The Bronte Estate provides superb accommodation, ideally situated almost in the sea, with truly epic breakfasts in wonderful surroundings. To lie in bed and gaze out at the sea lagoon was magical. More

My son and I stayed at Bronte Country Estate for two nights in January as part of a 15-day trip through the South Island. We were blown away by the spectacular setting, elegant and comfortable accomodations, and phenomenal service. Our suite felt very private and featured its own deck with beautiful views of the estuary, birdlife and mountains beyond. We... More

Arrived at Bronte to be greeted by Margaret Fraser who showed us to our suite overlooking a beautiful estuary. Wonderful accomodations, very clean, updated, and super comfortable. Daily breakfasts were amazing and included all homemade items right from Bronte. Estate was beautifully groomed with such a peaceful setting upon orchards, gardens, and very nice pool. Daniel, the Estate Manager, was... More

WOW! What an amazingly beautiful piece of paradise! We were warmly greeted by Daniel who showed us to our shoreline suite and what breath taking views of the water which is only metres away from our front door! We walked through their beautiful gardens to the heated swimming pool which was lovely and secluded. Daniel was very knowledgeable about the... More

We stayed 6 nights. We had a fantastic time. The accomodations (villas) are spread throughout the extensive property, with views across the harbour - wading birds. We had a quail family visit us each morning and evening, feeding on our lawn and only a few meters from us in our lounge. Accomodation is excellent, and the whole atmosphere is quiet... More

We ended our two week tour of the south island with four nights at Bronte and couldn't have asked for a better end to our holiday. Despite three days of rain we, with our three young children, had a wonderful time in the luxury of Te Koi. On arrival Daniel warmly welcomed us and showed us round the beautifully decorated... More

We stayed at Bronte Country Estate as part of our wonderful 3 week tour of the South Island and this was, without a doubt, the most memorable place we stayed. A very warm welcome from Daniel as we arrived and we were shown to our fantastic suite overlooking the estuary. The room was very stylishly decorated and exceptionally clean with... More

On our fourth visit to Bronte,we were greeted warmly by Daniel, the manager,and taken to our villa set on the serene estuary.Every thing was perfect..every detail attended to....we have always chosen to stay in this beautiful sanctuary as a stopover before we begin our flyfishing journey thru New Zealand.We were shown the new two bedroom Te Koi...and wow...we wished we... More

It was mazing experience to stayed at Bronte in a two bedroom self contained villa called Te Koi. Excellent service, very friendly staff. Great New Zealand hospitality in a wonderful setting. I highly recommend this property as we have stayed in many luxury properties in New Zealand and this was the best!! More