Marianne and John are such kind, amazing hosts! They make you feel right at home and are very generous with the use of their kitchen, laundry, and hot tub. The room was exactly as pictured - cute, cozy and very clean. The bed was very comfortable and they supplied some morning necessities along with an electric kettle. My husband and I sat down with them for a couple hours and chatted in their lovely backyard over a bottle of wine and some snacks :) They also leant us their mountain bikes to ride into town and gave us a recommended route and some restaurant suggestions. It‘s a convenient and quick 10 minute drive to the airport (about $26NZD). If we ever find ourselves in Christchurch again, we will definitely try to stay with Marianne, John, and Bella (their wonderful, old ‘wombat dog’) again!