Catlins Retreat B & B is situated in Owaka. Featuring garden and quiet street views, this guest house also includes free WiFi. Guests can access the guest house via private entrance.
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Lisa
From
United States
Warm welcome from the hosts. Cute, quiet, and central for visiting all the beautiful parts of the Catlins.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.2
9.2
Superb - What previous guests thought, 309 reviews
Kaka Point Views Apartment 2 is situated in Kaka Point. This beachfront property offers access to a balcony, free private parking and free WiFi.
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Tsz Kwan
From
Hong Kong
Fantastic sea views. New, clean and warm house with anything I need. There are bread and butter even a bottle of milk in the fridge. Only takes 1 min walk to the beach. The host upgraded my room to apartment 1. Highly recommended.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.6
9.6
Exceptional - What previous guests thought, 312 reviews
Featuring air-conditioned accommodation with a patio, Kaka Point Views Apartment 1 is located in Kaka Point. This beachfront property offers access to a balcony, free private parking and free WiFi.
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Onanong
From
Thailand
Comfortable and clean apartment with fully equipped kitchen. Nice sea view from the window. Convenient self check-in.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.7
9.7
Exceptional - What previous guests thought, 268 reviews
Boasting garden views, waikawa house offers accommodation with a garden, barbecue facilities and a shared lounge, around 3 km from Curio Bay Beach.
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Antonia
From
Australia
The house is beautiful, warm and very comfortable. There are two bedrooms with double beds, a room with double bunks and a sofa bed in the living room. The layout of the house is so good, and a huge bonus was a lockup garage. The kitchen was extremely well equiped plus there is a laundry with washing machine and dryer. The air-conditioning was very much appreciated as it was freezing, raining and hailing most of the day. Be sure to get supplies along the way as there really isn't any shopping in and around the area, though there are some cafes.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.1
9.1
Superb - What previous guests thought, 172 reviews
Boasting garden views, Mike & Jenny's Kaka Point Accommodation offers accommodation with patio, around 400 metres from Kaka Point Beach.
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Nancy
From
Guernsey
Jenny kindly offered us some home reared bacon and home grown heritage tomatoes - a real bonus - we cooked them up in our little kitchenette and made the most delicious bacon and tomato butties - which we ate in the garden overlooking the sea - just fabulous
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.3
9.3
Superb - What previous guests thought, 505 reviews
Offering luxury, self-contained accommodation in the small sea-side town of Kaka Point, this property is surrounded by an abundance of wildlife, living in their natural habitat, including Fur Seals,...
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Daphne
From
United Kingdom
Lovely views, sunny, comfortable
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.3
9.3
Superb - What previous guests thought, 178 reviews
Set in Kaka Point and only 500 metres from Port Molyneux Beach, Ocean Breeze Retreat offers accommodation with sea views, free WiFi and free private parking.
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nigel
From
Australia
Great location and a spacious stay, walk to Pub, quiet location
Beach Front Oasis - Catlins, Jacks Bay is set in Hinahina and offers a garden and a terrace. This property offers access to a balcony, free private parking and free WiFi.
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Gail
From
United Kingdom
Fabulous spot - as per the pictures. A real sun trap - could sit out all day. Sealions on beach! BBQ and fire pit
Catlins Area Motel features a garden and barbecue facilities in Owaka. There is a terrace and guests can make use of free WiFi and free private parking.
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Jean
From
Malaysia
Almost everything is perfect from our day 1 till 9th, from staff, location, worth of money, facilities & etc cleanest among
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.8
8.8
Fabulous - What previous guests thought, 1,008 reviews
Exceptional - What previous guests thought, 110 reviews
Exceptional · 110 reviews
The view is fantastic. The ocean is just out the sliding door and across the road. The road is not heavily traveled, so there is no excessive noise. The bed was probably the best one we have had since coming to New Zealand. I also appreciate that the host told us about several things to do in the local area and set us up for a lot of good excursions.
Exceptional - What previous guests thought, 33 reviews
Exceptional · 33 reviews
Wonderful place - will be back. Well fitted out, great environment. Huge room with lots of options built into how different users / groups might use it - from families to friends and solo travellers. Staff were great and so helpful
Very good - What previous guests thought, 337 reviews
Very good · 337 reviews
The lady was extremely nice and pleasant: hot muffins to welcome us, sending back an item which we had forgotten, nice piece of advice...
