Koura Bay Golf Resort

This resort is really out of the way, far from any amenities, but the rooms are well appointed and peaceful. The bed is comfortable and the kitchen area has everything you could need for a few nights. Check in and out are easy and simple and the view to the green from the porch is really nice.

We stayed at Koura Bay for two nights on our trip around South Island. We had free upgrade and we're impressed with the lodge which had get views across Golf Course to the sea. Breakfast is left in your fridge and I would not hesitate to recommend to others to stay.

Stayed here 1 night as part of our New Zealand trip organised by Trailfinders. We had a whale watching trip booked. It is situated a little way out of Kaikoura, and the rooms look out onto the golf course and the ocean beyond. As such it was very quiet. Parking was next to the accommodation building with a corridor between the car park and the room. It is a short drive into Kaikoura. There was a bar in the reception area. Breakfast in the room was included with our booking and was perfectly ok. I would be happy to stay here again if I was in the area.

We checked-in at resort's bar what is reception as well. It was very welcoming in so relaxing environment with a lot of comfortable seating inside and outside. Bar offers good coffee, refreshment and snacks what is very convenient. There is excellent golf pro shop as well. In spite being earlier than official check-in time they let as in, as our room was ready. The room was clean and specious with amazing view. Bathroom was accessible for wheelchair users ( we didn't need it or asked for) and was very nicely fitted- not sure if all rooms are with the same bathroom category. Receptionist book dinner for us in the town as we express our interest in testing famous local crayfish. Highlight of ours stay is playing golf that exceeded our expectation. It is 9 holes course but most of the holes are between 300 and 400 m and course is in excellent conditions. There are golf equipment and electric golf cart for hire and free trundles. After checking out we wanted to play another round and owner of the resort was very kind and told that we can enjoy playing as long as we want without any charge. All together very highly recommended venue with excellent service. Zana and Boris

A nice place to stay. Great Golf. Lovely comfortable bed and liked the bathroom amenities. Happy to have breakfast in the room as the dining area not open possibly because of the current restrictions. However, the rooms are not really equipped for making breakfast. Here is a photo of a recent breakfast provided in the area. The cost of only $10 more than the tariff at Koura Bay Lodge.

My husband and I decided to take a last minute trip away for the night and decided on Kaikoura-next step was to find a place to stay and boy did we get lucky. We knew that the place was a bit out of town however we are only talking a 10-minute drive, and what a view just under the mountains and facing the sea-absolute heaven. We were warmly greeted by Jen and Warren when we arrived and they explained how things work. We were heading out for dinner so didn’t spend much time at the lodge but got to see it in its full glory the next morning when we played a round of nine holes. Absolutely breath taking views and a lovely course. Honestly such an amazing place and Warren and Jen are great hosts-warm, friendly and laid back.