After a 2 week long trip around the South Island, ending our trip here was the icing on the cake. The house is incredibly well looked after and full of thoughtful unexpected extras (a stereo ready to go with an mp3 cable, and boxes of board games to name a few!). It's a very large property, with a fantastic garden area and a large en-suite sleep-out as well.

On top of everything else, Jude was amazing to deal with - very friendly and helpful.
All in all this was a highlight of our trip - highly recommended!

Thanks Danny for your comment. Has made my day:)
So glad you enjoyed your stay.

What a gorgeous place to stay. So well set up. Lovely peaceful surroundings with the creek running through it. A truly relaxing time was had by all. Thanks

Thanks so much Jan. Glad you had a great stay!

I stayed here with a group of 8 girlfriends in Feb/March this year and we had a fantastic time. The house is lovely, very comfortable and well equipped. It has a lovely homely feel and the garden is full of charm. The house has many interesting and thought provoking art and craft works. Jude is really friendly to deal with. The whole place is an absolute delight, I can't recommend it highly enough.

A lovely, very well appointed home away from home, Great setting and added bonus of the outdoor hot tub for the colder mid-winter evenings! On top of that, a wide selection of DVDs.

Had a fantastic girls weekend staying at this house! It was very homely and we loved the garden with the stream and the friendly ducks. The house had everything we required and we loved the decor also. Jude was brilliant to deal with and cannot recommend this house highly enough. Will be back.

Forgot to add, that Jude was great to deal with and that we thought our stay was excellent value. Thanks again Jude. Antony n Sue

This is a lovely place to stay. Very warm, clean and set in such a lovely place, amongst greenery and birds. Highly recommend. Julie

We had the pleasure of staying in Jude Granger’s holiday home from May 12 – 15, 2012. We’ve had the opportunity to travel through much of the world & stay in many great places, but Jude’s now ranks among one of our favorites. Our only regret is that we didn’t plan for a longer first visit to Jude’s home in Akaroa.

The holiday house is beautifully appointed both inside & out. Besides being pleasing to the eye, furnishings are comfortable to use. Sofas, beds, linens, shower, kitchenware: all excellent. Even the landscaping seems designed for positive karma. Jude provides a full kitchen with plenty of equipment even for ambitious cooks as well as books, magazines, games, and DVDs that should satisfy families & guests of all ages & interests. We also appreciated & made full use of the wood-burning stove. Jude provides easy-to-follow check lists for arrival & departure (and was really gracious when we forgot to turn off the water heater!) – a great host.

Akaroa is a lovely village with attractive shops & restaurants, a 4-Square supermarket, scenic strolls along the historic harbor front. Since this was our first visit to New Zealand, we only planned short stays in a variety of places to get a feel for future visits. We’re already brainstorming our next trip to include Akaroa & Jude’s place as part of a longer stay, the best recommendation we can give.

We had a wonderful stay here, great creek and outdoor bath for the kids to play, and heaps of dvd's and games for the wet weather days. Would highly recommend, and will definitely be back.

Our family had a great stay here. We really enjoyed your amazing garden and our boys loved to feed eels in the creek, and of course the bath is to 'die' for. The house itself is very cosy and has everything you need. Jude thank you very much for opening your 'home away from home' to us. We really had wonderfull time and most certainly be back. Thanks Ania with family

We had a girls weekend away and this house was just brilliant to do that, we all had a wonderful weekend away. The home is very lovely, we'll definetly come back, we all came away very relaxed and chilled. Thank you so much Jude :)

This home is amazing! Very warm and cozy, beautiful decor, only a few minutes walk from main street yet the lovely trees that filled the section (not to mention the wooden bridge over 'eel creek') made us feel that we were in the country! The gas bath is amazing (don't forget to take bubbles and candles)! Jude has thought of everything! Thanks so much Jude for allowing us to stay in your beautiful home-away-from- home. We enjoyed a fantastic girls' 4-day stay and had loads of laughs. Will recommend your home to others. Jude was very helpful with booking, etc.

Hi Jude, thak you very much for opening up your home for us, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay and it felt so homely and we loved all the artwork and ornaments around the place. My boys nearly fell over when they saw your dvd collection and feeding the eels was a good laugh. We loved the garden setting and sitting on the deck or in the bath with a wine at night. We will definitely be back, thank you again, Sandi.

These people were an absolute delight to deal with. The house reflects their lovely personality.
A true gem, so peaceful and delightful. Difficult to forget the lovely memories of a glass of wine on the deck in the sun while the grandchildren play in the little creek.
Really well equiped, I would fully recommend this place.

We had a fantastic 8 days in this great holiday home , everything you could want and more ! Kids loved the ducks on the deck waiting for breakfast , the DVD collection was fab on the days that weather wasnt great , and the outdoor bath a huge hit with everyone !!! Amazing setting , great value , we hope to be back again . Many thanks Jude.


Edy Family .

I stayed with a group of girls and we all thought the house was Heaven. We had a beautiful warm weekend and spent it outside, sitting around the table and looking at the garden.
We were close enought to everything Akaroa has to offer that we didn't use the car and being in Akaroa we enjoyed the stillness.
Would definitley recommend this house for a weekend away or longer holiday and I will be back in summer.

the perfect xmas pressy 4 my daughter and aussie son in law.3 nights in your retreat.they have not stopped thanking me and talking about how homely and comfy it was.they had no desire 2 leave.thanks heaps jude. regards myshell

Not just a bach but a lovely comfortable retreat. Clean, tidy and comfortable, lots of space, very well equiped kitchen and THE HOT TUB in the garden - very cool! An easy walk to restaurants, shops and the waterfront. We would recommend this house and hope to return one day. Thanks Jude

my sistas and i just spent a weekend.we danced we sung we drunk all in the four walls of this akaroa retreat.we totally relaxed and enjoyed all this lovely home had 2 offer.and believe me it has alot to offer.the outside bath was bliss and the veiw from it.thanks so much.without a doubt we will be back.regards michele.&the box sistas.

Thanks Jude, your house is just lovely and the girls and I had a blast there. It's very cozy and warm and everything was in good working order. The house had everything we needed and we would all stay there again if we come back for a weekend. Jude was also so helpful in return stuff we managed to leave behind.

Lovely comfortable house with great decks and outdoor area, very handy to shops. Would definitely come here again.

Thanks for that Emma, especially when you are so busy with a wedding. Have a great day! PS Bath seems to be fine according to new people there! Will laminate new "Instructions For Use".
Cheers Jude Granger

I absolutely love the place. I have been coming most Xmas's for the last 15 years. My youngest daughter took her first steps here. Cozy, intimate, comfortable, has all the comforts you would need, in easy walking distance of shops, stream boundary, great outdoor bath and wonderful owner who has gone out of her way to make this feel like a home away from home.