Green thumbs-up for Grovetown getaway
Eliza’s Garden Cottage is one of the 2024 Bookabach’s top 10 baches of the Year. Photo: Supplied.
A Grovetown getaway spot with a nationally recognized garden has been acknowledged as one of Bookabach’s top 10 private rental properties of the year.
‘Eliza’s Garden Cottage’, a Bookabach rental property owned by Wendy Palmer, was one of 2025’s chosen 10 properties out of over 12,000 in New Zealand following the country’s popular travel trends from Bookabach’s trend report, Unpack ‘25.
Wendy was thrilled to be announced as a winner and credits the care that she and her team put into the property for its national acknowledgement.
“It’s just fantastic, and very humbling for the team of Matt, Isabella, Clayton, Jesse and I for the passion and quality work we all put into the property”, she says.
“When I hear the fun people are having within the magical, immersive surrounds of the garden while I’m at home or on the farm, it’s so uplifting - there is so much joy in giving people joy”.
Wendy purchased the property, which neighbours her own, 15 years ago with a mission to refurbish the nationally important garden that is still ongoing.