Our time in Christchurch was snack in the middle of Christmas break, which meant a lot of things were closed for the holidays. Janine was kind enough to let us stay in her home, which was well located and just a short drive to nearby stores and restaurants. The dishwasher was an older model, which doesn’t always clear the dishes as well as we hoped and the lack of a dryer was missed, as it rains unpredictably.
The kitchen is quite cramped and had really old and beaten up utensils that made any cooking cumbersome. Some of the burners also weren’t working and the downstairs restroom light was fused as well. The home was nice, but had many little inconveniences going on that we had to work around.
Despite that, Janine was always very nice and helpful to us and we thank her for having us. Even though it wasn’t exactly perfect, it felt like a home we were welcome in.