About the Homestay

Village Eco friendly
  • Welcomes
  • Males
  • Females
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Students

Hosts; dad and daughter; 53 year-old freelance writer and ecologist and 16 year-old girl, whom is a musician and artist.
Place: near the sea and with views of the peninsula and surrounding hills. 2-storey 1914 villa , warm and spacious and full of character.

House Facilities
  • Garden
  • Computer
  • Laundry
  • Patio
  • Parking
  • TV
  • Smoke alarm

Bedrooms available for booking

Minimum stay is for 1 night

Maximum stay is for 365 nights

Check-in date must be before 28 Sep 2024

Available for given dates

Long stay? If you have a reoccuring schedule where days in the week do not require accommodation, you can unselect those days below. This will inform the host and reduce the price of your stay.

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single room
From $19 per night
Single Room
Sleeps 1

Bathroom shared (with family / other guests)
1 Single Bed

Bedroom availableNot available for dates
 1 guest
Nightly Price
$27
Weekly Price
$150
Monthly price
$575
master bedroom
From $31 per night
Double Room
Sleeps 2

Bathroom shared (with family / other guests)
1 Double Bed

Bedroom availableNot available for dates
Facilities
  • Dresser / Drawers
  • Closet / Wardrobe
  • Bedside Locker / Nightstand
  • Carpet / Moquette
 1 guest
2 guests
Nightly Price
$42
$48
Weekly Price
$260
$280
Monthly price
$950
$1,000
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About the Area

We are located in a sheltered valley 200m from the Otago Harbour with hills on three sides rising to 600m. Buses to town go from a busstop 100m away and take 20-25 minutes to get to the city centre, which is 10km away. Reserves and bushwalks within 2km take you up to the nearest peaks and the old port village is 1.2km away.Swimming/surfing beaches are located 12km away at Aramoana (north) or St. Clair (south).

Local Area Facilities
  • Park
  • Shopping Centre
  • 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

guests leave shoes in the porch and observe reasonable hours for loud noise ( music etc) such as 7:30 am to 10pm weekdays and 9am to 10pm weekends. No pets unless prior agreed. Guests must notify hosts when they are arriving and leaving.

Smoking Rules

Your host is a non-smoker.

Smoking is not allowed.

7 Reviews

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    New Zealand
    Age 25 - 34

    4 hearts
    June 2019

    Really friendly and helpful host with interesting conversations. Warm and comfortable room.

    Was an interesting experience with no wifi or microwave but full kitchen facilities were still available when I needed them.

    Only a short 10 to 15 minute drive from central Dunedin. Really accomodating with me needing to return late at night when the charity event I was volunteering at would finish after midnight.

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    England
    Age 55 - 64

    5 hearts
    April 2019

    Great room. Really clean and spacious. We were very busy and hardly saw our hosts. He was pleasant when we did.

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    Spain
    Age 55 - 64

    5 hearts
    January 2019

    You guys made me feel there was no other place on Earth I wanted to be.
    I can´t thank you enough.
    Definitely a come back!!
    :D

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    Germany
    Age 55 - 64

    5 hearts
    November 2018

    Joseph is a very nice guy, who loves to talk and knows a lot of interesting things. The room is big with a comfy bed. From his house it is only 15 minutes by car to the city centre of Dunedin. Very good value!

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    New Zealand
    Age 65 - 74

    1 heart
    September 2018

    Joseph and Grace are nice gentle souls, but the atmosphere was akward when we arrived, we did not feel overly welcome, so it did spoil our stay, we spent little time in the house.
    A very green organic household that will appeal to others.
    I knew there was no Wifi, there was also no TV Connection either.

    Host reply
    Homestay Host Family joseph in ,

    Hi Debbie;I'm sorry; I don't understand why you felt awkwardness when you arrived, nor why you say you did not feel overly welcome. I greeted you, I smiled, I showed you around, I pointed out things that could be helpful to you about the house, I offered to move armchairs for you so you could sit next to the fire when you were standing next to it, I offered to give tips on restaurants and profferred info about taxis to the concert. We made you breakfast the next morning, which by the way is not part of a Homestay service and I definitely felt that there was no significant awkwardness throughout the time we spent at the breakfast table. I checked in with both of you regarding the warmth and comfort levels of your beds and bedrooms and you volunteered your opinion of the shower; all being positive. When you arrived you informed us that you intended to spend your Saturday out at Larnach's castle and the shops followed by the concert, and that you would go out for dinner on Friday evening. That means you intended to spend little time in our house before you arrived. Therefore, I ask you to consider whether it is fair that you made your comment about the amount of time you spent, attributing this to some disquiet about your treatment? Also, I think that given you were happy to sit at the table with us on Saturday morning, and the discussion was cordial, your overall assessment needs to reflect this; otherwise is it an accurate and fair reflection of your experience? Also, as a use of Homestay, I, and I am sure all other users, want to be able to rely on other's reviews. A one-heart review is a statement that the host conduct is bad or the facilities are very unacceptable or both. Neither applied in our case, according to your assessments and behaviour; so your review does us and all Homestayers a disservice.

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    South Korea
    Age 25 - 34

    5 hearts
    June 2018

    Joseph was really kind and friendly so we talked a lot with him and it was a quite big and warm house We had a great time in his house. Highly recommend it:)

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    United States
    Age 65 - 74

    5 hearts
    March 2018

    Great bed, provided what I asked for breakfast and had good tips on local stuff. WIFI had to be accessed at the local library just down the street. Really liked the location for the many directions I went from there. And the price is right!

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