Kōwhai CottageAkaroa
Sleeps two

The Harbour Room

Queen bed, bay window, the better view. Original sash windows that rattle pleasantly in a nor’wester. Ensuite with a claw-foot bath that takes a while to fill and is worth the wait.

$245 per night

Sleeps two

The Garden Room

Two singles or a king, opening straight onto the veranda. Quieter, cooler in summer, and closer to the coffee. Bathroom across the hall, yours alone.

$210 per night

Taking both rooms — the whole cottage — is $410 a night.

Included

Breakfast
Cooked, at the kitchen table, until about ten. Eggs from up the road, bread from the Saturday market when we can get it.
Parking
Off street, which in Akaroa in January is not nothing.
Wifi
Good enough for a video call, if you must.
The cat
Optional in theory. His name is Barnaby and he will try the Garden Room first.

Not included

No television in either room, deliberately. There is one in the sitting room if it rains for three days, which it occasionally does.

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Kōwhai Cottage · 8 Rue Balguerie, Akaroa 7520 · 03 304 7000
Two rooms, one booking at a time, since 2016.