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Waitomo Big Bird Retreat

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Utforska området

Waitomo, Waikato

Caveworld
‪8 min till fots‬
Waitomo Glowworm Caves
‪11 min till fots‬
Woodlyn Park
‪18 min till fots‬
Hamilton (HLZ-Hamilton Intl.)
‪60 min med bil‬

Rum och sängar

3 sovrum (sovplats för 10)

Sovrum 1

2 enkelsängar

Sovrum 2

2 enkelsängar

Sovrum 3

1 enkelsäng och 1 queensize-säng

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Om boendet

Waitomo Big Bird Retreat

Holiday Accommodation - Warm, 3 bedroomed 1960's house in Waitomo Village. Perfect little Retreat away with privacy, views, 2 bathrooms and within walking distance to HuHu Cafe (best in Waikato), General Store, Museum, Waitomo Hotel, Tomo Bar, Pizzeria, Day Spa and Waitomo Glow-worm Cave. Large Deck catches all day sun and plenty of garden area for children. FREE Wifi, with all amenities for a comfortable stay while discovering the "charm" of Waitomo adventures. Your stay includes a FREE tour of our Petting Farm (7km) away with Large Birds and Miniature Rare-Breed Animals at 17 Waitomo Caves Road, Hangatiki.

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Incheckning efter 16.00

Utcheckning före 11.00

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Barn tillåts: 0–17 år

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Om området

Waitomo Caves

denna semesterbostad ligger i Waitomo Caves. Kiwi House Native Bird Park är en lokal turistattraktion, och vackra naturupplevelser kan du få i området kring Waitomo Glowworm Caves och Huipūtea Reserve.

Waitomo, Waikato

I närheten

Caveworld - 8 min till fots - 0.7 km
Waitomo Glowworm Caves - 11 min till fots - 1.0 km
Woodlyn Park - 18 min till fots - 1.5 km
Altura Gardens & Wildlife Park - 1 min med bil - 0.4 km
Aranui Cave - 4 min med bil - 3.6 km

Ta sig runt

Hamilton (HLZ-Hamilton Intl.) - 52 min med bil

Restauranger

‪Stoked Eatery - ‬15 min med bil
‪Wheels Roadhouse Cafeteria, Te Kuiti - ‬15 min med bil
‪Waitomo Homestead - ‬7 min med bil
‪Golden Lantern Takeaways - ‬15 min med bil
‪Roselands Farm and Garden Restaurant - ‬8 min med bil

Vanliga frågor och svar

Är Waitomo Big Bird Retreat husdjursvänligt?

Nej, husdjur är inte tillåtna på boendet.

Vilka är incheckningstiderna för Waitomo Big Bird Retreat?

Incheckning börjar 16.00.

Vilken utcheckningstid gäller för Waitomo Big Bird Retreat?

Utcheckning sker senast klockan 11.00.

Var ligger Waitomo Big Bird Retreat?

Denna semesterbostad i Waitomo Caves ligger en kvarts promenad från Waitomo Caves Discovery Centre och Waitomo Glowworm Caves. Caveworld och Woodlyn Park ligger också en kvarts promenad härifrån.

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Väldigt bra

Recensioner visas i kronologisk ordning och har, om inget annat anges, genomgått en gransknings- och verifieringsprocess.

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8,2/10

Renlighet

7,0/10

Bekvämligheter

7,0/10

Boendets skick och faciliteter

9,6/10

Incheckning

9,2/10

Kommunikation

9,4/10

Läge

8,6/10

Annonsens riktighet

10/10 Fantastiskt

Sharon G.

19 apr. 2024

Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet

Homely Stay

Great spot, very local to all we wanted to do. Homemade bread, bacon & eggs were a enjoyable extra. Only problem was no lighting in the garage and the gas bottle for the bbq was empty, meaning a quick change of dinner plans.

Bodde här 2 nätter i april 2024

8/10 Bra

Lesley B.

10 apr. 2024

Gillade: Renlighet, plats och annonsens riktighet

Beautiful country retreat

This was a perfect location for our group to stay in and use as a base for our stay in the region. Loved the big living area and the quiet at night. Two small quibbles: the email giving us the pin code for entry went unnoticed into our junk folder, and we ate almost all the food left for our breakfast on the first morning, not realising it was meant to last two mornings.

Bodde här 2 nätter i mars 2024

10/10 Fantastiskt

Nick A.

6 juli 2022

Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet

Great service

Great service, host very accommodating when we could not come on these dates and offered to move to another day.

Bodde här 1 natt i juli 2022

8/10 Bra

Kim L.

7 nov. 2022

Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet

Our workers were happy with their accommodation for a couple of nights while working in the area.

I booked this for our service techs, they seemed happy with their stay. Should have read the listing property however as did not realise linen was an extra charge, never struck this before but generally I use another accom site, need to check more closely, my error.

