If you’re looking for pet-friendly, modern accommodation with a cafe making homemade delicious goodies right next door, then Benger Garden Cafe and Chalets is the place for you.
Each chalet is fully self-contained with its own private bathroom.
Are you on the bike trail looking for a great place to stay? We’ll come and pick you up and drop you off.
Winner of the Qualmark 4 star Bronze award.
Beautiful big outdoor seating area with bird aviary and stunning gardens.
Homemade cakes and gourmet pies. Dogs are most welcome.
Safe play area for kids and great atmosphere.
Winner of the Qualmark 4 star Bronze award.
Fully self-contained brand new accommodation located in Ettrick, Central Otago.
The Clutha Gold Trail and Roxburgh Trail are right on our doorstep. We offer pickup and drop off.
Explore the delights of the Teviot Valley fruit bowl with roadside orchards and fruit stands.
You’ll find plenty of greats walks and if hunting is your thing Mt Benger is the place to go.
Our TripAdvisor Reviews
Here’s what some of our customers are saying about our cafe and chalets.
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I recommend stopping if your traveling through – Amazing service very friendly and amazing food. Fresh ingredients . Will be stopping next time we are traveling through
14/07/2023We will be back! – Very welcoming staff, beautiful accommodation. We had a lovely stay, exploring the Clutha Gold trail, and the breakfast was the icing on the cake!
19/02/2024What a delight this place was. Lunchtime and we needed to stop somewhere and saw this place. I had the whitebait meal – beautiful. Two big whitebait patties made with… read more egg, chips and salad.
partner had the blue cod meal.
Both were recommended and the coffee very good as well.
The gardens were lovely and i really recommend
29/10/2021 -
Today I had the best toasted sandwich I have ever had ( and I have had quite a few at different places) Heaps of filling in beautiful bread! They also… read more have excellent meals,the oyster meal is great as well. Staff are very good and efficient
I would recommend this cafe
08/05/2021Very friendly staff and great food. Also have an amazing garden which cafe patrons can sit and enjoy. Particularly lovely at the moment amongst the autumn colours. Definitely worth stopping… read more in for food and a coffee.
08/05/2022All round experience – We stayed here for two nights and ended up booking a third as the Chalet was perfectly located for our bike riding. Staff were friendly and welcoming and the cooked… read more breakfast was so good we had exactly the same thing three days in a row. We also had a fantastic burger delivered to our door on our last night. With a cold beer and a glass of wine it was a great end to our stay. The bed (and in particular the bedding) made for an excellent nights sleep. Would highly recommend.
20/04/2023 -
Perfect base in the middle of many more great places – Great breakfast options all included with a stay in one of the amazing chalets.
Chalet was lovely & well equipped.
Would thoroughly recommend
09/02/2024Lovely gardens, food average. – There aren't many places to eat breakfast on this stretch of road so we gave Benger a go. Lovely gardens have to have a mention and an outdoor… read more meal would be really nice. However it was cold and dull. Breakfast was ok, coffee not great.
30/06/2022 -
The chalet is wonderfully designed, a brilliant place for a couple – warm, with everything top-quality. The hosts are friendly, hospitable, and informative. The adjacent cafe has all you need… read more for meals. The area is great for cycling, gold-rush history, and now, fruit plantations. Highly recommended.
19/02/2022Absolutely fantastic! Wonderful place to stay – perfect getaway. – Wonderful place to stay, cute chalets, perfect for a getaway, well appointed, modern, great meals from the cafe next door, peaceful, central to the cycle trails (and these are fantastic),… read more includes breakfast, private and romantic and the outdoor bath is a really special touch. Bbq provided if you want to cook a meal yourself. Great hosts too. Really can’t say enough good things. If you get a chance to stay here, do! We will be back as soon as we can manage it.
25/03/2024The cafe now has a lovely new chalet on site. Its absolutely gorgeous. Very attractive, clean, linen sheets, comfy bed, nice bathroom, private, pretty, quiet and a beautiful design. The… read more hosts are wonderful, they happily chat about the area or leave you to enjoy your privacy. We were even treated to a lovely bottle of wine. This is the perfect place to stay for a couple of nights – and make sure you take advantage of the delicious breakfast included in your stay.
22/01/2022
Our Latest Reviews from Google
Here’s what some of our customers are saying about our cafe and chalets on Google.
