Akaroa Cottages Heritage Boutique Collection

Stayed in Woodland Cootage, had everything we needed for a couple of nights stay. Clean and tidy with beautiful views of the lake from the balcony. Lovely and peaceful. Good communication from the owners. Cooking facilities basic, just a hob and microwave which suited us as only a short stay

We stayed at Cherrywood Cottage, which is 2 bedroom and one of maybe 10 dwellings on this extensive property. Situated in a gully located just before Akaroa by road. The location and proximity to the township either works for you or it doesn’t. The purpose of our overnight stay was for time out and reflection. The native birdsong, view and isolation that Cherrywood offers, along with the comfort was perfect for this Upsides • Very efficient heating - essential unless in the height of summer • Amazing birdsong • Lovely view • Well equipped overall (no oven) • Private • Off-road walking track into township • Overall, clean, tidy and cosy. Downsides • Being located in a south facing gully, surrounded by trees (thus the birdsong), you will see the sun in the distance but it will never shine on you at this property. • Great views from inside the cottage were sadly obscured by seriously dirty windows. I’d say they hadn’t been cleaned for quite some time. • Corner shower, perfect for little people • forget the bbq - unless you want to clean it first If you are looking for a charming and secluded retreat, with services a short drive or longer walk away, you’ve found the ideal place,

This was to be one of the highlights of our trip to NZ but turned out to be a nightmare. We travelled with another couple, thought we had 2 separate studios but had one key via our room, had to share kitchen equipment.... gas fireplace & heater didn't work in our friends room so we had to leave open the joining door for heating for them (we noted in the guests book that this heater had not been working for months prior) Our friends tried unsuccessfully to get help from Backcare who we found out were the letting agents (booked via Bookings.com) 3pm Fri and finally a local agent arrived Sat morning with heater..... Unfortunately our last night our gas heater ran out of gas! The rooms were not very clean - there was food & dead insects on the floors & mould on the bedheads. The beautiful views but will be "un-see-able" soon if the gardens are continued to be unpruned.