DRAFT PREVIEW — prepared for Jan Small by BnB Journeys · not published · photos are interim copies from Jan's own Booking.com listing, to be replaced with her originals

Your own quiet garden suite, minutes from everything Rotorua

A private, self-contained suite on a peaceful Glenholme street — with a real welcome, local know-how, and breakfast brought to your door each morning. Hosted by Jan.

The private courtyard garden — roses, flowering pots and a bistro table in the sun
the courtyard garden · interim photo from Jan’s Booking.com listing
9.8 / 10 “Exceptional” 106 guest reviews · Booking.com
10 Staff & hosting category score · Booking.com
10 Cleanliness category score · Booking.com
5.0 ★ Google reviews Google Maps
The Suite

A place of your own — not just a room

The suite is a modern, purpose-built unit with its own entrance — a separate bedroom with a queen bed, plus a proper lounge and dining area so you can spread out, cook a little, and come and go as you please. Doors open to a private courtyard garden that catches the morning sun.

  • Separate bedroom, queen bed
  • Lounge & dining room
  • Kitchenette, well equipped
  • Private bathroom
  • Sunny terrace & courtyard garden
  • Heating & air-conditioning
  • Fast free Wi-Fi & streaming TV
  • Washing machine
  • Barbecue available
  • Free off-street parking
The open-plan dining and lounge area with kitchenette and garden outlook
dining, lounge & kitchenette · interim, Booking.com
A cooked breakfast — scrambled eggs on toast with bacon, hash brown and baked beans
breakfast, made by Jan · interim, Booking.com
Breakfast

Delivered to your door, every morning

Breakfast comes to the suite — freshly baked bread and pastries with a selection of teas and coffees, ready when you are. Guests mention it again and again: it’s the kind of start that sets up a full day of exploring.

Dietary needs? Tell Jan when you book and she’ll look after you.

What guests say

Hosting is the difference

Across more than a hundred reviews, the same three things come up: a spotless, comfortable suite; a genuinely warm welcome; and Jan’s local knowledge — guests arrive with a booking and leave with an itinerary. Travellers from New Zealand, Australia, the UK and Europe rate the stay “exceptional”.

★★★★★

Immaculate & comfortable

Guests consistently describe the suite as spotless, modern and warm in every season, with everything a traveller could need.

[ short guest quote — Jan to choose & approve from her Booking.com reviews ]
— guest, Booking.com
★★★★★

A truly personal welcome

Jan greets guests personally, and reviewers call her attentive, kind and full of pride in her place — hosting scored a perfect 10.

[ short guest quote — Jan to choose & approve ]
— guest, Booking.com
★★★★★

Local knowledge that counts

From geothermal valleys to the best day-trips on the North Island, guests say Jan’s recommendations made their stay.

[ short guest quote — Jan to choose & approve ]
— guest, Booking.com
Explore from here

Quiet street, centre of everything

Glenholme is one of Rotorua’s calm residential pockets — no traffic noise, easy parking — yet you’re a few minutes from the city’s icons. Start with the living Māori village at Whakarewarewa and the steaming vents of Te Puia next door; wander the Government Gardens and soak at the Polynesian Spa; walk among giants at the Redwoods, ride the gondola at Skyline, or make the day-trips to Wai-O-Tapu and Lake Tarawera.

Whakarewarewa — the living Māori village1.5 km
Government Gardens & Rotorua Museum2.4 km
Redwoods Treewalk, Whakarewarewa Forest2.8 km
Rotorua Lakefront3.1 km
City restaurants & barsshort drive
Rotorua Regional Airport7 km

See the full things-to-see-&-do guide →

Geothermal steam drifting over the Lake Rotorua shore under a moody sky
steam over the lake at Ōhinemutu — ten minutes from the suite
A look inside

Bright, modern, spotless

Good to know

The practical details

Check-inFrom 2:00 pm — Jan will meet you and see you settled. Let her know your arrival time.
The suiteOne private suite, sleeps 2 — yours alone, with its own entrance and parking.
Where23B Sumner Street, Glenholme, Rotorua 3010 — a quiet residential street. Getting here →

Book directly with Jan

Booking direct is the simplest way to stay — you deal with your host from the first hello, and every dollar stays local.

021 0221 2925
janicemarysmall@hotmail.com [ draft note: email to move to hello@<her-domain>.co.nz once domain email is set up — domain-custody item ]