This is a house which has been remodeled to be a B&B and it has been well done. The rooms are medium sized with small ensuites which are nice but could do with a couple of shelves and a hook or two.
The hosts are very pleasant, the evening meal and breakfast were fine and if you are staying the night the dinner is compulsory because Kurow isn't restaurant heaven.
The entry is through a slightly difficult farm gate and there may be a small dog onslaught.
We were placed here by our A2O tour organiser. First time staying at a B & B. Linda and Kieran and their daughter were lovely hosts; making our group of 6 feel very welcome.
Rooms were very nice all with small but very adequate ensuites. The living areas both outside and inside were lovely.
We had dinner with the hosts and it was devine. They gave us a very well packed lunch for our ride the next day. We definitely did not go hungry!
Would highly recommend staying here. They are the perfect hosts. Thank you for opening your home to our group.
When we called to reserve two rooms, the host didn't ask for a credit card number or many confirming details, for that matter. On the evening of our reservation, we called at 7pm to cancel (due to difficult issues with travel and weather), and we were treated extremely rudely, even when we offered to pay full price for the rooms. They took our credit card information over the phone, and we asked them to send us a receipt by email. They charged us for the rooms and sent the receipt with a nasty note attached! We paid for our rooms voluntarily because it was the morally correct thing to do, and they treated us with such shame and complete lack of compassion.
Firstly let me say that you must have looked at our website before you booked with us you must have seen our cancellation policy .
Had you cancelled within the required time there wouldn't be an issue but you called at 7pm as you said and that would give us no time to resell those two rooms .You said you were in LakeTekapo which is just over and hours drive from here and the weather was raining but still passable as there was no snow. We offered to wait up until you arrived and welcome you.
As for the rude note all we said was "that if the cancellation was earlier we could have filled the room easily" this unfortunately is one of the busiest weeks of the year due to the Rowing Championships in Twizel so as I said we could have filled the rooms easily.
I don't believe this to be a rude statement. Nevertheless I do hope you have enjoyed your visit to New Zealand and if you wish to book with us again in the future we will offer you free accommodation.please check out our other reviews and you will see that we have fared very well. Kind regards Kieran
Linda and Kieran are the most amazing hosts and very knowledgeable about the area. Their home is comfortable and very relaxing, lovely en suite rooms, air conditioning in main areas and great outdoor areas as well. All their years in hospitality and restaurants show through with the ease in which they welcome people and turn out such tasty food as well - if they offer to cook you an evening meal take up the offer. Thanks so much for a wonderful stay.
Thanks for your review Brigid we really enjoyed your company and hope you return to visit us Kieran
Great stay. Family group of 5 adults. Perfect host. We had run of the house lounge, kitchen, deck and more.
Great breakfast.
Garage for bikes.
Great pub down the road
Helpful hosts.
Couldn't have asked for more
We stayed at 5 different places on the A2O trail this was the best
We will be back!
Thanks David
We have been so busy that I have found it hard to find time to respond to all our positive reviews.
I,m so glad that you enjoyed your stay with us and we will be looking forward to your return.
Kieran
