Name: Cave Rock Guest House
Address: 16 Esplanade, Sumner, Christchurch, Christchurch, Christchurch, 8081, New Zealand
Rating: 9

Garden

Terrace

No elevators

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Library

Barbecue grill(s)

Hiking

Picnic area

Barbeque

Recreation

Parking

Free parking nearby

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Additional measures against COVID-19

Health and Safety Measures

Location

At the guest house

Sumner Beach

Christchurch International Airport

Cave Rock Guest House

Christchurch

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child-bed-fee

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lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

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breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Similar to a previous review I was very disappointed and the main issue I believe is that many of the information sites  are falesly advertising that Parking is available on site,.                                                                                                                                                                 
 At the back inside the house is:
A tiny room approx 2 and 1/4 metres wide; L shape.  On  my second night I could not sleep  as a large window  high above the bed to the left ( over one metre wide by one foot high) was stuck and wide open all night.  A strong cold wind began around 11pm and too high to shut even when I stood on the couch and I am quite tall.   The wind caused the blind to beat against the wall all night.  Then at 3am the smoke alarm started beeping so I spent all night with the TV ON  to pass the time.   I asked the owner for a refund for one of the nights for this bad experience but none forthcoming.   There was a lot of voices coming from the owners room through the door in the next room at times.  The bathroom was down a passage where I was unable to shut that window also; it appeared to be an old  window type as I (on my own and over 75) couldn't move the hinges. I stayed at motels the same week for the same price.  $150 night.  Wonderful  I felt like I was out of Jail.  Many travel sites for this guest house say FREE PRIVATE PARKING IS AVAILABLE ON SITE. This is not true.  The owner told me that I could not park ON SITE.  I cannot stress that:

  Parking was a huge problem as the metal  locked driveway gate was  for private use only I was told and the roadside on one side had time limits. On such a busy area with two cafes next door I had to keep circling the block  and finally parked some distance away.  This guest house does not welcome guests who take on this room  to a kitchen or lounge or provide breakfast or meals. When I finally found a park I had to make 3 trips with belongings and food. Tourists especially from overseas need to be aware of this and also this major parking issue.  Public Holidays are  even  WORSE to find a park which could be kms away.  A very low couch was side on to the Tv. There were no table or chairs, to eat your food on or sit your coffee on.  Just a wardrobe with a toaster, microwave, fridge  and jug. The bed head board was not attached to the bed and  banged against the wall.  This room was around the back inside the house that looked out on their private driveway and garage. There was no comfort staying in this space during the day even though I needed rest. Lots of improvements needed here and a big reduction from $150  per night.                                                             
 A welcome pack would have been  great showing a map of Sumner with cafes etc.,   
especially for first time overseas visitors or New Zealanders

A very bad experience

2nd time staying there and did not disappoint,  clean and very friendly professional service,  such a beautiful spot for the beach front and so close to all necessities

I liked this property and it offered everything needed for a short comfortable stay. The only criticism was the shower. It was impossible not to make a mess as there was no shower curtain and the whole floor, toilet etc got wet. This is easily fixed by installing a ceiling mounted track to hang a shower curtain on. Otherwise the hosts were very hospitable and their dog Bruce was a real bonus. Loved him.

Comfortable place to stay in great location - near variety of  cafes and restaurants and across the road from the beach. Only downside was that the only access to the room was through the owner's front door - no private access.

Nice and pretty quiet location. Friendly owner. Biggest downside: the bed is just too small and too short. Well meant suggestion for the owner is to do something about that. Bathroom is separated from the room by a hallway (few meters). Not the worst, but a ensuite would defenitely be more convenient. The room borders the kitchen of the owners and that is what you can hear in the evening as well as the morning. Again not the worst, but I think an owner should be aware of that. 

Below expectations

An amazing, beautiful beachfront home, and the hosts are SO accommodating! We were very fortunate to book a place this nice!

A lovely night away to celebrate my birthday! Have stayed here before and can’t beat it for location. Walking distance to all the eateries, shops and beach.

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