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With a private bathroom fitted with a shower and free toiletries, rooms at the motel also boast a sea view. The rooms in “The Cliffs” Humpridge View Motels are equipped with a flat-screen TV and a hairdryer. Beautiful view. Handy location. Great room. Good wifi.

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9.2
Superb
425 reviews
Price from
US$113
per night

Boasting garden views, waikawa house offers accommodation with a garden, barbecue facilities and a shared lounge, around 3 km from Curio Bay Beach. This holiday home provides free private parking and a shared kitchen. Oh so spacious and comfortable. A great space for a family vacation and really close to Curio Bay.

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9.1
Superb
169 reviews
Price from
US$127
per night

Featuring sea views, The Cliffs Seaside Lodge in Tuatapere features accommodation, a garden, a terrace and a restaurant. Complimentary WiFi is offered throughout the property.

The lodge offers a seating area with a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom with free toiletries, a hairdryer and shower. A balcony with mountain views is offered in all units. It was so quiet and peaceful. The view was great. The dinners were fantastic and such lovely people. Thank you.

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9.3
Superb
145 reviews
Price from
US$162
per night

Featuring sea views, Anchorstone provides accommodation with a garden and a balcony, around 2.6 km from Dead Man Beach. This beachfront property offers access to a terrace, free private parking and free WiFi. The guest house features facilities for disabled guests. Peaceful and secluded The car provided was really helpful and for our sole use.

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9.3
Superb
123 reviews
Price from
US$386
per night

Located on the shores of Lake Te Anau, Fiordland Lakeview Motel and Apartments offers self-contained accommodation with free Wi-Fi and lake and garden views.

Guests can relax and enjoy the views and surrounding lovely gardens. Fiordland Lakeview Motel and Apartments are 10 minutes’ walk from Te Anau Town Centre. absolutely perfect this motel meets beyond expectations with the rooms having every detail to make your stay comfortable.

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9.4
Superb
624 reviews
Price from
US$309
per night

Providing mountain views, Rarakau Lodge in Tuatapere provides accommodation, a private beach area, a shared lounge and barbecue facilities. Complimentary WiFi is featured throughout the property.

A continental breakfast is available at the lodge. Perfect place to sleep if you do the Hump Ridge track. Hosts are very welcoming, free coffee and tea, and a jacuzzi after the track and a pizza made our stay more than comfortable.

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9.3
Superb
64 reviews
Price from
US$35
per night

Boasting a hot tub, ToiToi Papatotara BnB is situated in Papatotara. This beachfront property offers access to a terrace, free private parking and free WiFi. The bed and breakfast has a barbecue and a hot tub. Great host. Super value. Beautiful location in total privacy overlooking sea. Very nice well equipped unit. Hot tub with awesome ocean views.

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9.9
Exceptional
86 reviews
Price from
US$110
per night

Situated in Niagara in the Southland region, Niagara Ridge Retreat Catlins features accommodation with access to a hot tub. This property offers access to a patio, free private parking and free WiFi. Outdoor seating is also available at the holiday home. Niagara Ridge Retreat will always be remembered as the place where we first caught the aurora australis (Southern Lights). We rented the accommodation for 3 days 2 nights. Before the trip, we hoped to see the Southern Lights. So imagine the excitement when we actually caught it on the 2nd night/3rd morning of our stay, in the comfort of the accommodation. The location is perfect with amazing views. The weather was a bit chilly during our stay so we did not use the outdoor spa. The rooms are spacious and well heated. Beds are comfortable. Kitchen is well equipped. This is one of the best accommodations we had stayed. Highly recommend!

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9.7
Exceptional
68 reviews
Price from
US$202
per night

The holiday home with a terrace and sea views features 1 bedroom, a living room, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and an oven, and 1 bathroom with a shower. Towels and bed linen are provided in the holiday home. The property has an outdoor dining area. Beautiful quiet location, great view and Tui feeder, very clean and well appointed. Also enjoyed the forest walk nearby.

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9.8
Exceptional
89 reviews
Price from
US$211
per night

Set in park-like grounds on the shores of Lake Te Anau, 5 minutes' walk from the town centre, Te Anau Lakefront Backpackers has both mountain and lake views from the majority of the rooms.

All lounges at the property have lovely views of Fiordland National Park and Lake Te Anau. Free unlimited WiFi is available throughout the property, including in the bedrooms. Nice room. Great communal kitchen. Beautiful spot.

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8.4
Very good
2,868 reviews
Price from
US$26
per night

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