The room was clean and large, and the location in Owaka is perfect to discover the Catlins.
Fabulous - What previous guests thought, 149 reviews
Fabulous · 149 reviews
Comfortable and relaxing place to stay in the Catlins. Jane was great, providing some basics groceries such as fresh milk, eggs and butter etc. Lovely, quiet location with great walks nearby.
Superb - What previous guests thought, 178 reviews
Superb · 178 reviews
Lovely views, sunny, comfortable
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Guest review by
Daphne
United Kingdom
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10
I found Kaka Point had a lovely peaceful community vibe.
I found Kaka Point had a lovely peaceful community vibe. The weather turned during my short stay there, but that didn't spoil my walk out to the lighthouse at Nugget Point. It was extremely windy with very rough seas, which made me appreciate how hard shipping must have been back in the day.
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Guest review by
Judy
New Zealand
8.0
Owaka is a small village, it has an excellent Inn especially...
Owaka is a small village, it has an excellent Inn especially for accommodation. The village has a small but well stocked supermarket, it has two restaurants and two cafes. It is quiet and peaceful. It is well located for visits to sites along the coast. It has a modern museum that gives you information on the history of Owaka it also had an art exhibition.
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Guest review by
Arthur
United Kingdom
10
Travellers just need to be aware that Niagara Falls is a...
Travellers just need to be aware that Niagara Falls is a joke, but it is a lovely place to stay. Possibly, Curio Bay around the corner would be a more spectacular place to stay, but Niagara is only a short driving distance away.
We used Niagara as our base to get to Invercargill, after travelling from Dunedin. We spend a day visiting Mclean falls, unfortunately Cathedral Cave was closed.
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Guest review by
A
Australia
6.0
Comfortable beds, nice restaurant and bar-although we only...
Comfortable beds, nice restaurant and bar-although we only bought drinks.
The ladies toilets were not cleaned thoroughly and the lighting was very dull in the kitchen.
McLean falls are definitely worth the walk.
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Guest review by
Fawcett
10
A perfect location with great host. Welcoming, informative.
A perfect location with great host. Welcoming, informative.
Everything we needed for our stay.
We also found a wonderful store that did Fabulous meals and very special decorated ice creams. Now we had been total there wasn't anything within 10 kilometers away.
This was within walking distance around the corner petrol too.
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Guest review by
Karen
New Zealand
10
A nice spot close to Owaka for essentials and not too far...
A nice spot close to Owaka for essentials and not too far from Balclutha either. We found some books in 2 shops (second hand) at Balclutha but there was also a "library" fridge just across the road from the accommodation. Also a nice coffee just at the end of the street.
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Guest review by
Peter
New Zealand
8.0
Loads of wildlife to watch- we saw bellbirds, fantail, a...
Loads of wildlife to watch- we saw bellbirds, fantail, a yellow eyed penguin, sealions all within a few meters of where we were staying. We walked over to Jacks Blow hole following the doc track beside the accommodation. We were down for a School reunion but have previously visited sites such as McLean falls, Purakanui falls, Surat bay, Cannibal bay, Curio Bay, Horseshoe falls. All well worth a look around. This is some of New Zealands presitine rainforest and home to many bird species as well as the world's rarest penguins - Hoiho - Yellow Eyed Penguins.
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Guest review by
Sarah
New Zealand
8.0
Beautiful spot in the Catlins. Lovely beach and forest walk.
Beautiful spot in the Catlins. Lovely beach and forest walk. A stones throw throw from the Nugget Point Lighthouse and Roaring Bay penguin hide. Great affordable accommodation at Nugget View Kaka Point Motel and celiac friendly dinner at The Point Restaurant and Bar.
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Guest review by
Sonia
10
Amazing place and very central to all the amazing walks and...
Amazing place and very central to all the amazing walks and sights to see in the Caitlin’s. Great pub for drinks and meals, shops, petrol and a cool playground for the kids!
The information centre/museum etc was also great with very knowledgeable staff.
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Guest review by
Bella
New Zealand
8.0
I only recorded the address which was rejected by the sat...
I only recorded the address which was rejected by the sat nav on my car. After travelling all the way to Niagara we were advised that the address was about 6km back at Waikawa. Tried to phone the owner and requested to leave a message which I didn't do! By the time received a return response we were at the accommodation.
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Guest review by
Jeffrey Hunter
New Zealand
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