Designer Cottage (solo trip)

Very nice bed and breakfast. The house looks wonderful. The rooms are comfortable. The breakfast is good, just missing an egg. The two hosts are kind. It is around 1.8km walking distance to city center.

Wonderful in every way. Chet was so funny, warm and welcoming. He provides excellent restaurant and sightseeing recommendations to guests. Steve was so helpful in organising our late check in via email. Lovely breakfast is served every morning in a great breakfast room where cats come to visit and easy conversations flow between Chet and the guests. Comfortable and quiet rooms, with plenty of spac...

We stayed two nights at Designer Cottage and then went on a cycle trip and came back two weeks later for a third night. While we were gone, the owners (Chet and Steve) kindly looked after our bike boxes and the gear we didn’t want to take with us. On our return they allowed us a late check out so we could repack our bikes and also helped with equipment to clean the bikes. The rooms at Designer Cot...

We had a perfect 5 nights stay at Designer Cottage (Heritage building) in August ’24. Chet & Steve were amazing/excellent hosts and the Cottage is a home away from home. The Cottage has a very peaceful and inviting garden setting in a quiet location. No requests from us were too difficult. Daily delicious breakfasts sourced from local ingredients were one of the highlights of our stay. The cot...

Thank you Chet and Steve of being a very good and lovely hosts. Very good stay, the room is cosy, clean and comfortable. They have small little pantry in the room itself - coffee, tea, water and a kettle to boil water. Toilet amenities are also provided. And I like the surrounding garden with planted apples, pears, plums, lavenders and so many others. Walking distance to the nearby cafes and resta...