Christine Young2024-08-28Great coffee & cheese rolls. Bright & friendly service too. 🙂예원2024-08-24더니든에 가는 버스를 타고 여기서 잠시 쉬었는데 가격도 착하고 음식도 맛있었어요!😍 사장님도 매우 친절합니다.Carl Prenter2024-08-01Amazing rooms, very well laid out and friendly service. Highly recommendFrancisca Retamales2024-07-11Very nice Service and Gluten free options !Danielle Jones2024-07-06We had a wonderful overnight stay in chalet 1 as a last minute getaway. Lee was lovely and we will definitely be back!G Goodwin2024-07-04Handy on SH8. Found my wrap to be tasty and made with fresh produce. Take a break go inSam De Graaf2024-07-02Don't get the corn fritters, expecting a corn fritter. Looks a 2cm slice off a big roll of really funny texture stuff, with some corn in it. Pretty sure my husbands ham steak, was just a 2cm slice from a roll of lunchon. The only nice things were our hot chocolates. Really disappoing from a place, that looked so nice.
Our Booking.com Reviews
Here’s what some of our customers are saying about our chalet accommodation in Ettrick.
Excellent9.5Based on 126 reviewsWarren2024-09-059.0VerifiedWonderful ☺ Loved the linen sheets on the bed. Very comfortable. We also really appreciated the delicious cooked breakfast in the cafe. The staff in the cafe were so friendly and accommodating.Carlos2024-05-2910VerifiedExceptionalSing2024-05-109.0VerifiedGreat stay with warm welcome and delicious breakfast provided by the host. ☺ Unique design for the room accommodation. Our stay overnight here was very good and memorable as it got snowing during the night. ☹ Nothing.Louisa2024-05-056.0VerifiedLovely place but listing was not accurate ☺ Breakfast was good! Staff also very sweet. Place was beautiful. ☹ bed sheets were stained and looked like there were muddy bits on it. listing said there was wine and champagne provided but was listed wrongly. listing also said there was stovetop available, did not realize it was outdoors on a BBQ, not in the kitchen.Chris2024-04-127.0VerifiedOur stay was ok. ☺ I liked the quirkiness. Bed. ☹ Heat pump was in strange position and kitchen and toilet not very clean. Sheets.Karen2024-04-0910VerifiedVery pleasant people and place ☺ Very comfortable and clean ☹ NothingJenny2024-04-0110VerifiedExceptionalNicki2024-03-3110VerifiedExceptionalChristine2024-03-2510VerifiedExceptional ☺ It was a very relaxing and laid back weekend.would recommend to others ☹ There was nothing we didn't likeRobert2024-03-259.0VerifiedWonderful
Our Latest Reviews from Airbnb
Here’s what some of our customers are saying about our cafe and chalets on Airbnb.
Marie27. April, 2024.What a find. Lee is a great host . We loved our stay here. Great bed and quality linen. Lee and his team made us extremely welcome.Jessica3. April, 2024.A comfortable and convenient place to stay. The cafe was great and staff was super friendly!Clare25. January, 2024.very cozy chalet, perfect after a long trek! fast speed internet, cozy bed, modern and comfortable, with a beautiful garden and tasty breakfast included! 10/10Lorna21. December, 2023.Our stay was wonderful and our hosts were awesome! I want to go back already!!Richard1. December, 2023.We stayed in chalet no. 2.Great design, well setup, more impressive in person than what you see in the photos. Other accommodation is close by, but the chalets are well designs/placed to give privacy.Having the cafe on site was amazing. We were impressed by the quality of food!Lee is very friendly and accommodating. Highly recommend this stay 👌🏼William14. October, 2023.Great place, good location. Having a fenced off section round the side to keep the dog was a lifesaver. Would be a great spot to stay in summer, when you can fire up the bbq and relax.Rosalind2. July, 2023.We had a lovely comfortable night in the very cute chalet, which had everything we needed. Loved the architecture and the hearty breakfast and great coffee in the cafe next door. Would recommend to anyone, especially if making use of the cycle trails (we weren't this time, but can see how well it would work). Everyone we met was so friendly.Mori10. May, 2023.Fabulous chalet . Photos didn't do it justice was better than the pics .Very spacious warm comfortable and clean . Will definitely stay again and highly recommend to others.The breakfast was amazing too ....we went back for breakfast a second time.Would love to try the roast next time as the brekky was so generous.Thank you Mori and warrenNick10. April, 2023.Great halfway point between Dunedin and Central Otago.Cabin was really well equipped, and perfect having the cafe right next door. Breakfast included hit the spot.Tim18. December, 2022.Just a lovely place. Great accommodation, lovely people and great value.Airbnb rating score: 4.9 of 5, based on 26 reviews