196 State Highway 33, Tikitere

In a market where it is notoriously hard to secure large lifestyle properties on the east-side of Rotorua, this 5.1218ha offering outshines for size, quality and views. Nestled amid the acreage is a spacious family residence with an outlook over the lake, Mokoia Island and rolling countryside. It has been tastefully renovated to provide a beautiful modern living environment for family and guests. The heart of the home is a light-filled kitchen, dining and family living pavilion set under a vaulted ceiling. It offers the warm aesthetic of tongue-and-groove flooring and the encompassing comfort of a large Jotul woodfire in a centrepiece schist stone fireplace. The sleek modern kitchen captures the sun and lake panorama. Four bedrooms, including a picturesque master retreat with an ensuite, feature downstairs. Upstairs contains a large, recently renovated family room, with the bonus of a kitchenette. There is ample space to add an ensuite for lucrative visitor accommodation. Studies and heat pumps feature on both levels. Bathrooms are pristine contemporary spaces and indoor-outdoor flow is a strong design feature throughout the home. Relaxed outdoor living areas upstairs and down are superbly angled for the lake and district views, and offer endless opportunities for alfresco entertaining. There is abundant parking. Outdoors presents easy-care landscaped gardens, seven well-fenced sheep paddocks, shared yards and a second double garage with workshop. A four bay fully-enclosed implement shed with a concrete floor and mechanic's pit adds further value. Commanding a premier position in a coveted location, this property boasts spectacular, unrivalled qualities. Both Lake Rotorua and Rotoiti are moments away for fishing and aquatic pleasures. Okere Falls is close and State Highways 30, 33 and 36 are nearby. Trips to popular coastal destinations are a breeze from this magnificent lifestyle locale, which lies minutes from Rotorua Regional Airport and a short drive to the CBD. RV $1,170,000. ...