Find your escape in Aotearoa
23 regions across Aotearoa New Zealand — from the sun-soaked Far North to the wild Southland coast.
23 regions across New Zealand
Abel Tasman Retreat
Marahau, Abel Tasman
Wake up to golden sands and turquoise water
Bay of Islands Hideaway
Paihia, Bay of Islands
Your own slice of Northland paradise
Coromandel Treehouse
Coromandel Town
Elevated living in the heart of the Coromandel
Milford Sound Camp
Milford Sound, Fiordland
Sleep at the foot of the world's finest fjord
Wanaka Lakeside Lodge
Wānaka, Central Otago
Mountain views, still water, total calm
Queenstown Alpine Hut
Arrowtown, Queenstown
Adventure base camp with serious views
Kaikōura Coastal Stay
Kaikōura Peninsula
Dolphins at dawn, mountains at dusk
Waiheke Island Villa
Oneroa, Waiheke Island
Wine, sun, and the Hauraki Gulf
Hawke's Bay Vineyard Cottage
Havelock North, Hawke's Bay
Surrounded by vines in New Zealand's fruit bowl
Marlborough Sounds Retreat
Kenepuru Sound, Marlborough
Accessible only by water — properly away
Tongariro Mountain Camp
National Park Village, Tongariro
Base camp for the world's best day walk
Franz Josef Rainforest Cabin
Franz Josef, West Coast
Ancient glacier meets ancient rainforest
Rotorua Geothermal Lodge
Lake Rotorua, Rotorua
Earth's own hot tub, right in your garden
Aoraki Alpine Camp
Aoraki / Mount Cook Village
New Zealand's highest mountain on your doorstep
Raglan Surf House
Raglan, Waikato
New Zealand's most famous left-hand break outside your door
East Cape Lighthouse Keeper
East Cape, Gisborne
First light on earth, every single day
Golden Bay Beach House
Tākaka, Golden Bay
The end of the road, the start of everything
Lake Taupō Lakehouse
Acacia Bay, Lake Taupō
The sea-sized lake in the heart of the North Island
Wairarapa Wine Country Cottage
Martinborough, Wairarapa
Pinot noir country, just over the hill from Wellington
The Catlins Wilderness Camp
Papatowai, The Catlins
One of New Zealand's last true wildernesses
Taranaki Surf Highway Bach
Oakura, Taranaki
Surf every morning, volcano every evening
Lake Tekapo Mackenzie Lodge
Lake Tekapo, Mackenzie Basin
Turquoise lake, lupins, and the clearest skies on earth
Kāpiti Coast Beach House
Paraparaumu Beach, Kāpiti Coast
The beach an hour from Wellington that feels a world away
Why Surfshack?
New Zealand is one of the most remarkable places on earth. Surfshack exists to help you find the corners of it that most visitors never see — and stay somewhere worthy of the landscape around it.
Every region is handpicked. No algorithm, no race to the bottom on price — just places we'd want to stay ourselves.