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Art House, on Totara Wanaka - Contemporary holiday house

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A modern two-story house with a dark exterior, large windows, and a covered patio area.
A modern hotel room with a large bed, a view of mountains through the balcony, and two framed artworks on the wall.
A modern kitchen with a large island, stainless steel appliances, and a view of greenery outside.
A spacious living area with a grey sofa, a dining table with chairs, a kitchen area with a refrigerator, and large windows offering a view of greenery.
A gated entrance with a metal gate and a potted plant beside it.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 62099 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Dryer
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Outdoor Space

Explore the area

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Wanaka, Wanaka
  • Place, Lake Wānaka
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Pembroke Park
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Place, Wānaka Golf Club
    ‪20 min drive‬
  • Airport, Wānaka Airport (WKA)
    ‪29 min drive‬

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About the neighborhood

Wānaka

Located in Wānaka, this vacation home is on a lake, within a 5-minute drive of Lake Wānaka and Gallery Thirty Three. .This vacation home is 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Picture Lounge and 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Pembroke Park.
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What's nearby

  • Lake Wānaka - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Gallery Thirty Three - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Pembroke Park - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Picture Lounge - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Wānaka Golf Club - 20 min drive - 1.9 miles

Getting around

  • Wānaka Airport (WKA) - 9 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Dripping Bowl - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Curbside Coffee & Bagels - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Water Bar - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Cork - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Big Fig - ‬16 min walk

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Art House, on Totara Wanaka - Contemporary holiday house

Stunning Wanaka has much to offer the visitor throughout the year from art galleries to adventure tourism. Easy access to outdoor activities such as biking, skiing, walking and water sports make a trip to this area a must. Come and enjoy this natural wonderland of mountains, glaciers, rivers and lakes.

This art filled house has quality furnishings and comfortable beds ensuring you sleep well. With 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms over 3 levels your group will have plenty of space to enjoy their stay. The light filled master bedroom with walk in wardrobe and ensuite with bath will delight. The house also features two spacious living areas with well equipped open plan kitchen and dining area opening onto the outdoor living area. A heat pump, under floor heating and wood fire will keep you warm in winter.

Other features include a double car port, generous off street parking and free WiFi.

Great place to stay if you are in Wanaka for a wedding
Special conditions:
House not suitable for toddlers due to two sets of stairs.
Please note the Art House Wanaka is a Smoke free environment both inside and out.

Visitors to clean up and leave the property as found.
Make yourself comfortable in this air-conditioned vacation home, which features a fireplace and a Smart TV. There's a private balcony. A kitchen is outfitted with a refrigerator, an oven, and a stovetop. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as barbecue grills.
Guests will find features like wireless internet access and onsite parking.

Property amenities

Beach

  • Beach towels

Ski

  • Cross-country skiing nearby
  • Snowboarding nearby

Internet

  • Available in the house: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Car recommended
  • Onsite parking options include a garage

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Electric kettle
  • Kitchen island
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 4 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 2 bathrooms
  • Bathtub
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Fireplace

Entertainment

  • Smart TV
  • Stereo

Outdoor areas

  • Balcony
  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator (single-level property)
  • Smoking not allowed

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board

Location highlights

  • In a village
  • In the mountains
  • Near a health/beauty spa
  • Near the bay
  • On a lake

Things to do

  • Ecotours nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Horseback riding nearby
  • Hunting nearby
  • Jet skiing nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Mountain biking nearby
  • Mountain climbing nearby
  • Rock climbing nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Water skiing nearby
  • Winery tours nearby

Safety features

  • No carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is no carbon monoxide detector on the property but there are gas appliances; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • First aid kit

General

  • Garden
  • Unit size: 2,099 square feet

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:30 PM
Contactless check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Note from host: not suitable for toddlers as there are two sets of

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated there is no carbon monoxide detector on the property but there are gas appliances; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a first aid kit
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

We should mention

A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

The Art House, Wanaka - Contemporary Holiday House Wanaka

Art House, on Totara Wanaka - Contemporary holiday house Reviews

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 28 out of 29 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 29 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 29 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 29 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 29 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Comfortable well equipped house in a great location.
Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Spacious house with attention to details. Host lives next door and quite helpful.
Stayed 46 nights in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect weekend

Once again we had a wonderful stay
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Most Perfect Place

We had a most perfect week staying at this wonderful house. Plenty of room for all 7 of us. Great location close to town and lake
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely lovely home

