The Halfmoon Bay B&B is located at the bottom of the hill on Christchurch Akaroa Road about 12 Km from the little town of Akaroa right on Barry’s Bay. The guest house is nestled in a beautiful garden that surrounds it and the spacious yard. There are many flowering plants, fruit trees and a vegetable garden that Cornelius often shares to the island table in the common kitchen. The bathrooms are common style with two restrooms and two nice showers. The houses amenities are quite modern with two electric stoves and an oven and microwave.
The bedrooms are embellished with nice period pieces of furniture. The beds are comfortable with nice sheets, pillows and comforters. Extra blankets are provided and there efficient electric heaters in each room and in the hallway to warm cold nights.
The common dining room is very pretty with two six place dining tables with a lovely hearth and fire place at one end.
Cornelius is very knowledgeable about the surrounding area. He shares many nice hikes and one day roads trips all around the Akaroa area as well as harbor cruises out on the bay to see the Hectors Dolphins, Blue Penguins and the New Zealand fur seals. On the Bay there is also ocean kayaks available to rent.
All in all our stay in Akaroa was awesome. We did many driving day trips to the area all around Halfmoon Bay B&B. There is much to explore there!