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Silverstream Alpaca Farm-stay is located just 15 minutes north of the city centre and 15 minutes north of Christchurch International Airport. Beautiful lawns and gardens set on a stream boundary plus 150 gorgeous alpacas, all waiting to be fed, make this facility ideal for families and visitors looking for something different than a traditional hotel. What separates Silverstream from other accommodation facilities is the free one hour farm tour (normally NZ$40 per person). Get up close and friendly with the alpaca. Photographs and petting of the alpacas is encouraged - and we even have our own alpaca shop. The tariff includes exclusive use of your own self-contained cottage, an extensive breakfast, a one hour escorted farm tour, free wifi, free Netflix, free laundry and free parking. Kaiapoi township is located just five minutes from Silverstream. Cafes, restaurants, bars and supermarkets are all readily available. Please take a look at our reviews - they tell the real story.
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After our 2 week road trip around South Island, we decided to do the farm stay before flying back home from Christchurch. This place is very calm, quiet and peaceful. It’s just 15 min drive from Christchurch. The cottages are simple and clean. Kids enjoyed their time with alpacas. It was a wonderful stay. The couple hosting us are also very kind and helpful.
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Date of stay: December 2022
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We travelled from north to south, stayed in five star hotels , bungee jumped and black water rafted - but our Silverstream Alpaca stay remains our favorite memory in New Zealand. Here we arrived circa 4:30pm, in time to meet the owner Kit, to walk the paddocks and meet the Alpacas and even to help feed two newborns. Alpacas don’t smell, and are endearing, smiley, love able creatures. Unlike mass market farm stays , this is a boutique experience in an idyllic spot, with very limited overnight accommodation in charming B&B family cottages. So you won’t be sharing the experience we more than one other family. Clean, soft and comfortable , we loved shopping in the nearby supermarket to eat in - to allow for one more evening stroll on the premises. This was fantastic for our teenage children and for us and we congratulate Silverstream Alpaca on having created the ideal alternative experience to a hotel stay in Christchurch and a MUST do NZ experience! Simply amazing !
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Sheryl Johnson, Owner at Silverstream Alpaca Farmstay
Responded 22 Feb 2020
Thank you so much for your wonderful comments. We travel alot ourselves and have seen the good and the bad and have therefore tried to incorporate into out farmstay experience what we think will best please our guests. Thankyou for the review and we will always keep trying to do better. Alpacas are really a mans best friend and make our job so much easier.
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We had a lot of fun with the alpacas and we had an amazing experience staying here. Owners are very friendly and we had a very informative tour with the alpacas. The accomodation is very spacious and comfortable with great wifi, strong shower and comfortable beddings. Breakfast provided to us was more than adequate with breads, cereal, juice, milk, eggs and fruits. If you are looking to experience a farmstay in Christchurch, this is definitely a great option.
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Date of stay: November 2022
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We arrived from Wellington late at about 11pm. The owner's kit was super friendly and waiting for us at his door step and helping us with our luggage. As he was staying the house beside our accommodation. Kit was super lovely and warm. He has help us to warm up the room before we arrived. Hence when we reach there the whole house was super warm. The sky outside the house was super clear and you are able to do some star gazing.
Kit give us a whole house orientation and what to do and where is what thing. As breakfast was provided, he has also place the breakfast in the fridge so that he don't need to disturb us too early in the morning. Breakfast consists of bread, cereals, apples, orange, eggs, juices, milk and yogurts. Tea and coffee was also available.
There is a extra foldable bed in the living room for the 5 person. Kit was so thoughtful and brought a extra heater to place it by the side apart from the aircon heater on the wall. As the weather was super cold over the night that the grass outside the house was frozen.
The next day Kit came to find us at 10am to do a farm tour and let us touch, feed and take photo of his lovely alpacas in the farm. They are super pretty and lovely. He even show us how he create the alpacas fur to lovely scaf and sweaters. The price was reasonable and he did not do any hard selling. As he mention that he is just here to pass time rather than for business.
He told us the history behind how he purchase the farm and how he get into this business. It was lovely to heard from him. He also introduced to us the stream behind his house and was also so nice of him to let us stay beyond the checkout time to go back to Christchurch airport to get our rental cars.
It was really lovely to meet kit and to stay in his farm house. Will highly recommend anyone to drop by and stay with him if you are nearby Christchurch and to see him and his lovely alpacas.
Will miss him and the alpacas. 😊
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Date of stay: September 2022Trip type: Travelled with friends
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We spent a night at this farmstay, and I can safely say this was the highlight of our trip. Kit and Sheryl are wonderful hosts, warm and hospitable and making sure our stay is enjoyable. Although Kit and Sheryl were busy preparing for the NZ Agricultural Show, Kit still made the time to take us on his truck to his other alpaca farm where we could feed and interact with his alpacas, and he was also very informative about his alpacas and answered so many of our questions patiently. He has a genuine love for his alpacas and it’s such a joy to see.
