Molesworth Bach, $150 - $180

Molesworth's is a holiday home available for rental by Island Accommodation on Great Barrier Island.

It is perched on a hill overlooking Mulberry Grove Beach, Tryphena. The two bedrooms, which comfortably sleep four are perfect for a family. The house has a large yard for games and kicking back, with a small private garden at the rear for a quiet coffee and newspaper in the morning. Recent upgrades to the solar power system allow you to enjoy your PC, our stereo with Mp3 plug-in and other gadgets in a planet-friendly state-of-mind.

Molesworth's typifies the New Zealand bach. Cosy and bathed in sunshine, you look down through the Pohutukawa trees to the blue water of the bay only 150 metres away.

Sitting at the rear of a large, V-shaped section, the house looks west over beautiful Tryphena Harbour. The two bedroom house has comfy new furnishings and is surrounded by expansive lawn and screened by trees. The wrap-around deck, nearly as big as the house, has great views of the bay and surrounding hills.

Molesworth's is tech-friendly: work on your journal, watch a DVD at night or pipe your play list through the stereo, never once using a pica-watt of mains power. The planet-friendly solar power system has been upgraded to power-up your laptops and mobile phones.

Only minutes from the ferry and a short drive to the airfield, nearby there are a Laundromat, post office, Irish pub, shops and historic sites. A beautiful, private place to base yourself to explore Great Barrier Island.