8/10 Good
Atheline G.
31 Dec 2023
Liked: Cleanliness
Two combined homes ideal for four-generation holiday.
It was generally clean, uncluttered and child-proof and very accommodating and comfortable, and outside was also child-safe. We were disappointed to find that it was not entirely as advertised (no master bedroom with amenities, no bath), but we enjoyed our stay and it fitted our purpose.
Brief account of our situation: I’m the great-grandma, from Taranaki. My daughter and son-in-law, the grand parents, live near Anakiwa on Queen Charlotte Sound, and her elder son, wife and three children, 10, 7 & 1, lived in Blenheim, with the younger son flatting with them. Their older sister, husband and two children, 5 & nearly 1, were due to come from England for a month’s visit over Christmas, with the grand parents, with me invited too. But… the Blenheim older son got a new job near Ashburton just before the visit, too far and inconvenient for young families.
I checked the internet and saw your accommodation - family approved, done, and it all worked perfectly, with separate accommodation for the travelling groups to settle between visits. The parents had time to talk and the young cousins to get together (and the infants were so entertaining!). The weather cooperated, too!
Alas, I wasn’t able to communicate with you away from home, as it seems my email must be connected to my Wi-Fi in Taranaki. I arrived home today.
Reasons for ‘stars’ and omissions, not explained so far: cleanliness - dirty frying pans and roasting tins. We cleaned what we needed; potato chips on floor by one bed.
Atheline G.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023