Olde Mill House — Hotel in South Island

Absolutely amazing 3 night stay in this beautiful B&B. Teresa is a fantastic host, she made us feel very welcome and was so interesting to talk to. The garden is out of this world, I’ve never seen so many beautiful flowers and roses. There is a hot tub where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery after a long day out. You’re given access to a kitchen with water, wine glasses, fridge and a huge living room where you can relax and/or watch tv. The breakfast was delicious, the croissants were light, buttery and very more-ish. There was also fruit salad, a fruit bowl with oranges and bananas etc, toast, cereals, muesli, a variety of yoghurts and fruit juice. She also made a lovely cup of coffee. We were set up with bikes, lock and helmets for the duration of our stay, and the weather was just right for wine tasting. The bikes even have panniers for carrying home wine or groceries. The location is perfect for wineries, you can walk or cycle to so many cellar doors nearby. There is lots of space for car parking. We’ve been in New Zealand for about 10 days and this was the best nights sleep we’ve had. Highly recommend for staying in the...

My husband and I had a fantastic stay here with Teresa and Ike, what a lovely couple with two gorgeous girls. ||The house is immaculate, it has a beautiful olde world style that’s classy, comfortable, and spacious, and spotless. Our room had a lovely hard wood floor, plenty of space for our luggage, a small sofa and dressing table. So nice and and en suite of course. We loved it. ||Great that we could store our chilled goods in the communal fridge and there was tea and coffee to hand. I thought the communal lounge area was lovely too so if you are in groups this was a lovely place to meet or just meet new people.||Lots of outdoor seating which was nice to chill. I didn’t use the hot tub or bbq but will do when we return hopefully. ||Breakfasts were delicious, so many options, from cereals to croissants and toast. We were all sat round the dining table so lovely to meet the other guests and swap winery stories.||The bike wine tour was so much fun, Teresa was very helpful in giving advice on the tour, thank you.||All amazing and we...

We chose this b& b as it seemed to offer a good option enabling us to cycle to wine tastings at the Blenheim vinyards. On that basis it worked.|As a B & B it's pretty functional and basic. It's not the most comfortable or welcoming but it is clean. |We received a standard e mail on the afternoon of our arrival to tell us the owner might not be there when we arrived. We felt this was probably normal. |Note there are lots of steps from the car. That was OK for us but not ideal if you need help. |It felt like going to an airb&b letting ourselves in via a key safe|The room was small with little room for suitcases.|Breakfast is strictly 8.30 to 9.30 as the owners don't live on site and at 9.30 go to open up the bike hire. |If we were booking the trip again I'd think it's worth looking for better options in Blenheim with shuttles to the vinyards or there are plenty of bike hire options for...