Name: Birchwood Cottages
Address: 208 Milford Road, Te Anau, 9600, NZ

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2026

lee

V good

Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2026

Alan

Clean and comfortable with everything we needed.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 Apr 2025

Chris

Property is very dated.Chipped dishes,dirty cups,sofa very uncomfortable.Cottage could do with a good clean.Service of cottage was below average.
Close to town.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2025

Patrick

Lovely quaint cottages. Great value for money.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2025

Rosalie

The house was lovely and warm as the heat pumps were on when we arrived. Lots of space to relax. A cosy house to stay in.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Jan 2025

Stephanie

Nice cottage but a bit old. Could benefit from an upgrade.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2024

Patsian

Ray was super helpful and communicated with us well. Especially appreciated the heating, especially the electric mattress heating.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Apr 2024

Jennifer

It was so nice to have our own space. Close enough to town for groceries and shopping.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2024

Martha

The place provided everything needed for a stay including a washer and dryer. Plenty of room for a family of 7. Well maintained.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2024

Jane

Cozy cottage! Easy walk to Te Anau downtown.

Great place! Loved our cozy cottage. Had everything we needed. It was very private, clean and bed was comfortable.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

14 Mar 2024

wing keung samuel

Facility quite dated and the BBQ stove is very dirty.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2024

Pam

A clean and comfortable cottage. Close to all facilities. Highly recommended.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2024

Philip

Clean & conveniently located

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Feb 2024

Sarah

The cottage was just as advertised. Clean, safe, comfortable. I’d definitely stay again.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2024

Janice

We stayed in the deluxe cottage and enjoyed the separate bedrooms, the kitchen, the place to do laundry, the deck—everything was perfect for our party of six. I would highly recommend this lovely place.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2024

Dorothy

Perfect location and amenities.

6/10

Pleasant

09 Feb 2024

Verified traveler

Not for bad backs

Very clean and spacious
Unfortunately mattress was old and lacking any support - roll to the middle of the bed bad

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2024

Paul

Very nice and tidy, just like home but on a smaller scale

8/10

Excellent

10 Nov 2023

Ine

Everything what you need is in the house. Clean&tidy. We loved our stay. Thanks.

8/10

Excellent

03 Mar 2023

rebecca

Clean, convenient, comfortable beds, has everything we need in the unit. Just steps away from shops and lake front.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2023

Hemi

What a cute little cottage. We loved it. Had everything we needed & the manager was super friendly & helpful. Would definately book my stay again on the next holiday.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2022

Lee

Loved the decking and BBQ. Such a lovely place.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jun 2022

Robyn

The double beds were not very comfortable, but the house was great. Everything that we needed was there and our grandson loved the trampoline

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2021

Debra

Cute cottage

Cute cottage private with all amenities. Thank you

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2021

Penny

We travelled with a toddler who loved the trampoline and swing.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

Fitted our needs perfectly, happy to return if we are ever in the area again looking for a place to stay.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2020

MalcolmR_F

Comfortable house in a handy spot. Warm, clean and nicely appointed.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2020

Kathy

Lovely accommodation with wonderful hosts. Stoked up the fire for us and organised our trip to Milford. Comfy beds, warm and cosy. Thanks so much for a great few days

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Jul 2020

tracey

wonderful cute holiday home

Ray was amazing and service was great!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Great staff all working to make their guests happy.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Feb 2020

Josef

Every thing is ok

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Loved everything about this place.
Awesome staff, clean, great location, awesome price. Have stayed here before and will do so again

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Highly recommend, love staying at this place.
Staff are extremely known and helpful and cottages have everything you need

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2020

Kent

This was a good location for taking a trip over to see the glow worm caves and Doubtful Sound, also driving to Milford Sound.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Great close location to waterfront, nice clean space!

