We can't say enough great things about Curio Bay - it was one of our best stays. You fend for yourself, and the privacy is very nice. We stayed in the studio attached to the main house, and we just loved it. We wish we could have stayed the week. The design is simple and tasteful, the furnishings top-notch, and... more

I phoned up to stay here in Feb 2009. It had been raining in Dunedin and decided to go on the Southern Scenic Route. Curio Bay has the petrified forest, yellow-eyed penguins and dolphins. So this place seemed good as it is close to all of these. I had no idea really what to expect other than paying $150 for... more

This place is amazing. We chose and pre-booked it after reading the first review on TA. We were not disappointed; the place is everything the first reviewer said it was. We stayed 2 nights here and could have stayed longer. Although the place is clean to come into but it is not serviced daily so you do have to re-make... more

Although we only stayed here 1 night this was really superb accomodation and you could see the dolphins from your bed. We were woken up by the noise of penguins in the middle of the night but it was too dark to see. We had breakfast on the deck watching the Hectors dolphins go past near the shore. The accomodation... more

My husband and I decided to visit the little known area of the Catlins, down the bottom of the South Island. We arrived at Curio Bay not knowing what to expect as we found the accom on a website with not too many photos, but without a word of a lie, this is the nicest place I have ever stayed,... more