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. Peter’s home is the perfect location for your stay in Wānaka as everything you’ll want to see and do is an easy walk or quick drive. The beds are soooo comfortable, the kitchen was very efficient and well equipped, washer and dryer are a nice plus as is the parking carport, and there is a ton of room inside and out. One of our most favorite stays!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family spent the week in Wanaka to ski

Our family loved the house. Very clean, spacious and a great location. Owner was there to help if needed. Our family will definitely come back to stay
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
This is a stunning home that was an absolute pleasure to stay in. Extremely clean and tidy, great open plan flow, everything you need provided with a lovely outdoor area and garden. The owner was very nice, helpful and hospitable. We will definitely stay again. Thanks very much for having us to stay.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wanaka

First time in Wanaka and The Art House was a perfect place for it. Just outside of main town area and next to a big park. House had everything that you could need and had great spaces for relaxing especially when enjoying the fireplace!
Stayed 11 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Motatapu race weekend

Wonderful weekend at a great property. Peter could not have been more helpful. Property is beautiful, well maintained and simply delightful. Thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Ticked all boxes

Group of friends used for 6 nights as a base while skiing. Everything was as advertised and ticked all boxes for us.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely house, very well set up.

We booked The Art House, to celebrate a return to Wanaka after not having visited for a number of years and we were not disappointed. The communication with the host, Peter, was great and he went above and beyond to make our check in process easy and comfortable, even lighting the fire for us when we advised him we would be arriving late.The house itself was warm, comfortable, and very well equipped. Admittedly I thought the property would be a bit closer to town than it actually was, but that's my fault for not looking at the map properly. It's still walkable, but it's a long-ish walk. All in all we have no major complaints. The only minor niggle was that the downstairs heatpump was quite noisy no matter what setting it was on. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic house and very comfy beds.the place was very accommodating and the location was perfect.

The Art house was just perfect we will definitely be back again.Lovely,clean and awesome for a group of teenagers.Very well respected Peter you are awesome .Thank you
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely accommodation

Easy access plenty of room off street parking excellent
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to stay

Great large well appointed house perfect for a family week away. Thanks Peter
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Everything we needed and more

Great from beginning to end. Unlike some holiday rentals, it felt like a home. Beautiful art. It is a well laid out property that was very livable. Immaculate gardens. Great location.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The Art House experience

Four of us stayed at this beautiful, comfortable (especially the beds), well-equiped house. It was great to have the owner next door in case we had questions or concerns. Everything was in good working order & the laundry facility was great. The house is located in a quiet neighborhood with lovely views, easy off street parking with a 10 to 15 minutes walk to town. We were all delighted with our stay & have no hesitation in recommending it to others
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome rental

Great location with every amenity you could ask for. Backyard garden with fresh fruits and vegetable. Walking distance to downtown Wanaka. Easy access to wine country and the mountains. Peter is a great host!
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A great place to stay with extended family. Spacious, relaxing, well appointed, well maintained.

We really enjoyed our stay here. It is a beautifully maintained property with a lovely feel to it and worked really well for our extended adult family. An easy walk into town and great views, especially from the matter bedroom.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing home to stay

This is a truly lovely property that we felt privileged to call home for the week. Beds were all extremely comfortable and every amenity required was within the house. Great location and easy site access. Peter was really helpful throughout our stay. Highly recommend this property.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Nicest house we stayed at in New Zealand

The art house was an absolutely wonderful base for exploring Wanaka. The home is decorated in a lovely way. Lots of beautiful art and little touches. Phenomenal beds and bedding. Fully stocked kitchen with upscale appliances. Great couches and chairs. Beautiful vegetable garden. The host, Peter, could not have been nicer. We’ve stayed in 18 homes on our 3 month trip. This is the first we’d love to live in.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

The house was incredible, highly recommended.

The house was incredible, highly recommended.
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Great property and location (only a short walk into town across the park).

Great property and location (only a short walk into town across the park). Very well equipped with great entertainment space.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

We had a great holiday in Art house.

We had a great holiday in Art house. The house is very well laid out, plenty of room, clean and tidy with everything we needed. Awesome indoor/outdoor living for hot sunny days. Great location, only a short stroll into town. Amazing views from upstairs!! We will definitely be back!
Archival

10/10 Excellent

This is a really amazing house set just outside Wanaka but in easy walking distance to the lake fron

This is a really amazing house set just outside Wanaka but in easy walking distance to the lake front. The house was immaculate and furnished beautifully. The art work on the walls was wonderful. We loved it so much that we decided to stay for another 3 nights!
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Great house and location - will return

Great house and location - will return