Woodpecker Hut consists of two huts, adjoined by a covered outdoor kitchen and living area. The first hut consists of a master bedroom with a king-size bed, and the second hut is a 'living hut' with a fireplace and comfortable seating.

Full linen, towels and bedding are supplied. Beds are made up of 100% cotton linen with pure wool duvets. There are plenty of spare blankets.

The kitchen is an outdoor, covered space with a gas hob, a small barbeque for cooking and a low-energy fridge provided for cool food storage. All the pots, cutlery and utensils you'll need for cooking and eating are provided. Hot water is supplied by a gas califont.

Note that while the kitchen is covered and protected from most weather, in the event of really heavy, driving rain - you may find it difficult to cook and prepare food. A good plan-B for weather like this is either a pre-prepared meal for warming on the wood-burner inside or cold meat and cheese platter ingredients. Then you can just hunker down in the huts and watch the weather from your cosy cliff-top!

Some pantry basics are supplied - olive oil, salt, pepper, UHT milk, sugar and tea.

The bathroom is at the back of the 'lounge hut' but accessed externally via the undercover deck area. There is a hot shower, sink and a flushing toilet. Hot water is supplied by a gas califont.

An alpine wood-fired hot tub is provided for the ultimate 'soak-with-a-view'. Stoke up the fire and heat up your tub over 3-4 hours - then hop in and ENJOY. (Or, if you're keen to have it 'well on the way to hot' for your arrival, select our $40 hot tub lighting service during the online booking process).

Towels are provided.

Yes! Woodpecker Hut is connected to mains power. Devices can be charged inside the hut.

Yes. Woodpecker Hut has great mobile phone reception (no WiFi available). Devices can be charged inside the hut.

The hot tub is filled with fresh water prior to your arrival. It's wood-fired, so you'll need to light this when you arrive and stoke it for at least three hours while it heats through. It takes a little bit of skill with lighting fires and patience.

If you ordered the hot tub lighting service when you booked online, the tub will be alight and heating when you arrive, but it does take a while to get fully hot and ready to soak in. It's important to note that this will not be hot and ready to jump into immediately on arrival and it may be later in the evening before you get to hop in.

The good news is that the hot tub does hold the heat well and it will only take a little bit of heating from time to time during the remainder of your stay.

Woodpecker Hut has a wood-burner in the lounge hut with firewood provided. There is a flued gas heater in the bedroom hut.

Remember note that the kitchen is an outdoor kitchen so it will be cold when preparing food in the winter.

Extra blankets are provided.

No, there are no outdoor fires allowed at Woodpecker Hut.

Woodpecker Hut is open for winter stays, but bear in mind that you're booking an off-grid escape - without the usual luxuries of a fully powered home. Glamping is still a form of camping!

Woodpecker Hut has lots of warm bedding, a wood-burner in one hut and a flued gas heater in the other. But if you book a stay in winter, bring your sense of adventure, brush up on your fire-lighting skills, and be prepared for the elements!

Woodpecker Hut is not suitable for children and is a strictly adults-only site. The one exception to this rule is for non-mobile babies under 6 months with BYO bedding and portacot.

If you're looking for a safe family-friendly glamping site, select the family icon in the search bar on our 'find your escape' page to easily find them.

Woodpecker Hut has a 'no dog' policy.

If you're looking for dog-friendly glamping, check out some of our other Canopy Camping Escapes sites that welcome dogs - you can select the 'dog-friendly' filter in the search bar to easily find them.

Woodpecker Hut is situated on a cliff-top property surrounded by regenerating bush. Woodpecker Hut shares the property with Fox Hut, but the huts are set a discrete distance apart and are completely private from one another.

The main west coast coastal road is quite close to the hut, and you can glimpse parts of this, but with the sound of the sea below, and the nearby bush, it's a minor part of the wider surrounds. There are a few baches in the hills to the east, which you can see in the distance from the hut.

Vehicles can be driven and parked right up to the door of the hut.

You're welcome to come and go from the property as often as you please.

Most of our stays are nature-based with components of outdoor living, and Woodpecker Hut is no exception. Because of this, you may be exposed to various creatures and critters that you wouldn't usually find at your average hotel or motel.

