Lex and Ken
About Us
Karen and Lex are your hosts. We both have teaching and farming backgrounds. We both love variety, having moved around NZ living in many and varied places. We still love adventuring and hiking when we can get away. We also enjoy the travellers coming to us, meeting people from all over the world, and it’s a cheaper option!
We welcome the helpers from helpx.com and workaway.info sites. They provide necessary help to get us through the busy summers here in Bluff –and they become part of our family. We can help them with their English language as Lex has TESOL qualifications. Karen loves helping people learn to spin, knit, crochet or felt. We encourage our helpers to cook us at least one traditional dish from their country of origin.
Karen is a fibre artist and has workshops with fibre in the large “Ideas Studio” downstairs at the lodge. There are facilities to dye, felt, spin or knit…you choose. Get a group together and come on down! Check out the link for the workshop lists.
Our Services
Our aim is to provide a range of affordable accommodation. Bluff Lodge and the Guest House are both in close proximity to the ferry terminal, bank & Post Office, Four Square foodmarket, hairdresser, cafes, hotels, and garages. The lodge is only two minutes and the guest house three minutes away from the ferry.
A variety of accommodation is provided from basic backpackers dorms, to private rooms and up to the well-appointed Guest House.
The Guest House is a fully furnished three bedroom home, equipped with everything you will need, from $100 per night for two, $20 per extra person. It has flat off-street parking, a cosy open fire, electric blankets, shower over the bath, and modern washing and drying machines. Check out the photos on our blog.
At the Lodge, we have a comfortable warm king room with private bathroom, for $60 per night. The King-sized bed has fresh, top-of-the-line linen and towels.
Three twin rooms are available, two with double-single bed combinations. Save yourself $5 per bed by using your own bedding. Prices without bedding are:
Single: $35
Twin/Double: $45
Triple: $60
All twin rooms are lockable and have shared bathroom and kitchen facilities.
The two comfortable dorm rooms have five and seven beds, no bunks. The five-bed dorm has a nearby toilet and hand basin, and direct access to the back yard. Bring your own bedding for $18, or $5 extra for duvet and sheets.
While you are enjoying your steaming-hot free tea or coffee, browse the current local and Stewart Island brochures, outdoor-focussed magazines, exchange books, do a jigsaw puzzle or watch a video or TV. SKY TV and Free view are available…just ask!
One of the advantages of being an old Post Office is that we use the amazing walk-in lockable safe for the security-conscious. We can also store your excess gear while you experience Stewart Island.
We offer discount packages on your accommodation when you book Stewart Island experiences with us. As we are a small business, transactions must be in cash or by internet banking.
A fully enclosed backyard to park your vehicle in is provided free for the nights you stay with us. A charge of $3 per night applies when you stay overnight on Stewart Island.