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Reviews of Cissy Bay holiday home

Cissy Bay holiday home
Elaine Bay, Cissy Bay

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8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 23 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 44 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 44 reviews" "

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8/10 Good

Matthew S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Proper kiwi Bach in paradise!
Great location for multiple fishing spots. Awesome views off the deck. We are planning on making this an annual trip!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Ben C., Rangiora

Liked: Cleanliness
Easter Break
Nice to get away. I love the sounds, and this did not disappoint.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Laura W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Cissy hideaway
Really beautiful will definitely come back
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

William P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Simple but nice
Great location, lovely host/owner, dated and a touch rough but excellent value
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rachelle D.

Liked: Cleanliness
Brilliant break away
Great old school beach bach holiday experience in an awesome part of the country. We spent all our time out on the water fishing, exploring in the rocks and discovering isolated bays. Thanks for the awesome stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tesha R.

Liked: Cleanliness
Awesome place
Nice low maintenance place! Good wee batch
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sheryl W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Beautiful area
We all had a super time. It might pay to alert people enquiring that the upstairs bedroom is only accessible from the outside. Due to the rain the steps and deck were very slippery. Just a suggestion, otherwise an excellent few days. Absolutely love the area
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Jessie M.

Great view
Great view, cute little batch
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jack P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great place great location good parking for utes and boats
Great
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Geoff N.

Stingray
Good for quite holiday in a homely house,nice sheltered bay suited our requirements
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Sally C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great location and host!
We had a fantastic weekend in Cissy Bay
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

brett h.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great fishing location
Everything we needed for our stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Logan B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Lovely stay, beautiful location
Had everything we needed, very comfortable bed. Beautiful outlook to the bay. Thank you
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Fiona O., New zealand

Liked: Cleanliness
Glorious views and handy location.
A lovely retro batch which was like a trip to the 70s.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cameron S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Cissy bay
Perfect Bach for a getaway to a nice quiet wee bay. Perfect for water sports, fishing, and diving. Cell coverage is limited but certainly nice to switch off! Great affordable accommodation.
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Erin M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Cissy Bay Magic
Beautiful spot in Cissy bay and a great comfortable traditional kiwi Bach. Loved it ! Great hosts and a wonderful time. Will definitely be back !
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Judy B.

Great family friendly bach
Great old school bach. Very close to the beach and launching ramp. Great views and bach had everything that we needed. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Cissy Bay.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2021

4/10 Poor

Tony S.

Disliked: Cleanliness
great spot close to the boat ramp area. Let down by the person who is checking how clean it is.
Nice and close to boat ramp and water.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Tom B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Amazing spot
Had an awesome time .weather was great views were amazing.fishing was everything we imagined it would be .

10/10 Excellent

Thomas P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great Bach and location
Great get away bach and location to relax from the city life and enjoy the good weather
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

Shannon S.

Family holiday
Cissy bay was amazing. The weather played ball and the fishing was on point . The Bach has a great view over looking the bay with the morning sunshine streaming in and only meters from the boat ramp. The Bach had plenty of room but could have been cleaned better . Overall all a great Bach and holiday .

8/10 Good

Raewyn F.

Cissy bay
Property has beautiful views.

10/10 Excellent

katrina t.

Liked: Cleanliness
Cool kiwi bach
Beautiful bay
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2020

8/10 Good

Glenn S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Relaxing Getaway
Nice spot in a quiet bay, awesome bach to get away for a weekend. Plenty of good fishing close by.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2020

10/10 Excellent

kieran s.

Great place to take the boat
Good location, old property
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Ben D.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great Bach
This is an awesome family Bach. Plenty of room for the kids and Cissy bay is a lovely private spot to relax, just don't forget your bug spray. Had a great time here relaxing with a few friends and we will definitely be back to see some more, cheers!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Terri F.

