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Reviews of Welcome Home Cottage, Manapouri, Fiordland

Welcome Home Cottage, Manapouri, Fiordland
Manapouri, Southland

Reviews

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Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 18 reviews" "
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10/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a unique little house where considerable thought has been put into every detail. The rooms are small but charming. Staying in Manapouri is a great way to avoid the tourist throng in Te Anau and it’s only a 15-minute drive away. Comfy beds, very quiet location. Our only problem was the lock box: two sources had different codes and we were trying what must be the old code; once we discovered the second code, all went swimmingly. Nice, too, to have 2 pm checkin and 11 am checkout. Highly recommended!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Paradise
What a beautiful cottage! So impressed with everything from cleanliness to ammenities. Was a home away from home! Perfect outdoor area for our doggie, she had a ball. Thank you for sharing this special place.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kim B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Wonderful place for a family holiday
The cottage was perfect. So warm, cosy and comfortable and had everything we needed. Great base to explore from and lovely to come back to at the end of the day. We’ll be back!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Zoosha H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Beyond our expectations!
After spending three weeks traveling the south island with family we landed at Manapouri and the Welcome Home Cottage for our last couple of nights before heading home to Oregon. We needed this quiet spot to regroup, eat meals together, and rest. It was charming too! Fraser's beach was a perfect sunset farewell! We did not venture to Doubtful Sound because of weather but we went fishing and enjoyed our time heaps and heaps! Thank you for providing the feeling of home for this weary family. We love New Zealand, and especially the Welcome Home Cottage. Don't miss the Wee Book Store around the corner!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Wonderful Manapouri
Cottage was great, lots of character. Clean and tidy, obviously well loved by the owners. Great location to explore the wider Fiordland & Southland regions. We were sad to leave
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Geoff

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The cottage is smallish and older style, but we absolutely loved it. Manapouri itself is very quiet, but within easy drive to Te Anau where there is food and shopping. There are a couple of food outlets in Manapouri itself and the people there are wonderful, but don't expect a huge range of choices. It's an incredibly beautiful spot and a very cosy and welcoming cottage.

10/10 Excellent

Livia B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Winter wonderland
We encountered a snap snow storm at Manapouri and could not have been cosier than in Welcome Home Cottage. Beautifully and lovingly decked out with an open fire and heaters in bedrooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Oct 2022
These guys were great guests, they hit a couple of hurdles on the trip and nothing was a problem for them. Highly recommend.

10/10 Excellent

Margaret M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Perfection
We loved staying in this cosy cottage and will definitely return. Great open fire, comfortable bed, interesting books and pictures - wonderful for a winter holiday.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

David B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Cosy
Great Place lovely time happy days. Very cosy and everything you need. Highly recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Geordie B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Awesome stay. Perfect home away from home. Will be back.
Seamless, easy process. Highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

lucy K.

Liked: Cleanliness
We loved the coziness of this cottage and it’s location was great.
Loved it! Our expectations were surpassed and we will be keeping it on our watch list for the future.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Polona L.

Liked: Cleanliness
Beautiful bach at a stunning location; clean, very tastefully & functionally equipped
Quiet location, walking distance to the Lake. The kitchen is very well equipped. The beds ('large' bunk beds and a queen bed are very comfortable). We loved the paintings. Tastefully decorated. Quiet garden with tui visiting. Lots of board games in the kids' room. Not far from Te Anau. We had a great time! Thank you.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 3 Feb 2022
Polona was a great guest, clean tidy great communicator. Highly recommend Thank you Polona

10/10 Excellent

Mary-Jane M.

Liked: Cleanliness
welcomehomecottage
cosy, great spot.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Jan 2022
Great communication clean and tidy, would recommend anytime. Thank you Mary

10/10 Excellent

Linda M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Loved this cottage. Very comfortable.
This cottage offers everything you need with the bonus of a wonderful big open fire.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 4 Dec 2021
Linda was the perfect guest, great communication clean tidy and respectful. Will be welcome back to Welcome Home Cottage, Manapouri, Fiordland NZ anytime. Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Sara M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Lovely place. Enjoyed the birds too.
Very enjoyable.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 4 Dec 2021
Sara was the perfect guest, great communication clean tidy and respectful. Will be welcome back to Welcome Home Cottage, Manapouri, Fiordland NZ anytime. Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Andrew & Sarah L.

Liked: Cleanliness
Manapouri getaway
Lovely restful place to stay!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Noelene F., Hamilton

Liked: Cleanliness
Welcoming Welcome Home Cottage
The cottage was perfect for our holiday. It was well located for our stay. We were able to use the cottage as a base from which we did many day trips. The cottage was clean, cosy, warm and filled with charm. Each room had a heater and it was a bonus to find that the bunk beds were King singles. The fire place was a real winner.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Helen C.

Liked: Cleanliness
So cute
Loved this little house and all of the character - especially the fire!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021