Our 10 Favorite Airbnbs with a Kayak
Lots of listings say the water is nearby, but few hand you the boat. Airbnb has no kayak filter in its menu, so we searched its hidden one on every continent and kept only whole homes where the kayaks are there in the photos. These are the ten we would book first, from a beach house in Cornwall to a farm cabin under New Zealand's limestone cliffs.
Every home here is the whole place, not a room. Prices are the full Airbnb total for 7 nights, 6 March 2027 to 13 March 2027, for 2 guests, including fees and taxes, checked on 25 October 2026. They change daily, so open the listing for today's price.
1. North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
A glass-fronted house on Deep Cove
1 / 10
- Entire home
- 4 bedrooms · 6 beds · 2.5 baths
- ★ 4.98 (87 reviews)
A new, architect-designed house over three floors right on the water at Deep Cove, with sea views from every room. Accordion doors fold the living room open to the patio, and the top-floor suite looks out across the village to the mountains and fjords. Inside there is a Gaggenau kitchen and a spa-style bathroom with a soaking tub.
The kayaks: Two yellow kayaks sit on the little beach below the patio, ready to launch straight into the cove.
See it on Airbnb$6,810 for 7 nights
6 March 2027 to 13 March 2027, checked 25 October 2026
2. McCarrs Creek, New South Wales, Australia
La Cascada, a hideaway on Pittwater
1 / 10
- Entire villa
- 1 bedroom · 2 beds · 2 baths
- ★ 4.94 (47 reviews)
A secluded house for two on four acres of bush and rainforest above Pittwater, with its own beach, a jetty and a private waterfall. There is no road in: you arrive by water taxi from Church Point, about five minutes across the bay. Inside it is light and calm, with a fireplace and a kitchen looking over the moored boats.
The kayaks: Kayaks and a paddle board are included, and you launch them from the villa's own small beach.
See it on Airbnb$2,348 for 7 nights
6 March 2027 to 13 March 2027, checked 25 October 2026
3. Argentonnay, Deux-Sèvres, France
La Fournil, a 15th-century bakehouse on the river
1 / 10
- Entire cottage
- 1 bedroom · 4 beds · 1 bath
- ★ 4.97 (74 reviews)
A stone bakehouse from the 1400s, still with its giant bread oven, set in twelve acres of gardens and orchards on the banks of the Argenton. You reach it down a private tree-lined drive that follows the river. There is a swing nest under a huge willow, a hammock, and chickens and pet pigs to meet on the grounds.
The kayaks: Two inflatable kayaks are kept for guests, and the river runs right along the edge of the garden.
See it on Airbnb$993 for 7 nights
6 March 2027 to 13 March 2027, checked 25 October 2026
4. Damnoni, Crete, Greece
A stone house on Palaio Damnoni beach
1 / 10
- Entire villa
- 3 bedrooms · 4 beds
- ★ 5.00 (39 reviews)
A stone house standing directly on a quiet, unorganised beach on the south coast of Crete, shared only with a neighbouring home. The shaded patio runs the length of the house with a long dining table facing the sea and the mountains. The main bedroom has its own bathroom and a window onto the water.
The kayaks: Two kayaks and a paddle board lie on the sand a few steps from the patio.
See it on Airbnb$3,430 for 7 nights
6 March 2027 to 13 March 2027, checked 25 October 2026
5. Piopio, Waikato, New Zealand
River Song Cabin, under the limestone cliffs
1 / 10
- Entire cabin
- 2 bedrooms · 2 beds · 1 bath
- ★ 4.97 (159 reviews)
A handmade timber cabin on a family farm, with the Mangaotaki River running past the door and tall limestone cliffs above the paddocks. It has a four-poster king bed, an outdoor bath and its own river swimming hole. It was a finalist for Airbnb's Best Family Stay award in 2025.
The kayaks: A bright red kayak waits on the riverbank in the first photo, and the shallow, calm river is right outside.
