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Reviews of Stunning holiday home close to beach

Stunning holiday home close to beach
Whakatane, Coastlands

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 58 out of 111 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 38 out of 111 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 111 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 111 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 111 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really enjoyed our stay thanks
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Chantelle K.

Liked: Cleanliness
Return trip
We were very happy with the Bach. Centrally located and a big garden. What you see is what you get.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joshua F.

Liked: Cleanliness
It was lovely
Convenient
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mo B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Lovely well appointed home
Beautiful comfy home with a spacious kitchen and close to everything!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Aliciah R.

Disliked: Cleanliness
Do not recommend
Checked in and the house was an absolute mess from the previous guest’s the night before. Unmade beds, used towels, bins full, floor was horrendous. Cleaner eventually came so our check in time was later then it should have been. It still wasn’t up to cleaning standards. Barely vacuumed and didn't mop, blood stained blanket in one room, the list could go on. The house has potential but unfortunately its like theres no care in the world. Disappointed with our stay. 1/10 do not recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Te Kope H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great place to stay
Loved it thank you
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patricia C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Ladies
We enjoyed our stay beds all very comfortable plenty room to spread out. Any issues the host replied to immediately
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jono Y.

Liked: Cleanliness
great place at a great location
big house with a great outdoor area for kids to play at. nice and close to the town, but far enough to be quiet. would definitely come stay again!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Mate H.

Apanui House
Very handy location and a well stocked house that had everything you could need for a comfortable stay. Lawns werent mowed on arrival but were done during our stay and rubbish bin was delivered day before we checked out. Would stay again as plenty of room for family and the kids to enjoy
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Marlene A.

Liked: Cleanliness
Whakatane
A great, spacious house with very comfortable beds and presented very well. Has generous parking and a big section. The house is on a very busy 80km road and the road noise starts from about 6.30am until late evening. Other than that, a great place to stay.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Mahendra N.

Liked: Cleanliness
Roomy and affordable near Coastlands
Lots of space for kids, especially for games in the large backyard. A bit far from the beach and town. Clean and spacious house. We missed not having a coffee plunger.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

brent M.

Great place to stay
A Great place to stay
Stayed 15 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Shelby I.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great property
Was an easy stress free experience
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Donna S.

A lovely and convenient place to stay
We enjoyed our stay very much, would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Karla T.

Liked: Cleanliness
Awesome
Great experience
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Nov 2022
Thank you for being a great guest!

8/10 Good

Haley R.

Liked: Cleanliness
Family holiday
This place was great! Had everything we needed and was close to all amenities.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Simon B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Spacious Classic
Overall a nice stay with lots of space.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

William R.

Liked: Cleanliness
77 Keepa Road Coastlands Whakatane
Excellent stay. Enjoyed the spacious property (indoors and outdoors areas).The condition and amenities of the home were also excellent too.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ben S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Lovely location
Beautiful place
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Nafiz B., auckland

Liked: Cleanliness
Great location, spacious, quiet neighborhood, neat and tidy house
A great experience,, excellent communication Thanks
Stayed 10 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

BOBBY C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great place spacious
Great place privacy lots of space Great kitchen n lounge Great stay
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Richie C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Coastland Retreat
Fantastic home! Comfy beds and large kitchen and lounge area. Close to town and a quick trip to Ohope beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022

6/10 Okay

Roger R., Auckland, New Zealand

Just out of Whakatane
The property is tidy and I think the owners are trying to improve the house. The bathroom needs repair as the floor is water damaged from the shower. The property manager was not advised that we were arriving, so when we got there there was used linen from the previous guests in the wash house and the house hadn't been cleaned... it was however still clean and tidy. The property manager apologised, (however it appears it was not her fault). We washed the used linen and cleaned all the surfaces and decided no big deal. The house is located on a busy 80km road and traffic is pretty constant from 7:00am until the evening going back and forth from the Coastlands sub-division. As it's an 80km speed limit, so traffic is going pretty fast... often more like 100km. The location is very handy to 'The Hub' shopping centre which has a cafe, Famers, K-Mart, Bunnings, Rebel Sport, Harvey Normans and a couple of other stores. Whakatane Town Centre is only a 5 - 7 minute drive. Ohope Beach is only around 10 - 12 minute drive. Ohope Beach is great. You can do a 15 minute walk from the West End of Ohope over to the beautiful Otarawairere Bay... definitely worth the walk. There are a couple of other bush walks from Ohope as well. If you want great fish and chips (and burgers) go to Gibbo's on King Street in the Kopeopeo Shopping Centre area... awesome!
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2022

4/10 Poor

Karen H.

