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3.5 out of 5
Beach Hideaway
13 Glen Road, Rd1, Punakaiki, Barrytown

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 83 out of 109 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 109 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 109 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 109 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 109 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
peaceful location. lovely villa. had sky tv. our villa had a washing line but no washing machine, which would have been handy. wifi not great so made booking next stage of our road trip hard. nice touch having hot tub for guests to use. hosts really easy to contact. would recommend but with caveats about washing machine and wifi.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Gorgeous tranquil accommodation. All amenities. Didnt use hot tub but looked amazing. Need to take spray fir the sand flies.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wish we could have stayed longer
Really nice home, well equipped and smartly furnished in a beautiful quiet setting. It’s a shame we did not have time to use the hot tub. Lots to do in the area too. Lounge has view of sea in the distance and it’s surrounded by trees. Make sure you have the key box code before arriving. It wasn’t clear on hotels.com that one would be required.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Die_Britt, Germany

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place ! Quiet with nice view. Everything ok - except the weather ;-)
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Garry, Christcurch, nz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very spacious, tidy and clean cabin in nice location near the ocean. Shame the outdoor hot tub was out of action due to maintenance.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Leah

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We arrived after dark - property easy to find and easy to access with provided check in instructions. Gas heater quickly warmed up the space and room clean and had all necessities for our one night stay. Well located near punakaiki for our visit to the pancake rocks in the morning.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Nai, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful hideaway surrounded by nature
The beach hideaway was inexpensive, cosy, clean and perfect for a night away from everything. Its surrounded by beautiful bush and trees and would be ideal in all seasons. The bed was comfortable, sheets were nice and the communication was great. This place is wonderful for families, friends or couples. There isn't any wifi, but that didn't bother us. Definitely would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very secluded cottage close to the beach. There is a beach access on the property somewhere, but we couldn't find it. We just drove down the road a block to Cargills road that led right to the water and watched the sunset.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All we needed for the one night stay. Lovely location.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet and peaceful cabin in the woods.
A true cabin in the woods. Well stocked kitchen. Toiletries were provided. Big picture window with ocean view. Long walk to the ocean.

10/10 Excellent

robin, Vancouver, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great cabin, great location
This isolated cabin was a perfect spot for our family. Well-equipped kitchen, cozy living and dining room , hot tub... we really enjoyed our stay. The beach was a bit tricky to access as the track was muddy but it was glorious... we spent hours there. No wifi unless you arrange ahead, pick up petrol and groceries in Greymouth first.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
For a west facing cabin with no fly screens and no airconditioning it was uncomfortable in the long, hot afternoons of summer. Could not open the windows or door to let air flow because of the large number of sand flys that infest the West Coast.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Suzanne, Wellington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely quiet location
A very special place to stay. Peaceful and comfortable for our one night stay. Lovely sunset to view from the property. Exactly as described on website. Thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet little hideaway on west coast
Perfect stay for 2 nights for our family of 4. Would try to book villa #2 next time, as villa #1 was a bit tight with our two tweens sharing the pull-out. Had read in another review that there was laundry facilities, but just be forewarned that there is not (not a complaint though!). Maybe in villa 2? Nearest laundromat was in Greymouth, so just plan ahead. Beach hideaway was spotlessly clean with a fully equipped kitchenette and a beautiful bathroom. Wood hot tub was a nice treat. Nice little fireplace to take chill off on colder evenings. It's much further from the beach than we thought, and the road to it was flooded during our visit, so we accessed it by driving to a different road. Would stay again and highly recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Natalie, Christchurch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just beautiful!
The cabin was perfect, the photos don't do it justice. Two lovely big bedrooms and shared living area. The beach is a 5 minute walk down a track. We used the BBQ and beautiful outdoor area every night and hot tub just topped it off! Will definitely be recommending and beautiful end to our holiday.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

richard, hertfordshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hideaway cottage
Beautiful hideaway cottage of deluxe standard with hot tub, just 20 Kms south of panakiki pancake rocks. Fantastic spot to stop on the west coast road with lovely gardens and views. You will need to self cater as nearest cafe/take away is 20 Kms away but fully equipped house with Sky tv if needed. No sign of the owner who emails you the entry code 24 hrs beforehand
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Denise, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful secluded spot
We were pleasantly surprised by the Beach Hideaway. We had the two bedroom cottage and it was huge. It has a beautiful outlook to the west coast. It was a shame it was wet so we couldn't enjoy the fire pit. However the hot tub was lovely. I would highly recommend this property and wished we stayed longer than 1 night.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

charlotte, elson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Outstanding
Wow. Outstanding chalet style place. Really cosy with the fire on and will definitely try and stay here again on our travels. Perfect for our family and glad that we bought food with us to heat up. Thank you
Garden with peeps of the sea and the sunset
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Katie , P

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent place to stay
Gorgeous wee place to stay! Wished we had more than one night. Two bedroom villa is stunning

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stunning Beach Bach
Wonderful stop between towns, a great kiwi experience..

