There’s a certain kind of holiday that Kiwis have perfected over generations. It doesn’t involve itineraries or alarm clocks. It involves a bach, the people you love most, a lake shimmering in the distance and nowhere you need to be.
If that’s the holiday you’ve been craving, let us introduce you to Bliss: a characterful two-storey bach tucked into a quiet, elevated spot in Two Mile Bay, with lake and mountain views to greet you every morning.
The kind of place where everyone finds their spot
You know a bach is a good one when, within an hour of arriving, everyone has claimed their corner. At Bliss, that happens fast.
Maybe the kids (or the grandparents, or your best mate) have discovered the downstairs bedroom with its bed tucked behind a bookshelf. Yes, an actual wall of books, with a cosy seating nook looking out over the garden. Someone’s upstairs, sunk into a chair by the floor-to-ceiling glass doors, pretending to read but really just soaking in the view. Someone else has wandered off to investigate the fern glen at the bottom of the garden.
That’s the magic of the layout. With a bedroom and bathroom on each floor, Bliss sleeps up to five with genuine breathing room. Families with teenagers love the upstairs-downstairs separation, and parents of little ones have been know to tuck the kids into bed downstairs, then head up for a quiet glass of wine while the evening settles in.
Real bach character, none of the bach compromises
Bliss is a traditional Kiwi bach at heart, full of warmth, personality, and that slightly treehouse-like feeling of being perched above it all. But it’s been lovingly done up, so you get the character without roughing it. The kitchen is properly well-stocked (the kind where you can actually cook a family roast, not just reheat pies), there’s a gas fire for crisp Taupō evenings, heat pumps for good measures, and free Wi-Fi for the teens.
And when the sun’s out, the whole house opens up. “Fantastic location – captures the sun all day long” as one guest, Guy, put it. The owners feel the same way: “Bliss is close to everything, cosy, private, and sun-soaked all day. The BBQ and outdoor entertainment area have a wonderful view out to the lake and mountains.” That’s where the best evenings happen, as dinner stretches on and the sky turns pink over the lake. Guests regularly mention the sunsets. They’re not exaggerating.
Your base for the best Taupō
The best of Two Mile Bay is that you’re close to everything without being in the thick of it. It’s fifteen-minute stroll down to the lakefront, and a lovely local restaurant sits just five minutes away, handy for a morning coffee run or a night off from cooking.
From here, the whole Taupō playground is on your doorstep:
- Lake Taupō itself: swimming, kayaking, fishing, or simply skimming stones with the kids until someone gets hungry
- Huka Falls: a short drive to watch a quarter of a million litres of impossibly blue water thunder past every second
- Craters of the Moon: steaming, otherworldly, and endlessly fascinating for curious kids (and adults)
- The Tongariro Alpine Crossing: for the ambitious, Bliss is a well-placed launchpad for one of the world’s great day walks
- Taupō township: cafés, hot pools, mini golf, and ice cream, all a few minutes away
Fill your days as much or as little as you like. Then come home, kick off your shoes, and let the bach do the rest.
Come and enjoy the Bliss
A private, sun-soaked bach with lake and mountain views, room for five across two easy floors, and Taupō’s best days out just minutes away. It’s no wonder Simone wrote after her stay: “We loved our stay so much, we didn’t want to leave.”
Beds are made up before you arrive, so all that’s left to do is pick a weekend and round up the family.
Bliss is ready when you are. Taupō’s waiting.
Click the link to book this property – https://www.bachcare.co.nz/holiday-homes-accommodation/lake-taupo/taupo-central/bliss-taupo-holiday-home/2613