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

14 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Excellent location,very nice staff,rustic cottage

Very rustic, not what we expected. Expensive for older accommodation needing refurbishment. Strange bathroom layout. While there were laundry facilities, guests were instructed not to use the dryer unless it was pouring rain outside.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Very friendly personal service.
Shown to our cottage and given a quick overview of the wifi and facilities.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2019

PaulKleynhans

The manager went out of his way to phone our tour operator and accommodated us in bigger accommodation. Really pleasant to have stayed there.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2019

Z

Great place with nice NZ decor, equipped with everything that we needed.

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2019

Nerus

Lovely facility. Great staff and service. Perfect for our stay with a little kid (it even had a slide and a swing).

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Spacious and warm cottage, great facilities including a full laundry and kitchen. Plenty of room, we stayed three nights with a family of five. Lots of room for the kids to play outside, and it came equipped with board games for inside, and some outside games and a trampoline.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Perfect for a couple of nights with enough space and clean and tidy.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

29 Mar 2019

Kenneth

When we arrived, the hostess recommended three things - watch the movie about the Fiordlands park in the cinema, dine at the Red Cliff restaurant, and go to Milford Sound even if it is raining. Perfect, she was right on all three. The restaurant is great, the movie is fantastic, and Milford Sound was glorious, especially in the rain.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2019

Christopher

We were in a house in a quiet neighbourhood. It was delightful and of course, for two of us, we had plenty of room! Only thing missing was the fireplaces of the cabins as it was chilly outside. Dee was great and we had a wonderful stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Excellent location, comfortable bed, quiet, very well supplied kitchen with all the pots, dishes and gear to cook including an apron and a barbeque. Also loved the small group Milford Sound tour we did arranged by Birchwood.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Really very good option for Te Anau. The 1-bedroom unit was well equipped and, as a stand alone cottage it was very quiet with no noise from neighbors or the road. Bedroom is at the back of the cottage so it is very quiet. Heat and air conditioning was a plus. Used both during my stay! Staff was warm and very accomodating. I wanted to extend my stay but they were sold out, so I moved to a motel which was not nearly as good. I can strongly recommend Birchwood. I would return here without hesitation.

6/10

Pleasant

20 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

2 showers one toilet off laundry??
Not great value for money
Lacks character
On highway but not too noisy

10/10

Exceptional

18 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

It was very clean, the cottage was nicely set up with the basic kitchen appliances and the staff were very helpful

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

Great quiet location. Lots of place in the 3 bedroom house we had

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

14 Nov 2018

Ava

During checkin had to wait for Manager to slowly 'finger tap' finish sending an email so I felt a very low priority. Next I got a big 'mansplaining' lecture about how to operate the TV and SKY Channels using the two separate remote controls. I know I may look like just a 'woman' to this man but I am a Doctor. (And so is my husband). Was not the welcome I expected. Finally, hungry labrador looked with pleading eyes through the window everytime we went to eat something! I like dogs but gee, feed her more! Cottage was set up to suit aged care/paraplegic folk, not really necessary for a honeymoon!

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2018

Hari

Enjoyed the stay and very friendly staff. Nice place to play around in the Garden.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

It was amazing

Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Aug 2018

Jannelle

Ideal family stay

Good clean accommodation. For 5. Close to town.

Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

comfortable cosy stay

comfortable pleasant place to stay. The unit had all we needed for a cosy winters night. close to the road but nice native bush as a filter from the road and no noise came through to the bedroom location at the rear of the unit. friendly helpful staff.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Highly recommend, very comfortable clean cottage with everything you need to enjoy your stay.

8/10

Excellent

10 Jul 2018

T

Great stay with view of snow capped mountains

We had a great stay and needed a larger property because we had 3 adults and 2 kids. This was perfect. Lots of room to move around and relax for 3 days. The kids loved the trampoline outside.

8/10

Excellent

01 Apr 2018

Kris

Bare bones but spacious accommodation

We were in a stand alone cottage away from the main cabin site and there was road on two sides (including a highway) rather than beeches. It's New Zealand so there were good views from the living room but the proximity to the highway and passing pedestrians meant we needed to close the curtains or feel like we were in a fish bowl.

