"Marvellous Hosts" Thank you Eve and Brad for making us so welcome in your modern and comfortable home and for the use of your car during our stay. ...
Read More...Kathy & Lew
United States
30.3.2023 - 27.4.2023
Jäsen alkaen: 2019
Jäsenyys umpeutuu: 30/Nov/2024
We are a professional couple, 50 and 55 years, no children and we love nature, the outdoors, hiking and birdwatching. Traveling to the US and Canadian west coasts, the UK and Europe has given us some amazing experiences and now we are keen to try holidaying by home exchange. Our NZ exchanges have all been wonderful!
Yhteiset harrastukset ja aiheet
vesiurheilu ,
pyöräily / maastopyöräily ,
retkeily ,
viinin ystävät
LisääVähemmänAmmatti
Accountant & Business Support
Kathy & Lew
United States
Peter
United Kingdom
"Marvellous Hosts" Thank you Eve and Brad for making us so welcome in your modern and comfortable home and for the use of your car during our stay. ...
Read More..."Marvellous Hosts" Thank you Eve and Brad for making us so welcome in your modern and comfortable home and for the use of your car during our stay. Very generous and thoughtful welcome gifts. The home offers everything you could want from an exchange. We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Christchurch - easily accessible by a nearby bus route. We explored the Banks Peninsula. Equally enjoyable was the local Bottle Park Forest and Travis Wetlands, right on the doorstep. All our communications have been warm and friendly and meeting our hosts added great value to the exchange. Highly recommended home and hosts.
Read Less...Julie
United Kingdom
It was nice to re-visit Christchurch and see the re-building after the 2011 earth quake. Brad and Eve were excellent hosts. Picking me up and droppi...
Read More...It was nice to re-visit Christchurch and see the re-building after the 2011 earth quake. Brad and Eve were excellent hosts. Picking me up and dropping me back to the airport was a great help with my temporary mobility issues. Their home and garden is just lovely, comfortable and spacious with close proximity to amenities including a large indoor shopping centre. 20 mins drive into Christchurch city centre and less than 10 mins to the beaches at New Brighton. I enjoyed all the usual attractions in the city, tram tour, Hagley Park, enjoying a glass of wine at the restaurants on the river terrace. Something new for me was the amazing International Antarctic Centre. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay and would recommend this exchange to anyone travelling in New Zealand.
Read Less...Glyn & Howard
New Zealand
Lee and June
New Zealand
Glyn & Howard
New Zealand
Celia
New Zealand
Lee and June
New Zealand
Eve and Brad's home was perfect for us. A modern home, and a quiet location yet handy to everything Christchurch has to offer. Parklands is on the out...
Read More...Eve and Brad's home was perfect for us. A modern home, and a quiet location yet handy to everything Christchurch has to offer. Parklands is on the outskirts of Christchurch, but has easy road link access to the Northern motorway and access into central Christchurch. They had thought of everything and the welcome treats were a lovely surprise. The house itself was low maintenance and easy care and that made it a true holiday. We were able to catch up with family members who live in Christchurch yet could retreat to our peaceful haven when we wanted time to ourselves. Shops were handy, and the roadside fruit and vege stall, a short drive away was a bonus. For us, it was the ideal exchange. Thank you.
Read Less...kodinvaihto eri aikoina
samanaikainen kodinvaihto
tupakointi klielletty
lapset tervetulleita
henkilöauton käyttö toivottu
1.2.2025 - 30.4.2025 | Florida, USA |
Avoimia kaikille päivämäärille | South Island, New Zealand |
Kodinvaihtoon tarjottavan kodin kuvailu
Our 8 year old modern home in a quiet northeast suburb of Christchurch is open plan and super sunny, with a large deck off the dining room and kitchen, leading to the private north facing garden. The lounge room has a remote controlled gas fire, 60” TV with DVD, Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+ streaming. We have high speed, unlimited, fibre internet with wi-fi throughout the house. There is also air conditioning for heating or cooling. We have a large board game collection you are welcome to use.
Two of the bedrooms are available for your stay with a super king bed and ensuite in the master bedroom, plus a queen bed in the second bedroom. The main bathroom has a full size bath and shower.
We have 2 bicycles with helmets for you to use. We would prefer a car swap also. We have a Mazda 2 Demio hatch and a Subaru Forester SUV, both automatic for your use.
asunnon tyyppi
omakotitalo, 1 kerros / pääasuinpaikka
Mukavuudet
Viihde
Muut mahdollisuudet
ympäristö
Ympäristön kuvailu
Burwood is a quiet northeast suburb of Christchurch close to the beach, the pine forest for biking and walking tracks, the native wetland reserve for birdwatching and is only 15min drive from the Port Hills - Christchurch’s outdoor playground. It is a 5min walk to the bus which goes to the local Shopping Mall and continues to the city centre. We have 2 handy supermarkets, library, corner shop, bakery, cafes, pubs, takeaways and pharmacy within 20min walk or 5min drive. Just a 15min drive is the large Northlands shopping mall, with a cinema complex and loads of dining options.
Virkistystoiminnat
Vapaa-aika
Kulttuuritoiminnat
Julkinen liikenne
Seudun palvelut
Kohdevinkkejä sekä aktiviteettisuosituksia sillä aikaa, jolloin asutte kodissamme
Christchurch city centre has an amazing amount of new dining and entertainment venues. Our home is only a 15 minute drive or one easy bus ride to the city centre with all the shopping, dining and entertainment you could want within a short walk in the compact, pedestrian & bike friendly centre.
