Koura Lodge is a boutique bed and breakfast on the lakefront at 209 Kawaha Point Road, on the tip of Kawaha Point on the western shore of Lake Rotorua. It is about five minutes' drive from the city centre and close to many of Rotorua's attractions. The rooms have lake views, with Mokoia Island and Mt Tarawera in sight, and the lodge sits in a private lawn-to-lake setting with native gardens. It can host up to 18 guests.
Breakfast is a buffet and cooked breakfast, which the lodge describes as five-star. Guests can use the lakeside open-air hot tub and sauna, go canoeing, kayak, swim in the lake or fish. Pickup from the waterfront is included, and bikes can be looked after. Guests say the rooms are warm, the breakfast is great and the service is lovely. The lodge is named after the native freshwater crayfish, which can be seen at night around the lake's edge. Phone +64 7 348 5868. Our pick in Kawaha Point for a lakeside stay with a hot tub.