Blue Thistle Cottages provide quality accommodation conveniently
located right beside the Te Anau – Milford Sound Highway. Our self-contained cottages are close to the Fiordland National Park, a World Heritage Park in the Southland Province
of New Zealand.
Rachel, David and Chris live on 10 acres of land at Blue Thistle Cottages. They are all kiwi’s and have lived in Southland all their lives. Rachel grew up on a large farm in the Te Anau Basin so knows the area well. Rachel enjoys camping with family and friends in back country camping spots.
The cottages are all freestanding with their own private courtyard and superb views. Each cottage has been individually decorated to a high standard. The bedroom has a queen slat bed with quality linen and an electric blanket. The large en-suite bathroom has heated towel rails, heat lamps, hairdryer, fluffy robes and complimentry toiletries. The lounge has a flatscreen TV, phone, free unlimited WiFi Internet, plenty of reading material.
Rachel grew up on a large farm in the Te Anau Basin so knows the area well. Rachel enjoys camping with family and friends in back country camping spots. She enjoys photography, and has a passion for old American trucks/cars and likes baking cakes and biscuits for the family. David is an engineer by trade and had his own business building jet boats for the past 20 years. He has been boating and around boats all of his life. David is passionate about fishing and whitebaiting. Chris is their son. He enjoys drawing, fly fishing, and cycling.