Bodde här 1 natt i oktober 2022

6/10 Okej

Sally

11 juli 2022

Gillade: Kommunikation

The owner is lovely but this property is very basic for the amount that is charged

Bodde här 1 natt i juli 2022

10/10 Fantastiskt

Jackie

7 mars 2023

Gillade: Renlighet, bekvämligheter, boendets skick och faciliteter och kommunikation

The house was an older style with older style furnishings but this suited our group fine. 2 toilets and showers which was good for our group of 9. Beds were comfortable, including the sofa bed. Lovely outlook from the deck. Conveniently located near the Waitomo caves, shop etc. The only slight downside for us was the fact that the barbecue didn’t work.

Bodde här 2 nätter i mars 2023

10/10 Fantastiskt

Amanda K.

29 feb. 2024

Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet

Great Grandma's house in rural NZ

Our family stayed here while we visited the Waitomo Caves and then on our way to Hobbiton. It was clean, had everything we needed for a comfortable family adventure and it's centrally located to the attractions. We happened to bring some dim color changing lights, which came in handy so we could keep the windows open at night without attracting bugs inside the house. The king sized bed was very firm, but we found some mattress pads in the closet to give it some cushion. The petting farm tour added a delightful bonus to our vacation. Our host had timely communication and was very accomodating. I would gladly stay here again.

Bodde här 2 nätter i februari 2024

8/10 Bra

Toni A.

13 okt. 2022

Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet

Nice stay

This property is quite basic but entirely adequate and very clean. Location is good with an excellent cafe close by. Our only concern was the lighting which is poor and certainly not good for readers. Thee are no bed lights or lamps and one bedroom light did not work at all. Otherwise we enjoyed our stay.

Bodde här 1 natt i oktober 2022

10/10 Fantastiskt

Fiona H.

9 feb. 2025

Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet

Lovely place near the Waitomo Caves

My family stayed here for two nights. This location is just around the corner from the caves, but is secluded. An excellent place to stay to avoid the crowds. The hostess responds fairly quickly to questions. I highly recommend going on the farm tour if you can - the tour is usually included for people staying at one of the hostess's properties, and includes the opportunity to meet sheep, cows, goats, alpacas, emus, and ostriches. It was very fun! I also highly recommend turning off all the lights and heading out on the porch late at night if you can; the location is very far away from light pollution, which means that you can see many more stars than most people are typically able to.There weren't really any downsides to our stay, although there are a few things to be aware of. First, the driveway is very steep and a bit tight, so be careful when driving up. Second, the house is a bit older, so if you can't stand bugs or you need recently renovated appliances, I would find somewhere else to stay (but if you don't mind those things, the house is very lovely!). Third, the house would probably be very difficult, if not impossible, to access for wheelchair users.All in all, I highly recommend this location for visitors!

Bodde här 2 nätter i januari 2025

2/10 Väldigt dåligt

Sashreekh P.

26 dec. 2022

Gillade: Incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet

Gillade inte: Renlighet

Unpleasant experience overall

We booked this place for a day however it fell way below expectations. While the place is spacious with three bedrooms, the interiors were in much need of a renovation. The linen was dusty and unclean for all beds. The main issue was the amount of pests in the house - it was full of spiders, webs and cockroaches everywhere - it’s normal to expect that in summer with a yard however we found spiders on the beds and around them. The place would benefit from a pest control clean.

Bodde här 1 natt i december 2022

4/10 Dåligt

Kelvin R.

2 sep. 2022

Gillade: Incheckning, kommunikation och plats

Gillade inte: Renlighet och annonsens riktighet

Poorly maintained house

This property is beyond tired and is poorly maintained. For example, the towels were threadbare with holes. The furniture was a bunch of castoffs and rejects, including electric recliner chairs that did not work and there was no PowerPoint to plug them into anyway. The small television was mounted on the wall with cords hanging down and there were random chairs in the lounge that made no sense. The fire was strapped with electrical tape marked do not use, quite ugly and useless. Fortunately, there was a functional heat pump in the lounge . The bedrooms had small ceramic heaters also taped together with electrical tape, probably fairly dangerous if used for too long. The water pressure was weak and in one of the showers you’ve got to choose between being scalded and frozen at any given moment. The wardrobes had either no or only one or two hangers in them. We also shared the accommodation with a few unbooked guests of the insect variety. The wallpaper and all of the bedrooms was peeling . The house could’ve used a good cleaning above and below eye level. The supposed second bathroom did not have a sink, only a laundry tub, and there was no hand towel in that bathroom . On the positive side the beds were reasonably comfortable and the owner had left a loaf of freshly baked bread and other provisions for breakfast —also it’s quite close to the caves if that is your priority. However, we did not stay for the two nights that we had booked because the accommodations were so nasty.

Bodde här 2 nätter i augusti 2022

2/10 Väldigt dåligt

warren w.

5 mars 2023

Gillade: Incheckning och kommunikation

Gillade inte: Renlighet och annonsens riktighet

Terrible!

