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Spacious Accommodation: Macaulay House in Lake Tekapo offers a spacious holiday home with five bedrooms and two bathrooms. The property features a ground-floor unit with a private entrance, ensuring comfort and privacy. Modern Amenities: Guests enjoy free WiFi, air-conditioning, and a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher, microwave, and oven. Additional amenities include a washing machine, balcony with mountain views, and a cosy fireplace. Convenient Location: Located 95 km from Richard Pearse Airport and 44 km from Mt. Dobson, Macaulay House provides easy access to local attractions. The property is highly rated for its family-friendly environment and convenient location.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 10.0 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Situated in the best rated area in Lake Tekapo, this property has an excellent location score of 9.4

  • Free private parking available on-site


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Accommodation Type
Number of guests
 
Bedroom 1
1 large double bed
Bedroom 2
1 large double bed
Bedroom 3
2 single beds
Bedroom 4
2 single beds
Bedroom 5
1 single bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Aaa
    Malaysia Malaysia
    Love the home, big house, cosy room, easy check-in. Always my choice when I visit Tekapo
  • Vi
    New Zealand New Zealand
    Spotless and spacious. Interiors and the outdoor patio are nice.
  • Peter
    New Zealand New Zealand
    Spacious plus carport which was great given the hard frosts
  • Claudia
    New Zealand New Zealand
    Very clean, comfy, cosy and had everything we needed
  • Chantelle
    United States United States
    What a great place, huge, lovely rooms, an open plan area with a fabulous kitchen and very comfortable seating, as well as a large dining table, telescope, fireplace and big tv. They thought of everything. They were very communicative when we...
  • Susannah
    Australia Australia
    We enjoyed the living area, kitchen was well stocked, plenty of bedrooms, benches outside to sit in the fields, loved the washing machine, loved the location super close to the star gazing spots and the lake/ mountains with a car, and only 5 mins...
  • Belinda
    New Zealand New Zealand
    We love the property location, not too far away from the town.
  • Sue
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Perfect location, very comfortable and spacious. Easy check in.
  • 瓊文
    Taiwan Taiwan
    There are enough bedrooms and each has a window. All facilities functions well. We enjoyed our time in tekapo
  • Pamela
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The location was great, close to beautiful Lake Tekapo and lovely restaurants. It was great having 5 bedrooms, 6 beds and 2 bathrooms. Check-in was simple. The kitchen was well equipped.

Managed by Book Tekapo Holiday Homes

Company review score: 8.9Based on 5,862 reviews from 75 properties
75 managed properties

Company information

You will be hosted by Greg and Angela together with their international team. Greg continues to farm cattle and Angela works in the education sector as well as owning and operating Book Tekapo. With children who have recently left home they like to keep themselves busy! Our team members can speak a range of languages including English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Spanish.

Property information

Located at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, this spacious and modern 5 bedroomed house, which sleeps up to 9 guests, is perfect for your family get-away in Lake Tekapo. The modern and bright, open-plan kitchen, dining and living area is the hub of this home. The well equipped kitchen with large island gives you plenty of bench space to prepare your holiday feast; dining table and comfortable lounge area, all opening out to the north facing, sunny patio with the large sliding doors, giving you great indoor-outdoor entertaining options, especially with the BBQ and outdoor furniture. The lounge area features comfy couches where you can relax and enjoy the view, or be kept entertained with the large flat screen TV with freeview, DVD player and the ipod dock stereo system. There is also a selection of DVD’s and games for the children. Macaulay House also offers free and unlimited WIFI. The views and outlook from Macaulay House are tranquil - overlooking a large empty paddock, home to rabbits, sheep and horses, it has a quiet, rural-type feel to it; with the bonus of stunning views of the surrounding mountains, as well as a partial lake view.

Languages spoken

Mandarin,English,Cantonese

Property surroundings

House rules

Macaulay House takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 15:00 to 20:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 06:30 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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

To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.

Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Cards accepted at this property
VisaMastercardEftpos Cash is not accepted
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 22:00 and 07:00.
Pets
Pets are not allowed.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please note that there is a 2.5% non-refundable charge when your payment is processed.

Please inform Macaulay House in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 07:00:00.