This is a lovely apartment on the lower floor of the owner's house on the hillside overlooking Portage Bay. There is a lovely view of the bay from the house and deck.
The owners are friendly and helpful, and have been involved with life and tourism in the area for many years and hence have a good knowledge about everything.
As well as the fully equipped kitchen there is a nice big barbecue on the deck and outdoor table and benches to eat outside on.
We were a family of 5 arranged as a couple in one bedroom, 2 kids in another room and 1 kid in the 3rd bedroom. The kitchen/dining room also has a sofa and armchair at the entrance to the corridor and no living room space as such. The living space is more the outside decked area. Although no proper recliner chairs there are the normal plastic garden chairs and 3 very nice new beanbags which you can hang up inside between use. Plus if you stand you can see the wonderful view out to sea and hillsides of the sound. There is also a hammock seat hanging from oak tree that the kids had a little too much fun on.
We walked part of the Charlotte sounds track. Biked some of it, and also used the water taxis to get back again on some days. The cafe at Punga bay cove did nice food and coffee right by the waterside. There was also a lovely cafe at Te Mahia Bay Resort and even a coffee shop at Mistletoe bay campsite where we visited friends one evening. There is also a coffee and snack van at Anakiwa at the end of the track.
1 minute down to the beach there is The Portage Hotel which is a great place to have next to your AirBnB stay. A fried seafood and pizza place on Friday evening. An up market dining restaurant all week and a bar and cafe with views out over the Bay all day long.
Be aware there are no shops or petrol stations so fill up on all fuels before you leave wherever you are coming from.
Enjoy a lovely stay on the Charlotte Sounds track region.