About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Wainono Homestead in Makikihi offers family rooms with private bathrooms, garden views, and soundproofing. Each room includes a wardrobe and carpeted floors, ensuring a pleasant stay. Exceptional Facilities: Guests can relax on the sun terrace or in the garden, enjoy free WiFi, and utilise the lounge, shared kitchen, and outdoor seating areas. Additional amenities include bicycle parking, barbecue facilities, and free on-site private parking. Delicious Breakfast: A continental buffet breakfast is served daily, featuring local specialities, juice, cheese, and fruits. The breakfast is highly praised by guests for its quality and variety. Convenient Location: Located 50 km from Richard Pearse Airport, the property provides easy access to local attractions. Highly rated for its friendly host and comfortable rooms, Wainono Homestead ensures a memorable stay.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.5 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.0)

    • Breakfast info

    • Continental, Buffet

    • Free private parking available on-site


Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 double bed
1 double bed
2 single beds
2 single beds
1 double bed
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Jackie
    New Zealand New Zealand
    The breakfast provided by Linda and Peter was amazing. Our hosts were very accommodating. We would definately stay there again.
  • Chris
    New Zealand New Zealand
    Breakfast was great. Linda and Peter were great hosts. The property is striking
  • Ross
    New Zealand New Zealand
    This is an amazing place to stay. The homestead has been refurbished to a very high standard. This makes it like staying in a high end hotel, but with amazing character, and great hosts.
  • Cristina
    New Zealand New Zealand
    Breakfast was very good and choices were available.
  • Kathy
    Ireland Ireland
    The beautiful Homestead, personal service and attention to detail. The breakfast was superb. We were made to feel very welcome by Linda and Peter.
  • Vikki
    New Zealand New Zealand
    Everything was perfect was greeted with such warmth. Went out of their way to make us comfortable. Best night sleep I have had in ages and a lovely breakfast. We will be back
  • Blair
    New Zealand New Zealand
    Beautifully renovated home with very friendly helpful hosts.
  • James
    New Zealand New Zealand
    Beautiful home and grounds, immaculately clean, great continental breakfast, warm hospitality from the hosts Linda and Peter. Highly recommended to everyone and will book again the first chance I get.
  • Olly
    New Zealand New Zealand
    The rooms were all amazing and beautifully restored. We were down for a bike race that started very early and Linda organized breakfast for all the racers, she really went the extra mile
  • Marthinus
    New Zealand New Zealand
    Location 10min out of town in county side. Friendly & accommodating owners.

Managed by Linda

Company review score: 10Based on 57 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Company information

I look forward to meeting all our guests and making their stay restful and relaxing.

Property information

Set in 5 acres of established grounds, heritage listed Wainono Homestead is located on State Highway 1, minutes from Waimate. Five bedrooms with sleeping for up to 10 people is available at the homestead. Upstairs we offer a queen bed room with ensuite, a large queen bed room, a twin king single room and a twin single room noting this room can be converted to a super king bed on request. These three rooms share bathroom facilities which include a bathroom with large shower and slipper bath and two separate toilets. Downstairs we offer a queen bed room with shared bathroom and toilet. The guest lounge is located upstairs and includes a kitchenette and flat screen TV with Netflix access. Complimentary continental breakfast is served in this room. Guests are also welcome to use the downstairs library with verandah access. Guests can wander the gardens or make use of various sporting equipment including croquet, cricket, bocce and yoga mats. A lawn tennis court is onsite. There is internal lift access. WiFi. Off-road car parking. Lockable space for motorcycles/bicycles.

Neighbourhood information

Waimate is nestled in the Hunter Hills where you can take numerous bush walks including the Point Bush Ecosanctuary and the White Horse Monument where the views are spectacular especially at sunrise and sunset. There are many historic buildings around town for visitors to explore while checking out the main street that also offers lots of dining/cafe options and local shopping. There is numerous artwork/murals around the town including silo art. Knottingly Park and Victoria Park offer relaxing strolls. The Wallaby Park provides the opportunity to get up close and personal with these loveable marsupials. Wainono Lagoon is nearby and offers bird watching opportunities as is the beach where you can fish or explore the coastline.

Language spoken

English

Property surroundings

House rules

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Check-in
From 14:00 to 20:00
Check-out
From 07:00 to 10:00
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 of any age are welcome.

Children 4 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 3 years
Cot upon request
Free

The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.

There are no extra beds available at this property.

All cots are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Payments by Booking.com
Booking.com takes your payment on behalf of the property for this stay, but make sure you have cash for any extras once you get there.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Legal information

This property is managed by a private host. EU consumer law relating to professional hosts might not apply.

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