Title: right in the town centre Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026 - Expedia.co.uk [See all properties](http://www.expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?regionId=&selected=37911177&adults=2&children=&sort=RECOMMENDED&useRewards=false&semdtl=&userIntent=&vip=false) Entire home # right in the town centre Riverside holiday home with kitchen and patio ## Photo gallery for right in the town centre ![Smart TV, DVD player - right in the town centre (Whakatane)](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/38000000/37920000/37911200/37911177/caa07575.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=598&ra=fit) ![Exterior - right in the town centre (Whakatane)](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/38000000/37920000/37911200/37911177/da72e3ab.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=297&ra=fit) ![Smart TV, DVD player - right in the town centre (Whakatane)](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/38000000/37920000/37911200/37911177/8a4385b1.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=297&ra=fit) ![3 bedrooms, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets - right in the town centre (Whakatane)](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/38000000/37920000/37911200/37911177/ce14e01e.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=297&ra=fit) ![Dining - right in the town centre (Whakatane)](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/38000000/37920000/37911200/37911177/ebeba673.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=297&ra=fit) - Overview - Location - Amenities - Policies Discover the charm of this 1930s bungalow, perfectly situated near the shopping centre, cafes and bars. With plenty of off-street parking for cars and boats, this property is ideal for fishermen. Enjoy nearby attractions like White Island Rendezvous or take a short walk to the Kohi point walk for scenic views. ## Reviews 9.0 Wonderful ### Entire home 3 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 4 ## Popular amenities - Kitchen - Washing machine - Dryer - Free Wi-Fi - Outdoor space - Parking available ## Add dates for prices Check-in Check-out Travellers ## About this property ### Entire place You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party. ### right in the town centre 1930s bungalow with original period features. Located 1 minute walking distance from the heart of the shopping centre, cafes and bars. 2 minutes from the boat ramp and fishing club. Plenty of off street parking for cars and boats makes this property perfect for fisherman. So many tourist attractions are right at your door step, White Island Rendezvous, whale watching, swimming with the dolphins, Maori marae experience plus much more. Walk up to the top of the Kohi point walk for stunning views of the township and heads. For the security of our guests and the safety of our home, we have external security cameras located on the front and back doors of the property. Extras: Cleaning (Required, NZ$55.00 per stay); Linen (included); ## Property amenities ### Internet - Available in the house: Free WiFi ### Parking and transport - Parking on site ### Kitchen - Blender - Cookware, dishware, and utensils - Electric kettle - Microwave - Oven - Refrigerator - Toaster ### Dining - Dining table ### Bedrooms - 3 bedrooms - Bedsheets provided ### Bathroom - 1 bathroom - Bathtub or shower - Hair dryer - Toilet paper - Towels provided ### Living spaces - Dining table ### Entertainment - DVD player - Smart TV ### Outdoor areas - Barbecue grill - Patio ### Laundry - Laundry facilities - Washing machine ### Pets - No pets allowed ### Suitability/Accessibility - Smoke-free property ### Services and conveniences - Iron/ironing board ### Location highlights - In the city centre - Near a hospital - On a river ### Things to do - Fishing nearby - Golfing nearby - Hiking/biking trails nearby - Horseback riding nearby - Scuba diving nearby - Surfing/bodyboarding nearby - 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EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking. Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation ### Property is also known as Right In The Town Whakatane Right in the Town Centre Whakatane Right in the Town Centre Private vacation home Right in the Town Centre Private vacation home Whakatane ## About the area ![Map](https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?&size=660x330&map_id=3b266eb50d2997c6&zoom=13&markers=icon:https%3A%2F%2Fa.travel-assets.com%2Ftravel-assets-manager%2Feg-maps%2Fproperty.png%7C-37.95070%2C177.00172&channel=expedia-HotelInformation&maptype=roadmap&scale=1&key=AIzaSyCYjQus5kCufOpSj932jFoR_AJiL9yiwOw&signature=FhwKZhoV9JQm8Y4h8HX8cnGHRX8=) Whakatane, Whakatane #### What's nearby - Wairere Falls \- 2 min walk \- 0.1 miles - Te Manuka Tutahi Marae \- 3 min walk \- 0.2 miles - Mataatua: The House That Came Home \- 3 min walk \- 0.2 miles - Whakatane District Museum and Gallery \- 8 min walk \- 0.5 miles - Te Papaka & Puketapu \- 11 min walk \- 0.6 miles #### Getting around - Whakatane (WHK) - 15 min drive #### Restaurants - ‪Baxter's Cafe - ‬10 min walk - ‪Ohiwa Oyster Farm - ‬11 min drive - ‪Kebab House - ‬6 min walk - ‪Subway - ‬6 min walk - ‪Village Bakery - ‬4 min drive ## Frequently asked questions ### Is right in the town centre pet-friendly? ### How much is parking at right in the town centre? ### What time is check-in at right in the town centre? ### What time is check-out at right in the town centre? ### Where is right in the town centre located? ## Have a question? Beta Get instant answers with AI powered search of property information and reviews. Ask a question ## right in the town centre Reviews ## Reviews ### Wonderful All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative. [More information](https://www.expedia.co.uk/lp/b/content-guidelines) 10 - Excellent 25 8 - Good 25 6 - Okay 2 4 - Poor 0 2 - Terrible 0 ### 9.4 Cleanliness ### 9.8 Location ### 8.0 Property conditions & facilities ## Reviews ### 10/10 Excellent #### Edward C. 27 Apr 2025 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Top spot Awesome spot loved our stay ##### Edward C. Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2025 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Rhys R. 14 Oct 2024 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Great Spot, Very Good Price Older Property, Hosts are fantastic, we have stayed twice now. ##### Rhys R. Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2024 ### 8/10 Good #### Gilian R. 23 Feb 2025 Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Right in town 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. ##### Gilian R. Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Carien E. 14 Sept 2024 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Nice house Nice house, very characteristic. ##### Carien E. Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Anna S. 18 Apr 2025 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Charming character home in great location 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. ##### Anna S. Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Hannah 7 Oct 2022 Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication It was clean, warm, comfortable. The host was amazing with her communication. The location was great. We were so thrilled with our stay, thank you ##### Hannah Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022 ### 8/10 Good #### Megan H. 6 Jun 2024 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Excellent location. Short walk to town centre 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 ##### Megan H. Stayed 5 nights in May 2024 ### 6/10 Okay #### Andre V. 4 Feb 2025 Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy Disliked: Cleanliness #### Step Overall great stay. Step by washing towards the loo is a trip hazard, recommend warning sign and or lighting ##### Andre V. Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025 ### 8/10 Good #### Dorothea B. 14 Apr 2023 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### It's a good location We all like it ##### Dorothea B. Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023 ### 8/10 Good #### Zane G. 12 Jul 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. ##### Zane G. Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Sean B. 10 Mar 2024 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Boys fishing weekend Classic beauty ##### Sean B. Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024 ### 8/10 Good #### james g. 13 May 2023 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### 22 toroa Clean and comfortable home and the location for us was perfect. ##### james g. Stayed 10 nights in May 2023 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Jahnesta M. 24 Sept 2023 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Absolutely enjoyable stay 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. ##### Jahnesta M. Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023 ### 8/10 Good #### Christine P. 8 Oct 2023 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Delightful stay 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. ##### Christine P. Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023 ### 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. ##### Shane B. Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023 ### 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. ##### Georgina N. Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025 ### 8/10 Good #### Kathy T. 28 Oct 2022 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Nga mihi Peaceful, appreciated the waterfall. Comfy beds a big plus nga mihi Ani thank you 4 accomdating us kathy n famz ##### Kathy T. Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022 ### 8/10 Good #### Kim P. 17 Oct 2022 Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy Disliked: Check-in #### Great Spot But Hopeless Check in 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! ##### Kim P. Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022 ### 8/10 Good #### Linda G. 9 Oct 2022 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Whakatane old school bach Nice place near the sea. Small kitchen but well equipped. Large deck but no fences if you have young children. Suitable for 3/4 adults. ##### Linda G. Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Savanna Rongomaiwahine K. 10 Jul 2022 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Awesome Beautiful clean property, warm on arrival, very easy process, will definitely stay again! ##### Savanna Rongomaiwahine K. Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Barbara M. 1 May 2022 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Great bach We had a lovely stay at the bach. It has everything your need and more!! ##### Barbara M. Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Shona T. 6 Apr 2022 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Fantastic What a great place to stay. Was so lovely and charming. Plenty of light and we all enjoyed the bungalow so much. Ani takes care of everything you need and more. Quiet, peaceful and we will definitely be back. Was a home away from home. Thank you ##### Shona T. Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022 ### 8/10 Good #### Fou W., Taupo NZ 12 Feb 2022 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### very comfi it ok ##### Fou W. Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Rishi C. 10 Feb 2022 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Very nice and quiet place with a lovely beautiful water fall in front of the house Beautiful we were there for a fishing trip lovely trip ##### Rishi C. Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022 ### 8/10 Good #### Marion B. 21 Apr 2021 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Enjoyed our stay nice comfortable beds very handy to town would recommend it Stay was great ##### Marion B. Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021 ---