Joyce and Dave are very welcoming and we had a fabulous time to see the town and beaches and natural life in Dunedin with them.
We also had great time cooking dinner and sharing with other guests.
The house is very dedicated with exotic and folk decorations, both people and cats are very nice.
I will come back if I have chance to visit Dunedin again :DMore
We stayed here partly because it was close to our friend's house in the next street, but also as it had good reviews - we were not disappointed. We were warmly welcomed by Dave and were soon settled in. Tea and coffee can be made in the guest lounge at any time, breakfast is self serve: a large bowl of fresh fruit was always available, muesli, cereals, home made yogurt, toast and jam etc. The whole house is decorated in a very eclectic way, with all sorts of curios in all sorts of places. 20 minutes walk away is the steepest residential street in the world, a must see.
Thanks for staying with us. It was our pleasure to host you! Really pleased you enjoyed your stay and our colourful home!
Joyce and Dave
I was surprised to be shown to our room in the garage. No mention of this option on the main Arden St website or any pictures even. If I had known I would have asked for a different room. I would not want to stay there in the winter months as the garage floor where painted only was freezing. To use the shower (which is modern) you need to be short not tall. A six foot person would hit their head on the ceiling!!!
We stayed 2 nights & came back to find our bed had been made, clean towels put out, dishes done, which was a nice touch.
It would have been nice to have teaspoons & teabags/coffee/sugar as there was a jug/kettle, we had bought our own milk. The one breakfast we had was fine but on our leaving morning, which happened to be the 1st Jan we went up to find breakfast was to be from 9am not 8am as per the previous morning, so we did not get any. The owners were away and the backpackers were running the place. The two we met were courteous & nice.
Although the Wifi was free, it was very poor to use
Really please you enjoyed the effort our workers we made to make you feel at home and the fresh towels made bed each day. Sorry you missed breakfast on your on new years day , your key actually opens the door to the main house and breakfast room too so you could have helped yourself to breakfast that day.
We just arrived, but no owner was there. Instead a cat on our bed. Carpets a bit old, ready for renovation. Same for the res troom. Breakfast is developable, but nice hints for potential hiking trips. Location ok, enough space for your car.
We stayed only for one night at Ardens but it was a lovely stay. It was a cold, rainy day and we got a warm bed with an electric blanket! Superb. The interior of the house makes you feel like you're at home. We were setting off early next day so we opted for not having a breakfast what was at reduced price. Very friendly staff. Would definitely go back.
So pleased you enjoyed your stay! We love meeting guests from all around the world!
My son & I stayed overnight in June. The owners weren't there when we arrived, but had left me a note with directions to my room. The note was addressed to a "Mr" even though the booking was in my name (a female).
Our room was a garage converted into a room with an ensuite. It was clean and warm. There wasn't a TV in the room, but it did say there was when I booked on booking.com.
We didn't stay for the provided breakfast as wanted to get back on the road. I went inside to say goodbye & thank them, but another guest told me they weren't there. When I got home I had an email from the owner requesting my credit card security number, which I found odd as I had already completed the transaction online.
Accommodation was good - but service could have been a whole lot more professional.
Hello Hidea_12
Sorry you felt you had a bad experience of being left instructions of how to get to your room when we were called away unexpectedly.
Actually it was our worker who told you that we the owners were not home and who asked for payment.
Yes I did email you for your payment as when my worker asked for the payment for your booking you told them that you had already paid (but in fact Booking.com only takes the details and the booking is paid for once the guest arrives at their accommodation).
So by this time you will have seen that there has been no payment taken off your credit card for your accommodation taken for your stay with us so actually you have actually stayed without paying.
