La Vie en Rose Cottage
“Tres Romantique”This delightful stand alone French flavoured cottage that has had its interior totally renovated in an awesome French cottage style with brand new kitchen, shower room, toilet and laundry with new instant gas water heating system.
The cottage nestles snugly in its established attractive garden setting with an all day birdsong,where you can enjoy the added advantage of the murmuring of the Grehan Stream when you relax on its extensive decking that wraps three sides of the house, taking full advantage of the sun and shade & tranquility that it offers.
A new generous sized verandah roofing over the extensive back decking & a sun sail area that overlooks the new stream side seating area and peaceful grassed Reserve ensures longer stays outside and provides some shade when needed and can also be enjoyed even on rainy days.
The entire interior has been tastefully redecorated with new designer kitchen, bathroom, laundry, vinyl planking & new carpeting & has just been newly painted throughout
Some new lighting and excellent themed framed pictures throughout provide further enhancement to this lovely romantic getaway.
Double glazing and a new gas water system are newly added improvements.
The owners footbridge across the stream to a peaceful grassed reserve is the best way to get to and from Akaroa township. Around 6 minutes easy stroll, there are numerous cafes,restaurants and shops & the main sandy beach, great free museum,picture theatre and many other attractions, places of historical interest, water sports, walks & many photographic opportunities.
Other attractions are a cosy logfire & a ye olde cream coloured family piano!
Take time out to enjoy this unique sunny yet sheltered holiday home with its fun 9 hole golf putting course.
la vie en rose cottage is located in a quiet cul de sac. Woodills Road unlike most Akaroa streets, is generously wide, enough for those with boats to park with quick & with easy access to the Akaroa public slipway.one mins drive!
There are free broadband access locations in the town or create your own hot spot on your phone if you really have to use it! Many guests now take a mobile modem with them for endless wifi access.
Or simply file your car keys and mobile phone away & really go into super relax chilled out cruise mode…. !
Enjoy a book, some magazines,try a variety of board & card games, bake something special, write, sketch, check some tv out,enjoy a wine or cuppa on the decking & enjoy the sounds of birds and stream & breathe the fresh air!
Kitchen & Dining
New fully equipped designer kitchen installed 2023, induction cook top, electric oven, micowave, air fryer, toaster, electric jug, dishwasher, toastie maker , electric frying pan.
Bedrooms
Master Bedroom: [The Rose Room] Queen Bed with access onto extensive decking overlooking Grehan Stream.
Second Bedroom: Queen Bed and set of comfortable single bunks.
Bathrooms
Bathroom has new shower, new vanity & quality tap ware & has been repainted 2025
Outdoor Areas
Established landscaped attractive garden environment combining native and exotic species with a nine hole golf putting course and a bubbling stream, private footbridge and newly developed seating picnic area with access directly onto a peaceful grassed Reserve over which its a mere six minute stroll to Akaroa town centre.
Nearby
Within seven minutes easy stroll of the cottage are the swimming beaches, cafes, restaurants, shops, supermarket ,museum, petrol station, boat slipways and ramps, tennis courts, minigolf, parks and historic attractions, swim with dolphins, kayak hire, jetties ,walkways, a cinema and photographic opportunities abound.
By car there is a cheese factory and many wonderful bays and forest, coastal and hill walks to explore and a winery, Maori marae and a Maori and colonial museum
Safety Features
Working smoke alarms
Booking Cancellation Policy
Guests may cancel their booking up to 14 full days before check-in to receive a full refund of the booking amount. Cancellations made less than 14 full days before check-in are non-refundable. The 3% bank payment fee is non-refundable in all cases.
House Rules
Guests receive a four panel booklet with all information and photos, checklists and house rules once accommodation fee and $200 Refundable Bond have been received via bank transfer.
Entertainment
Swivel Sangsung TV, card and board games, adult and children books and toys ,enjoying the extensive decking and seating from the front sliding doors right round to the back door, overlooking the bubbling Grehan Stream under cover of generous verandah and sun sail.
Golf equipment for golf putting course, cricket gear, petanque bowl set, skipping ropes and tyre swings over in the grassed Reserve.