Cosy family home set in rural alpine mountains of a small historical old gold mining town, Cardrona. Located at the bottom of New Zealand’s popular Cardrona Ski Resort, a 30 minute drive to Queenstown and 20 minute drive to Wanaka. We have 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a movie room, indoor fire, great indoor / outdoor flow, located opp the iconic Cardrona Hotel and a rivers stroll to the local cafe and general store. You will love this light filed home on the rivers edge complete with an outdoor fire and spa. Use this home as a base to explore Wanaka, Queenstown and surrounds via day trips. Please note our home is an older style home set in a historical town and the decor is 20 years old, but the location can not be beaten! We welcome large families to come and stay, it is the perfect holiday ski home! Home comes with the choice of 2 vehicles depending on our availability at the time of stay.
The space
Large 2 story home with most of the living on the first level. Sunny north facing, warm in winter with lovely walk along the rivers edge and a 2 min stroll to the local and iconic Cardrona Hotel & Pub. .
Guest access
4th bedroom is upstairs, the rest of the living is on the first floor. First floor living is flat and easy to access.
Notes
Home is located in a small rural town with one pub and one small local coffee shop for supples. It’s a 20 minute drive to the top of Cardrona Ski field, and/or to Snow Farm Cross Country skiing.
Features
Washer
Dishwasher
Clothes dryer
Oven
Microwave
Coffee machine
Fridge
Iron
Hair dryer
Heating
Air conditioning
TV
WiFi
High Speed Internet
Bathtub
First aid kit
Wheelchair accessible
Smoke alarms
Fire extinguisher
Bed sheets
Towels
Workspace
Fireplace
Home cinema
Toys
Gym
Sauna
BBQ
Pool
Hot tub
Balcony
Garden / yard
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
Covered porch / verandah
Kosher home
Meat-free kitchen
Gated community
EV Home Charger
Bikes
Camping gear
Kayak
Tennis court
Standup paddleboard
Travel Styles
Long term
Adventure
Family
Relaxing
Mountains
Skiing
Accessibility
Step free access
House rules
Suitable for infants under 2
Suitable for children ages 2-12
Pets not allowed
No smoking
Allergens
Cat free
Dog free
Smoke free
Dates of Availability
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AvailableNon-reciprocal Only
Neighbourhood
Quiet and quaint holiday ski village.
Getting to my home
There is very limited public transport and it is a fair way out for Uber / taxis. Best mode of transport is a vehicle. Too far to walk/hike to Wānaka. We can drop car at the Queenstown airport for you to collect on arrival.
Nearest airport
Queenstown.
Getting around
Please use a private vehicle.
Map of Approximate Location
People Like Us Local Guide
Meet for a coffee, pick up and drop off to home if out of town.
We absolutely loved the location of this home, short drive to arrowtown, Wanaka and Queenstown, most importantly straight up the mountain for early skiing. There is a great pub across the road with beautiful food and a little cafe nearby too.
We definitely recommend this place
Location Location Location - beautiful backdrop of mountains and the river behind the house. Fab house with everything you will need to enjoy cooking at home, or just eat out at the famous Cardrona Hotel across the road. We also enjoyed the Local General Store for Friday Pizza night.
The fireplace had plenty of wood provided, making a lovely cosy place to hang out with the family or read a book.
Great easy going people who where easy to communicate with
Abbey was terrific. Communicated early with me and no complications, as we sorted things out over WhatsApp. It was great and they left my apartment in good order too.
Gillian and her family are so lovely! They were very clean and tidy, they stayed in touch with us during their stay and were flexible around use of the car. I would swap with them any time we were able!
A lovely modern apartment walking distance to two stunning beaches. Kerry was easy to communicate with, and very accommodating. We had a great time!
Kerry travelled with her daughter and their family. They were a pleasure to have at our place and left it clean and tidy.
"Would like to travel ideally between these dates but could go into Mid Sep."
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