Cavell Ridge in one word - GENEROUS!
The Accommodation - large rooms, big comfy bed, two lounges, lots of cushions, pillows & blankets. Very well equipped kitchen - compact but functional. Lots of plates, glasses etc and my favourite - a drawer dishwasher!
Two heat pumps so extra cosy. Big windows to let in the sunshine and those amazing views, also a huge deck with furniture and a BBQ.
The Views - when we first came around the corner onto the deck and saw the view all I could say was "It's big! It's so big!" Living on the coast of Australia I'm used to wide views, but Cavell Ridge views are high up to the mountains, deep down into the valley and wide around the hillsides. Always beautiful, even when we had one misty, rainy day we were content to snuggle up inside and enjoy the scene in comfort.
The Hosts - Jan and Rob are lovely, kind, generous people. They were available when needed but gave us total privacy at other times. They were very helpful with local knowledge. We were spoilt with some awesome treats which we greatly appreciated. They were extraordinarily hospitable and certainly went the extra mile.
We stayed for 12 nights and were so glad that we had an extended time and that we chose Cavell Ridge as our Queenstown base. We are already talking about returning!
This has been our first experience of Air B&B and now we are big fans!
My advice - work out how long you plan to stay - then double it!