XSPOT CLIFF HOUSE

Perfect Great Barrier Island Apartment in 4WD Schooner Bay location

XSPOT Cliff House is located in a secluded 4WD location in Schooner Bay, a perfect Great Barrier Island apartment. It’s a great place if you like the ocean, 270 degree views and stars. Watch the gannets fly past the windows, you may even see some dolphins, whales or a manta ray from this top of the cliff location.

4WD location, 270 degree views!

Bring your own 4WD on the Sealink ferry, or rent one locally. XSPOT Cliff is accessed over unsealed roads and a steep driveway. Once you get to the top of the cliff, this light & modern self-contained apartment provides sweeping 270 degree panoramic views over New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf. This Great Barrier Island apartment is spacious and light and has it’s own lounge kitchen area, a bedroom with queen size bed, a bathroom, a walk in ward robe and a little hall way. It’s fully self contained, no meals included.

Night time views

And at night you can view the stars of the island’s Dark Sky Sanctuary from this Great Barrier Island apartment. The sky here is certified magnificent – a delight for astronomers and stargazers. So make sure to watch the the Southern Cross and the Magellic Clouds from the deck. Watch Orion cartwheel through the summer sky, or observes Scorpius’s slow crawl in winter. And if you would like to be guided through this be dazzlingly starry sky,  Good Heavens Dark Sky Experiences can provide Heavens Above private experiences on site, or Look Up and Get Lost Group Experiences, in the sand dunes along Medlands Beach.

Sustainable Great Barrier Island apartment

XSPOT Cliff House is a spacious Great Barrier Island accommodation at its best. Its long term island resident owners have set it up for easy off-grid living. This means that energy needs are met by solar power captured by solar panels on the roof and stored in batteries behind the garage.

Water comes from a creek

Water comes from a creek which starts up the hill and is stored in a smaller water tank for pressure. It’s delicious and triple filtered for drinking from the small tap on the kitchen bench. It’s heated by solar power or the wetback wood stove. Basically, XSPOT Cliff House is modern sustainable off grid holidaying impersonated.

Space to feel at home in this brand new Great Barrier Island beach house

Enjoy sea views from the bedroom, kitchen and lounge. Louvre windows in the hall way provide a breeze in summer, and large sliding doors provide access to the sun deck. A short stroll provides views into the bay below and to the main land and Rangitoto 80 kilometres away. Your onsite hosts are happy to provide island tips so that you can make the most of your island stay. This is a perfect place for a holiday with your loved one or a friend. We also love to have you for your honeymoon. In winter we are happy to give you a good rate for longer stays.

Tryphena is the closest settlement

This beautiful Great Barrier Island apartment is secluded! The shops and cafes of Tryphena are a 20 minute drive away. It’s a wonderful route along the coast, into the foothills and skirting picturesque Schooner Bay. This makes XSPOT Cliff House the perfect spot to observe the wild life in the Hauraki Gulf, but also for accessing a plethora of other island walks. Your onsite hosts can tell you more.