For us, this was pretty much just a place to sleep before we boarded a bus to take us down Tom Milford Sound. We only had a night to spend in Christchurch (which was ok by us - very touristy in main area of the city). We wanted something that wouldn't break the bank but was nice and clean. We got that here.
It had the basics. The view from the hosts house is BEAUTIFUL. Really gorgeous 180 degree+ panorama. Craig and his wife are very friendly and are happy to let you come up on their deck....but it is their deck. And their house is right open to it, making it a bit awkward.
One of the reasons we picked this place was because it had a washer/dryer listed as avaialable. And true, there is one you can use, but it is the host's, and you basically have to go inside their area to use it. When we asked about it, they said they were doing a load and could we come back in 20 min. When we did, there was some other lady (we think maybe a tenant?) using it. So we had to abandon our idea of washing our clothes there, which meant we had to pay at our next stop. Kind of a bummer.
The walls are VERY thin. You could easily hear the people next door.
In the morning we set off the fire alarm because we had the door shut to the bathroom while we were showering and when we opened it up, the steam set it off it was quite loud and we are sure it woke up the neighbors in the building, but we weren't warned.
All that being said, Craig was very nice and had some great local tips. Atlas Bar is the real deal. I had it pictured ss a local dive, but it was more of a hipster bat. But the steak dinner was prime stuff. Very very good. Nice beer, too.