Tophouse Historical Inn Bed and breakfast
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About this property
Comfortable Accommodations: Tophouse Historical Inn Bed and breakfast in St. Arnaud offers comfortable rooms with garden views. Each room includes a tea and coffee maker, electric kettle, and shared bathroom. Exceptional Facilities: Guests can enjoy a garden, terrace, restaurant, bar, and free WiFi. Additional amenities include a lounge, outdoor seating area, picnic area, and barbecue facilities. Dining Experience: The family-friendly restaurant serves local cuisine with vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free options. Dinner is available in a welcoming ambience. Convenient Location: Located 76 km from Nelson Airport and 34 km from Rainbow Valley, the property provides free on-site private parking. Highly rated for its friendly host, breakfast, and bar.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.5 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular facilities
- Restaurant
- Free WiFi
- Free parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Tea/coffee maker in all rooms
- Bar
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Gemma
New Zealand“Amazing place to stay. The owners were so lovely. The location was so beautiful and the cabins so cosy! Had the best time” - Jo New Zealand“Very friendly and helpful hosts, comfortable and clean.”
- Wendy
Australia“Everything was so high quality - beds were clean and soft, excellent services, beautiful views, Helen and Clint were generous and attentive ensuring the best stay was had. Fabulous way to end a holiday and hopefully I will be back one day.” - Umair
United Kingdom“Incredibly peaceful location. The room and facilities were excellent. The hosts were extremely friendly and made us feel right at home. They were so accommodating and we could not have felt any more relaxed and comfortable. We spent part of the...” 
Colin New Zealand“Beautiful peaceful location. The historic hotel is surrounded by lovely gardens which really add to the ambience. Hosts Clint and Helen were so friendly and welcoming, and Helen cooked us a delicious breakfast. Loved our stay, hope to return.”- Adam United Kingdom“A very cute and historical inn with an excellent view of the mountainous region below. Helen was very friendly and helpful throughout our stay. Breakfast was plentiful, with a nice mix of cereals, toast and tinned fruit, along with an option of...”
- Sonya Australia“Great breakfast, friendly and helpful hosts, lovely relaxing grounds, interesting history of the place.”
- Alison United Kingdom“A very interesting and comfortable historical inn. It’s location was great with fantastic views of the surrounding area. We had a great welcome and were soon offered drinks from NZ’s smallest but well stocked bar before sitting down with “ new...”
- Neil Australia“Thus is one for history buffs and for those who love the country flavour of the gardens and paddocks. Very good bathroom facilities and really well thought out furnishings and presentation of the “period” feel for the rooms and common areas.”
Dusan
Slovakia“Everything was just perfect, Helen and Miles were excellent hosts, and the stay exceeded by far our expectations. We can especially recommend the dinner with the Polish chef Sebastian: excellent meal with witty comments from the chef himself. If...”
Hosted by Clint and Helen Brough welcome you to Tophouse Inn. Built in 1887
9.8
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Clint and Helen Brough welcome you to Tophouse Inn. Built in 1887
Welcome to Tophouse Historical Inn Bed and Breakfast. This home was built in 1887. Come and stay in the old cobb cottage and share some of New Zealand's history. Small but comfortable rooms, very basic for the period setting. Share the lounge's and big old open fires. Have shared facilities for Bathroom and toilet, coffee, tea, kettle, toaster, fridge. Breakfast is included with booking. Have a restaurant on site. Bookings essential for dinner. We have the oldest, smallest bar in NZ. Built in 1926. Quite country side with mountain views and only 7Km from Lake Rotoiti and St Arnaud township.
Language spoken: English
Property surroundings
Restaurants
1 restaurant on site
- Tophouse Restaurant
- CuisineLocal
- Open forDinner
- AmbianceFamily friendly
- Dietary optionsVegan • Gluten-free • Dairy-free
House rules
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Check-in
From 14:00 to 19:00
Check-out
From 10:00 to 10:30
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds
Child policies
Children are not allowed.
Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.
No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Accepted payment methods
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
