Name: Mairenui Rural Retreat
Address: 1019 Manawatu Scenic Road, Taihape, Taihape, Taihape, 4774, New Zealand
Rating: 10

24-hour reception

Smoke-free property

Garden

Terrace

No elevators

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Laundry

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Library

Barbecue grill(s)

Picnic area

Barbeque

Recreation

Parking

Pets allowed

Pets

Extra decontamination measures

Personal protection equipment for guests

Additional measures against COVID-19

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Palmerston North Airport

Mairenui Rural Retreat

Taihape

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

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king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Wow....so much history in this place. Felt like staying in a museum. Matt set up a lovely fire for us on arrival. His wife Leonie keeps the place super clean. Sue and Dave are the loveliest couple we met at breakfast. She even catered for my gluten free diet. If you want to escape the hassle and bassle this is your retreat!

Colonial charmer with the loveliest hosts

Sue & David made me most welcome and comfortable. They are a very interesting couple and conversation around the dining table with them and other guests was most enjoyable as were the meals. 
The scenery surrounding the property is just amazing.

Peaceful retreat with great hosts.

My wife and I stayed on a freezing frosty night. We found the accommodation functional and warm with all we required.
David and Sue are wonderful hosts, the meals and conversations were most enjoyable and it was enlightening to learn so much history about the area.

Very welcoming stay

We stayed here for a birthday celebration, taking up almost all of the facility, so this review is a reflection of a variety of opinions. 
Firstly, the various 'locations' are in three distinct areas with the local road intersecting them.  If you are staying as a couple then this probabily won't matter, but for us it came as a surprise and meant a bit of coming and going for some in our group.
The villa is definatly "old School' and may come as a bit of a shock to some.  Even though we were here in summer the nights were cool/cold.  We had to light the fire both nights....Yes an open fire that you have to work at.....comes as a surprise to those who are used to a heat pump.  
The ceiling are very high and the windows small. meaning it is dark in there, even when it's bright sunlight outside.
We also had some un-invited guests, of the fury, long tailed variety.  Our fault no doubt for leaving food out, but country life!!! (and this is not imagined as we saw them).
The other property is 'quirky' at best.  I can imagine some people not being comfortable in there at all, as the sleeping areas have open spaces so private conversations, aren't.  Also, for those of us who stayed there, hot water would have been nice.....there was none!
You probabily think that we didn't enjoy our time here, well that's wrong.  Far from it, we loved being away from everything and stepping back in time to when  houses like this were the norm.  But if you think you'd miss your mod con's then perhaps this isn't the spot for you.

definately not your average stay

Awesome weekend stay at The Retreat. Amazing funky place. Had everything we needed. And amazing views especially waking up in the queen room. Cosy with the fire also. We had breakfast on Sunday which was delicious and plentiful including homemade jams and muesli. Sue and David are wonderful friendly hosts. We'll be back. 

Weekend at The Retreat

We stayed with David and Sue two nights, in the homestead over the road. A delightfully quaint villa, still furnished in the original way, we had the whole building to ourselves, and loved it. The bed was comfortable, the setting beautiful, and breakfast in the main farmhouse each morning was tasty, varied and stylishly presented. Sue's evening meal was also lovely, with drinks included, and they are very pleasant hosts to dine with.

Quaint historic b&b

Arrived from Tauranga late on a stormy afternoon to a warm welcome and shown our already heated, with all facilities, room looking out on pasture, cattle and waving bushland. 
Drinks at 7-30 and a beautiful dinner accompanied by stimulating conversation with host and hostess Sue and David Sweet. We have done travel plus plus and must recomend Sue and David's "Rural Retreat" as one of the most comfortable facilities  experienced, We will certainly hope we will be seeing more of Sue and Daid's Mairenui Rural Retreat

Heaven on a wet stormy night

We stopped here for a night on our way to Wellington. It made for a magical evening with our 3 kids.  We saw the sheep getting sheered, met the new foals, and fed Flossy the sheep. David gave us a tour in his vintage land rover around the area. Sue made us a beautiful breakfast in the morning and we had a wonderful time chatting with them about the history of the farm and their own travel experiences.  This was a special experience for all 5 of us!

Magical Evening

I stopped over for 1 night and chose to have the optional dinner. It was beautiful and the conversations with David and Sue were interesting and they made us feel at home. The breakfast was amazing and so was the tour of the farm. The sheep and horses were nice and so was the dog.

Dinner

Wonderful place to stop in in the NZ countryside. The hosts are charming and the accommodation to a good standard. We had the older house to ourselves (1895 built) with a  bedroom and en-suite. Ther house has other rooms plus lounge and kitchen as well, but we dined with our hosts. Dinner and breakfast were excellent. The views around the property are awesome.

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