These charming beach cottages - contain everything a small family or couple need to kick back, relax and inhale the unique Golden Bay environment and culture. Each cottage/batch is fully self-contained with kitchens, bathrooms and plenty of living area. They are well maintained, clean and bright. The sandcastle is located within walking distance of lovely Pohara beach and its village... More

Greetings one and all. We had the pleasure of staying at The Sandcasle over Easter 2013. The accommadation was clean, the views are outstanding and the location is excellent. We enjoyed the use of the pizza oven to entertain friends with great results. We were a group of four and found the price to be very reasonable. This area is... More

Steve at the Sandcastle took care of us completely. The cabins are spotless clean and contain everything that you need. There is wi fi and our cabin had a kitchen which was perfect for us. The cabins are nestled in the midst of mountains behind and ocean in front. The beach is about a 5 or 10 minute walk away... More

We have stayed many times over several years. Every time has been wonderful.It's a beautiful peaceful place, clean and cozy chalets, friendly and helpful staff. Sitting on the deck, looking out to sea and listening to the bird song, it's wonderful!

Thanks Steve for providing such a wonderful venue for our waka ama paddling weekend. The pizza oven provided a great communal focus for the Friday evening and it was uphill from there. Really well equipped - even has large plunger for coffee!

We stayed at the Sandcastle in Pohara for 2 nights of the 5 nights we were in Golden Bay. We loved it! On our second night we decided to make pizza in the Outside wood fire stone pizza oven. The host heated the outside stone pizza oven up for a few hours before and he made pizza dough and offered... More

Lovely location in a sheltered rural setting about a 5-10 minute walk to the main beach at Pohara. The best thing is that you can take your dog which was brilliant. The pizza oven is a nice touch when you are on holiday but we were there for only one night and did not use it. Unfortunately the place could... More

Had a fabulous and restful 4 days at the Sandcastle. Couldn't ask for a better host. Steve was only too happy to help out and even found me a practitioner at very short notice when I hurt my back. The bed was comfortable, the view gorgeous and the beautiful Sal (dog) paid me a most welcome visit every evening. This... More

Where to begin - the cottages were not available we were informed by the local I -site but when they rang the owner they could offer us the rooms next to the house. That sounded fine so we booked three nights. When we got there the owner and his wife were still tidying up!! Anyway we waited and when we... More