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Designer Cottage Bed & Breakfast

Sydenham, Christchurch · Hotel ★★★

Overview

A unique Kiwiana B&B experience in Christchurch celebrating the New Zealand cultural landscape and Sydenham heritage landscape fabric. Designer Cottage was a sailors' retreat in the 70s and is located in peaceful surroundings just off Colombo Street near the shops and opposite Sydenham Park. The short walk to the city centre from the cottage will give you the chance to admire many listed heritage buildings on Colombo Street. We offer a variety of rooms which are all tastefully decorated including shared facilities, private room with en-suite, and a self-contained cottage. Your friendly host Chet has an honours degree in Landscape Architecture and is passionate about traditional buildings and his landscaping ideas. Designer Cottage is one of his finest collections of the charms of yesterday and all guests are welcome to view the ‘Designer Village' and hear his stories about the cottage.

Rooms

  • Chalet, up to 4 guests
  • Double room, up to 4 guests
  • Double room, up to 2 guests
  • Quadruple room, up to 6 guests

Chalet. 2 BEDROOM SELF-CONTAINED

Double room. STANDARD ENSUITE

Facilities

Facilities

  • Wheelchair-accessible
  • Car park (extra charge)
  • 24-hour reception
  • Check-in hour (19:00)
  • Check-out hour (10:00)
  • Wi-fi (extra charge)
  • Car hire (extra charge)
  • Airport Shuttle (extra charge)
  • Laundry service (extra charge)
  • Launderette
  • Bicycle hire service (extra charge)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Fireplace (extra charge)
  • Hotel safe
  • Garden
  • Terrace
  • Concierge
  • Luggage room (extra charge)
  • BBQ facilities
  • Grill/BBQ

Catering

  • Restaurant
  • Smoking area (extra charge)

Meals

  • Breakfast
  • Picnic

Payment methods

  • MasterCard
  • Visa

Good to know

  • Non-smoking establishment

At a glance and nearby

Total number of rooms
9
City centre
2000 m
Bus/Train station
2000 m
Nearest Bus / Metro Stop
150 m

How far from Fiordland

  • Queenstown airport351 km
  • Milford Sound397 km
  • Te Anau442 km
  • Manapouri (for Doubtful Sound)457 km
  • Invercargill464 km

Straight-line distances, not road or driving time. In Fiordland roads wind around lakes and mountains and the real drive is longer; plan the journey with a current map and check the road status before you set out.

This place sits in Elsewhere in the South Island. The gateways section of the guide explains the road from Queenstown and Invercargill to Te Anau.

Contact and map

53 Hastings St West
8023 Sydenham, Christchurch

Meal plans listed: Bed And Breakfast, Continental Breakfast, Room Only

Oscalyden does not take bookings and shows no prices. Contact the hotel for rates and availability. Catalogue data last updated 2026-09-22.