About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
Hosts; dad and daughter; 53 year-old freelance writer and ecologist and 16 year-old girl, whom is a musician and artist.
Place: near the sea and with views of the peninsula and surrounding hills. 2-storey 1914 villa , warm and spacious and full of character.
House Facilities
- Garden
- Computer
- Laundry
- Patio
- Parking
- TV
- Smoke alarm
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
We are located in a sheltered valley 200m from the Otago Harbour with hills on three sides rising to 600m. Buses to town go from a busstop 100m away and take 20-25 minutes to get to the city centre, which is 10km away. Reserves and bushwalks within 2km take you up to the nearest peaks and the old port village is 1.2km away.Swimming/surfing beaches are located 12km away at Aramoana (north) or St. Clair (south).
Local Area Facilities
- Park
- Shopping Centre
- Bus Stop
- Hospital
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
House Rules
guests leave shoes in the porch and observe reasonable hours for loud noise ( music etc) such as 7:30 am to 10pm weekdays and 9am to 10pm weekends. No pets unless prior agreed. Guests must notify hosts when they are arriving and leaving.
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is not allowed.
7 Reviews
June 2019
Really friendly and helpful host with interesting conversations. Warm and comfortable room.
Was an interesting experience with no wifi or microwave but full kitchen facilities were still available when I needed them.
Only a short 10 to 15 minute drive from central Dunedin. Really accomodating with me needing to return late at night when the charity event I was volunteering at would finish after midnight.
April 2019
Great room. Really clean and spacious. We were very busy and hardly saw our hosts. He was pleasant when we did.
January 2019
You guys made me feel there was no other place on Earth I wanted to be.
I can´t thank you enough.
Definitely a come back!!
:DNovember 2018
Joseph is a very nice guy, who loves to talk and knows a lot of interesting things. The room is big with a comfy bed. From his house it is only 15 minutes by car to the city centre of Dunedin. Very good value!
September 2018
Joseph and Grace are nice gentle souls, but the atmosphere was akward when we arrived, we did not feel overly welcome, so it did spoil our stay, we spent little time in the house.
A very green organic household that will appeal to others.
I knew there was no Wifi, there was also no TV Connection either.Host reply
June 2018
Joseph was really kind and friendly so we talked a lot with him and it was a quite big and warm house We had a great time in his house. Highly recommend it:)
March 2018
Great bed, provided what I asked for breakfast and had good tips on local stuff. WIFI had to be accessed at the local library just down the street. Really liked the location for the many directions I went from there. And the price is right!
How do I book?
Contact the host to check their availability and ask them any questions you have about staying with them. Once the host confirms they’re available for your dates, you can complete your booking.
When do I pay?
Once a host confirms they're available, you can go ahead and pay the 15% booking fee (maximum of 250 $£€ for longer term bookings) using a choice of payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Laser, JCB & PayPal (not available in certain countries). You then pay your host on arrival or as stated by your host on their profile and agreed by you on booking. Please be cautious if a host requests advance payment if its not included on their profile. Our hosts have been advised that if they wish to request advance payment they must make this explicit in their profile. We do not recommend the use of Money gram or Western Union.
When can I share my contact details?
Host and Guest email address, phone number and home address will be exchanged in a confirmation email sent to both immediately after a booking is completed. It's against our policy for Guests and Hosts to exchange direct contact details via our messaging system.