10/10 Excellent

benjamin, c

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Secluded piece of paradise.
What a great discovery this was! Our biggest regret is that we only stayed for one night.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable and quiet
Nice quiet and secluded location close to Punaksiki and other attractions in the area.

10/10 Excellent

Barry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hidden paradise
Brilliant little place and very well hidden

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
loved having a spa in the bath house! The small cottage was very comfortable and beautifully fitted out.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great tranquil location
Very, very creaky house which kept us awake for 2-3 hours overnight
Response from Jac on 24 Apr 2016
Hi there. Very sorry that this occurred. Younger and groove timber houses do contract and expand sometimes. We have had no other complaints on this to date. But thanks for your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Lisa, Hamilton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great accomodation

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Overall was okay for one night.......................................".................................

10/10 Excellent

Rob, Alexandra, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful place to stay .
Enjoyed every minute of our stay. Handy to the beach. Great place to relax and enjoy.

10/10 Excellent

Keith, Moray Scotland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and outlook.
A restful place to spend a couple of days with a great outlook, easy walk to stone beach and a hot tub in the garden.

10/10 Excellent

Josie, Morrinsville NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Totally loved it our favourite of the lot.
Beautiful, Lovely, Gorgeous, Tranquil, loved it and have planned too return one day wish we could of stayed longer. We were totally in love with place.

8/10 Good

judy, anchorage,alaska

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice escape for a couple days.
We stayed two nights. Very comfortable and clean.They do not change the towels or empty the trash after the first day, so conserve your towels. Take all food to cook as there is no grocery nearby. Great secluded beach.

10/10 Excellent

Samuel, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The perfect hideaway!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It is a shame you can't get to the beach (well you could if you had gumboots) - and that the two cabins are so close together- no privacy

10/10 Excellent

Suzie, Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely secluded cabin style unit
We booked the 2 bed cottage and the pictures just didn't do it justice. It was in a beautiful secluded setting with hot tub outside and you could walk down to the beach.

10/10 Excellent

Shane, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place to stay
Nice place and good location, actually beyond my expectation. Hopefully next time can spend more days

6/10 Okay

Brenda, San Antonio, Texas

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Cabin, not really convenient
This experience was very hands off. We got there about 6:30pm to find a phone in a box where you call for the entry code for your unit. There was no staff or anyone to interact with face to face. The entry keypad worked fine, but we couldn't find the hot tub and had questions about the Internet. Also, the closest place to eat was about 20 minutes away. I wish I had known that before I got there- I would have stopped on the way instead of having to drive back through The winding ocean road again in the dark. The cabin was very nice, but could have used a good dusting. I think if I were to do this again, I would have just stayed in Greymouth for the convenience.

8/10 Good

Bruce, North Canterbury

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Magic place to stay
Loverley place to stay. So peaceful. Beautifully furnished and very comfortable. Unfortunately let down by a couple of things. The hot tub was cold when we arrived and was was just coming up to temperature as we left. The featured fire pit had no wood and as we could not get down to the beach to get driftwood because of flooding, that was out too. For such a beautifully done studio unit just a shame they used the cheapest appliances they could find e.g toaster and jug. However, having said all that, it was still a magic place to stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful cabin . comfortable. Clean.
Really beautiful cabin. Very clean. Really lovely.

10/10 Excellent

Subhish, Denver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good experience, wish we stayed longer.
A great location. Quiet and secluded, it is truly a getaway. Rooms are big and clean. There is no staff on site, but everything is pretty new and modern so the stay went very smoothly with no issues. I was under the assumption there is a path to the beach from the hotel. You can get to the beach from the main access road, but the road is not maintained and would need a high clearance vehicle. You can get to the beach easily if you drive a little further past Barrytown and access the beach from there. But otherwise you have an unobstructed view of the sea and a beautiful sunset sitting on the deck.

10/10 Excellent

Paul, Colorado

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paradise!
Perfect! Very out of the way, private. Great place to go- would definitely return. A couple hundred meters from the ocean, but easy paths to get there, and no obstructing view.

10/10 Excellent

Rosemary

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Sam, sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hideway
Great all around spa tub was a nice suprise

10/10 Excellent

Bevan, New Zealand - Wellington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Modern; Value: Great deal; Service: Remote but worked; Cleanliness: Spotless; Magical experience

10/10 Excellent

Ruth, New Zealand - Christchurch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely and clean and nicely furnished in great setting

10/10 Excellent

Kate, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Great deal; Service: Good; Cleanliness: Pleasant;

10/10 Excellent

Carol, NSW Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stunning
Beautiful location, clean quiet and well equipped. Internet did not work.

10/10 Excellent

Heidi, New Zealand - Bay of Plenty

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great service.

10/10 Excellent

Jan, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Nice ; Service: Go the extra mile; Very cosy and well appointed

10/10 Excellent

Nikk, Australia - VIC - Melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Top of the line; Value: Amazing; Service: Outstanding; Cleanliness: Spotless; the hot tub was awesome!