PHOTO: BROOK SABIN Lake Taupō Holiday Resort has New Zealand’s only swim-up hot pool bar and cafe.
A movie has just started under the stars.
The drinks are flowing and pizzas are coming out of the oven. And the best bit? We’re in a giant hot pool.
Holiday parks can be a bit of a mixed bag, but this one is a serious contender for the country’s best.
A few years ago, the owners of Lake Taupō Holiday Resort had a problem. Lloyd and Trish Lusty wanted to make their accommodation a destination in itself – so had the idea of building a waterpark. But fearing it could get a little cold over the Central Plateau’s frosty winter, they decided to build a grand hot pool – complete with New Zealand’s first thermal swim-up cafe and bar.
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