Hotels in Christchurch - Prices and Reviews

We arrived back in Christchurch looking forward to staying at the 4* award-winning Stonehurst Accomodation. When we arrived, it seemed to be ok, but the reason for the 4* was a mystery - it was certainly no better than anywhere else we'd stayed, and not as good as where we had just come from. Anyway, we went up to the room and were pleased with ...

Back in Christchurch in what is my final stop of the New Zealand tour. I have the campervan for a further day, but purely down to the fact i've done 2500km's in the last 5 days i'm quite happy to end the driving for now. I have a further week in Christchurch to sort of avoid spending any money, so this will be it from NZ and possibly it from my ...

To be added - alas, diary posted home a few weeks ago (to update when back)

Donderdag 6 December Aankomst Christchurch. Op de luchthaven even last gehad omdat ik een tent in mijn backpack had en op het aankomst kaartje had aangegeven dat ik dit niet had. Hier kom je dus niet mee weg en had mij bijna een flinke boete opgeleverd. Heb de schuld gegeven aan de zware jetlag. Hoewel die eigenlijk nog wel mee viel. Haha. Mette...

Hello We flew from Wellington to Christchurch in the South Island; we have spent 2 and a half weeks travelling around the South Island on the Magic Bus (Backpacker Bus). We went from Christchurch to Kaikoura for 1 night, where we were meant to swim with dolphins but it got cancelled as the sea was too rough!! Then we went to Nelson where we went...

Hello everyone, Last day has arrived. Yesterday went to Akaroa, French village, just outside Christchurch. Had to go over the mountain to get there. Lots of shops, restaurants and tea rooms, we were going to go on aboat trip to see the Hecters dolphins but no cruises due to weather - very wet and misty. Went to kiwi park saw 3 of the little ones...

The West Coast of the South Island is renowned as glacier country, with numerous glaciers working there way downwards from the Southern Alps. However, there are two particularly famous ones, Fox and Franz Joseph and this was my next destination. But first, the little matter of the 6 hour drive from Queenstown. In a previous blog I mentioned how ...

This morning we met Jackie at the Post Shop in the Northlands mall to do change the ownership on the van which took all of 5 minutes and all of 9 dollars and 20 cents. After taking our marvelous new van home we headed down to the city center to do all the free tourist attractions we could. We went to the Art Gallery and the Art center, which is ...

I've been around a good bunch over the last few days, having met most of them, of course, in the kitchen. Jase and Jo, a couple from London, have proved to be real down to earth. We've had a lot of conversations here and there over breakfast or dinner. Jase has come from slightly similar circumstances to myself. Having sat one day questioning wh...

Christchurch is a beautiful city. The cathedral located in the city centre and square in front is a must-visit and just strolling around the city may be fun enough. I stayed in YWCA near the beautiful botanical garden and very far from a supermarket. Honestly, this lovely city is a good place to live, but not as a tourist destination. Unfortunat...