Please note for New Years bookings you must ENQUIRE first before booking as we have different requirements for this period.

For solitude and privacy Ella's cant be beaten! Ella's Estuary Retreat is situated at the water's edge with walkway access in a lovely private location with extensive views of the estuary. A well designed spacious 3 bedroom home, it has a large living area and sunny decks on both sides of the house. Well equipped kitchen and 2nd living area. Open fire for winter. Just a 5 minute drive to all amenities and golf and plenty of room to park the boat.

There are two rooms with Queen beds, kids room with 2 sets of bunks (both with extra trundle bed below). Sofa/ dbl bed in living area 1 set of bunks with trundler bed below is in 2nd living area. Open fire for winter.

Renters need to bring their own sky card - please note that only traditional Sky cards will work in the decoder....MySky cards will not work but there is Freeview if you really want to watch TV!

Wifi has now been added and for coffee addicts an espresso machine with grinder, just bring your own beans.

LINEN: Please note that other than pillows, duvets and duvet covers, linen is not included in the tariffs but can be rented for $25 per person, further details are provided in the 'Rooms and beds' section of the listing. If you wish to add linen, please add a note to your booking with what beds you wish to use so they can be made up. We have linen as an optional extra to make a more affordable holiday for those who wish to bring their own.

BOOKING PAYMENT: Although Bookabach/VRBO take your credit card details, all booking payments are made to Bach Stay NZ Limited who manage this property for the owners. Once your booking is approved, we will send you a payment email with a choice of credit card payment (a 3% surcharge applies) or bank transfer (no charges). Please note the amount stated as 'Deposit Paid at Property' on the Bookabach/VRBO quote is actually a refundable bond that will be collected as part of the accommodation payment, it is not collected at the property as the wording suggests.