About this property

Spacious Holiday Home in Lake Tekapo: Lakeview Cottage offers a spacious holiday home in Lake Tekapo, New Zealand. Guests enjoy a garden, terrace, and free WiFi. Comfortable Living Spaces: The property features two bedrooms, a living room, and a fully equipped kitchen. Additional amenities include a washing machine, fireplace, and balcony with lake views. Convenient Facilities: Free on-site private parking is available. Bike hire and streaming services enhance the stay. Local Attractions: Mt. Dobson is 28 mi away, and Richard Pearse Airport is 60 mi from the property. Guests can enjoy skiing and hiking in the surrounding area. Guest Favorites: Guests highly rate the lakes, scenic views, and cozy fireplace.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.9 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Located in the top-rated area in Lake Tekapo, this property has an excellent location score of 9.8!

  • Free Private Parking Available On Site


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Timothy
China China
The cottage is aptly named, as the view of the lake is absolutely stunning. Had a great time just hanging out in the living room or on the porch staring at the lake, or stepping out at nighttime to watch the stars. The kitchen was well equipped so...
Anushka
Singapore Singapore
Excellent Location. Excellent property. Exceeded the photos. It has a front row seat to the best lake Tekapo has to offer. The edge of the front lawn is the starting point for one of the most beautiful short walks you can do. Stargazing was...
Anna
United States United States
Bed was super comfortable, hosts were thorough, view was spectacular.
Dianne
United States United States
View of lake, porch, log cabin feel! Really nice place.
Vanessa
Canada Canada
A very cozy cottage with great view and convenient location. Marie and Peter are great host. We absolutely enjoyed our stay here.
Jie
Australia Australia
The accommodation was cosy, warm, and very comfortable. The fireplace created a relaxing atmosphere, especially on the cold evenings. The location was excellent—close and convenient for exploring the area. The view overlooking to lake Tekapo is...
Anne
Australia Australia
Fabulous views across the lake. Great walking distance to town. Really well equiped kitchen with basic ingredients and lots of cooking equipment. Lovely cottage,comfortable bed with electric blankets.
Sarah
Brunei Brunei
The incredible view from this beautiful cottage. I could look at it from the lovely covered deck all day.
Ravi
Australia Australia
Like the view of the lake from the property Very well organised nice and clean
Nina
Germany Germany
The view is stunning especially when you are in the whirlpools in the beautiful garden. The owners are very nice and take very good care of you with much love for details. Overall an amazing experience for us.

Hosted by Lakeview Cottage

9.1
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Lakeview Cottage
Lakeview Cottage is an interlocking, all timber building that has an appeal of its own to many people. It is situated on the east bank of the Tekapo River, and has a great view of Lake Tekapo and the mountains that surround it. There are two bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, laundry facilities and a large lounge/dining area that looks out at the lake view. A new flat screen TV connected to Sky TV was recently installed with the Sky sport option. The house is only minutes walk to the township restaurants and shops, and also the Church of the Good Shepherd. Being in the older part of the township, it is also quiet and away from the new construction areas. We are aiming to incorporate a hunting, fishing and outdoor feel to the refurbishment that has started, and will be ongoing over the next few years. We hope the guests will like and enjoy, the homely atmosphere of this warm and inviting lake cottage.
Peter & I have been married since 1978 and have 4 grown up children who have all left the nest to pursue their own path in life. We are also currently blessed with twelve beautiful grandchildren, who live in Canada, and locally here in Fairlie, Wanaka and Tauranga. Were from a farming background but decided upon a change of lifestyle and shifted to Tekapo in 2004. We started Marie Therese B&B in 2007 in our then current home. Because of popularity and demand we purchased Mapleview Cottage in 2016, and in 2018 we purchased 8 Murray Place from our friends and neighbours. A great property, close to town and with awesome potential. We named these two buildings, Lakeview Cottage and Sunset Chalet. We thoroughly enjoyed running our accommodation options until the pandemic hit in March 2020. That hit tourism hard here and we have since sold Mapleview Cottage and Marie Therese BnB and moved to Fairlie, closer to our family. We still own and operate Lakeview Cottage and Sunset Chalet, and are looking forward to the challenge of the future and meeting more people along the way.
Lake Tekapo has become a "must do" tourist destination, and as such there are some great options for visitors to stay. We think Lakeview Cottage will have a feel to it that will make guests feel happy, rested and content to stay in, as the cottage has an atmosphere that is completely different than some of the brand new options available. Lake Tekapo has the Night Sky, Hot Pools, Ice Rink, Restaurants, walking and cycle tracks and the lake itself in the summer. as the main things to do. We are also only 1 hour drive to the Mount Cook National Park where there are numerous other activities that are also "must do" choices of leisure and activity. We love to live here and will enjoy hosting you here.
Language spoken: English

Area info

Amenities of Lakeview Cottage

Great facilities! Review score, 9.3

Most popular amenities

  • Free parking
  • Free Wifi
  • Non-smoking rooms

House rules

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From 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM
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From 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
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Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

Children 18 and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

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Smoking is not allowed.
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Parties/events are not allowed
Pets
Pets are not allowed.

The fine print

Must-know information for guests at this property

This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.

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