Kia Ora Lookout Retreat

Perfect Country RetreatWe were a group of eight friends celebrating a milestone school reunion. Kia Ora was absolutely perfect for our four night getaway.The house, designed around a central garden courtyard, is large with so many options to gather as a group or to retreat to for a moment of quiet. It was spotlessly clean, with fresh flowers to welcome us.The commercial grade kitchen was perfect as we are all cooks so we often had the two ovens and the microwave on the go. It was extremely well equipment with plenty of absolutely everything. The champagne glasses got a lot of use!And we loved the choice of dining spaces from the outdoor setting under the gazebo by the pool, to the eat in kitchen setting and the formal dining table.The all-ensuite bedrooms were very well appointed with beautiful bed and bathroom linens and quality toiletries.The late November weather was very warm, so the large pool overlooking the property was a godsend. The owner Stephen was very easy to deal with and Jane (the local manager) was wonderful - even arranging for the pool to be serviced after a storm blew through and bringing batteries for a remote that was troublesome.We couldn’t fault Kia Ora. We have already booked for next year.

This is the second time my family and I have stayed at this property and it doesn’t disappoint. The house has plenty of rooms and space, and the view outside is amazing. We have gone during summer both times and the pool naturally warms up to a very nice temperature. We also enjoyed feeding carrots to, and patting the horses. It was just the relaxing holiday away from busy Sydney and work that we needed to recharge. We will be back for sure!

This place was magic, is had everything you need. Very spacious, warm with beautiful views. Highly recommend it and we will be back again

Our stay at this property was very enjoyable, beautiful location, beautiful house & gardens, I would definitely stay here again.

We have now stayed at Kia Ora twice… once in winter and once with glorious spring sunshine…. the property is set up for both and between the open fire, air con and pool has everything we needed. as per our first visit immaculately clean and a very smooth process.