Blue Moon Cottages

Three 1940s cottages sitting 250 metres from Rye's bay beach. The dog-welcoming unit is Sandpiper, one bedroom plus loft, wood fire, fenced courtyard, no extra pet fee listed. The winter fireplace experience is the reason most guests return: load up at a market on Saturday morning, light the fire by afternoon, walk to the beach the next day without getting in the car.

Blue Moon draws one of the highest proportions of repeat visitors in the Peninsula cottage category. The bay beach is close enough to walk in five minutes; the hinterland wine country is twenty minutes away, making the combination of beach proximity and cellar-door access one of the more versatile positions on the bayside. No nightly rates published on the website, contact directly for current pricing and availability.

Best visited in the cooler months when the wood fire and the beach walk combination is at its most complete. The Sandpiper unit is the one to book if dogs are part of the plan.