The problem with touring New Zealand when coming from the UK is that you keep finding places where you wished that you'd booked in for longer. The Bendamere is one of these with it's large modern rooms (ours was groundfloor) overlooking the lawns and sea. Julie had her hands full with husband just being taken off to hospital but she... More

My wife and I stayed for 4 night at Bendamere. Julie was a welcoming and generous host willing and able to help with our visit to Kaikoura. The room was perfect, spacious, with all the facilities you would want and a wonderful view of the bay.

Kerry welcomed us with a vice like handshake which signalled the friendly, laidback tone of our two night stay. Our room was on the first floor with fabulous views over their beautiful garden and far out to sea. It was very spacious and comfortable. The kitchenette was adequate but not as fully equiped as some we had stayed in therefore... More

We received a very friendly welcome from Julie and this signalled the beginning of a wonderful two night stay. The rooms were spacious, although our ensuite shower room was quite small. Our rooms on the ground floor had a patio area leading to a large lawn with seating where we were able to soak up the wonderful sea view and... More

A view to die for and friendly hospitality. We were greeted by Kerry with "we thought you'd got lost" and that was the tone of the friendliness from him and wife Julie. We were able to chat about NZ and life in general whilst admiring the sunset over the Pacific. Our room maybe wasnt the best as it was in... More

Bendamere House was a comfortable base for our exploration of Kaikoura. Our room was clean and well set-up with its 'kitchenette' and we enjoyed fish and chips from two different suppliers on our two nights. The gardens are lovely and the view over the bay was exceptional. Kerry and Julie were attentive and welcoming hosts.

I can't speak highly enough about our stay here. The location and views are stunning and just a short walk down a path to the main street. Good sized room with an outside area, table and chairs to soak in the sea vista and mountains. Kerry and Julie were gracious and friendly hosts and their cat was pretty cute too.... More

We stayed only one night on our way back to Christchurch airport. We welcomed by Julie and shown our room. A nice room and the homemade shortbread biscuits were delicious. The highlight was the view out to sea and across the bay - pity if was a misty and cloudy day. Breakfast was a substantial continental style, including fruit and... More

Bendamere is on the hill, conveniently located above the town of Kaikoura, which is hidden from view by the pleasant garden. There are lovely views of the sea. Our room was clean, light and spacious and we appreciated being on the ground floor. Our host Julie had booked a whale watching trip for us before we arrived which helped us... More