And yes, the alpacas are utterly adorable, not to mention highly intelligent, and it’s interesting to learn about them.
The accommodation is also charming and really comfortable. We had a large, spacious cottage to ourselves, it was clean and well-maintained, and the bed and furnishings were extremely comfortable. There are also beautiful flowers in front of our cottage and in the estate garden. Sheryl brought over breakfast items including bread, eggs, cereal, yoghurt, milk and spreads for us in the evening for our breakfast as well, which I think is such a lovely touch.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay, and we would recommend this farmstay and tour to anyone who loves animals.
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Date of stay: November 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Our family (2A + 2C) really enjoyed our stay here. We had the farm tour the afternoon we checked in which was great, we all enjoyed feeding the alpacas. Kit and Cheryl were lovely, making us feel very welcome. Great location only just out of Christchurch and 5 mins from Kaiapoi which has heaps of food options. A great experience and way to end our trip and would definitely recommend
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Date of stay: January 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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Kit was a wonderful guide. He was charismatic informative and really knew how to make this a great experience.
Alpacas were beautiful and I’m looking forward to coming back again
Will definitely be booking again and highly recommend
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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After a tour of Zealand, we decided to conclude our holiday here, it was the most relaxing end to our holiday. The cottage simple and beautiful. The highlight of the stay is of course the Alpacas. The breakfast was sufficient and a great start to a relaxed day ahead. we loved just lazing around on the grass with the soothing sounds of the stream. our 10 year old daughter enjoyed the entire experience and cant wait to re-visit again. If we visit NZ again, we would love to end the trip here again.
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Date of stay: December 2019
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We chose to stay here on the last night of our two week tour of the South Island because of the favorable reviews. We were a group of seven including toddlers and seniors. Because this was the last place we stayed, we were able to compare against our previous accommodations (mostly farm stays) and I feel sorry to say Silverstream wasn't up to the same standard either in service or quality of accommodation.
First, on service. Upon arrival, our hosts (which we had read such lovely things about in previous reviews) were not around to receive us and show us to the rooms. Instead, a young farmhand was there but honestly seemed a bit surprised to see us, and we learned she was only two weeks on the job. We inquired about the cot we had reserved in advance for our one year old, but she was unable to give us any clues as to where it was or when to expect it, and she stated she had no way of contacting the owners to ask. We found this quite odd and wondered whether Kit and Sheryl had forgotten about our reservation completely. In the end, Sheryl the owner knocked on our door at 10pm and only then were we able to get the cot sorted. Given the late hour, we expected there to be some explanation for the delay, but didn't get any, as if the whole experience we'd had of not being welcomed properly and having our general questions answered was rather normal.
As for the accommodation itself - the units are spacious and provide for cooking, but really rather dated. For the rate we paid for each unit, I certainly expected a cleaner bathroom but instead found a mildewy shower curtain. The only heater in my parents' unit was also broken and my senior mother who was recovering from a cold did not have a good night as a result. I also want to call out that wifi reception was very poor. Both the main house and the guest houses share the same router and the guest houses basically don't get consistent reception - you have to walk outside and sit near the main house windows to get online and this is what Sheryl suggested when we asked about the spotty wifi reception. Not great given the cold NZ nights!
All this being said, upon check out, Sheryl did offer us a small discount for our late cot and the broken heater. We appreciated the gesture, but the amount was really just a token amount and didn't quite make up for the issues we had faced and experience on our last night in NZ.
One positive note to add was that my three year old got to feed the baby alpaca with a bottle and Sheryl was very accommodating to make sure that she got to do that before we departed for the airport.
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Date of stay: February 2017
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Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from infoS7243JO, Owner at Silverstream Alpaca Farmstay
Responded 11 Apr 2017
We are very sorry that you did not have an amazing stay with us. The staff member you mentioned has left and we have taken your other comments on board.
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The unit was clean and comfortable and had views over the fields where the alpacas graze. The tour of the farm included an interesting talk about the alpacas and we were able to stroke a bay. The bed was comfortable and the hosts were happy to advise on what to visit and where to eat. The breakfasts were fine but not up to the same standard as the other places we visited.
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Date of stay: October 2015
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Christchurch, New Zealand15 contributions3 helpful votes
Hi
Thank you for contacting Silverstream Alpaca Farmstay,
Most of our guests stay one or two nights. We include a farm tour for guests at no extra charge.
You must make a reservation. December is a busy month and you will not be able to walk in at that time of year.
We can accommodate up to 10 guests at a time. We have two cottages and we would try to put 5 guests in each cottage but we could put 6 in one and 4 in the other if necessary.
We live on the premises so we are here most of the time.
Regards
Sheryl
There are more places to choose from in the Kaiapoi area.
PRICE RANGE
$306 - $351 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
Alpaca Farmstay
LOCATION
New ZealandSouth IslandCanterbury RegionKaiapoi
NUMBER OF ROOMS
4
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