Dyers House — Hotel in Christchurch

I had spent ages googling “ Luxury Christchurch Accommodation”, and time and time again, Dyers House came up.||||We booked the garden room. Check in was warm and easy - Barry and Angela met us at the front door, and instantly made us feel like very special guests. As we were shown to our room, the scent of fresh flowers wafted thru the house. This historic home has been renovated with no expense spared, and so many special touches, I’m sure I will forget to mention some. ||||Our room and bathroom were HUGE! The bedroom had elegant and exquisite furnishings, a bed that was divine, and a terrace straight off it where we had afternoon tea as we watched the birds flying around their divine garden ( a garden filled with lilacs, rhododendrons, bearded iris, cherry trees etc.) Beyond the garden lies sweeping views over Christchurch. Back to our room - our bathroom was incredible….everything heated, including the floor. Massive walk in shower, fluffy and soft bath towels, exquisite decor.||||Breakfast - this literally blew our minds - pastries, muffins, variety of yoghurts, fruit, including rare and exotic…cheeses, cold meats, the list went on and on. Barry made us piping hot coffee, while Angela spoilt us rotten! ||||The hosts - Barry and Angela just love hosting people from around the world, and love spoiling them too. Both have had interesting careers that have taken them all over the globe - they have amazing stories to share, we found them to be caring, thoughtful hosts that could not do enough to make your stay as perfect as possible. The scenic location is worth the stay alone, but given the close proximity down the hill of great restaurants to chose from for dinner, added to the fact your room is divine, the hosts just lovely, and the magnificent breakfast - make this your first and only choice for Christchurch. Oh - and did I mention the afternoon tea? We sat on a private terrace, covered in roses, and ate the most divine gateaux and sweet treats. Shame I can only give them 10/10, they...

Overall: lovely owners and great rooms but very overpriced. We ended up staying here by chance as there was an event on and almost all other accomodation in Christchurch was fully booked. Barry and Angela were warm and extremely accommodating by being able to get a room ready for us at such short notice (arrived close to 6pm) - a massive thank you from us for that. Parking was a bit of an issue as it is a single driveway, so if there are other guests you may need to play musical cars to get out. The rooms are spacious with high quality bedding and pillows, and the bathroom is akin to that from a 5-star hotel. And therein lies the problem: at the time if writing, a stay at a 5-star hotel like the Sudima will cost about $230 compared to $395 here, and the Sudima comes with more amenities. Dyers House is in a nice location and run by a lovely couple, but tough to recommend at that price. The review was going to be 3 stars, but I am adding 1 for their cat Eric who was a delight and a star in...

We had a fabulous 6 night stay at this wonderful B & B. This wonderfully refurbished beautiful house has three rooms with their own bath and outside patio. Furnishings are luxuriess with quality linen, comfortable bed, even a heated floor in the bathroom. The views are wonderful looking down upon Christ Church. Angela puts together a quality breakfast to start each day to travel from this central location. If you have not got a car no problem as Barry will pick you up whether it is the airport, the alpine train, or wherever. Snacks and drinks are always available for you and Angela insures that you get a tasty cake or pastry for afternoon tea.||What makes this place so special are the wonderful hosts, Angela and Barry! We arrived as strangers and left as friends. They did everything they could to insure that we had the best visit possible.||If ever we are in Christ Church again we know where we will stay, The...