Holiday rentals with a kayak in Te Waipounamu / South Island

We absolutely adored staying at Te Awa Lodge on our recent trip to Wanaka. It was a gorgeous riverside home with an amazing hot tub and sauna, which we loved using after our hikes. Graeme and Carolyn were such warm, welcoming hosts and went above and beyond to make us feel comfortable. The property is easily accessible to Wanaka (10-15 min) and Mount Aspiring (1 hour) . Would highly recommend to anyone in the area!

What an amazing place! Perfect in every way peaceful,beautiful everything you need we loved our stay with access to the canoes on the lake ( thanks for the loan of the fishing rod) to the glow worms in the cave at night to the hot tub just perfect.

We had the best stay at this lakeside air bnb, the views were gorgeous and couldn’t have asked for any better! 🤩 perfect stay, we wish we could have stayed longer

A wonderful home in a beautiful location with stunning views. We particularly enjoyed the pool, spa and being able to walk to amazing restaurants and wine bar. Sally and Wayne were friendly helpful hosts. Highly recommend staying

We absolutely loved our time here. Fantastic host and loved the house ( great view, set up, fit out of the house). Also had fantastic weather which meant we used the deck each morning for breakfast. Fantastic stay

a great house with wonderful hosts. beautiful location

A wonderfully unique property in a beautiful location. We had a brilliant stay with our family at this homely and picturesque spot. There were great places to eat and drink within walking distance too. We would love to return one day!

Stayed here on an NZ vacation with my extended family. Very clean and spacious. Lisa was a great host and very responsive. the neighborhood is very nice and safe with water access directly off the property. We really loved the living area with the gas fireplace. Only 45-1hr to Christchurch. Lisa's neighbor across the street was very helpful and friendly! 10/10 spot to stay.

We had a wonderful time at Kotuku Cottage! It's just beautiful. You can sit in the big living room and look out to the tideland right behind the house and the sunlit hill on the other side. Our kids had big fun playing in the mud and water, and if you walk around the corner you're right at the ocean. It's a very quiet and private location but you can easily drive either up to farewell spit, or down to Collingwood (recommended: The Courthouse Café) or further into the golden bay. Highly recommended for a serene stay close to the sea.

We loved our time here. Each night it felt like we were coming back home. It was so easy to relax after a day exploring. We chose this location because it fit well into our itinerary and we are so glad that we did.

We can’t thank Clare, Richard and Annabel enough for welcoming us into their farm. They were so so lovely, and we loved every moment at the cottage. The kids loved running on the big lawn, everything was clean, tidy and obviously well cared for. Richard even showed our toddler were the sheep get shawn. The bays around Port Levy are stunning.

Really enjoyed the stay. Appreciated the flexible check-in and communication/solution regarding item left behind.

We had a great time in Mapua. John and Kim were absolutely lovely and gave us very good recommendations for activities. For example we could use their bikes to go to Rabbit Island. We also had fun using their canoe. The wharf with bars and restaurants is only a short walk from the house. We would definitely stay here again.

Very cozy house with a lot of family atmosphere

Our family of four had a great time at Tui Cottage. It had everything we needed and was very comfortable and warm. The view and beach access is amazing. We appreciated being able to use the kayaks. Throughly recommend.

We loved Louise’s place and had a wonderful time there in her beautiful garden as well. Lovely meeting her and her friendly dogs also! The cottage is charming with all the amenities you’d need - we were welcomed with freshly picked raspberries that were delightful. Located next to all the best coffee shops and restaurants in Clyde, we would love to come back and stay for longer next time.

Great place, perfect for a grouo

Absolutely fantastic place to stay. Will certainly stay again if the opportunity presents itself. Nice a quiet, clean and comfortable was a 10/10 experience. Thank you David I appreciated your hospitality.

Great spot 100m walk to the beach. Just down the road from the boat ramp. Had everything we needed for a 3 night stay. Super easy communication and instructions.

Another amazing holiday in paradise! Couldn’t ask for better, thank you!

Nice chilled holiday at a good location

David's place is one out of the bag, one of the best airbnbs that we enjoyed to stay in. David was great at communicating and great to have a yarn with. We highly recommend Dave's place as a must stay

Jayne and William were warm and friendly and really took care of us. Right from the time of booking till the time they loaded up our luggage on the shuttle. Jayne was very proactive in giving us clear directions to find the place. she was very responsive while we were enroute to the cabin. The cabin itself is cozy, clean and well maintained. The basic amenities will be pretty much everything you require - a stove, compost toilet, and shower. We regret that we couldn't spend more time there and had to move on to our next post on the Queen Charlotte track. The location is spectacular and very close to the water so a quick dip or a kayak would be lovely in this place. All in all, a very pleasant time in a lovely place with wonderful people. Would recommend!

Great and cozy cabin to stay 😊