Still, plenty of room and a very well equipped kitchen, comfortable beds and the option of taking a hot bath made this a great place to stop for a couple of nights.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Apr 2018

Christine

Thoughtful owner and comfy beds

Rey the owner was thoughtful to open all the heater ahead of time. The beds were nice, warm and comfy.

Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Mar 2018

Jennifer

A pleasant stopover on our way to Milford Sound

The cottage is comfortable in accommodation and good in amenities. Towels and linens are clean and kitchen sufficiently equipped. It is also close to the city centre.

8/10

Excellent

19 Feb 2018

Richard

Trip to Te Anou

We had a 3 bedroomed cottage. The rooms were a good size and kitchen had all we needed. Given tea and coffee, as well as milk in the fridge.rooms decorations were a little bit tired.
Ray and his staff were really helpful and full of knowledge about the area. We went on his trip to Milford Sounds, and this was very good.
Would stay again.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jan 2018

Jerry

Nice but everything seems like it's been there for

Everything was fine it's a basic cabin with everything including air it just seemed expensive for what you get. All that being said it was fine.

4/10

Poor

24 Jan 2018

Verified traveler

Overpriced: very basic considering what you pay.

Poor standards for the price you pay. The sad thing is that I believe this is common in Te Anau: they take advantage of the fact that they are in the middle of the way to Milford Sound coming from Queenstown and prices are very high for the quality and standards they offer.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2018

Sorin

Comfortable and private cottage

Stayed there 4 nights. The one bedroom cottage was comfortable, clean and well equipped, including AC and a BBQ on the porch. Surrounded by lush vegetation and within 5 minutes walking distance to the town center. Quiet despite being located next to the main road. Daily cleaning service included. Good location, close to the Sounda and the hikes in the Fiordland National Park.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2018

Verified traveler

Nice single bedroom unit

Great for 2 people. Very good hosts.
Third bed if required is a sofa bed which is not nearly as comfortable as the bed in the bedroom.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2017

Verified traveler

Trampoline!!

My kids enjoy the trampoline, it’s fun! Highly recommended

10/10

Exceptional

13 Dec 2017

Verified traveler

Comfortable cottage

We loved this cottage. It was spacious and private. Very nice bathroom and kitchen. Dining table and large couch. It was a fun place to stay and we could watch birds in the backyard. Friendly dog and cat for company.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2017

Verified traveler

Comfortable cottage in pleasant gardens and lovely views.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2017

Verified traveler

Nice people and good stay

Owner and manager are very nice, give us good trip suggestion, rooms are very comfortable.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2017

Verified traveler

Very friendly owner. Arranged our trip to Milford Sound. Small bus very friendly knowledgable driver. Great day out. Also available are trips to Glow worm caves by boat.

8/10

Excellent

09 Apr 2017

James

The owner was really lovely and helpful. The cottage is dated but all comfort available and clean

Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2017

Verified traveler

Fantastic place to stay in Te Anau

We really enjoyed our stay in our cottage. It was very spacious and had everything we needed for our stay. The owners were great with recommendations and providing help. They also do their own trips into Milford Sound, which we didn't take because we had already pre-booked with someone else, but after staying here and meeting them I would recommend giving it a try.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2017

Verified traveler

Great place!! Awesome bus tour to Milford Sound

Be sure to take in the bus tour to Milford sound!! Very enjoyable worth every minute!!
Cottage perfect in every way!

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2017

carolyn

Quiet location. Comfortable stay

Real friendly welcome. Owners couldn't help us enough with information re local scene.
Could have taken bus rides with them if needed.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2017

Nadine

A wonderul alternative

Te Anau is the starting place for the fijords of NZ. It is full of motels often crowded with bus loads of tourists. The Birchwood is a great alternative. It has several small cottages much like an old lake cottage. Ours was clean, with a comfortable bed, well-supplied kitchen, loads of tv channels, large bath, and close to town with lovely hosts
Including a cat. Though our cabin was near the main road, as promised by 7 pm it was blissfully quiet. The Birchwood isn't the most elegant place but it was a wonderful place to stay before seeing the fijords.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Handy location, clean and spacious accommodation and friendly and helpful staff.