1. Rustic Farm Cabin with 5 Star River Views

The latest cabin at Riverside R&R is a simple but cosy with 5-star river views offering a country getaway. This Off-grid Cabin is fully solar & gas powered. It borders & overlooks the Waikato river. Regular startling sunsets & on clear nights; beautiful starry skies. Private & beautiful, it feels remote but is close to town & halfway between the cities of Auckland & Hamilton. There is a TV with Chromecast for google TV watching. Limited mobile reception but FREE WIFI is included. The space Kereru Cabin is actually two cabins joined together by a beautiful river view deck. One cabin is the bedroom and the other contains the utilities of bathroom, kitchen and small sitting room for your exclusive use. Highway-10mins Auckland airport-40mins (if there is no traffic congestion) Local Tuakau amenities, food stores, bar & restaurant-10mins Pukekohe's shop chains eg; Warehouse & restaurants-20mins Halfway between Auckland & Hamilton A central but remote feeling getaway Cabin: Private single open plan room (plus a bathroom & Kitchenette) overlooking paddocks and the Waikato River. Environmentally conscious farm - only sensitive cleaning products used & supplied. WALKING (FREE) & FARM TOUR ($20 - half hr, $45-1hr - 1-2 pax) Subject to availability & time. Brief health & safety induction required. Requests for safe ‘livestock free’ walks & farm tours (by 3 seater ATV vehicle) need to be pre arranged/made at the time of the cabin request. Mobile reception is low inside the cabin but good free unlimited wifi is supplied. Some board games, cards and books are also supplied. The fireplace is for winter use only (June, July, August) except upon request (firewood charge applies) Hot water bottles are supplied as they are the most energy efficient and effective heating (so cosy!). Please refer to safety user instructions in the house manual to prevent burns -productsafety dot govt dot nz-for-consumers-using-products-safely-hot-water-bottles-product-safety Being off-grid means we are not connected to the national power grid & means its ok to have normal operation of lighting, phone chargers, laptops, tablets, water pump, washing machine but NO high power drawing items such as heater, dishwasher, clothes dryer, electric blankets, toaster (there is a gas grill), kettle (there is a gas stove top billy). If you need short term use of a high drawing appliance such as a hair dryer (or other heated styler), iron etc please request/organise prior to booking - we have an onsite generator to top up the power batteries but need to be aware to monitor the voltage more intently when such appliances are to be used. Note: There is a Gravel road & driveway for approximately 1.2kms from State Highway 22 to your cabin. Duck shooting season is generally during May & can at times be noisy particularly on opening weekend. Google can tell you the dates - shooting starts at day break when there is no fog on the river. Compulsory weekly cleaning & maintenance ($45) & additional heating fee in the winter (wood and fuel) apply for long stays-please enquire. There is a second cabin listed on Airbnb if you need another bed. Guest access Exclusive use of the two cabins and deck Other things to note This is an operational dry stock farm. Hazards, animals & farm vehicles and machinery will be about. Farm noises & smells. Please be cautious and please do not feed the animals as this can make them a nuisance and/or naughty. The fireplace is for winter use only (June, July, August) except upon request (firewood charge applies)