Kōwhai CottageAkaroa
The veranda, about seven in the evening

Staying here

Breakfast is at the kitchen table, whenever you surface. There is a cat. He is not included in the tariff but behaves as though he is.

The cottage sleeps four across two rooms, and we only ever take one booking at a time — so the place, the garden and the veranda are yours. No corridors, no other guests at breakfast, no key cards.

We have been doing this since 2016, and before that we were the people who kept coming back to Akaroa and wishing somewhere like this existed.

“We came for two nights and rebooked for a third from the veranda. Sarah made us take a jar of her plum jam home.”

— Helen & Rob, Wellington

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At a glance

  • Two rooms, sleeps four
  • One booking at a time
  • Cooked breakfast included
  • Off-street parking
  • Five minutes to the wharf
  • Two-night minimum in summer
Harbour Room$245
Garden Room$210
Whole cottage$410

The cottage

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