I had a fantastic stay at Denise and Brian's place.
It's modern, spotless, stylish, has a great social space where you can interact with other guests and only a 10-15 min straight walk into central Christchurch. Everything was made simple and the hosts were flexible to additional requests, for example letting me store my bags beyond check-out time whilst I explored Christchurch killing time before my evening flight - much appreciated!
Denise and Brian went out of their way to ensure I felt at home throughout my stay. I sat down with them the day I arrived and learned more about them, the fascinating history of the city, some "must do's" for my stay, and even discussed some ideas about how they could keep improving the experience for their guests which just goes to show the effort they put in (and is evident when you stay here).
Really can't recommend highly enough! Just hope I'm lucky enough to be back in Christchurch some day to stay again!