We had a 3 bedroom cottage, which was more a full house than a cottage. Included were a washing machine and dryer, full oven, and fridge/freezer. For Winter there's a cozy fireplace in the lounge. This was the best value for money in our South Island trip. Stay here for a couple of nights rather than endure the long trip... More

Leonie welcomed us and let us know of all the things Te Anau had to offer. We had a one bedroom apartment and it was equipped with all you would expect for a home away from home. A full kitchen, adequate bathroom and warm bedroom. We had already booked with another tour operator to visit Milford Sound before reading that... More

Ray and Leonie were great hosts. The cottage was well equipped with everything that we needed and was a great place to relax in the evening after a long day trip to Milford Sound. I highly recommend taking up Ray's offer for a guided tour to Milford as the road is long and treacherous. Even though its only about 120km... More

My partner and I stayed here recently for 2 nights. We got the one bedroom cottage. The cottage was fantastic! It was clean, warm and was really well stocked! The owners Leonie and Ray were very welcoming and gave us some great information about Te Anau and then about the next places we would travel to. We took a day... More

The cottages were absolutely gorgeous, impeccably clean, immaculately furbished, everything worked. Ray and Leonie are superb hosts who did everything they could to make our 2 night stay comfortable and enjoyable - even lighting the fire for us so when we arrived it was warm and cosy. These cottages are circa 1960, but every part has been renovated or repainted... More

We arrived vary late to Te Anau as we had originally expected to be heading to Queenstown. We wanted to get accommodation for two nights and take a trip to Milford Sound. We chanced upon Birchwood and Ray was able to offer us a 3 bedroomed cottage on the site and a trip to the Sound all at a very... More

I really wanted to be able to write a good review of this place, as the owners were very nice and amenable. But unfortunately the accommodation we were given felt well short of what we had been led to expect. We booked the 3 bed cottage as we were travelling with our 3 year old daughter, and this was off... More

We stayed three nights in their "Rana" cottage while touring the area (particularly Doubtful Sound and Milford Sound). We're glad we did. The cottage was more modern than we had expected -- had lots of space and amenities for just the two of us, very comfortable bed, nice livingroom with wood-burning stove for the evening, big kitchen with all the... More

We stayed in birchwood cottages. Cottages was lovely and big. Great view of the mountains. Had everything we needed. Owners were extremely helpful. More