Oceanfront Retreats

Water fills the windows from one end of the house to the other: oceanfront accommodation in New Zealand is picked for its position first.

Oceanfront stays suit couples marking an occasion and small groups who would rather settle in than drive somewhere new each day. These are coastal holiday homes where the outlook does the work: a deck above the tideline, a swim before breakfast, evenings spent watching the light go off the water. Where a beach house is built around sand and wet togs, an oceanfront retreat is built around the view.