Tucked away in peaceful Anakiwa in the stunning Marlborough Sounds, Queenies Crib is a cozy retreat just 30 minutes from Picton, 20 minutes from Havelock, and 50 minutes from Blenheim.
Surrounded by farmland in a quiet bay, the crib is part of the small, relaxed Anakiwa community, made up of homes and Kiwi Baches.
This warm, timber-lined hideaway is small but perfectly formed. Inside, you’ll find a comfortable dining and lounge area, a compact, well-equipped indoor kitchen, a bathroom with a hot shower and flushing toilet, and a mezzanine sleeping loft with ladder access.
Step outside to enjoy double outdoor baths—perfect for a soak under the stars. The views are stunning, and the peace and quiet are hard to beat.
Many native/endemic New Zealand species call the Anakiwa home, Tākapu/Gannets and Kōtuku ngutupapa/Royal Spoonbills, and if you're lucky, you might catch a glimpse of Hīra/Seals or Dolphins in the bay. Sitting outside on the deck, you may see many species of New Zealand bush birds, Kāhu/Swamp Harrier, Tui, Korimako/Bellbird, Pūkeko and the Pīwakawaka/Fantail.
The beach is just a 3-minute stroll away, and the Queen Charlotte Track is accessible within 5 minutes on foot.
FROM $325
9E Lady Cobham Grove, Anakiwa 7281
Queenies Crib is 30 minutes drive from Picton or 20 minutes drive from Havelock in the Marlborough Sounds. Follow Google Maps to get to the address.
Queenies Crib has a queen-size bed on a mezzanine floor, accessed by a ladder. For this reason it may not be the ideal accommodation for those who have mobility issues.
Full linen, towels and bedding are supplied. The bed is made up of 100% cotton sheets and the duvet is wool. Spare blankets are supplied for extra warmth.
There is an interior kitchen with hot water a gas hob, an electric oven and an electric fridge. Plenty of cupboards are supplied for food storage and all the pots, pans, cutlery, crockery and utensils you'll need are provided. Hot water is supplied by a gas califont.
A gas BBQ is also supplied.
Some pantry basics are supplied - cooking oil, salt, pepper, tea, sugar, coffee and dish washing liquid.
There is an indoor bathroom with a hot shower, basin and eco-septic flushing toilet. Hot water is supplied by a gas califont.
Twin outdoor baths are also supplied for the ultimate under-the-stars bathing experience.
Towels are provided.
Yes, Queenies Crib has mains power. However, there is no WIFI available.
Yes, there is Spark coverage at Queenies Crib. Other providers may be more patchy.
Queenies Crib is well-equipped to keep you warm all year round. A wood burner is provided and spare blankets for extra warmth for the cooler evenings.
Queenies Crib is open for stays during winter, but bear in mind that you're booking an off-grid escape - without the usual luxuries of a fully powered home. Glamping is still a form of camping!
The cabin has warm bedding, a wood burner and extra blankets, plus lots of other elements to make your stay cosy and atmospheric. If you book a stay in winter, bring your sense of adventure and brush up on your fire-lighting skills.
Queenies Crib is not suitable for children and is a strictly adults-only site. The one exception to this rule is for non-mobile babies under 6 months with BYO bedding and portacot.
If you're looking for a safe family-friendly glamping site, select the family icon in the search bar on our 'find your escape' page to easily find them.
Queenies Crib has a 'no dog' policy.
If you're looking for dog-friendly glamping, check out some of our other Canopy Camping Escapes sites that welcome dogs - you can select the 'dog-friendly' filter in the search bar to easily find them.
Queenies Crib is nestled in a small holiday community. You can see neighbouring baches from the front, but the planting and fencing surrounding the crib makes it very private.
The access is easy, with a short 30-metre path from the car park to the crib. You're welcome to come and go from the property as often as you please.
Campfires are not allowed at Queenies Crib.
The main thing to note is the ladder access to the mezzanine bed. Caution will need to be taken getting up and down.
All Year Round:
Sorry! Queenies Crib has a standard minimum stay period of two nights, with no exceptions.
Public Holiday Weekends:
The minimum booking period for long weekends such as Labour Weekend, Anniversary Weekend, etc is 3 nights. The minimum booking period for Easter is 4 nights. There are sometimes longer minimum stay periods across Christmas and New Year and these will be specified in the online availability calendar.
Our minimum night policies are strictly adhered to. Please note that there are no exceptions to the policies outlined below for Queenies Crib.
