kumiko’s guest house
When you book to stay with us at Kumiko’s Guest House, you are booking the full use of the house and gardens. The house caters comfortably to families, small groups, special occasions, and because of its generous design, is flexible to many configurations. There are complimentary e-bikes available with the house, and we’re also happy to accommodate pets by negotiation.
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the kitchen
Located in one of the most well-provisioned parts of New Zealand, our chef’s kitchen has been renovated to include all the comforts of contemporary home cooking and boasts an abundant larder of local produce.
We provide a complimentary larder of luxury local produce for you to create meals at Kumiko’s to your liking including amazing produce from jams, free-range eggs, muesli, dairy (and non dairy) milks, as well as a collection of legendary Rachel Scott bread, Allpress Coffee, Ritual Tee and Lewis Road butter.
Additional supplies are available on request and for a charge. Please let us know what we can help you with.
the dining room
The dining room is designed in Japanese style to be slightly sunken, encouraging convivial conversation and a lingering stay. With 90 degree views, it is likely to be a favourite spot at any time of the day or night.
the living room
Our living room looks directly to the hills of the Three Sisters and features an expansive view of the ever-changing Canterbury skies. Equally, in the summer, the room opens onto a northern terrace that is perfectly set up for an afternoon Pimms.
A huge log burner offers a tantalising prospect for stormy winter days and nights spent indoors with good friends and a dram of something special.
the billiards room
In a separate room, just off the living room, sits our pride and joy, the billiards table.
the willow suite
Our generous bedrooms all feature Seneca linens, and feather toppers and duvets.
The bathrooms are spacious natural stone spaces with rain-head showers, underfloor heating, and kimonos for wafting around and lounging in. We proudly use the Real World range of sustainably sourced and created products.
The Willow Suite is located on the ground floor of the house. The doors open onto a sheltered terrace that looks directly to the Omihi hills.
cedar hot tub
Just steps from the Willow Suite is our iconic outdoor cedar hot tub, which offers the best seat in the house for stargazing.
the maple & beech rooms
The Beech and Maple Rooms are located on the first floor of the house in the east wing. The shared bathroom features a natural stone shower space, kimonos and the Real World range body products.
There is a small kitchen space located in the east wing adjoined to the rooms. This includes a jug and refrigerator.
what our guests have to say
“What an incredible place. As we sat out on the lawn and looked at the sprawling golden hills I felt as though I could have been in Tuscany.”
“It truly made me realise how good we have it here in NZ, and that we probably put too much value on these far away places as it’s taken us time and money to get there - when we have it all in our back yard.”
