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Charming older style cottage .

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Exterior
2 bedrooms, in-room safe, iron/ironing board
Property grounds
TV, DVD player, books
Fridge, microwave, oven, electric kettle

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Entire home

2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 4

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Washer
  • Outdoor space
  • Kitchen
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
West Coast, Blacks Point
  • Blacks Point Museum
    1 min walk
  • Reefton Racecourse
    4 min drive
  • Victoria Forest Park
    26 min drive

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About the area

Blacks Point

With a stay at this vacation home in Blacks Point, you'll be on a river, just steps from Blacks Point Museum and a 4-minute drive from Reefton Racecourse. .This vacation home is 7.7 mi (12.4 km) from Victoria Forest Park and 13.9 mi (22.3 km) from Paparoa National Park.

What's nearby

  • Blacks Point Museum - 1 min walk
  • Reefton Racecourse - 4 min drive
  • Victoria Forest Park - 26 min drive
  • Pancake Rocks - 83 min drive
  • Punakaiki Beach - 107 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Broadway Tearooms - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Dawsons Hotel - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Hotel Reefton - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Alfresco Outdoor Eatery - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Miners Crib - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Charming older style cottage .

This holiday home is situated 3km east off Reefton in the historical settlement of Blacks Point . The cottage backs onto the Inangahua River, great for summer swimming. Excellent fishing area. Close to the bush - excellent tramping hunting and mountain biking opportunities. Blacks Point has a museum where an extensive collection of historical items are on show. There is also a working water driven gold stamper. The nearby town of Reefton is steeped in gold and coal mining history . The town has a golf course, hotels, cafes, and an information centre.

NOTE: Under Kiwi bach tradition you are expected to: Clean the house and do the dishes before you leave; Bring your own linen (towels/sheets/tea towels);
Make yourself comfortable in this air-conditioned vacation home, featuring a kitchen with a refrigerator and an oven. There's a private patio. Conveniences include a safe and a microwave.
Take in the views from a garden.
Guests will find features like onsite parking.

Property manager

ChrisLe28

Property amenities

Parking and transport

  • On-site parking

Kitchen

  • Fridge
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Toaster
  • Electric kettle
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Spices

Bedrooms

  • 2 bedrooms

Bathrooms

  • 1 bathroom
  • Hairdryer
  • Toilet paper

Entertainment

  • TV
  • DVD player
  • Books

Outdoor areas

  • Patio
  • Garden

Laundry

  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Safe
  • Iron/ironing board

Location highlights

  • On the river
  • In the mountains
  • In a village

Things to do

  • Kayaking on site
  • Golf nearby
  • Hiking nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Water tubing nearby
  • Kayaking nearby
  • Hunting nearby
  • Cycling nearby
  • Mountain biking nearby

Safety features

  • No carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated that there is no carbon monoxide detector or gas appliances on the property)
  • Smoke detector installed (host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

Property is also known as

Charming Older Style
Charming Older Style Cottage
Charming older style cottage . Blacks Point
Charming older style cottage . Private vacation home

Charming older style cottage . Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 89 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 43 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 145 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jim M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Happy Gent
From the description and photographs on the website this holiday cottage was as I expected. Very happy to recommend for a holiday or a brief stop over
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joy C.

Liked: Cleanliness
relaxing & quiet
Needed a bit done outside, inside bach very clean and tidy,outside needs some tidying up
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tim E., Geraldine

Liked: Cleanliness
Very relaxing, and comfortable
The bach is clean, comfortable, it has all we needed and an escape from the grind of city life. There are great walks from the bach with local history. The museum is worth a visit.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Louise C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Perfect
The communication with the owner was fast and let us check in abit earlier as our time management sucked haha but cottage was such a perfect little place. It had a portacot we could use for our babie had all utensils and only need to provide our food and linen. The river in the back was an awesome part of the stay. Location is nice and close to the museum and not far from town to stock up on tthe food. Such a nice stay would highly recommend and would definitely rebook. Wish could have stayed longer
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Odette W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Cute cottage
Very comfortable and a beautiful area, highly recommended
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jade H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Fantastic place- highly recommend!
House was very clean, radio playing on arrival was a lovely touch. The property has two nice decks depending on where the sun is. House is a decent size with one bedroom even having a portacot in it. River is at the end of the property and requires a little scramble down the bank (steps are wearing away) but was a great place to swim on a hot day. Lots of sandflies as usual on the Coast but surprisingly much less aggressive than other places. Great walks across the road and good food in town. Overall a great host and a great stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Julie A.

