*Under Contract*

An enchanting drive through the Otaki Gorge Road Totara tunnel delivers you to this beatific pocket of captivating rural Te Horo. Driving in, you're instantly transported. A tree-lined paddock and picturesque character cottage 'Country Charm' offers a cheerful greeting, then a gentle curve to the right, through gorgeous wooden gates, reveals a breathtaking cathedral-peaked welcome to the truly impressive main home of 'Country Cool'.

Orientated to blend seamlessly with the land itself, sustainability is a focus. The north-facing length of the home is perfectly aligned east to west, framing gorgeous vistas. There's not a neighbour in sight - this is the perfect place to take in a starry night.

Built by Max Green as a passive home, the earthy concrete aggregate floors use radiant energy to capture heat. The outside is brought in via floor to ceiling windows, framed by soaring macrocarpa ceilings. A sense of comfort, ease, warmth, and style envelopes. A Warmington Cardrona Log Burner with wetback keeps the home exceptionally toasty - simultaneously keep a casserole on the go or bake your bread. A large central open fire is an exquisite visual backdrop to the sumptuous living space.

With separate, dedicated spaces each for the bathroom, walk-in shower, toilet, and laundry rooms, all add to the sense of luxury and comfort. Two north facing bedrooms, one with walk in robe downstairs, and a striking wooden stairwell delivers to a huge upper bedroom with scope as an alternative master or enough room to comfortably divide.

Double-fenced and thoughtfully landscaped and planted, the income-bearing cottage and main home are enveloped with many privacy-affording native trees. A plethora of fruiting trees include avocado, orange, persimmon, macadamia, walnut, lemon, fig and more.

The current owners have put much aroha and mahi into this property but, after many blissful years, the future is calling them elsewhere.

If privacy and rural living is your dream, here is your answer.

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