We loved our stay at Katrin’s place! My partner and I came down with our dog to check out the single fin mingle surf comp and check out the Christchurch local eats and art galleries. It’s a great location for surfers!! But the walk down or up to the place is quite steep so recommend leaving the boards in the car if you can! There also isn’t a lot of options for pets going to the toilet immediately around the house but we enjoyed going for walks each morning and evening. There is a great view over sumner if you walk up the hill from the parking! We visited in May so it was starting to get cold and rainy so we had a bath pretty much every day!! It was great!