Marlborough Sounds accommodation
| country: | New Zealand |
| location: | Marlborough Sounds, South Island |
| price: | From NZ $125 per single per night. From NZ $200 per double per nights. Price includes B&B & dinner. 3-12 years NZ $70. Lunch NZ $15 per person, 3-12 yrs NZ $7, 2 years and under NZ $30 all inclusive. Retreat tariff by arrangement |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
description
Marlborough Sounds accommodation
This bed and breakfast is 2 hours from Nelson and Blenheim. A spectacular, long and winding road from Rai Valley, leads to our remote wilderness Marlborough Sounds paradise. Our home nestles in a beautiful garden right beside our own beach. The Garden Cottage and the Rose and Dolphin are separate, sunny, comfortable cottage-style accommodations, allowing privacy. Our spacious character, timber home and verandas offer opportunity to socialise.
Both cottages are simple and beautiful, with small verandas and views of the sea, beach and adjacent bush and are supplied with teas, fresh coffee and juice, a small fridge and each has their own bathroom. Our huge open fire, which uses driftwood, is wonderful on cool evenings.
We believe food should be of the utmost pleasure so you will enjoy scrumptious meals, organic seasonal produce from the garden and orchard, fresh seafood as well as other wonderful taste treats. A special outdoor fire-heated bath beside the sea can be enjoyed by sunset, moon and stars, or even in a wild storm.
Sunsets are stunning year round as we lie to the North West, looking to D'Urville Island and to the mountains beyond Tasman Bay. Explore the rocky coastline, swim, snorkel, kayak, watch the gannets diving, or simply be still and let nature work her magic. Dolphins are frequent passers by, as well as the occasional whale, and many different sea birds. Indigenous birds will charm you with their bird song.
Hosts Jude and Rog are well travelled, have lived/worked here for 25 years, and love the Sounds. We take any opportunity to share that love and our knowledge of French Pass, D'Urville Island and the Sounds.
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This bed and breakfast is 2 hours from Nelson and Blenheim. A spectacular, long and winding road from Rai Valley, leads to our remote wilderness Marlborough Sounds paradise. Our home nestles in a beautiful garden right beside our own beach. The Garden Cottage and the Rose and Dolphin are separate, sunny, comfortable cottage-style accommodations, allowing privacy. Our spacious character, timber home and verandas offer opportunity to socialise.
Both cottages are simple and beautiful, with small verandas and views of the sea, beach and adjacent bush and are supplied with teas, fresh coffee and juice, a small fridge and each has their own bathroom. Our huge open fire, which uses driftwood, is wonderful on cool evenings. We believe food should be of the utmost pleasure so you will enjoy scrumptious meals, organic seasonal produce from the garden and orchard, fresh seafood as well as other wonderful taste treats. A special outdoor fire-heated bath beside the sea can be enjoyed by sunset, moon and stars, or even in a wild storm.
Sunsets are stunning year round as we lie to the North West, looking to D'Urville Island and to the mountains beyond Tasman Bay. Explore the rocky coastline, swim, snorkel, kayak, watch the gannets diving, or simply be still and let nature work her magic. Dolphins are frequent passers by, as well as the occasional whale, and many different sea birds. Indigenous birds will charm you with their bird song. Hosts Jude and Rog are well travelled, have lived/worked here for 25 years, and love the Sounds. We take any opportunity to share that love and our knowledge of French Pass, D'Urville Island and the Sounds.
how to find our Marlborough Sounds accommodation
To find us, take State Highway 6 from Nelson or Blenheim, turning onto the French Pass Road at Rai Valley. It is well sign posted. It is a 2¼ hour drive from either city. We are 2½ hours from Picton. The nearest airports are in Nelson and Blenheim. It is also possible to take a small charter flight from Picton to an airstrip near to us. We are approximately an hour and a half drive from Rai Valley. Please phone for specific directions to our property.Save hours - search 38 flight booking sites simultaneously using our amazing one stop flight search to find a flight to this accommodation
rooms, food and facilities
Fully catered. There are private bathrooms for each of our Marlborough Sounds accommodations with composting toilets. Internet access and laundry facilities available on request. Complimentary dinghy, kayak and snorkelling gear is available. Out-door fire-heated bath. Small library, piano, and stereo with eclectic music selection in hosts living area. Beer and wine available. Credit card and Eftpos facilities
how this holiday makes a difference
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Our Marlborough Sounds accommodation is one of several small enterprises that contribute both to the social fabric of our remote community, and to its economic viability. We live in a special wilderness area, which we are constantly mindful of in the way we run our business and the way we practice sustainability and protection of this precious resource. We use organic principles in our garden, and are actively ensuring the regeneration of indigenous bush on our 2 and ½ hectare property.
Again our small community's economic viability depends on small businesses such as ours to bring people and money into the community. We also support one another as our businesses overlap each other all offering something a little different to visitors. We also use other services in the wider community that contribute further to our community's economic viability. Every visitor goes away with an appreciation and understanding of a special corner of New Zealand landscape and marine environment, its geography and history, and its flora and fauna. |
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