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Medlands Beach Bach, Medlands Beach Bach Great Barrier Island

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Miscellaneous
Outdoor dining
Galley
Private kitchen

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms1+ bathroomSleeps 6

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry room
  • Barbecue
  • Balcony
  • Fireplace

Explore the area

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Great Barrier Island, Auckland
  • Place, Medlands Beach
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Whangaparapara Harbour
    ‪28 min drive‬
  • Place, Glenfern Sanctuary
    ‪50 min drive‬
  • Airport, Great Barrier Island (GBZ)
    ‪13 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Pacific room

3 Queen Beds

1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 2

Outdoor shower

Inside

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Outdoor shower
Kitchen
Balcony
Separate dining area
Garden

About this property

Medlands Beach Bach, Medlands Beach Bach Great Barrier Island

Family bach with superb ocean views. The property has two bedrooms inside and a comfortable sleepout, each with a queen bed. There’s a well equipped kitchen, open plan living room, wood burner, indoor & outdoor showers. ( indoor shower has hot water, outdoor shower cold water only) Enjoy a ten minute walk to the golden sand of Medland’s beach. Walk, talk, surf, read a book & in the evenings gaze in wonder at the heavens above. Fishing, surfing, walks, hot springs… even golf!  Take a walk to the hot pools (not deep but very pleasant wallowing) 





Linen & house towels supplied. Please bring your own beach towels. Vehicle access requires crossing of the beach and Oruawharo tidal stream at low tide. If walking,  parking is available next to the camp ground and from there, cross the stream using the pedestrian bridge, turn right and it's a 15 minute stroll to the house. The last 150 metres is up a steep hill.

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About the area

Great Barrier Island

Great Barrier Island is home to this holiday home. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Medlands Beach and Kaitoki Beach.
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Great Barrier Island, Auckland

What's nearby

  • Medlands Beach - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Kaitoki Beach - 22 min drive - 14.0 km
  • Blind Bay - 23 min drive - 14.7 km
  • Whangaparapara Harbour - 28 min drive - 17.5 km
  • Glenfern Sanctuary - 50 min drive - 36.1 km

Getting around

  • Great Barrier Island (GBZ) - 16 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪My Fat Puku - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪The Currach Irish Pub - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Wild Rose Cafe - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Mulberry Grove General Store - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Stonewall Store & Bottle Store - ‬9 min drive

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 12 out of 14 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 14 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 14 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 14 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 14 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Katie W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing location

Such a good location and host was so helpful we were delayed getting there but he was very accommodating would recommend
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Peter N.

Lovely Weekend Away

Great bach...everything we needed, comfortable and great view from the deck. Helped ourselves to blackberries and grapes growing along the roadside as we made our way up the hill :)
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 1 April 2020
Thanks Peter - good to hear you enjoyed yourselves. Was a pleasure having you to stay ;-)
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nick L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Kiwi Paradise

Awesome place, beautiful area and lots of good people around. Couldn't ask for anything more. Cheers for letting us use the place James.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

steve e.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Barrier getaway

A fabulous place to get away from the world and be immersed in natures beauty. A wonderful "Kiwi" experience with stunning views and a character bach with everything you need for a comfortable holiday.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Julian D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The perfect bach

This was my second time at this property and it was just as good if not better because it starts to feel like home. Sheltered from a very windy new year of weather, sunny and the outdoor shower is brilliant. Thank you!
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Gabrielle O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful holiday!

Excellent holiday at James’ property set overlooking idyllic Medlands Beach. A simple bach with everything we needed for a relaxing, low key holiday. The kitchen was well stocked to cook nice meals, the view stunning and our toddler just loved playing on the front lawn. Communication with James was easy and helpful. We will be back! A note for future holiday makers: insect repellent is a must and it gets very hot in summer with out being able to use a fan. Lunch at Fat Puku and dinner at Carrach Irish pub and Angsana Thai restaurant were all fab.
Stayed 9 nights in Jan 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 1 April 2020
It was a pleasure to host Gabrielle's family. Great communication and very easy to deal with. Im sorry about the mosquito's . . they have been much worse then usual this year!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Edward M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Medlands Vista

A fine Bach overlooking Medlands beach with all one needs for dining on the deck with kaka overhead. Life ruled by the tides and a sofa in every corner for reading and planning the next excursion on wild exotic Aotea
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Desmond O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A stay in paradise

We loved everything about our stay in James’s bach. It was utterly charming-simple yet comfortable with all the important trappings like books, games, comfy sofas and a log fire. And the views are exquisite. The setting is perfect - close to the beach and mountain tracks, and we loved crossing the bridge by foot to get to our sanctuary.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Donna H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Home away from home

Simply walked in, bedding configuration (3 x queen) perfect for our group in 3 private bedrooms. Well equipped kitchen, with everything required to prepare your own meals. Once we got familiar with the tides, we were able to access the property most of the time (this can change depending on water flow/swell) Thanks so much for sharing your property with us, lovely relaxing end to a very social time on the island.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

Frances B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

Great Bach

The property was great with extremely good cellphone coverage, power and views. Access could be a problem as very steep and rental cars not permitted to cross the lagoon.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Baden M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic

Great Barrier Bach. Perfect for a lads getaway. Highly recommended
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2020
Archival

10/10 Excellent

The View and set up are amazing!

The View and set up are amazing!!!
Archival

8/10 Good

Great place if you're after a bach (not a flash holiday house).

Great place if you're after a bach (not a flash holiday house).8 Min walk to beach, beautiful views from deck, three bedrooms (one is a new sleep out). The bach exceeded our expectations.
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Great place to relax with friends and family, all you need

Great place to relax with friends and family, all you need
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