memorable. We live just a few minutes from the house so will be there if you need me quickly.

Type of Holiday Home
This house is more in line with a traditional Kiwi Bach. A traditional Kiwi Bach is a holiday home where you go to enjoy the great outdoors to get away from your city life and all the stress that goes with that. New Zealanders understand that you are often happiest just standing around a Barbeque with a beer or wine and perhaps with a freshly caught fish. So often these types of holiday homes do not try to be upmarket - rather relaxed and unpretentious. This one is full of Art with lots of Books, Magazines and games with an atmosphere that gives you a good feeling. The house is clean tidy and well kept. Riverlea Cottage is a good fit for those looking for affordable comfortable accommodation where they can relax and feel at home so they can get on with really enjoying their holiday. The House was build in the 1920s and is an old country Villa / Bungalow set next to open paddocks and the River beyond. It has a Newish Kitchen and Bathroom. The rest of the house is original but in good condition having a certain undefined charm and a slightly bohemian f eel. One of the comments we sometimes get is staying at Riverlea Cottage is like taking a holiday from your holiday - somewhere you can really relax.
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So Riverlea cottage is a very peaceful tranquil location. It's hard to put your finger on why this is? It just is. I chose to move here to focus more on my fine artwork and you'll see a number of my artworks in the house. Apart from being one of the most beautiful parts of the country Taumarunui is the natural centre of the North Island and from hear many activities are in range of a short car ride (within 2 hours journey). The cottage is Insulated from train noise behind an embankment 50 meters behind the house it is quiet. Being only 150m from the Wanganui river through a public reserve, where you can catch trout from the riverbanks it's popular with Fishermen and women. We have a lot of guests staying who come to enjoy Canoeing down the River www.blazingadventures.co.nz, Cycling, and walking the Trail, especially the Timber Trail https://www.thetimbertrail.nz/ and 42 Traverse and the Tongariro crossing, lots of people come to enjoy Bookings with Forgotten World Adventures https://forgottenworldadventures.co.nz/ and of cause we have many people who come for Skiing and Snowboarding on Mt Ruapehu http://www.mtruapehu.com/ about 40 minutes drive away and in the other direction the Waitomo Caves an hour away https://www.waitomo.com That's one of the key benefits of this location, it is so central. You are less than 3 hour's drive away from 8 major cities and countless activities all within an easy drive.
But most of all Riverlea Cottage is comfortable homely, the beds are comfortable and the Shower is good and the house is fully decked out. The Bookshelves have plenty of Books and recent Magazines so it's the perfect place to relax and there is lots of Art on the Walls.

• Central Location a great place to base yourself at a lower price and see Central North Island Attractions
• Riverlea Cottage is an 'Art stay' there is a lot of Art on the walls which you can buy sometimes originals sometimes prints and the house is owned by a local Artist and Graphic Designer.
• Close to a Supermarket. (5 minutes by car)
• Close to Cafes and Restaurants (5 minutes by car)
• Next to A river you can fish from and a public reserve you can walk around (fishing rod supplied
• Close to several key Tourism activities
• Pool table, Lots of Games, Books and Magazines make it a great place to relax.