Beautiful. spacious home perfect for large groups or multiple families.
House • Methven New Zealand
13 Guests
6 Bedrooms
9 Beds
3.5 Bathrooms
1 Car available
Primary home
Exchange types accepted
Simultaneous
Non-Simultaneous
Statistics
Listed July 2024
Views 276
General overview
Our home and adjoined cottage can easily sleep 13 people and is set in 2.5 acres of landscaped gardens. Our main house, Whitestone Homestead consists of:
- Four bedrooms (one super-king, two doubles and one king single with trundler) - upstairs
- One en-suite and one family bathroom - upstairs
- Large kitchen / diner
- Large pool room with sofa and TV
- Large lounge with large TV and wine racks (wine not included :))
- Additional (worldly!) downstairs toilet
- Separate laundry
Adjoined to our home we also have a self contained cottage, The Annexe which consists of:
- Two bedrooms (one king and two king singles, plus trundler bed for 5th guest)
- One bathroom.
- Open plan lounge, kitchen/diner
In the grounds surrounding our home, there is:
- Large lawn area
- A hard surface tennis court
- Two garages
- A luxurious spa pool (lots of jets, coloured lights and bluetooth speakers)
- Large decks for outdoor entertaining space
- A separate office (if required)
- Veranda wraps around the Homestead.
- Veggie patch
- Fruit and nut trees
Jointly, the Homestead and the Annexe are around 500sqm (5300sq feet). We love our home as it is so flexible and centrally located for access to many South Island adventures! We own a 4WD, 7-seater vehicle that could be swapped along with our home.
We also have our cat, Gizmo (b. Dec 2022) who we would like our guests to look after whilst we are away but can re-home him for non-cat people.
Please note that we prefer to swap reciprocally - we also can’t swap (generally) during the NZ snow season (June - October) - but happy to consider swapping The Annexe non-reciprocally during this time.
Features
Washer
Dishwasher
Clothes dryer
Oven
Microwave
Coffee machine
Fridge
Iron
Hair dryer
Heating
Air conditioning
TV
WiFi
High Speed Internet
Bathtub
First aid kit
Wheelchair accessible
Smoke alarms
Fire extinguisher
Bed sheets
Towels
Workspace
Fireplace
Home cinema
Toys
Gym
Sauna
BBQ
Pool
Hot tub
Balcony
Garden / yard
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
Covered porch / verandah
Kosher home
Meat-free kitchen
Gated community
EV Home Charger
Bikes
Camping gear
Kayak
Tennis court
Standup paddleboard
House rules
Suitable for infants under 2
Suitable for children ages 2-12
Pets not allowed
No smoking
Allergens
Smoke free
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We are a family of 4 (two adult 'children'), and generally travel as a 2 or 3. We prefer simultaneous swaps and generally unable to swap in NZ Winter. Our home in Methven, Canterbury is perfect for exploring the rest of the South Island and we have a vehicle to swap too. We are experienced exchangers (through another platform).
"Looking for an exchange to spend time near family in Mayfield, East Sussex. Can be for all or part of this time."
Jan 15 - 31, 2025 (Flexible)
"Heading to Singapore at the end of our UK trip - not confirmed - open to suggestions!"
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