The Lakeside Villas

About

Set on the shore of New Zealand's largest lake, Lakeside Villas is the ideal year-round vacation venue from which to explore the wonders of New Zealand's thermal valleys, steam geysers, and hot mineral pools. Trout fishing, kayaking, parasailing, horse trekking, jet boating, white-water rafting, and several golf courses, including Warakei International, are among the area's attractions. Tongariro National Park provides stunning native bush walks and winter snow-skiing. The resort offers tennis and squash courts, a putting green, saunas, a library, game room, indoor swimming pool, and wireless Internet kiosk on-site

What the units actually give you

Interval's amenity list only says "Cooking Facilities (In Units)" and "Laundry Facilities", which leaves the two most practical questions open. The answers below are read from the wording of the source shown, quoted so you can judge it yourself.

What is actually within reach

Grocery

400 m — walkable
Four Square

Pharmacy

806 m — walkable

Beach

251 m — at the door

Straight-line distance from the resort to the nearest one mapped, so the walk or drive is longer. Interval says only whether a grocery is "nearby"; this says how near. Data from OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Airports

Interval names TUO, which is 5.0 km away in a straight line.

Also in range: TUO 5.0 km · ROT 68.3 km · NPE 109.6 km · HLZ 112.8 km · WHK 112.8 km. Scheduled-service airports only, largest first. From OurAirports (public domain).

Kitchen

Full kitchen in some units from resort site
“…fully equipped kitchen / kitchenette…” — http://www.lakesidevillas.co.nz

Laundry

Washer/dryer in unit from resort site
“…washing machine…” — http://www.lakesidevillas.co.nz

Unit configurations

Amenities

On site

• Air Conditioning (In Units)
• Babysitting Referral
• Cooking Facilities (In Units)
• DVD or VCR (In Units)
• Laundry Facilities
• Racquetball
• Swimming Pool, Indoors
• Tennis
• Whirlpool Spa or Hot Tub

Nearby

• Bar/Cocktail Lounge
• Beach
• Bicycle Trails
• Boat Marina/Launching
• Car Rentals
• Casino Gambling
• Day Spa
• Entertainment, Live
• Exercise Room, Equipped
• Fishing
• Golf
• Grocery/Convenience Store
• Horseback Riding
• Lake
• Playground
• Restaurant
• Sailing/Rentals
• Swimming Pool, Outdoors

Travel Demand Index — New Zealand, Lake Taupo Area, 2026

Interval's index of relative demand for this market, week by week. 100 is the market average; above it demand exceeds supply, below it availability is easier and your exchange goes further. Each row shows the real check-in dates for that timeshare week.

Week numbers follow Interval's calendar: week 1 starts on the first Friday of the year, and the Saturday and Sunday after it belong to the same week. A 52-week year still has a week 53 on the demand chart — its check-in dates fall in January of the following year. Full week calendar →

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