Longshore is a sprawling beach house with great indoor-outdoor flow, directly adjacent to the brilliant Waikanae beach. Eight generous bedrooms accommodate 21 guests in quality beds, and there are 3 additional mattresses. Six bedrooms have beds that can be split into long singles, enabling flexible bed layouts to suit your group. This big house really will accommodate large groups, without compromise. By day, soak up the sun on the beachfront decks and lawns. Play tennis or swim in the heated outdoor pool (1 Sept - end of April), then enjoy a BBQ lunch at the long table in the courtyard. In the evening, enjoy a pre-dinner drink and watch the sunset from the mezzanine Kapiti room, then share dinner with friends or family around the huge dining table at the heart of the house. Relax in the spacious lounge with Sky TV, or watch the night sky from the new spa pool. In the morning, breakfast in the kitchen diner with woodburner or on the sunny decks, then step onto the beach to swim, walk, play or relax. Children will love the easy access to the beach for swimming or boogie-boarding etc. The outdoor fort and sunny playroom with toys and kids' DVDs will keep little ones amused. Older kids will relish the private crash pad and the big trampoline. The rumpus room suits all ages, with table tennis, foosball, darts, pool table, etc - no rainy-day blues for anyone! Longshore is a perfect venue for corporate retreats or small conferences. The huge dining table doubles as a spacious boardroom table for 16 and can also be split into 3 tables of 8. The dining room / conference room has a 65 inch smart TV for presentations. There are multiple breakout rooms and unlimited WiFi. After the work’s done, your team can swim, beach-walk, play tennis, let off steam in the rumpus room or relax in the spa pool. NB: Longshore is GST registered and GST invoices are available on request. Need even more space? Book Seabreeze and/or the Tennis Pavilion as well. Waikanae, central to Kapiti's many attractions, is 40 minutes from Wellington by car or 60 minutes by frequent train with connecting bus to the Beach. Longshore has ample secure car parking and a bus stop a minute from the door. Special conditions: Max o'night guests 24. Minimum rental is for 8 guests, + per-guest charges thereafter. A refundable bond is usually required. A cleaning fee of $250 is charged per stay. Smoking outside only. No dogs (except guide dogs). Please discuss proposals for special events with the owners. No noisy parties will be accepted eg. 21sts, 25ths, hen or stag parties etc. Minimum rental period may be negotiable - please enquire. (Supplement on 1-day hires if accepted.) The tennis court, trampoline and swimming pool are shared between Longshore, Seabreeze and the Tennis Pavilion. Swimming pool heated 1 September to end of April, available 9am-6pm. Linen is available on request. $25 per person per stay for bed linen plus bath towel, flannel and spa towel or $20 per person per stay for sheets & pillowcases only. Linen can be ordered for selected beds only if you prefer. You'll find dozens of excellent reviews for Longshore on other booking sites, however to book directly without commission fees, please continue to enquire via this Holiday Houses site.