Unique New Zealand Experience. Fully Self-Contained, Luxury Bed & Breakfast Cottage. Brightwater, Nelson. 20 minutes from Nelson City. Our uniquely built Straw Bale cottage will be exclusively yours for the duration of your stay. Situated in a quiet, picturesque valley on a 16 acre farmlet this cottage has all the features of a modern home (TV-Video incl., CD player, shower, claw foot bath, stove, fridge freezer, washing machine, dryer, microwave) and yet all the atmosphere and charm of an olde worlde cottage with wonderful thick walls, all natural materials and recycled timbers.