My Mum (from Napier), sister (from Australia) and myself (from Wellington) stayed at York Street for ten nights together while my mum had renovations done at her place. It is with total pleasure to write a review for Jeanette and Richard. Staying at their place was like being on a little family retreat. We all appreciated our time at York Street.
All of our communications with Jeanette were very clear, informative and warm. Jeanette welcomed us fully into the space, encouraging us to be at home and enjoy the house, garden and the salt water pool.
Jeanette and Richard have created a wonderful self-contained home and garden; it’s well designed, well equipped and very clean and tidy. It felt very safe, private and quiet.
The garden space feels like a sanctuary. We appreciated being able to eat together at the table outside on the patio.
We felt nourished up by Jeanette leaving us fresh basil, sage, mint, parsley, and lemons. We enjoyed eating all the herbs and making lots of lemon water – just perfect for those long hot Hawkes Bay summer days. To spoil us even more Jeanette also created delicious bliss balls and left them in the fridge for us to enjoy.
In summer, I love being in the water and having a salt water pool set in a gorgeous garden was a such a therapeutic treat for me.
We all slept incredibly well in the beds. My sister and I are terrible sleepers, and we were really surprised by how deep we slept at York Street. We even took note of what brand of beds we were sleeping in for future reference!
During our stay at York Street, we also had many work commitments and things to organise for the renovations at our mum’s so having a big dining room table and the internet absolutely helped us get work done.
It was a bonus to be able to go for daily walks in Cornwall Park. We appreciated the mature trees, the beautiful Chinese garden and had fun listening to the talented musicians at the ‘Summer in the Park’ event.
By the end of our stay, we felt grounded, nourished and loved up by our lovely hosts. I would recommend to people to stay at Jeanette’s and Richard’s - they have created a special place indeed.