Good one night stop
Good location for a one night stop en route to Abel Tasman.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lyanne W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Hideaway
Lovely hideaway, peaceful, quiet fantastic place
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Quartzopolis
Another visit to lovely Reefton and our favourite bookabach. So lovely to be again even if cut short by car troubles. So nice to see our host again and learn a bit about his pottery.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Sue T.

Short stay in Reefton
The cottage is comfortable and equiped well for a self catering break in Reefton. The owner responded quickly when the heat pump wouldn’t work. However, with no wifi available at this cottage we were relying on our mobile phones, unfortunately it doesn’t get any signal. So if you want to get away from modern technology this is the place for you.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Peter K.

Liked: Cleanliness
Is what it is
A batch in the bush, in the mountains. Price is great, area is fantastic, the batch was great. River in the backyard. Visit the museum if you can, well worth it. You get a personal tour and explanation of the history and a view of a working quartz crushing machine. Close to Reefton and shops. Internet is a challenge, I used my phone to hot spot the family and put it up as high as i can in the lounge to make it work. Finding the batch can be tricky first time, hard left, road runs parallel with highway and is next to it.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Meredith R., Nelson

Liked: Cleanliness
Right on the river
This truly lived up to it's name as a charming cottage backing onto the river. Black's Point is a picturesque little village nestled in a valley just outside of Reefton and we had a nice time wandering around and visiting the Museum across the road. We visited in autumn and the heat pump quickly warmed the living areas of the house up. The bathroom remained chilly - but this is an old cottage, so that is expected. We would have loved some soft, cozy blankets to use while watching TV in the evenings. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kaye T.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great place to stay, even had cell coverage in the kitchen
Loved the place ould definitely stay again. Stayed there to get away from internet and cell coverage but still got coverage in the kitchen and lounge in certain spots
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tracy H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Beautiful homely place by the river
We loved staying here. I appreciated the CD music collection! Swam in the river (Very Cold). Nice firm beds. Everything you need.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Good
Good
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andre T.

Liked: Cleanliness
lovely spot away from it all
excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Andrew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
No wifi or cell reception and not mentioned in the listing. Not prominent either that guests need to bring their own linen. No response from owner when we left without staying due to lack of wifi and cell. Ridiculous, really.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Rianna U.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great stay in this beautiful old cottage
Great charming older cottage (read instructions carefully on how to get there). Would stay again 😊 Be wary of only a single powerpoint in each room being an older house
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Annie S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Relax and Enjoy
Cute cottage in lovely surroundings. Bring your togs as you can swim in the River behind the cottage.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Joanna

Liked: Cleanliness
Quaint, Quirky, Minimal
Overall an okay stay for a weekend getaway. Using the address in Google maps to find the place was not accurate, and it hasn’t got a house number. (and no we didn’t read the lengthy blurb about directions) whoops. The Bach has rustic charm indicative of the era and area. Make sure you take insect repellent and fly spray! We felt the place lacked some basic amenities, such as hand wash or salt and pepper in case you wanted to cook. In fact it’s best you take just about everything with you. Beds are firm. The CD collection was a nice touch though, and TV was a good option for a rainy afternoon.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Grant R.

Liked: Cleanliness
Welcoming and comfortable
This cottage is in a very pleasant spot and it has good outdoor sitting spaces. The interior is comfortable and heated by a very efficient heat pump, which we appreciated in the cooler weather we experienced. The quietly congenial host lives next door. We would like to return sometime.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

David r.

Liked: Cleanliness
lovely & quiet
great value
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Julie R.

Liked: Cleanliness
Charming cottage
Very friendly host. We loved staying here. Wish we had stayed longer.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Anne P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Celebration
Restful well thought out .We enjoyed our stay thx
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Ryan O.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great hosts very accommodating, interesting building
Wasn't 100% sure we checked in to the correct house at first (there are 3 batches there), we had to go off the photo from different weather and found there was an extra bedroom inside!? The place was decent, good size, interesting old building with additions and unique facilities. Pretty much everything we needed was there, except for a knife to slice our tomatoes. We forgot our linen and the hosts were very kind and generous. I would recommend this place if you want no hassles. Cell phone reception was fairly bad/intermittent which may be a good thing if you want a break from technology.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021