We stayed at John and Marion's cottage for 3 nights. The cottage is in a beautiful setting surrounded by trees, and we were serenaded by birds every evening. The cottage itself is modern, cozy and eat-off-the-floor clean. They obviously take pride in it. Marion is a great hostess in that she thought of everything anyone would need in the kitchen. The bathroom is a good size with a shower, however, there is a tub in a secluded area just outside the cottage. I kept intending to have a bath, but didn't get to it. Upon our arrival Marion showed us around and gave us tomatoes and a cucumber from her greenhouse. Our last night there they invited us to their home, and we spent an enjoyable evening with them. The cottage in well situated in that it is central to Christchurch, Banks Peninsula and Arthur's Pass. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here, would stay there again, and definitely recommend it to others.