Award Winning Dream Escape - a stone's throw from Rotorua's major attractions - Rotorua

4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 6

Popular amenities

Pet-friendly

Fireplace

Breakfast available

Kitchen

Barbecue grill

Free WiFi

Explore the area

Fairy Springs, Bay Of Plenty

Skyline Rotorua12 min walk
Mitai Maori Village17 min walk
Polynesian Spa6 min drive
Rotorua (ROT-Rotorua Regional)23 min drive

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Maketū (Downstairs 1st Left)

2 Single Beds

Moehau (Upstairs Master Left)

1 Queen Bed

Mokaihaha (Downstairs 2nd Left)

1 Queen Bed

Rangiatea (Upstairs Master Right)

1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms

Downstairs

Toilet · Shower only

Upstairs

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

Office

Outdoor play area

Garden

Dining Area

About this property

Award Winning Dream Escape - a stone's throw from Rotorua's major attractions

Whether you come for recreation, family holiday, executive retreat or thrill seeking excursion, Tūrama will shelter you. This recently-built, architecturally-designed home is located minutes from Rotorua's major attractions and city centre, yet is secluded enough to offer an escape. You will be amazed staying here! Spacious 'designer' living, large gardens and regenerating native bush are highlights. Luxurious bathrooms and beautiful bedrooms await you too. As for your four-legged family member/s: dogs will love roaming an acre of secured gardens while you cook up something in the kitchen or on the BBQ. Kids will delight in roasting marshmallows on the enclosed fire place in the porch. Big kids might join in too.

Property manager

Paul

Languages

English

Amenities

Kitchen

Washer

Dryer

Pet-friendly

Free WiFi

Outdoor space

Kitchen

Outdoor space

Barbecue grill

Fireplace

House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Check out before 11:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 13–17

Exceptions can be negotiated

Events

No events allowed

Unless agreed at time of booking.

Pets

Pets allowed: dogs (limit 2 total)

Prefer dogs sleep outside, but negotiable :)

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Damage and incidentals

You will be responsible for any damage to the rental property caused by you or your party during your stay.

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 not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip

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

We should mention

A car is not required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Rotorua

This vacation home is located in Fairy Springs, a neighborhood in Rotorua, and is near theme parks and on a river. Skyline Rotorua and Volcanic Hills Winery are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit DriftKartz and Rainbow Springs Kiwi Wildlife Park. Waimangu Cauldron and Agroventures are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with kayaking and water skiing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking and mountain biking.

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Fairy Springs, Bay Of Plenty

What's nearby

Skyline Rotorua - 12 min walk
Rainbow Springs Kiwi Wildlife Park - 16 min walk
Mitai Maori Village - 17 min walk
Eat Street - 5 min drive
Polynesian Spa - 6 min drive

Getting around

Rotorua (ROT-Rotorua Regional) - 19 min drive

Restaurants

McDonald's - 6 min walk
Social Club - 4 min drive
Burgerfuel - 4 min walk
Gold Star Bakery - 2 min drive
Wendy’S - 7 min walk

10

Exceptional

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10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Gavin J.

4 Apr 2024

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

Easter weekend 2024

Spent a lovely couple of days in the house with family over Easter. The property is amazing - exactly as it appears in the listing. We especially enjoyed spending a couple of hours in the evening around the fire pit on the patio. Highly recommended!!!

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Larry M.

4 Jan 2024

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

Excellent

Wonderful home and location. Thank you.

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carolyn E.

15 July 2023

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

Tranquil Ferry Springs

A lovely home that has thoughtfully been designed with beautiful Māori cultural features. Paul communicated very well and ensured our stay went smoothly. Thank you very much.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joanna W.

29 June 2022

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

Such an awesome spot.

True to the bookabach advertisement. Great spot, great big home, warm. Enjoyed the neighborhood dog, Possum.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dinesh B.

1 May 2022

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

Awesome Property

Highly impressed with the service and the property would love to stay again.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

About the host

Hosted by Paul

Professor of Indigenous Studies, University of Melbourne (Australia)
Former University Dean - School of Māori, Pacific & Indigenous Studies (Otago)
Former Museum Director (Auckland, Melbourne)

Why they chose this property

This multi award property has been in Paul's family for over 16 generations. The family still regularly uses it. The old homestead was completely rebuilt/finished in 2018. Tūrama is over-engineered to ensure it provides shelter during any major natural disaster event (earthquake, eruption/ash fallout, flooding, gales), as can occur from time to time in the Rotorua region.

Tūrama is a new house typology seeking to reimagine residential architecture in alignment with the twin streams of NZ identity promised under Te Tiriti (Māori version of Treaty) o Waitangi. The design concept was jointly generated by RTA Studio and Professor Paul Tapsell as a multi-creative, pre-Indigenous response to 16 generations of unbroken occupation. It was calculated and built, ensuring the completed home was carbon neutral.

Awards
2018 New Zealand Architecture Award - Housing Category

2018 NZIA Waikato / Bay of Plenty Architecture Award - Housing Category

2018 World Architecture Festival Award, Finalist - House Category

2018 Home of the Year Finalist (Three in NZ)

What makes this property unique

Tūrama is uniquely designed as a multi-generational retreat anchored by five ancestral points of origin. She elegantly wraps herself around all whom enter. Her manaakitanga (hospitality) is symbolically represented by forest-like timber uprights complete with an oxidised steel, taniko pattern, reflecting the kakahu (fine woven cloak) used in ceremonies by the whanau today. This manaakitanga is extended to all our guests.