“Silver Winner Golden Piwa Awards" BEST IN HOSPITALITY
Nestled beside an estuary and a few steps away from a safe swimming beach, ‘The Library' refers to the original bach on this property, a small relocated country library. This now serves as a characterful sleepout behind the main bach. The large section is quiet, bush-clad, bird-filled and has superb inlet and mountain views.

The bach is private and open plan - think designer, retro-pacific styled, up-market tramping hut! Beds are in the loft and on the ground floor with no doors between.

The bach's size, character and proximity to north-west Golden Bay's stunning beaches like Wharariki and Onetahua (Farewell Spit) help make it a wonderful holiday destination for couples or small families. The local beach is awesome too for swimming or at low tide for walks and harvesting cockles.

There is great mobile phone reception at the bach.

Extra features include nearby migratory godwits and other wonderful bird life, including kororā, little blue penguins, who are rarely seen but often heard and nest under the library sleep-out or wood pile. Plentiful cockles and pipi are a short stroll away at low tide. The bach also hosts a superb selection of natural history, children's and other fiction books, a large record collection, gas heated hot water and stove top, kayaks, paddle board, an outside bath and a composting indoor toilet.

The bach won an NZIA Resene Local Award for Architecture.

Special conditions:
A minimum of four nights applies for bookings during NZ summer school holidays and a minimum of three nights applies for NZ long weekends. Otherwise a minimum of two nights. Rental is for a maximum of 3 people. Each additional guest per night is $25.00.
Smoking allowed outside only.
If you do not have the time or inclination to clean the bach before you leave, cleaning can be arranged for $80.00.
Cotton sheets and towels are available for NZ$25.00 per person.

Donation Scheme
For every night The Library Bach is booked, a $5.00 donation is made to the Nelson Community Foodbank Trust Inc. The Trust provides food parcels to families and individuals experiencing hardship in the Nelson area and is a registered charity (No. CC29561) https://www.nelsoncommunityfoodbank.org.nz/. To date the bach has donated over $4,500.00.

Previously the Library Bach raised over $7,000.00 for The Nelson ARK.

Please check out my social enterprise in Golden Bay's Aorere Valley, 3km from the Heaphy Track. Te Whare o Kea provides cute and tiny accommodation for two people, is non-profit and supports the Kea Conservation Trust and local conservation projects. It can be found on Airbnb or the Library Bach website and is the place to stay for an early start on the Heaphy or a fabulous off grid get away!