See it on Airbnb$2,165 for 7 nights
6 March 2027 to 13 March 2027, checked 25 October 2026
6. Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada
A timber-frame cabin on Atkins Lake
1 / 10
- Entire cabin
- 1 bedroom · 1 king bed · Half-bath
- ★ 5.00 (302 reviews)
A small handcrafted cabin in eight acres of Muskoka forest beside a spring-fed lake, with 15-foot vaulted timber ceilings and a king bed in its own room. There is a screened porch, a bonfire pit with Muskoka chairs, and a private dock on a lake where motorboats are not allowed. It sits on the host family's property, ten minutes from Bracebridge.
The kayaks: Two kayaks lie on the shore by the private dock, and the host also leaves out paddle boards.
See it on Airbnb$1,873 for 7 nights
6 March 2027 to 13 March 2027, checked 25 October 2026
7. Remsen, New York, United States
A new lake house in the Adirondacks
1 / 10
- Entire home
- 1 bedroom · 2 beds · 1 bath
- ★ 5.00 (127 reviews)
A house finished in 2025 on a hillside above a lake, with floor-to-ceiling windows looking over the water and the mountains. The interior is all white, with a fireplace in the living room, a six-burner range in the kitchen and a record player in the bedroom suite. Outside there is a covered porch with an outdoor fireplace facing the lake.
The kayaks: Kayaks are included with the stay, and there is lake access close to the house.
See it on Airbnb$5,548 for 7 nights
6 March 2027 to 13 March 2027, checked 25 October 2026
8. Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa
Riverside Cottage, in the Rocklands valley
1 / 10
- Entire cabin
- 1 bedroom · 1 double bed · 1 bath
- ★ 4.86 (43 reviews)
A small wood-panelled cottage on a working wine and olive farm in the Agter-Pakhuis Valley, among the sandstone boulders of Rocklands. It has a patio with a braai, loungers and an outdoor shower, and a waterfall is about a thirty-minute walk away. The farm's coffee shop sells eggs and its own produce.
The kayaks: Red kayaks are tied up at the farm dam for guests to use, with the mountains reflected behind them.
See it on Airbnb$655 for 7 nights
6 March 2027 to 13 March 2027, checked 25 October 2026
9. Tâmega Valley, Porto District, Portugal
Nora's Getaway, above the Tâmega River
1 / 10
- Entire home
- 4 bedrooms · 5 beds · 3 baths
- ★ 4.93 (61 reviews)
A renovated Portuguese stone house on a private riverside plot, 35 minutes from Porto, with gardens running down to the Tâmega. Nothing is shared with other guests. The upstairs suite has a bathtub in front of a window over the river, and outside there are hammocks, a covered dining terrace and a fire pit.
The kayaks: A kayak and paddle boards are kept in the garden, a 20-metre walk from the river.
See it on Airbnb$5,302 for 7 nights
6 March 2027 to 13 March 2027, checked 25 October 2026
10. Cawsand, Cornwall, United Kingdom
A 17th-century pilchard palace on the beach
1 / 10
- Entire home
- 4 bedrooms · 7 beds · 4 baths
- ★ 4.97 (195 reviews)
A former fish cellar from the 1600s turned into a beach house that stands on the sand, with the sea at its walls at high tide. The sitting room has two big picture windows with window seats over the bay, and the master bedroom has a king-size four-poster. Cawsand and Kingsand are quiet twin villages on the Rame Peninsula.
The kayaks: The house has two kayaks that guests can take onto the bay straight from the beach outside.
See it on Airbnb$2,643 for 7 nights
6 March 2027 to 13 March 2027, checked 25 October 2026
Before you book
Before you book, ask the host how many kayaks there are, whether they are single or double, and whether life jackets come with them. In winter and early spring some hosts put the kayaks away, so check they will be out on your dates.
How we chose: we searched every continent for Airbnbs with a kayak, kept only whole homes rated 4.85 or higher whose photos show the kayak, and picked the ten we would most like to stay in, at a range of prices. Nobody paid to be on this list.
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