About Korimako

Korimako is an historic two-storey Victorian villa built in 1884 as the Vicarage for the parish of Pigeon Bay.

The house has undergone extensive renovations in the past to provide a perfect blend of ‘old meets new’. Landscaped outdoor living attracts plentiful sun and encourages blissful indoor/outdoor flow.

The house has a north-facing, elevated situation with commanding views of the bay and surrounding countryside.

Korimako has been architecturally enhanced yet many of the rooms retain their original character. It is tastefully furnished with some of the beds made from native timbers recycled from the house renovations and NZ art adornes the walls.

As well as house renovations the garden too has undergone many changes. Large areas of the garden have been replaced predominantly with NZ native species. There is an abundance of fruit trees eg. Citrus, apples, plums, apricots, fig, etc which are tended to with an organic philosophy of no spraying.
 

Inside Korimako

The house is large and attracts ample natural light from its elevated, north-facing position. It has five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a large open plan living/dining area and a study/library. There are extensive sea views from most rooms and the others look out to the garden and surrounding countryside.

Bedroom 1: is downstairs and is one of the ‘truly character’ rooms in the house. It has a king bed and a lovely garden view. It has an original restored Champion fireplace/cooker and an adjoining bathroom with a shower and clawfoot bath that look out to the garden.

Bedroom 2: is the master bedroom with a king bed and is situated upstairs. It has an ensuite bathroom with a shower. It has commanding views of the bay and access through a large slider to a balcony.

Bedroom 3: is upstairs it has a queen bed and also fantastic views over the garden to the sea.

Bedroom 4: upstairs has an option of a superking bed or it can be split into two single beds as required. This room looks out over the back of the house to the potager and petanque area.

There is another bathroom with a bath servicing these upstairs bedrooms.

Bedroom 5: also has access onto the balcony. This room can be used as a relax/reading room during the day and has a double sofa bed option for extra guests.

The open plan living area is a large space downstairs, which provides a comfortable lounge with a wood burner, large French doors which open onto decking and an entertainment area with TV, stereo and DVD. There is a well-stocked CD and DVD collection.

The kitchen is large and both this and the dining area have underfloor heated polished concrete flooring. These spacious living areas look out to the wonderful surrounding scenery.

The study is situated downstairs, this is a room full of character with high ceilings and a beautiful bay window that looks out to garden and sea beyond. This room has an open fire and provides a well-stocked library.

The house's living is extended and enhanced by a large outdoor entertainment area. This provides two courtyards landscaped with local stone walls, an outdoor fire, BBQ and seating areas. A custom built spa adjoins these courtyards.

• Historic two-storey villa ‘1884’
• Bedrooms: 2 x king beds (ensuites)
• 1 x superking (or option of 2 singles)
• 1 x queen bed
• 1 x double sofa bed
• 3 Bathrooms: 3 toilets/ 2 showers/ 2 baths
• Open plan living
• Large fully equipped kitchen: wall oven, microwave, dishwasher, breadmaker
  

• Laundry
• Study/Library 
• Double glazing
• Outdoor entertaining area
• TV/Freeview/Internet
• Outdoor speakers
• Potager/orchard - please help yourself
• Portacot