Disliked: Cleanliness
Unkept property with potential
While spacious and fit all of us well, it seemed that the owner gave lots of room for flies to be around as it was completely fly-ridden inside the house, probably owing to the pile of garbage they had left in the garage. If you enjoy cleaning, this is the perfect holiday spot for you, as well as shopping for the necessities of a house, as we had to buy extra bedding, dishwash, hand soap and a few other house necessities. That moldy curtain the other reviews mentioned? Still there. I hope you don't stay there in the winter as well, because they don't keep track on whether the gas for the hot water is filled and we ran out of hot water on the 2nd day due to the propane tanks both being empty. Advertised a BBQ, but it was rusted right through and unusable. The toilet seat was a joy to use too, missing a bolt, so it moved when you sat down!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Jan 2022
Thank you for your review. The water issue was rectified as soon as advised with an apology and we have put a new system in place to ensure this does not happen again. It is unfortunate that we were not told of any other issues during your stay, however we will address these issues you have advised asap.

10/10 Excellent

Renarda H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Location Location Location!
Fantastic location for my Whānau and I 👍 We stayed in this Whānau home for 9 days and it had everything we needed. Lots of space for the kids, excellent kitchen and dining area, comfy beds & an air con in the living room :) The neighbour kindly took away our rubbish which was awesome! Thanks, Kylie :) We will definitely be back again. Thanks for allowing us to stay in your Whānau home. Nga mihi, The Hooper Whānau.
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lynley M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Awesome stay
Awesome house, huge place, nice comfy beds, great stay
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Stroeven H., Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness
Was a great stay, thank you
Great experience such a easy process and lovely to deal with. The workers report the house is great and no issues at all. Thank you
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

J F., Hastings

Liked: Cleanliness
Good stay
Enjoyed the property, loved the heat pump
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Was a great stay, thank you
Fantastic communication and so lovely to deal with :) Makes the process of working away from home a breeze.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Peter R.

Liked: Cleanliness
Whakatane Stay
Great property. Worked well. Some confusion at check-in.

8/10 Good

Kat P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great Stay
Great location to avoid the Rat race. Great 3 bedroom house with exceptional space for parking. Awesome host. A home away from home
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

8/10 Good

victoria s.

Whakatane
Booked online. Helpful instructions emailed and adjusting dates was very easy
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Michele S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Home away from home
Very comfortable beds, heaps of space in kitchen which was well equipped except for no can opener! The floor in the bathroom got very wet from the shower as the shower curtain wasnt long enough. Otherwise a great place to stay☺
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

8/10 Good

Glenda C.

Lovely place
Lovely place and handy to town. Unfortunately had some issues with the power, but it was dealt with promptly as best as it could being Easter Sunday. I would definitely stay again.

10/10 Excellent

Gino P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great place
Beautiful place, easy check in and great location Definitely recommend

10/10 Excellent

Christian B., Auckland

Unfortunate events
Unfortunately we were unable to stay at this beautiful place as there was a sudden death in our family. We we’re however, able to reschedule our stay to a later date. So very thankful the owner is very understanding and allowed us to change our dates at the last minute. I would highly recommend this holiday home. Can’t wait for our stay just waiting for the owner to confirm the date.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

8/10 Good

Jan R., New Plymouth Taranaki NZ

Comfotable
Lovely stay, well equipped will be back thanks
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Davinia K.

Liked: Cleanliness
Beautiful
Was a Beautiful Stay every thing was awesome

10/10 Excellent

Vetera D.

Liked: Cleanliness
Amazing
Everything was good. Plenty of room for myself and 2 kids. Would stay again!

8/10 Good

Roberta M.

Whakatane made easy
Good location, not far from the beach, very easy to get around. The house had almost everything you would need!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2021

6/10 Okay

Nat, Auckland

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
We arrived to no keys and couldn’t contact the owner straight away. The beds were not made up as they thought we were due the next day, however these were made up really quickly with nice fresh bedding. The house was a great size, had everything we needed and a lovely deck and garden area. It could have done with a deep clean in the bathroom and toilet. There were a lot of flies. Great area, nice and close to the shops, beach and town centre.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

Bronnie W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Comfortable stay
Great location, clean and tidy. Shame we couldn't stay longer. Would definitely recommend to friends and family. Road noise was minimal. Bathroom could probably be upgraded, but ok at the moment. Thanks!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thoroughly enjoyed our stay had everything you needed. Would definitely recommend to others.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

6/10 Okay

Sierra T.

Nice house
Was awesome house for what we where to here for

2/10 Terrible

Susie H.

Disliked: Cleanliness
Paru Whare....means not clean
Our experience has been disappointing due to the fact that this whare is not clean and hasn't been cleaned for a while...The kitchen floor is filthy...The bathroom is in need of a scrubbing brush...The ranch slider in the lounge has mold over it....We won't be back and we won't be recommending this whare to our whanau......
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Richard C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Perfect Place for us
Heaps of off street parking which was great, Bach was clean tidy and spacious. Only complaints would be the road traffic noise is quite high as its 100kph past the house and the flies from the river/estuary are everywhere.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Luke H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Good accommodation
Great experience, nice tidy property. The owners were good to deal with.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

2/10 Terrible

Jocelyn B.

Disliked: Cleanliness
Not up to standard
We didn’t get the code to get in, when we contacted them and opened lock box - no keys. House not ready for us, not that clean - bathroom needs work. Kitchen facilities all good and well equipped. A little disappointing over all.

10/10 Excellent

david S.

Liked: Cleanliness
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Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020