Awadale Homestead. 361 Bute Road, Tinui, Masterton 5889

This warm, comfortable home is thirty minutes from Masterton and Castlepoint. A private and peaceful 6 acre property on a no exit road. Originally a farmhouse built circa 1947, it has been renovated in keeping with the character of that era.

The house faces North East and with lots of windows is light and sunny inside. It has three large bedrooms with ensuites and built in wardrobes, a fourth bathroom with a large bath, and a linen press off the passage. A solid sleep out is adjacent to the house as a fourth bedroom.

Recently sanded/polished floors are mainly Rimu and Totara. Well-appointed kitchen with dining area opening into a formal dining room and large sitting room. Kitchen and sitting rooms open onto a sheltered surrounding deck with verandah, overlooking the garden, trees and birdlife.

Gas fire in dining room, fire boxes in sitting room and kitchen, with a fireplace built into the chimney on the deck. Ceiling heat transfer system into bedrooms. Ceilings and floors are newly insulated and guttering was replaced last year.

There are three woodsheds with an abundance of firewood. Separate from the house is a workshop, a large office, store room, wine cellar (purpose built), and sauna. Fast broadband wireless installed. There is a four acre fenced paddock with a pond. A functioning hothouse, and a rabbit-proof vegetable garden are close to the house.

Approximately 50,000 litre rainwater tank capacity.

This very comfortable home was run as a successful homestay/retreat until the present couple purchased it as their private home. It retains the potential to become a homestay again with private guest rooms, or appreciated as a family home.

Very good local school in Tinui (also a pub, hall, tennis courts) and a wonderful rural community.