The West Coast in particular is notorious for sandflies. Make sure you bring long-sleeved tops and pants and insect repellant.

You'll also meet the resident Weka. Cheeky, flightless native birds that like to steal your stuff if you don't keep it tucked away!

• Food and drink - make sure you bring all the food and drink you need for your stay
• Toiletries
• Insect repellent and sunscreen
• Beach towels for taking off the property for swimming
• Warm clothing

The property is a large, bush-clad, cliff-top property, with some steep drop offs, so it’s very important to follow the safety guidelines and terms that you’ll find in our booking terms and in your guide found inside the hut.

Wood-fired Hot Tub Lighting Service - $40

The wood-fired hot tub is free to use, however, some people do find it tricky to light and get going. Also, it takes around 4 hours to heat up the first time. If you're uncertain, we highly recommend selecting this service during the booking process. Your hot tub will be lit and heating up when you arrive. Note that you'll need to keep feeding the fire after you get there for it to be nice and hot for an evening soak.

The minimum stay for a particular day or date can vary depending on factors such as the day of the week, the time of year and the host's preferences.

The easiest way to check what's available is to use the online calendar for this escape—it’ll show you the current options for your dates.

Please note that the minimum stay rules are set by the host and can’t be adjusted, so we’re not able to make exceptions.

If the stay length doesn’t quite match what you’re after, head to Find Your Escape, enter your check-in date and preferred length of stay, and browse other great options that might be a better fit.

To find out if single nights are available at this escape, check the online calendar and see if your preferred date is available to book.

If this escape isn’t available, head to Find Your Escape, enter your check-in date and length of stay, and browse all one-night options available for that day.

Please note that the minimum stay rules are set by the host and can’t be adjusted, so we’re not able to make exceptions.

• Food and drink - make sure you bring all the food and drink you need for your stay
• Toiletries
• Insect repellent and sunscreen
• Beach towels for taking off the property for swimming
• Warm clothing for cooler evenings

Give the gift of glamping! Gift Vouchers are available for use at any of our glamping spots in the Canopy Camping Escapes collection. These are provided in electronic format, for you to print out and pop in a greeting card for the lucky recipient. Read more about our gift vouchers, including how to purchase one, here.

The base nightly rate for Woodpecker Hut typically ranges from $340 to $420, depending on factors like the length of stay, day of the week, and time of year.

To check the exact rate for your preferred dates, just enter your check-in date, length of stay and number of guests in the online booking calendar.

Please note that prices may occasionally fall outside this range due to changes in demand.

Give the gift of glamping! Gift Vouchers are available for use at any of our glamping spots in the Canopy Camping Escapes collection. These are provided in electronic format, for you to print out and pop in a greeting card for the lucky recipient.

Read more about our gift vouchers, including how to purchase one, here.

The wood-fired hot tub is free to use, however some people do find it tricky to light and get going. Select this service if you would like your host to start it up for you before your arrival so that it heats up by evening. Note that you will have to feed the fire once you arrive so it continues to heat the hot tub to the desired temperature.

1.1 Canopy Camping Limited (Canopy Camping Escapes, also referred to as we, our and us) has a curated collection of unique nature-based properties throughout New Zealand, independently owned and operated by individual owners of the properties (Hosts).

1.2 By making a booking through our website (here) (Website), you, as the person making the booking, agree to be bound by these terms and conditions (Booking Conditions).

1.3 Canopy Camping Escapes enters into these Booking Conditions as an agent for the Host. That means that you are making an agreement with the Host for the use of its property. Anything Canopy Camping Escapes does (including enforcing any of the Host’s rights), it does so as agent for the Host and is not a party to your agreement with the Host.

1.4 In these terms:

• “Day” means a period of 24 hours; and
• “check-in time” means the check-in time specified [in the booking confirmation email we send you / specified on the Website for the property you have booked]

2.1 If you book within 28 Days of your check-in time, full payment via credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) is required at the time of booking. If you book more than 28 Days prior to your check-in time, a deposit of 10% is required to confirm your booking and secure the property. This will be charged to your credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) at the time of booking. A credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) payment surcharge of up to 2.1% will be applied to all credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) payments.

