Located on a river, this holiday home is in Whakatāne Town, a neighbourhood in Whakatane. Mataatua: The House That Came Home and Whakatane District Museum and Gallery are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Whakatane River Walk and Whakatane Aquatic Centre. Discover the area's water adventures with scuba diving and surfing/body boarding nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails and horse riding.
Mataatua: The House That Came Home - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
Te Manuka Tutahi Marae - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
Whakatane River Walk - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
Te Papaka & Puketapu - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
Getting around
Whakatane (WHK) - 15 min drive
Restaurants
Gibbo's Fresh Fish - 3 min drive
Moxi Cafe - 6 min drive
McDonald's - 20 min walk
Kfc - 2 min drive
Ohiwa Oyster Farm - 11 min drive
Frequently asked questions
Is right in the town centre pet-friendly?
No, pets are not allowed at this property.
How much does it cost to stay at right in the town centre?
As of 26 Oct 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at right in the town centre on 27 Oct 2026 start from AU$313, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
How much is parking at right in the town centre?
On-site parking is available at the property.
What time is check-in at right in the town centre?
Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.
What time is check-out at right in the town centre?
Checkout is at 10:00 AM.
Where is right in the town centre located?
Located in Whakatāne Town, this holiday home is steps away from Mataatua: The House That Came Home, Whakatane River Walk and Wairere Falls. Te Manuka Tutahi Marae and Pohaturoa are also within 10 minutes.
Reviews
8.8
Excellent
Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
5 minutes to restaurants, shops..very quiet location, a short walk to beautiful seaside park. We didn't find childrens playground...but huge lawns onsite for kids to runaround
Ideal location close to everything you need. Equiped with all the necessary. Beds were super comfortable and bonus that there was a washer and drier. Only downside was the lawns were quite long, the rubbish bin was full and the shower head may need replacing as the water was just dribbling out. Other than that would probably stay here again.
Older home close to town, clean, comfortable, well provisioned. Access details were not forthcoming until after checkin time, which was a bit stressful as we had travelled a considerable distance to Whakatane, other than that, a great place to relax, and enjoy the area. Have stayed before, will stay again.
We absolutely loved this whare. It was homely, comfortable, was perfect for our weekend & is close to everything. I have gone so far as to saving your number in my phone Ani as I know we will be coming back again in summer to enjoy the deck area with whānau.
Ngā mihi.
It’s a cute little house with a great big deck in back - proximity to central shopping area, ocean and wananga was excellent. Kitchen is tiny but doable. We had everything we needed and had a happy and relaxed stay. Addition of another mirror would be my only suggestion.
Great location, handy to town centre but nice quiet street. Lovely character home with many original features (the green bath is spectacular), the kitchen especially reminded me of how old time baches used to be. Well appointed and comfortable. Ani was great and easy to communicate with. Everything super clean and homely. Big thumbs up.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review
8/10 Good
Shane B.
19 Mar 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Check-in, communication
A great place to stay
An awesome place to stay, walking distance to everything. If you are going to book, make sure you get access details the day before as we were stranded trying to contact anyone to get into the property. Even Book a bach had trouble contacting the owner to get access info, which resulted in us being stranded outside the property for quite some time, exhausted after a long trip. The stay itself was awesome, as was the property, but soured due to the lack of communication from the owner.
Upon arrival the house was a mess due to not being cleaned for our stay. I messaged the host who informed that the cleaner had a personal issue to sort out and that it would be done the following day. The next day came and went with no cleaning as well as the host just stopping all correspondence with me. We ended up having to leave early and further attempts to sort this issue with the host have just been ignored.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review
8/10 Good
Zane G.
12 July 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy
This is a refurbished very old style house. My guess around the 1940s. It is so old the toilet looks like it was added as an afterthought to the back of the house.Other than that it was comfortable enough. But don't expect to be able to prepare any complicated meals. There was almost no kitchen bench space.But with all that we really did enjoy our stay there.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review
6/10 Okay
Georgina N.
24 Apr 2025
Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy
Great location but rough around the edges
This place is super close to everything you need in Whakatane with the shops, wharf and playgrounds a 2 minute walk away and a waterfall pretty much across the street. It has great appliances, comfy beds, two heat pumps and a smart tv. However we did find this place a little rough and in some desperate need of TLC. We know it’s an old place but the broken windows in the back door and the back bedroom were a little surprising (we’ve since found on other booking sites that this was brought to the owners attention back in November 2023!). This is not safe for families or those staying on their own. The other surprise was the cut/exposed wires sticking out in some rooms and then there’s the hot water. It’s more like a trickle and could take 5 minutes to fill the sink to wash the dishes. The kitchen was a little left to be desired in that it’s the original kitchen and no surprises there is no photos of that in the listing. Asbestos is in the garage so avoid at all costs. It’s a sheet of fibrolite lying on the ground and should not be lying around at all.
We had a lovely stay in this bach once we got inside. It had a nice, relaxed atmosphere and everything we needed for a great stay. Unfortunately, when we arrived the host hadn't updated the information for getting into the property and we spent alot of time trying to follow incorrect instructions before ringing book a back to try and get the contact details of the owner who asked us to wait to 40 minutes until someone could come and let us in and finish cleaning the rooms. Make sure you double check you have the correct check in instructions before you leave! Otherwise it was a great spot for an awesome family holiday and I would totally reccommend it!