All Year Round:
Queenie's Crib has a standard minimum stay period of 2 nights with no exceptions.
Public Holiday Weekends:
The minimum booking period for long weekends such as Labour Weekend, Anniversary Weekend, etc is 3 nights. The minimum booking period for Easter is 4 nights. There are sometimes longer minimum stay periods across Christmas and New Year and these will be specified in the online availability calendar.
All Year Round:
The nightly rate is $325 for up to two people.
Infants under 6 months with their own portacot and bedding are free of charge.
Give the gift of glamping! Gift Vouchers are available for use at any of our Canopy Camping Escapes glamping sites. These are provided in electronic format, for you to print out and pop in a greeting card for the lucky recipient. Read more about our gift vouchers, including how to purchase one, here.
1.1 Canopy Camping Limited (Canopy Camping Escapes, also referred to as we, our and us) has a curated collection of unique nature-based properties throughout New Zealand, independently owned and operated by individual owners of the properties (Hosts).
1.2 By making a booking through our website (here) (Website), you, as the person making the booking, agree to be bound by these terms and conditions (Booking Conditions).
1.3 Canopy Camping Escapes enters into these Booking Conditions as an agent for the Host. That means that you are making an agreement with the Host for the use of its property. Anything Canopy Camping Escapes does (including enforcing any of the Host’s rights), it does so as agent for the Host and is not a party to your agreement with the Host.
1.4 In these terms:
2.1 If you book within 28 Days of your check-in time, full payment via credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) is required at the time of booking. If you book more than 28 Days prior to your check-in time, a deposit of 10% is required to confirm your booking and secure the property. This will be charged to your credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) at the time of booking. A credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) payment surcharge of up to 2.5% will be applied to all credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) payments.
2.2 Bookings are considered confirmed once you have made your online booking and payment and we have sent an email to the address provided to us which confirms both the payment and your booking details. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please contact us as soon as possible. However, we (as agent for the Host) reserve the right to cancel any booking within 12 Days of the confirmation email where we discover that you, or any of your guests, has previously breached these Booking Conditions in relation to a previous booking. In that case, you will receive an email advising you that the booking has been declined, and the full amount paid by you at the time of booking will be refunded to the credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) you provided during the booking process.
2.3 If you book more than 28 Days prior to your check-in time, the remaining balance of your stay will be due 28 Days prior to your check in time. An email reminder will be sent to you at this time requesting payment for the outstanding balance. The reminder email gives you the option to pay the remaining balance by A2A (Internet Banking) or credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard). If your payment has not been received within 24 hours, the remaining balance will automatically be charged to the credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) used at the time of booking. Please note: a 2.5% credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) payment surcharge is applied to all payments made by credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard). Credit/Debit Card data is held in a secure and encrypted environment.
2.4 If any amount is not paid when due, you will forfeit your deposit and your booking will be cancelled.
3.1 Your 10% deposit (or 10% of the value of your stay if you have paid in full) is non-refundable, however it can be transferred to another booking made within 12 months of the date of confirmation of your original booking, if you cancel your stay more than 21 Days prior to your check-in time.
3.2 Cancellation or date changes by you that are between 3 and 21 Days prior to your check-in time will result in 50% of the total cost of your stay being charged. Cancellation or date changes made 3 Days (72 hours) or less prior to your check-in time will result in 100% of the total cost of your stay being charged.
3.3 Date changes made more than 21 Days prior to your check-in time are allowed without forfeit of any amounts paid.
3.4 Force Majeure
You are entitled to a full refund if you need to cancel for the following reasons:
Road closure. If at 1pm on the day before your arrival, a road on your route to your accommodation is designated by Waka Kotahi as closed or for essential travel only, and there is no detour, or the detour adds more than two hours to your travel according to the Waka Kotahi Journey Planner.
Metservice RED Weather Warning. If at 1pm on the day before your arrival, the Metservice has issued a RED warning/forecast in either your home region or the region of your accommodation, for either the day of your arrival or departure.
Natural disasters in New Zealand. Natural disasters such as cyclones, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and other severe and abnormal natural events causing large scale disruption of essential services and/or transport, specifically impacting your travel to or from your accommodation.
4.1 Exceptional or unforeseen circumstance
Hosts reserve the right to cancel a booking at any time in the event of exceptional or unforeseen circumstances. This right will only be exercised in good faith and in exceptional circumstances such as:
(a) Any alteration to the property or its surroundings which may pose a safety risk for the guest.