This is the best website for loads of info on Chch and further afield in Canterbury, including the day trips I mention below: https://www.christchurchnz.com
There are lots of day trip options (see links below):
• The historic French settlement of Akaroa 1.5hours on a beautiful harbour with kayaking, hiking, penguin and seal colony, boat cruises and swimming with wild dolphins.
• Hanmer Springs alpine village with thermal pools/spa, forest biking/hiking and jet boating is 1.5hours.
• TranzAlpine train journey across the South Island and back, over the Alps.
• Mt Hutt ski field and Methven village are just over 1hour, for non-skiers there is a sightseeing chairlift ride and a hot spa at the very top: https://www.mthutt.co.nz
• On the way to Hanmer is the Waipara Valley winery region: https://www.christchurchnz.com/what-to-see-and-do/canterbury-vineyards/
• The country town of Oxford at the foothills of the Southern Alps is 45min, has great summer open-gardens, a farmers market and native forest walks: https://www.visitwaimakariri.co.nz/towns/oxford/
Touring around for a few days you could add much more - this website has suggested 4 day trips: https://www.newzealand.com/int/trips-and-driving-itineraries/south-island/
• Kaikoura 2.5hrs for seafood, coastal walks, seals, whale watching cruises: https://www.kaikoura.co.nz/ and https://www.alpinepacific.nz/
• Arthurs Pass village high in the Southern Alps 2.5hrs with spectacular alpine scenery, native Kea parrots, waterfalls and walks: https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/canterbury/places/arthurs-pass-national-park/
• The Mackenzie Region 3hrs includes Mt Cook (the highest mountain in NZ) and Lake Tekapo village on an aqua glacial lake: https://mackenzienz.com/destinations/
• Oamaru 3hrs, the Steampunk capital of NZ and the historic Victorian Precinct with galleries, cafes, markets and penguins: https://waitakinz.com/oamaru/
• Dunedin and the Otago Peninsular 5hrs, historic buildings and wildlife galore: https://www.dunedinnz.com/visit/see-and-do
Meidän suosikkiravintolat
Mukavat kahvilat ja baarit
Erityiset ostospaikat
Vapaa-aika- ja kulttuuritoiminnat
Kävelypolut ja kuntoradat
Kuntosalit tai kuntokeskukset
Mielenkiintoiset päiväretket
Mistä tykkäämme ja mistä emme ... Tässä tottumuksimme ja kodimme säännöt.
You’re welcome to enjoy our home as you would your own. We prefer only 2 bedrooms to be used. We would appreciate if you could leave the house tidy as you found it. We prefer to include a car swap.
Ehdot
Henkilöauton käyttö
Kodinvaihtomuodot
Jäsen alkaen: 2019
Jäsenyys umpeutuu: 30/Nov/2024
We are a professional couple, 50 and 55 years, no children and we love nature, the outdoors, hiking and birdwatching. Traveling to the US and Canadian west coasts, the UK and Europe has given us some amazing experiences and now we are keen to try holidaying by home exchange. Our NZ exchanges have all been wonderful!
Yhteiset harrastukset ja aiheet
vesiurheilu ,
pyöräily / maastopyöräily ,
retkeily ,
viinin ystävät
LisääVähemmänAmmatti
Accountant & Business Support
Kathy & Lew
United States
Peter
United Kingdom
"Marvellous Hosts" Thank you Eve and Brad for making us so welcome in your modern and comfortable home and for the use of your car during our stay. ...
Read More..."Marvellous Hosts" Thank you Eve and Brad for making us so welcome in your modern and comfortable home and for the use of your car during our stay. Very generous and thoughtful welcome gifts. The home offers everything you could want from an exchange. We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Christchurch - easily accessible by a nearby bus route. We explored the Banks Peninsula. Equally enjoyable was the local Bottle Park Forest and Travis Wetlands, right on the doorstep. All our communications have been warm and friendly and meeting our hosts added great value to the exchange. Highly recommended home and hosts.
Read Less...Julie
United Kingdom
It was nice to re-visit Christchurch and see the re-building after the 2011 earth quake. Brad and Eve were excellent hosts. Picking me up and droppi...
Read More...It was nice to re-visit Christchurch and see the re-building after the 2011 earth quake. Brad and Eve were excellent hosts. Picking me up and dropping me back to the airport was a great help with my temporary mobility issues. Their home and garden is just lovely, comfortable and spacious with close proximity to amenities including a large indoor shopping centre. 20 mins drive into Christchurch city centre and less than 10 mins to the beaches at New Brighton. I enjoyed all the usual attractions in the city, tram tour, Hagley Park, enjoying a glass of wine at the restaurants on the river terrace. Something new for me was the amazing International Antarctic Centre. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay and would recommend this exchange to anyone travelling in New Zealand.
Read Less...Glyn & Howard
New Zealand
Lee and June
New Zealand
Glyn & Howard
New Zealand
Celia
New Zealand
Lee and June
New Zealand
Eve and Brad's home was perfect for us. A modern home, and a quiet location yet handy to everything Christchurch has to offer. Parklands is on the out...
Read More...Eve and Brad's home was perfect for us. A modern home, and a quiet location yet handy to everything Christchurch has to offer. Parklands is on the outskirts of Christchurch, but has easy road link access to the Northern motorway and access into central Christchurch. They had thought of everything and the welcome treats were a lovely surprise. The house itself was low maintenance and easy care and that made it a true holiday. We were able to catch up with family members who live in Christchurch yet could retreat to our peaceful haven when we wanted time to ourselves. Shops were handy, and the roadside fruit and vege stall, a short drive away was a bonus. For us, it was the ideal exchange. Thank you.
Read Less...Yli 70 vuotta kokemusta
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