Ella's Estuary Retreat - Maison familiale Estuary Edge
For solitude and privacy Ella's cant be beaten! Ella's Estuary Retreat is situated at the water's edge with walkway access in a lovely private location with extensive views of the estuary. A well designed spacious 3 bedroom home, it has a large living area and sunny decks on both sides of the house. Well equipped kitchen and 2nd living area. Open fire for winter. Just a 5 minute drive to all amenities and golf and plenty of room to park the boat.
There are two rooms with Queen beds, kids room with 2 sets of bunks (both with extra trundle bed below). Sofa/ dbl bed in living area 1 set of bunks with trundler bed below is in 2nd living area. Open fire for winter.
Renters need to bring their own sky card - please note that only traditional Sky cards will work in the decoder....MySky cards will not work but there is Freeview if you really want to watch TV!
Wifi has now been added and for coffee addicts an espresso machine with grinder, just bring your own beans.
A traditional bach, very tidy, lovely quiet position. Nice and spacious for our group of 4, kitchen was well stocked for cooking and great coffee machine. Extensive decks on both sides of the bach. Enjoyable stay.
Its in a beautiful location with stunning outlook. The heat pump was a problem as it worked fine on first night but wouldn't pump heat on second night.Bianca was very responsive and helpful and we lit fire second night. The winterless northland turned an it's first very chilly night. We had a good weekend.
Wonderful bac !! Very spacious, lots of seating inside and out as well as bedding. Has everything you need. Great views and huge deck. Hosts were very easy to deal with and nothing was a problem. We will definitely be back to Ella's :)
Stayed with my adult daughter for a relaxing girls weekend and the Bach had everything that we needed. It is so private, quiet and peaceful. We would love to stay again.
Great location, loved the views of the estuary. The property had everything we needed and was very comfortable. Loved the variety of games for kids, they came in handy!
One bit of feedback is to put it on the book or make it clearer that you need to switch the fridge on. We didnt realise it was switched off. After we'd been there 24 hours we saw a handwritten note stuck to the wall at the top of the fridge, stating we needed to switch it on. The note had been covered by a box in front of it and we'd had food in the fridge since we arrived.
Apart from that very happy with the property and great communication with the property manager.
Our second stay at Ella's Estuary and it was just as we remembered. Ideal for families. We could all spread out and have our own space. Views to the estuary while enjoying a beverage on the deck were amazing. The communication with property manager from booking through to check out, was fantastic. Highly recommend the Mangawhai Tavern for lunch and chocolate shots at Bennetts. We will be back!
We stayed at Ellaâs over a weekend with my in-laws and our two kids while in the area for a wedding.
The Bach was lovely - much nicer than the photos. Great spot in a quiet street overlooking the estuary but also a short drive to the shops and beach. Very clean and comfortable.
The house itself is good, plenty of room and in a nice location. I was a bit disappointed because the pictures gave the impression that there was water access from the property, which there wasn't.
Appliances and utensils were generally very old, while this is often the case for older style baches it did cause frustration not being able to find a remotely sharp knife.