(b) Unexpected damage or destruction at the property.
(c) A death in the Host family.
(d) Our relationship with the Host ends for any other reason.
In the unlikely event a Host cancels under this clause, the guest may elect to receive a full refund or to credit the booking to another available date or Escape. The Host’s liability will be limited to the refund of amounts paid for any part of your stay that is cancelled.
4.2 Cancellation for breach
Hosts may terminate a booking at any time if they, or we, reasonably believe that there is, or has been, a breach of these Booking Conditions by you or any guest or visitor. Where a Host cancels under this clause, all amounts paid are forfeited and, where such termination occurs during the rental period, you and all guests and visitors must immediately leave the property.
5.1 Accommodation is often situated on working farms and there are hazards both natural and man-made. You accept that you, and any guests or visitors, enter the property at your own risk.
5.2 Participation by you and any guests or visitors in activities, such as, outdoor baths, climbing trees, walking on the property and any other activity on the property, is done so at your and their own risk.
5.3 To the extent permitted by law, neither we nor the Host accept any liability for accident, loss of property or personal injury during your stay.
No pets are allowed unless otherwise specified on the Website listing. Most accommodation is situated on working farms and therefore are not suitable for visiting pets.
Hunting or motorcycles are not permitted on the properties.
GST of 15% (where the accommodation is GST-registered) is included in the daily per night cost. A tax receipt will be supplied by Canopy Camping Escapes if requested.
8.1 Guests have a licence to occupy the Property for the paid holiday period only. You are responsible for ensuring that you and they arrive no earlier than the check-in date, and leave no later than the check-out time, specified on the Website.
8.2 You are required to, and must ensure that all guests and any approved day visitors, observe the rules and procedures in relation to the property:
8.3 You must, and must ensure that all guests and any approved visitors, take all reasonable and proper care of the property and its furniture, fittings and effects and leave them in the same state of repair, condition, cleanliness and tidiness as at the commencement of the rental period. Where the property has not been left in the same state of repair, condition, cleanliness and tidiness as at the commencement of the rental period, you will be required to pay an additional cleaning cost of $100 which may be charged to the credit or debit card used at the time of booking.
8.4 You are required to inform Canopy Camping Escapes of any damage or breakage occurring during the rental period in or around the property promptly so that it can be repaired and replaced for the next booking. You must reimburse the Host for the reasonable costs of replacement or repair of any damage caused by you or any guests or visitors and such costs may be charged to the credit or debit card (VISA/Mastercard) used at the time of booking.
8.5 You must ensure that any access information in relation to a property (including any access codes, location of keys, etc) is kept confidential and not disclosed to any person.
8.6 Smoking is not permitted anywhere on the properties.
8.7 The Host may access the property during the rental period to the extent reasonably necessary to undertake repairs or replacement or where we or the Host have reason to believe these Booking Terms are not being complied with.
8.8 The number of guests staying at the Escape overnight must be the same as the number of guests included in the booking. Any day visitors must be approved by the Host prior to your stay. No overnight visitors are permitted.
8.9 You and all guests and any approved day visitors must behave in a proper, appropriate and legal manner with due respect to the Host, the Property, other guests and neighbouring properties and neighbours, and Canopy Camping Escapes’ staff and representatives.
If you encounter any issues or problems during your stay, you must first contact the Host to try to resolve the issue. The Host should be given the opportunity to address and fix the problem before any further steps are taken.
If you decide to leave the accommodation early due to an issue without first contacting the Host to resolve it, you will not be entitled to compensation. Essentially, if you don’t give the Host a chance to fix the problem, you cannot expect financial reimbursement for leaving early.
If you have a complaint that you'd like to alert Canopy Camping Escapes about after your stay, please contact us promptly at [email protected] with details of the complaint. As an agent, we will be the initial contact between you and the Host but may need to put you in direct contact to resolve any issues.
To the extent permitted by law, as agent for the Hosts, we have no liability, to you or any other person, in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise:
Your rights are against the Host, not Canopy Camping Escapes.
If, for any reason, Canopy Camping Escapes has any liability to you under or in relation to these Booking Terms or your stay, to the extent permitted by law, our liability is limited to the 20% of the amount paid by you in relation to the relevant booking.
Any liability the Host has to you under or in relation to these Booking Conditions or your stay is, to the extent permitted by law, limited to refund of amounts paid by you for the relevant booking and shall not extend to any other costs or loss incurred by you or any guest or other person.
