Had no idea where to stay at Te Anau, a quiet little town located 2 hours away from Milford Sound, I count so much on tripadvisor review. From the most recommended "speciality lodging" section I found a beautiful place called Birchwood Cottage.
I booked the hotel via booking.com, the price for a 3 bedroom cottage is NZD 240 per night. Perfect as it was within our budget of NZD 120 per night, and we could share the whole house with Dini's family.
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Home away from home at Te Anau |
We arrived after our 2 hours roadtrip from Queenstown. The owners, Ray and Leony, greeted us warmly and showed us the house. It has everything we needed; lovely kitchen, a bathtub for our kiddos and yeay a washing machine! Everything in the house is very well maintained.
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Our house at Te Anau |
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Kiddos' fave place: the living room |
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Our fave area of the house: fully equipped kitchen:) |
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The main bedroom |
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Very clean bathroom |
Not too mention they have a trampoline and also a huge garden with playground for kiddos :)
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What a lovely playground |
Ray's house is just opposite of our house, a very homey house which is located adjacent to the office of Birchwood Cottage.
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The office of Birchwood Cottage |
Locationwise, Birchwood Cottage was only a 5 minutes drive to Te Anau Town Center. We did our grocery shopping and cook our meals to save our daily budget. It was also only a short drive away to Te Anau Lake.
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Te Anau Town Center |
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Lake Te Anau in a cloudy morning |
If you wish to stay in a one bedroom cottage, Ray could assist you as well, Here's the picture of the smaller unit.
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The one bedroom cottage |
The Birchwood Cottage is very recommended if you are looking for a base for your trip to Milford Sound. I could not thank Ray and Leony enough for their hospitality.
written on February 11, 2014 by @tesyasblog
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Toilet nya sempit banget yaaa, kalo tubh subur apakah bisa masuk dan duduk di closet nya ??? hahaha
ReplyDeleteHahaha yoi Kak Cum, emang kecil..tapi itu efek foto, aslinya lumayan lahhh :D
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