Meet Akiko
Family Hobbies
Swimming, Computer games, Cooking, Diet and nutrition, Music, gigs, festivals
Hosting guests since
1997
About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
Large family home near Christchurch airport.
Our family lives in a 4 bedroom double glazed house in Russley. The house is in the quiet and leafy suburb Russley, on the west side of Christchurch. Our family consist of me and my husband, Ala'a, and 2 boys, 5 and 11 years old. Our house has a double garage, and good size garden with a patio. The University of Canterbury, CCEL School, the airport, supermarkets, Bakery, Cafes, restaurants, banks and retail parks are all within 3.0km from the house, and can easily be accessed by buses, bicycle, or on foot. There are convenience shops and Fish&Chip shop within about 10 minutes walks from the house.
Buses No.140 & 125 stops in front of our house and connect it with the airport, Riccarton High School, the Polytechnic& Hospital in the city center, Westfield shopping centre, and Hornby retail park. Buses No. 130 stops on Woodbury road, which is 5 minutes walk from our house, and connect the house with the city centre, the University, and Hagley Park.
The house is a 2-storey building with 2 shower rooms, one family bathroom and 3 toilets. There is a shower and toilet downstairs, next to the home stay view garden bedroom. We have a kitchen, dining area, and lounge in an open space. We also have a study room downstairs.
The double bedroom is located in the ground floor, and is carpeted, as shown in the photos. It has a good size (12.4m2) and a separate shower room and entrance door from the patio and garden, to maintain the privacy of the guests. The room door opens on a corridor that leads to a separate shower room, a toilet, the dining/lounge/kitchen area, the laundry room, the garage, and the house main entrance. The room is warm and has a separate heater, a bed, a desk, Chest drawers , a chair, and Two-door built in wardrobe. The room can accommodate 1 to 2 persons. The room has nice views to our garden from its window and door on the patio, as shown in the photos.
The room can accommodate two persons. In this case, we offer a 10% discount for both of you, and the price would be $60 per room per night.
Additional Info
1- Pick-up service, prepared meals, and private shower room are available.
2- Please advise about your special dietary requirements, e.g. vegetarian or halaal food.
House Facilities
- Garden
- Laundry
- Patio
- Barbecue
- Parking
- TV
- Internet Access
- Air Conditioning
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Our home is within 3km from the airport, Bush inn & Hornby retail parks, CCEL language school, Canterbury University, Riccarton Clinic, the banks, and Church Corner shopping area. There are Fish & Chips and small corner shop at a distance of about 300m. We are 7km from the city centre, and Bus 84 that stops in front of our property runs between the Hospital in the city centre and Hornby Retail Park. The retail parks and Church Corner area have banks, Cafes, supermarkets, restaurants, barbers, department stores...etc.
Local Area Facilities
- Park
- Golf
- Swimming
- Library
- Museum
- Shopping Centre
- Amusement Park
- Sports arena
- Restaurant
- Bus Stop
- Hospital
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
House Rules
1- Keep noise to minimum, especially between 11:00pm and 7:00am.
2- Please keep the home secured and lock the front door and garden door, when leaving the home.
3- Please do not invite strangers into our home. If you like to invite a friend over, just agree it with me in advance.
4- Unlimited Wi-fi broadband Internet is available.
5- Laundry machine, vacuum cleaner and toilet paper are available.
6- Please enjoy your stay and treat our house as you would treat your own home.
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is allowed outdoors only.
4 Reviews
March 2018
Everything was perfect! Really nice and helpful host! Recommanded 100% :)
May 2016
Akiko is fantastic host and a great cook,home away from home,I had a great time Akiko and family are such warm and accomadating people,one of the nicest places I have stayed in.
March 2016
i was treated like family and almost cried when i left. i would highly recommend homestay at akiko s home. i should live long enough to do it again.
September 2014
I have indeed enjoyed my stay so much, that I didn't want to leave. Akiko and Ala are super friendly and the boys are so cute. The house is very tidy and clean. The room is spacious and sunny, the bed is super comfy. Akiko is also a good cook. I absolutely enjoyed every second of my stay.
How do I book?
Contact the host to check their availability and ask them any questions you have about staying with them. Once the host confirms they’re available for your dates, you can complete your booking.
When do I pay?
Once a host confirms they're available, you can go ahead and pay the 15% booking fee (maximum of 250 $£€ for longer term bookings) using a choice of payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Laser, JCB & PayPal (not available in certain countries). You then pay your host on arrival or as stated by your host on their profile and agreed by you on booking. Please be cautious if a host requests advance payment if its not included on their profile. Our hosts have been advised that if they wish to request advance payment they must make this explicit in their profile. We do not recommend the use of Money gram or Western Union.
When can I share my contact details?
Host and Guest email address, phone number and home address will be exchanged in a confirmation email sent to both immediately after a booking is completed. It's against our policy for Guests and Hosts to exchange direct contact details via our messaging system.