John greeted us and showed us around the beautifully designed home and studio unit - the views are indeed as wonderful as depicted by the pictures in the listing! Located a few minutes away from town, with an amazing view of the bay and mountains from the windows. We were made to feel very welcome during our 2 nights stay by John & Jenny, and their 2 friendly dogs (one of whom decided to take us on an impromptu tour of the grounds all by herself....*and* teach us how to play fetch!). For anyone having plans to drop by Akaroa, I would not hesitate to recommend this listing for your stay.