Farm style accommodation is available for Backpackers and in rural South Island. GlenMac Farmstay is a 1583 hectares, merino sheep and beef cattle high country farm. Facilities include tramping, mountain biking, horse riding and treks. Accommodation can cater for 13 backpackers and all linen is supplied. Laundry and 24 hour access. Rates are $23.00 for the 4 bed dorm room and $25 for the Double room per person. They aslo have a campervan park and camping ground.
Otago Oamaru Backpackers GlenMac Farmstay
GlenMac Farmstay
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| Name | GlenMac Farmstay |
| Address | 7 K.R.D. |
| City | Oamaru |
| Provence | Otago |
| Phone | 03 436 0200 |
| Website | http://www.farmstaynewzealand.co.nz |
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GlenMac Farmstay at 7 K.R.D., Oamaru
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Disappointing, depressing experience
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The Glenmac Farmstay was the most disappointing experience we have had with a B & B in New Zealand.The promises on the web site and the depressing reality of this Farmstay are night and day. They promise a farm tour by four-wheel-drive, hand feed pet sheep, sheep dog display and horse riding on their site. When we arrived none of those options were remotely available. Instead we got a half-hearted greeting by Kaye. She complained about the drought and how they had to sell their stock. The only animals in sight were 2 horses but Kaye said that they had “gone lame†when someone tried to ride them earlier that week. She said one horse didn’t make it through the winter. She said the sheep and cattle were up in the high country so the only activity was to walk up the dusty, barren hill. The other guests there when we arrived were sunbathing due to lack of anything else to do. The location of this farm is quite far from any other entertainment options, the nearest town Kurow is 15 km away. If the lack of a “farm experience†was a disappointment, there was also our disgust of our room. The $160 “ensuite†room was nothing more than an outbuilding (Shed or hired-help housing?) with a bad coat of pink paint and an old TV. It was dirty and had heaps of flies on the windowsills. The horse stable was directly behind the building and the windows were open which let the flies in. There was a bathroom heater for heat which was burned and looked like a fire hazard. Due to the drought, and harsh realities of farm life, the owners obviously had decided that they could make more money out of tourists than on sheep. Don’t waste your vacation time visiting Glenmac. If we had it to do again, we would have found a Qualmark approved farmstay. |
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