Liked: Cleanliness
Lovely Spot Cissy Bay
Hello. We are a family of 5 and enjoyed our stay in Cissy Bay and at this lovely holiday home. Our elderly parents stayed a few days with us and they coped well with the home too. It is a kiwi batch and has everything you need. We had a boat which we got up the driveway into property and there was a good supply of water to wash boat down and the garage under house to store fishing gear and life jackets. House was comfy. Great fire as it was chilly in Cissy Bay first couple of nights. Good size fridge and an extra separate freezer which was needed. Kitchen had everything you needed. We had no probs with the sandflies or mosquitos actually didn't notice them until later in evening. Lovely sitting around back of house in sun late afternoon and we once we set a fire up in BBQ area front of house and toasted marshmellos. Kids slept upstairs nice warm room. Set Contiki up in Cissy bay and got some gurnard which was yummy. Great fishing durveille island with blue cod and gurnard. We brought games so that kept us entertained but I wish I had brought some DVD's for the TV. Very peaceful and relaxing spot :)
Stayed 12 nights in Jan 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Mar 2020
Thank you Terri for you lovely feed back, glad to know that you and you family had a great time in Cissy Bay. Also I want to said thank you for been a great traveler, you did leave the house spotless, respect the property and the house rules you have my 10 of 10!! Will be lovely have you back !!!

6/10 Okay

barry b.

Disliked: Cleanliness
Great location
Absolutely beautiful location and all the essentials are at the batch, outstanding views and very close to the water and boat ramp, neighbours were lovely with lots of tips on what to do around the bay (fishing, beaches, walks) Unfortunately the place was extremely dirty, it stunk when we first arrived, the smell left quickly once the the batch was aired out but that didn’t remove all the dead flies and dust, all the dishes needed to be cleaned before use as they were filthy, my wife had to spend most of her time outstanding de due to allergies and all the dust and no doubt dust mites. To summarise lovely spot but batch needs a good clean!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Mar 2020
Thank you Barry for you review and thank you very much for the comment glad you had a great time in Cissy Bay. Can you please define what sort of smell was in the Bach because I cleaned the bathroom, kitchen, floors, windows, changed and replaced all the mattress protector, pillow cases and covers as well as vacuum the whole house the day you arrived, because we have a other family had left earlier that morning. There were no flies when I left but the Bach has fly nets on every window so They shouldn’t be coming in in less it was door left opener. Unfortunately I didn’t checked the dishes before you arrived I’ll make sure i will check every time in the future after people left our place. About the dust, just mentioned that Bach is in a gravel road, and this time a year the road is very busy. We apologise for any inconvenience , we try to make everyone feel welcome at our Bach and hope you will come visit again Simón & Cristina

10/10 Excellent

Leeann E.

Liked: Cleanliness
Fabulous off grid escape
Stunning location and views - easy access to the beach. Accommodation comfortable and well equipped. Listing very accurate
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Abby S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Classic kiwi bach
Awesome little kiwi Bach for a getaway, we will be back :)

8/10 Good

Glenn L.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great place
Nice little Bach with everything you need
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Cissy bay
Beautifull location, typical dated kiwi batch, but sufficient, dry, and warm.

8/10 Good

Gena M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Kiwi batch at a beautiful beach
Please list the address more acurately on the website it says 172 but the gate says 470 Cissy Bay. It was difficult to fond in the dark. The driveway was slippery so we used the very friendly neighbours drive. Otherwise a great stay
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kelly W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Brilliant weekend!
We had an awesome time in Cissy Bay, with a very short drive to 'rocky creek boat ramp' and French Pass, we were able to get out and explore the water around d'Urville island. The house was a classic kiwi bach and worked perfectly for our group. The fire was great to keep us warm through the stay, and the kitchen had everything we needed. Christina called prior to us heading out and explained everything so we were good to go. A good spot if you're out adventuring for the day and want to come home to simple warmth and comfort.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jenny B.

Easter at Cissy Bay
We had a lovely restful holiday with our family at Cissy Bay.The house was a classic bach, as we expected,it had a well equipt kitchen, was warm and had a great atmosphere. Thanks so much for having us !
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Janet W.

Great location with everything we needed.
we would be happy to stay here again great location with access to the Marlborough sounds very close for boating and fishing. The batch had everything required for our stay. We would recommend this home to other friends and family.
Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Kate P.

A lovely peaceful place to stay
We very much enjoyed the opportunity to stay in this part of New Zealand. The house has a very pleasant view over Cissy Bay. Is is a comfortable bach and the kitchen is well stocked with basic items. It was clean and tidy and homely. Our host was very approachable and super helpful. Our only problem was with getting our boat back up the boat ramp. It would be easier with a 4 wheel drive. Just one minor comment with the property - the gas barbecue could do with a clean - we didn't use it but would have liked to, though we did use the other wood-fired barbecue.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Mar 2020
Hi Kate, Thank you for the feed back , it's a pleasure to know that you had a good stay in Cissy Bay, sorry about the barbecue, probably the person who was cleaning forgot to check, we will improve on it. Warm regards Cristina Harwood