Lancewood Lodge is a group accommodation at 170 High Street in Bulls, a small Rangitikei township sitting where State Highways 1 and 3 meet. Good group accommodation lives or dies on the basics: honest bed configurations rather than generous maximum-occupancy counts, enough bathrooms to survive a full house, and a kitchen and dining space where everyone can self-cater without a queue. Before committing, ask whether your booking gets exclusive use or shares the space with other guests, what the beds actually are — bunks, doubles, a mix — and what is expected at checkout. Large parties also learn to book early, because sports teams, family reunions and school camps claim weekends and holiday weeks months ahead. For a group bound for Rangitikei's farming and river country, or simply breaking the long drive down the North Island, Bulls is a practical place to gather, and Lancewood Lodge sits right on its main street.