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At a glance: 3-star · 2 rooms
Near: Encounter Kaikoura (Dolphin Encounter) · 6 min walk
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Guest reviews
4.8Excellent(30)
- Excellent23
- Good7
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mona jacobson
5/5
Google· 6 months ago
Google· 6 months agoExcellent accommodations! We stayed in the cabin and loved it. Beautiful location, lovely flowers all around. The bathroom was huge and loved that the toilet was separate with its own door. Everything was clean and tidy. The location was great, very easy to drive into the main part of Kaikoura and there is a walking track nearby. Highly recommend Barnacle Bills.
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Nacigator340530
5/5
Tripadvisor· 5 months ago
Tripadvisor· 5 months agoAfter getting lost and climbing a hill with our luggage we arrived at a fantastic cottage. It is rustic but has everything we needed. |The views are unreal. The snow covered mountains meet the sea. A wonderful night.
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Sam Fox
4/5Google· a year ago
Google· a year agoA nice, quiet spot with amazing sunrises for a night or more. Handy to everything particularly the lookout with amazing views. Comfy bed and well equipped kitchen, super spacious bathroom. Everything was spotlessly clean. Loved the porthole window and hearing the chooks!
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Korimako10
5/5Tripadvisor· 7 years ago
Tripadvisor· 7 years agoOur family had a great stay in the cottage at Barnacle Bills. It is a little removed from the town centre with trails to walk right at your doorstep. The cottage is modern and really well appointed and very comfortable. Very clean and tidy, fantastic cooking facilities, and sparkling clean bathroom with shower and a separate toilet. The only improvement would be to have more comfortable lounge suite. But Kaikoura has too many attractions available to be sitting around too long.
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Maza223
5/5Tripadvisor· 6 years ago
Tripadvisor· 6 years agoWe had a lovely 3 night stay in the lodge at Barnacle Bills. The hosts were super helpful and friendly. The house was immaculately clean and the beds extremely comfortable. We had everything we needed and more. Loved the seaside decor and the atmosphere of the house was lovely and cozy yet modern. Would definitely return. Thanks so much for having us hopefully we will see you again!
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Jasmine38Chichester
4/5Tripadvisor· 7 years ago
Tripadvisor· 7 years agoRun by a very friendly and helpful host, Barnacle Bills has a a cottage and lodge next door to each other. We stayed in the smaller cottage that sleeps 5 in 2 bedrooms. Comfortable and well equipped accommodation. Large open plan living, dining and kitchen that almost felt too large for two people as wasn't very cosy. I didn't much care for the decor, especially the cork wall, but I guess that's a personal thing. The bed was comfortable, which is one of the most important things. Location is peaceful, above the town and pretty much on the peninsula walkway, which is handy. However, it should be noted there are no amenities within walking distance. Nice outdoor seating area with partial sea view. Friendly pig out back. We had a good stay and thought the cottage was good value for money
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ndser
5/5Tripadvisor· 7 years ago
Tripadvisor· 7 years agoWe stayed at Barnacle Bill's for 2-nights while in Kaikoura to see the sperm whales (NZ$150). It was a gem, perched on the top of a bench amongst rolling farmland yet only a short walk (15 min) or drive (less than 5 min) from town. While there were no amenities in the local area, nothing was far away and any inconvenience was more than made up for by the peace & quiet and the proximity to the peninsula walkways (the owner, Liz, will drive you to the seal colony, halving the walk along the coast and back) & the water tower view point. There were only 2 options here, the larger “lodge” and the “cottage,” both in the same buildings. While my impression from the internet images was of a rustic retro-hippy throwback, fortunately nothing could be further from the truth. The cottage was clean, comfortable & modern, spacious in all aspects. Entered from a broad deck with a sitting area (2 chairs & side table) facing a flower garden to one side and table & 4 chairs with an ocean view to the other, you walked into a carpeted sitting area with 2 love seats, coffee table, small stereo and a cabinet with a DVD player and wall-mounted TV. To the side was a large kitchen with an L-shaped vanity, oven & stove, full fridge & freezer and all of the cutlery, pots, etc. Two moderate-sized bedrooms were off to the right, one with a comfortable queen bed, the other with a double & twin. The bathroom, off to the left, was huge with a large vanity, toilet in a separate alcove, and a spacious shower with great water pressure. There was a door to the back garden with its grass, flower beds, and bbq. Further back and to the side were fields, home to the owners pet pig, a huge good-natured beast and a favourite with neighbours who stopped by with food. Kaikoura itself is a moderate sized and very pleasant sea-side town with a lot of conveniences – restaurants, pubs, a supermarket, and plenty of attractions. Barnacle Bill's was a great place to see it all: spacious and comfortable in a great location with a super hostess and at a very reasonable price. Highly recommended.
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phoebegould
5/5Tripadvisor· 7 years ago
Tripadvisor· 7 years agoBarnacle Bills and Liz! |What can we say! Our two day stay here whilst exploring Kaikoura was simply amazing. We could not have wanted for more; and if we had of, Liz was unbelievably accommodating and helpful! |The place was spotless, beds comfy and everything was accessible and felt ‘homely’ and loved. |Thanks so much- we will be back if (more like when), we return to Kaikoura! NB. Ginger the pet pig was an absolute stunner! She loved our left over veggies!
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