Gift vouchers expire if not redeemed within 2 years of purchase. If a booking paid for using a gift voucher is cancelled, any refund will be by way of a gift voucher with the same expiry date as the original gift voucher. Gift vouchers are not refundable or redeemable for cash and cannot be transferred or on-sold.
These Booking Conditions are governed by New Zealand law and the New Zealand courts have exclusive jurisdiction.
We may amend these Booking Conditions at any time. Any changes shall apply to bookings made from the date of such changes. You are responsible for familiarising yourself with these Booking Conditions each time you make a booking.
Queenies Crib is fully self-catering. Bring your own food to prepare on the hob, oven, or BBQ. You’ll find all the cookware, cutlery, and crockery you’ll need.
Prefer to eat out? Havelock (20 minutes away) offers several great eateries. The Queen Charlotte Tavern (10 minutes away) is a favourite with your hosts. And during summer, grab coffee or an ice cream from the green caravan in Anakiwa.
Whether you're after adventure or relaxation, Queenies has something for everyone.
Soak in the outdoor baths, read in the hammock, birdwatch with a coffee from the bench seat, or spin a few LPs from the crib’s collection of 70s–90s records. By night, enjoy a self-guided glowworm walk on the Queen Charlotte Track, or try spotting Tuna/Eels in the local stream.
Feeling active? Kayaks are available year-round (just check the weather and dress for conditions). Walk or cycle the Queen Charlotte track or Te Ara Tūhono/Link Pathway, both within 5–10 minutes’ walk. Cool off (or wake up!) with a jump from the Anakiwa jetty.
Your hosts are Christina, Gary, Jacqui, Stephanie, and the three beloved cats—Storm, Susie, and Willow (aka the Lokums).
Gary, a former Outward Bound instructor, now works as a Ranger at Zealandia. Christina is in Human Resources. Both love escaping to Anakiwa for its natural beauty and peacefulness.
With good friends nearby and a share in a yacht on the bay, they’ve created their perfect getaway—and are always looking for new ways to improve your experience at the crib.
The name is a playful nod to the Queen Charlotte Sound, while “crib” is the South Island’s word for bach...a simple, beloved Kiwi holiday home.
Beautiful spot. We really enjoyed staring out the windows at the abundant bird life.
"Robert Snoep - 12 May 2025
1 / 12
It's the perfect little getaway from the hustle and bustle. We loved sitting around and listening to the record collection and enjoying the outdoor bath.
"Hamish Gray - 07 Apr 2025
2 / 12
Gorgeous cabin, conveniently located for trail and water access. Loved the well-considered details for guest comfort. You can't ask for more than sitting, reading a book, with a fab record selection and cosy blankets!
"Rebecca - 28 Mar 2025
3 / 12
The native plantings on the property provided a sense of privacy attracting many native birds. Inside was a well loved and tended space providing a sanctuary of calm with plenty to amuse yourself with if the weather wasn’t the best. Anakiwa is a delightful area with plenty of outdoor activities on offer.
"Anne Harwood - 12 Mar 2025
4 / 12
Queenies is a perfect little crib nestled in a great spot of the sounds. Insect and bird song filled the air all the time, and the peacefulness of nature around was simply surreal. A great way to relax, unwind and reconnect with nature. Highly recommend a stay here! You need at least three nights to truly soak in such an awesome spot!
"Louie Douglas - 01 Mar 2025
5 / 12
A great spot for super relaxing. We enjoyed every moment we were there!
"Cara Sinclair - 11 Jan 2025
6 / 12
Cosy, creative, beautifully crafted haven with amazing bird life right outside your window. We loved our stay!
"Roger Oldham - 02 Dec 2024
7 / 12
We had a lovely couple of days and would highly recommend Queenies Crib! The glow worms were a real treat!
"Clare Summers - 14 Nov 2024
8 / 12
A lovely atmosphere and very relaxing.
"Fallon Earl - 31 Jul 2024
9 / 12
A wonderful location, lovely and peaceful place to stay.
"Shelley Lintott - 10 Jun 2024
10 / 12
Queenie’s Crib is the ultimate for tranquillity, comfort, and relaxation. A beautiful cottage in a beautiful setting. Absolutely recommend.
"Ali B - 24 Apr 2024
11 / 12
Lovely secluded spot, we especially loved the sea kayaking and walking the Queen Charlotte Track. The outdoor baths were great too!
"S Brown - 26 Mar 2024
12 / 12
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