Positives - nice room, kettle and coffee facilities in the room (had to pay for the coffee capsules), good location close to food and supermarkets, about 30 min walk from the centre. Could use the washing machine for free.
Negatives - felt uncomfortable being in the rest of the house as there was no attempt at conversation from the host, we stayed in our room most of the time. The house is covered in small plants which you need to step over in the garden to hang up washing, in the garage (where the washing machine is) there are 2 birds locked in a small cage, very strange and unsettling. The house smells overwhelmingly of food most of the time. The walls are thin in the bedroom so you can hear everything. The room was very hot in the sun, there was no fan. When you kept the window open it made the door rattle due to the wind.
Overall Christchurch is expensive so I find this may be acceptable for this budget in Christchurch, but I wouldnt stay again. Seemed like they wanted to make quick money from hosting on Airbnb.