After extensive research--including reading previous posts here on TripAdvisor, my wife and I made the most excellent decision to book a stay at The Pillars. What a lovely place! What a lovely couple! John and Ruth could not have done more to make us feel welcome in their beautiful home--which they resurrected from disrepair and molded into a showplace of... more

We had a wonderful stay at the Pillars. Hosts John and Ruth were entirely welcoming and helpful, and proved to be interesting, informed conversational companions. The house was immaculate, well away from the noise and hubbub of central Taupo in a quiet rural suburban neighborhood. The rooms were light and spacious, with excellent beds and pillows, supplied with complimentary bottles... more

I chose to book a couple of nights stay at the Pillars based upon the reviews on trip advisor. We were welcomed by John and Ruth who own the Pillars and then taken to our room. We were told that we had been upgraded and had a different room. The room was beautiful and the views were outsatnding. All the... more

We only had a one night stay here during our whirlwind 3 week tour of New Zealand but wish we had spent more time there. The place is just delightful, beautifully decorated with lovely grounds. Our hosts, John & Ruth couldn't have made us more welcome. We arrived in a small rainstorm and they insisted on giving us tea to... more

We stayed at the Pillars for 2 nights during our 3 week stay in New Zealand. We found the place to be very calm. The house and garden are beautiful, The house is very airy and inviting. It is immaculately clean and well appointed. The colors that Ruth and John have chosen fit perfectly with the house. Our room was... more

We stayed four nights at this excellent B&B. Of the four rooms, we stayed in the Pillars suite. This has a huge bedroom, an en suite bathroom large enough to be a separate room and which has a raised Jacuzzi in a corner with a view, and a large private balcony overlooking the garden and with a sunset view. The... more

We stayed two nights at the Pillars and really enjoyed ourselves. The hosts are very friendly and our room was fantastic as is their home. It was very nice to have a bottle of wine left in our room so we shared it with them because we got on so well. The hosts are very helpful and drove us to... more