2.2 Bookings are considered confirmed once you have made your online booking and payment and we have sent an email to the address provided to us which confirms both the payment and your booking details. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please contact us as soon as possible. However, we (as agent for the Host) reserve the right to cancel any booking within 12 Days of the confirmation email where we discover that you, or any of your guests, has previously breached these Booking Conditions in relation to a previous booking. In that case, you will receive an email advising you that the booking has been declined, and the full amount paid by you at the time of booking will be refunded to the credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) you provided during the booking process.

2.3 If you book more than 28 Days prior to your check-in time, the remaining balance of your stay will be due 28 Days prior to your check in time. An email reminder will be sent to you at this time requesting payment for the outstanding balance. The reminder email gives you the option to pay the remaining balance by A2A (Internet Banking) or credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard). If your payment has not been received within 24 hours, the remaining balance will automatically be charged to the credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) used at the time of booking. Please note: a 2.1% credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) payment surcharge is applied to all payments made by credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard). Credit/Debit Card data is held in a secure and encrypted environment.

2.4 If any amount is not paid when due, you will forfeit your deposit and your booking will be cancelled.

3.1 Your 10% deposit (or 10% of the value of your stay if you have paid in full) is non-refundable, however it can be transferred to another booking made within 12 months of the date of confirmation of your original booking, if you cancel your stay more than 21 Days prior to your check-in time.

3.2 Cancellation or date changes by you that are between 3 and 21 Days prior to your check-in time will result in 50% of the total cost of your stay being charged. Cancellation or date changes made 3 Days (72 hours) or less prior to your check-in time will result in 100% of the total cost of your stay being charged.

3.3 Date changes made more than 21 Days prior to your check-in time are allowed without forfeit of any amounts paid.

3.4 Force Majeure

You are entitled to a full refund if you need to cancel for the following reasons:

• Road closure. If at 1pm on the day before your arrival, a road on your route to your accommodation is designated by Waka Kotahi as closed or for essential travel only, and there is no detour, or the detour adds more than two hours to your travel according to the Waka Kotahi Journey Planner.
• Metservice RED Weather Warning. If at 1pm on the day before your arrival, the Metservice has issued a RED warning/forecast in either your home region or the region of your accommodation, for either the day of your arrival or departure.
• Natural disasters in New Zealand. Natural disasters such as cyclones, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and other severe and abnormal natural events causing large scale disruption of essential services and/or transport, specifically impacting your travel to or from your accommodation.

4.1 Exceptional or unforeseen circumstance

Hosts reserve the right to cancel a booking at any time in the event of exceptional or unforeseen circumstances. This right will only be exercised in good faith and in exceptional circumstances such as:

(a) Any alteration to the property or its surroundings which may pose a safety risk for the guest.

(b) Unexpected damage or destruction at the property.

(c) A death in the Host family.

(d) Our relationship with the Host ends for any other reason.

In the unlikely event a Host cancels under this clause, the guest may elect to receive a full refund or to credit the booking to another available date or Escape. The Host’s liability will be limited to the refund of amounts paid for any part of your stay that is cancelled.

4.2 Cancellation for breach

Hosts may terminate a booking at any time if they, or we, reasonably believe that there is, or has been, a breach of these Booking Conditions by you or any guest or visitor. Where a Host cancels under this clause, all amounts paid are forfeited and, where such termination occurs during the rental period, you and all guests and visitors must immediately leave the property.

5.1 Accommodation is often situated on working farms and there are hazards both natural and man-made. You accept that you, and any guests or visitors, enter the property at your own risk.

5.2 Participation by you and any guests or visitors in activities, such as, outdoor baths, climbing trees, walking on the property and any other activity on the property, is done so at your and their own risk.

5.3 To the extent permitted by law, neither we nor the Host accept any liability for accident, loss of property or personal injury during your stay.

No pets are allowed unless otherwise specified on the Website listing. Most accommodation is situated on working farms and therefore are not suitable for visiting pets.

Hunting or motorcycles are not permitted on the properties.

GST of 15% (where the accommodation is GST-registered) is included in the daily per night cost. A tax receipt will be supplied by Canopy Camping Escapes if requested.

