"Cloudesley", $120 - $300

Our holiday home is situated within the village facing out to the beautiful views of the mountains It completes a family dream as we have been skiing at Mt Cheesesman Ski Club since 1953 and purchased the plot of land at Castle Hill Village in 1981 at the first stage of the village developement. We are direct descendants of the original family who first lived here and operating the Cloudesley Family Hotel and Coach stop during the 1890's Right here at Castle Hill village there are still remains of the grand limestone hotel which sadly burnt down in the early 1900's One of the mountain peaks in the Craigieburn Range , behind the village is named after William J Cloudesley our great grand father and is known as Mt Cloudesley , the Thomas of Thomas River and Thomas Bush is a family christian name. The fifth Thomas Cloudesley {our son} on the 3rd Feb 2009 Thomas was the first of our family to climb the peak to the top of Mt Cloudesley Our home was completed in December 2006 and purpose designed to be a family ski lodge hence the sleeping areas upstairs on the mezanine and two seperate bedrooms down stairs There are two WC wash areas and also a seperate shower room.There is no early morning delay for the bathroom when we are rushing to get "First Tracks" at any of the handy ski areas.This winter I am offerring you a SKI/HostessIn the summer time there is never enough time to do all the walks , trail mountain, bike tracks , hikes up to the mountain tops jet boating or 4wd up in the highcounty.We preffer to accept bookings for 2 nights or longer. The house has all the mod cons including All new chatels, All electrical appliances New auto washing machine clothes dryer, Dishwasher , Frig/freezer, also Chest Freezer Air Conidtioning Heat Pump Walkin Drying room for ski gear, Gas BBQ, Sky TV Video Phone [requires pre paid card] but we do not have the facility for computer although the area does have Broadband available which a long term stayer could arrange. Duvees on all beds .Bed Linen and towels included

Wonderful views and Alpine climate with winter sports and ski feilds within 15 minutes drive and in the summer hot clear days .This area has a low rain fall and enjoys and almost desert climate Hot warm dry summer days and crisp clear winter days with heavy frosts at night with snow about the house frequently The night sky is something to behold with the clarity of the atmosphere Far away and isolated from the towns and city and from coastal sea breezes. This is a wonderful region being such easy travel from the city but also right amongst the beautiful high country of New Zealand. View our website on Castle Hill Village www.castlehill.net.nz There you can view all the geography history and activity of our area including the 10 minute interval webcam giving up to the minute weather and photos of the village. Do come and enjoy.