[Timbo]

This site could be of use to those travelling to NZ and not wanting to do the B&B / hotel bit. Also usefull for short term rentals when job hunting for instance.

http://www.bookabach.co.nz/__Tauranga_District.cfm

Whoops,sorry. It is set on the Tauranga page as that is where I was last looking. But it does cover many other areas too.

[Iain & Liz]

are these the same as sleepouts?

[Terry&Sophie]

Could be cool for the easter weekend... thanks Timbo! :nice1

Anybody got any recommendations for a good place to escape Auckland for the Easter weekend?

[Beach Kiwi]

Baches are holiday homes, and are usually near a beach, a lake, or some other resort-type of location. They used to be fairly basic accommodation, but with the increase in coastal land values they are often as good as a regular house, sometimes a lot better. Renting one $hort term can cost anywhere from about $300 per week, up to thousands per week, depending on the time of year, location, and the property itself.

Most Aucklanders book one on the Coromandel Peninsula, if they're into that sort of accommodation.

[veronica]

Sleepouts tend to be either a small building like a garage with bedrooms in it in the garden, or a filled in verandah.

[jonSE]

Waiheke is an alternative to Coromandel or Bay of Islands as a getaway from Auckland, and its only $100 and 40 mins on the ferry.

Bachs seem to be around the $100-$1000 per night. I'ld guess you'ld need to book for Easter now, if it's not already too late.

Jon

[Hannah-NL]

This is a very nice site, thanks!
Online friends of us have booked one till they find the place to settle in for "real"
I can imagine living in one of these, some look great! (Some are lots of .. $$$ wow!)

[sarahw]

Thanks Timbo - has given me some ideas for weekends away!!! :nice1

[Timbo]

Sarah. My wife Sarah and I stayed here http://www.kuaotunubay.co.nz/
at this time last year. We can highly recomend it.
If you dont want to do B&B, they also have a self contained unit (we used it) at a reasonable rate.

[Moorf]

A bach in Gore Bay (South Island) has just been sold for an unprecedented $640K!!!!!! :eek

http://www.christchurchstar.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3624567&thesection=localn ews&thesubsection=&thesecondsubsection=

[leslie]

guess they didn't read my post re. living by the sea...