9.1 Guests have a licence to occupy the Property for the paid holiday period only. You are responsible for ensuring that you and they arrive no earlier than the check-in date, and leave no later than the check-out time, specified on the Website.

9.2 You are required to, and must ensure that all guests and any approved day visitors, observe the rules and procedures in relation to the property:

• Specified on the Website.
• Contained in the information folder provided at the property.

9.3 You must, and must ensure that all guests and any approved visitors, take all reasonable and proper care of the property and its furniture, fittings and effects and leave them in the same state of repair, condition, cleanliness and tidiness as at the commencement of the rental period. Where the property has not been left in the same state of repair, condition, cleanliness and tidiness as at the commencement of the rental period, you will be required to pay an additional cleaning cost of $100 which may be charged to the credit or debit card used at the time of booking.

9.4 You are required to inform Canopy Camping Escapes of any damage or breakage occurring during the rental period in or around the property promptly so that it can be repaired and replaced for the next booking. You must reimburse the Host for the reasonable costs of replacement or repair of any damage caused by you or any guests or visitors and such costs may be charged to the credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) used at the time of booking.

9.5 You must ensure that any access information in relation to a property (including any access codes, location of keys, etc) is kept confidential and not disclosed to any person.

9.6 Smoking is not permitted anywhere on the properties.

9.7The Host may access the property during the rental period to the extent reasonably necessary to undertake repairs or replacement or where we or the Host have reason to believe these Booking Terms are not being complied with.

9.8The number of guests staying at the Escape overnight must be the same as the number of guests included in the booking. Any day visitors must be approved by the Host prior to your stay. No overnight visitors are permitted.

9.9You and all guests and any approved day visitors must behave in a proper, appropriate and legal manner with due respect to the Host, the Property, other guests and neighbouring properties and neighbours, and Canopy Camping Escapes’ staff and representatives.

If you encounter any issues or problems during your stay, you must first contact the Host to try to resolve the issue. The Host should be given the opportunity to address and fix the problem before any further steps are taken.

If you decide to leave the accommodation early due to an issue without first contacting the Host to resolve it, you will not be entitled to compensation. Essentially, if you don’t give the Host a chance to fix the problem, you cannot expect financial reimbursement for leaving early.

If you have a complaint that you'd like to alert Canopy Camping Escapes about after your stay, please contact us promptly at [email protected] with details of the complaint. As an agent, we will be the initial contact between you and the Host but may need to put you in direct contact to resolve any issues.

To the extent permitted by law, as agent for the Hosts, we have no liability, to you or any other person, in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise:

• for the acts or omissions of the Hosts; or
• under or in relation to these Booking Conditions or your stay,

Your rights are against the Host, not Canopy Camping Escapes.

If, for any reason, Canopy Camping Escapes has any liability to you under or in relation to these Booking Terms or your stay, to the extent permitted by law, our liability is limited to the 20% of the amount paid by you in relation to the relevant booking.

Any liability the Host has to you under or in relation to these Booking Conditions or your stay is, to the extent permitted by law, limited to refund of amounts paid by you for the relevant booking and shall not extend to any other costs or loss incurred by you or any guest or other person.

Gift vouchers expire if not redeemed within 3 years of purchase. If a booking paid for using a gift voucher is cancelled, any refund will be by way of a gift voucher with the same expiry date as the original gift voucher. Gift vouchers are not refundable or redeemable for cash and cannot be transferred or on-sold.

These Booking Conditions are governed by New Zealand law and the New Zealand courts have exclusive jurisdiction.

We may amend these Booking Conditions at any time. Any changes shall apply to bookings made from the date of such changes. You are responsible for familiarising yourself with these Booking Conditions each time you make a booking.

As the person who completes the Booking Form, you certify that all information provided is true, accurate and correct and that you: are authorised to agree to the Booking Conditions on behalf of all persons included in the Booking Form, including those substituted or added at a later date; are over eighteen years of age; agree to take responsibility for the party occupying the Property and shall ensure that they (and any approved visitors) comply with these Booking Conditions; and will notify us if you are not present at the property for the rental period.