We absolutely loved staying at Rosie & Mark's cottage in Governors Bay! Rosie has a beautiful maintained garden and the cottage was decorated in soft palettes of color with everything that we needed. We loved hiking around Sandy beach around dusk - only a skip away from the cottage. Some highlights from our stay included Christchurch's Botanical Garden (the most amazing botanical garden we have seen), the Willowbank Wildlife Preserve (we saw a live Kiwi and hand fed sweet KuneKune pigs), had a wonderful lunch at the Lotus-Heart Vegetarian Restaurant in Christchurch, and had a few amazing hikes in Akaroa. This cottage is close to everything and private with breathtaking views! We loved our stay and Rosie was a wonderful cultured host!