If I could have scored overall lower than one I would have. Issues as below. 1. Security - front ranch slider cannot be latched closed. 2. Outside lighting does not work - not ideal when arriving in the dark. Garage lights do not work. 3. Safety - the deck handrail is about to fail, the deck bounces badly. 4. Cleanliness - food scraps under the microwave had not been cleaned. 5. Furniture - these appear to be off casts of tired furniture and mostly broken. Armrests are tacky and stick to your arms. 6. Insects infestations - MASSIVE cockroaches with heaps of babies, these even got into our luggage overnight - YUCK. We even had a live spider crawling on the freshly baked bread. 7. Price - for the high price we paid per night the standards MUST BE HIGHER!. We were that shocked by the state of this property that we left one night early and found accomodation elsewhere. I think a fair rate for this property would be a low budget per night - not what we were charged. Avoid at all costs. Not a good place to stay.

Bodde här 2 nätter i mars 2023

8/10 Bra

Sandra B.

21 nov. 2022

Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet

good location

Lovely host, great welcome and ideal location for all our requirements during golf tournament . easy directions and instructions.Ann is an awesome lady to work with, would recommend.

Bodde här 4 nätter i november 2022

10/10 Fantastiskt

Janice A.

16 aug. 2022

Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet

Warm welcome & Breakfast too

We only stayed for 1 night, but I wish we had spent more time. The home was as described in the listing. However, I didn't remember or realize that breakfast would be provided. Ann left milk, bacon, eggs and a homemade loaf of bread for us for breakfast. It was a very welcome surprise and much appreciated. We had early reservations for the Waitomo Glowworm caves the next morning. We also highly recommend visiting the caves. After our cave adventure, we stopped by the farm and said "hello" to the animals - another highlight. We didn't have enough time to see everything we wanted to see. But I'm really glad we stayed at the Big Bird Retreat for the time we had. Thanks Ann!

Bodde här 1 natt i juli 2022

6/10 Okej

Cheryl B., aucksland New Zealand

9 maj 2022

Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet

School holiday break

A short stay with grandchildren. Close proximity to the caves so location was ideal. Property is older but we knew that from the booking photos. It was basically clean (carpets fairly new) although some of the kitchen things need updating - pots, frying pans ( handles loose) The water temperature in the shower was very hard to control - either very hot or cold. I couldn’t open the ranchslider to the deck. Effective heat pump in lounge. Hostess Ann was good enough to supply milk, butter, eggs, bacon and fresh homemade bread. The girls enjoyed the animals at Ann’s farm.

Bodde här 2 nätter i april 2022

10/10 Fantastiskt

Megan W.

12 apr. 2021

Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet

Great spot, retro comfy bach

House is private, great parking, amazing location very close to all the Waitomo sights. Host was so helpful, tour of bird farm so fun. Only suggestion would be some updated lounge furniture, recliners didn't work, some seats uncomfortable. But for a stunning, well priced weekend checking out the glowworm caves you can't go wrong here!

Bodde här 3 nätter i april 2021

8/10 Bra

Jason B.

26 jan. 2021

Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet

ILL BE BACK (ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER)

Was all good, very convenient to everything , will stay here again when we return for the black abyss

8/10 Bra

Marijke V.

10 jan. 2021

Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet

Great stay, great property

Great location for visiting Waitomo. Property really clean, comfortable and private. Added bonus of enjoying a wonderful sunset and then some stargazing from the backyard.

Bodde här 2 nätter i januari 2021

10/10 Fantastiskt

Ioannis M.

4 jan. 2021

Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet

Great brirf stay

Lovely medium sized house that is at the center of the Waitomo area and very easy to find! Everything was as described and the unit was spotlesly clean. The house is quite old but that wasn't important for us and overall it is highly recommened from us.

Bodde här 1 natt i januari 2021

10/10 Fantastiskt

Verifierad resenär

24 sep. 2020

Gillade: Renlighet, incheckning, kommunikation, plats och annonsens riktighet

Weekend at Waitomo

Very nice property, everything you need is there. Comfortable beds and two bathrooms is a plus. Lovely breakfast provided by Ann and complimentary visit to Petting Farm was a hit, especially for our animal mad daughter. It is also walking distance to village. Would stay again and recommend to others

Bodde här 2 nätter i september 2020

Om värden

Din värd

We are 4th generation New Zealanders who have lived and worked in Waitomo area for 50 yrs. Now retired, we enjoy hosting visitors to our area and sharing a little of our farm interests with animal lovers. We have over 70 Miniature Animals, and Large Birds (Ostrich, Emu and our Giant Nth Island Moa).

Varför värden valde detta boende

Waitomo Village is a quaint little area with the Glow-worm Caves visited by people from all around the world. Relax & Enjoy a quiet little area, no traffic, high rise buildings or stress.

Vad som gör detta boende unikt

Our Petting Farm 7km away is a little Haven for animal lovers. FREE TOUR includes walking with an Ostrich, Emu walkabout, Alpaca & Llama, Miniature Horses, Donkey, Miniature Munchkin Kittens, Mini-Dogs, (Puppies in season), Miniature Cattle, and Swiss Valais BlackNose Sheep (known as the Most Lovable Sheep in the World.)

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