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The sunny verandah
Living area
Living area
Private kitchen
Room

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 230 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Outdoor space
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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Geraldine, Canterbury
  • Geraldine Observatory
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Talbot Forest Scenic Reserve
    ‪14 min drive‬
  • Geraldine Vintage Car and Machinery Museum
    ‪15 min drive‬
  • Timaru (TIU-Richard Pearse)
    ‪47 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 2)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Kitchenette
Garden

About this property

Garden Cottage

Come and stay at our newly renovated garden cottage in the picturesque village of Woodbury. Our cottage is quiet, secluded and part way down our half acre garden. Here you can sit out on the verandah and enjoy the trees, planted areas and the birdlife. Continental breakfast is included.

Property manager

Mary and Jim
Premier Host

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Amenities

Breakfast included
Kitchen
Free WiFi
Outdoor space
Parking available

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Adults only
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

About the area

Woodbury

Located in Woodbury, this cottage is in a rural area and on a river. Geraldine Historical Society Museum and Geraldine Vintage Car and Machinery Museum are cultural highlights, and some of the area's attractions include Geraldine Observatory and Pleasant Valley Daffodils.
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Geraldine, Canterbury

What's nearby

  • Geraldine Observatory - 13 min drive - 10.5 km
  • Talbot Forest Scenic Reserve - 14 min drive - 11.2 km
  • Geraldine Historical Society Museum - 14 min drive - 11.2 km
  • Geraldine Vintage Car and Machinery Museum - 15 min drive - 12.3 km
  • Caroline Bay Beach - 50 min drive - 57.4 km

Getting around

  • Timaru (TIU-Richard Pearse) - 36 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Barker's of Geraldine Foodstore & Eatery - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Geraldine Orchard Farmshop & Cafe - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Village Inn - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Mundell's Cafe - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪The Berry Barn - ‬11 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Garden Cottage pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Garden Cottage?

As of 29 June 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Garden Cottage on 30 June 2025 start from NZ$126.5, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What time is check-in at Garden Cottage?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Garden Cottage?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Garden Cottage located?

Situated on a river, this cottage is within 6 miles (10 km) of Geraldine Observatory, Geraldine Historical Society Museum and Talbot Forest Scenic Reserve. Pleasant Valley Daffodils and Geraldine Vintage Car and Machinery Museum are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 36 out of 40 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 40 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 40 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 40 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 40 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Dayle P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Getting out of the rat race

Tidy and comfortable self contained accommodation with a beautiful garden with mature trees. Hosts lovely and friendly. Picturesque to close to Peel Forest.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Murray C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Woodbury Cottage

The cottage was warm and cosy, and the hosts were very helpful. We arrived at dusk for our first night's stay and Jim had kindly lit the fire for. Lovely view of their backyard from the living area.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Liz S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The owners were extremely kind helpful and informative. The stay was delightful

Would come back in a heartbeat
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Delighttful experience

Charming property, great location; very welcoming and helpful host.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Countrylife

Lovely garden setting, comfortable and warm lodgings and friendlyhelpful hosts.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Space

Did a quick overnight on our way to Christchurch from Queenstown. Space was perfect! Had everything we needed, beautiful gardens and easily accessible. So much nicer than a hotel and very comfortable. Left us breakfast in the fridge, that was greatly appreciated after eating out for so many days.Fabulous hosts and highly recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cathy Z.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Woodbury little gem.

We loved our stay on this peaceful accomodation and n a gorgeous garden setting just outside Geraldine. Easy to go into town for dinner or eat at home. Wonderful hosts who were so helpful and we would definitely return.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jeanette

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Beautiful little cottage in amazing garden. Great shower and very efficient wood burner. Lovely hosts
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mj V.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great relaxing cottage

It was a 10 out off 10
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Giles F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Woodbury, near Geraldine.

Very peaceful sitting in the garden and Geraldine just down the road. The accommodation was clean, tidy and welcoming.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Roger J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect cottage

Small but homely and cosy. Beautiful garden to spend time in. Kind hosts. Would like to spend longer next time.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

STEPHEN B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Garden Cottage

Simply superb
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jeanette T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely cottage and garden

We thoroughly enjoyed our quiet stay with Jim & Mary who were particularly hospitable and helpful. The wood fire kept the cottage warm overnight despite the frost outside. And the garden is magnificent. We really recommend this stay if you want somehwere quiet and cosy.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Daniel S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely stay

Wonderful and well furnished cottage. Offers easy access to town while giving you the quietness of the countryside. The wooden fireplace really makes the cottage cozy, and a well appointed kitchen allows you to prepare meals. We had a restful stay there, the breakfast in the fridge was an appreciated extra touch. Thank you for hosting us!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Karen C., Mankato, MN

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing facilities, hosts and breakfasts

Barbara and her husband are wonderful host who make you feel right at home. (Amazing hosts). The home, rooms and gardens are beautiful. Wonderful hot tub, alpacas and Fergus the sweetest sheepdog. We traveled New Zealand for over 2 months and this was one our favorite stays.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Helen M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A Serene and Peaceful Retreat

This is a special place settled in a lovely garden with trees and birds in abundance. The cottage is homely; warm on a cold day and fitted out comfortably with everything needed for a relaxing and enjoyable visit. Mary and Jim are welcoming, gracious and interesting hosts. We hope to return soon!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Caroline B., Christchurch, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful hosts

Jim and Mary are wonderful hosts. The cottage was very clean and is well laid out and had everything we needed. Whilst other heaters were there, we lit the wood burner, so we were very cosy and warm. Great location and handy for the local cafe in Woodbury and Geraldine not too far away.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Jim was very welcoming to their well equipped bach
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

David

Perfect hosts, wonderful homely cottage with a fire, comfy bed, high pressure shower, and yummy continental breakfast. The trees, gardens, and birds provided visual and audial relaxation. Absolutely superb experience and now in our top three short term accommodation experiences. Thanks Jim and Mary for a rejuvenating stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Linda W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cosy and comfortable

Lovely cottage, clean, well equipped, modern and thoughtfully and tastefully furnished. Nice breakfast, lovely garden to wander around in. Hosts are welcoming and helpful. The fire kept us comfy and warm on the cold July nights. There are extra heaters for when the fire is not going. Bed is comfortable and warm too. We had a lovely relaxing time here.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Ivan T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Woodbury quaint

Good accommodation. As few km out of Geraldine but not too far. Warm and cosy but if it was very cold or snowing it would benefit from double glazing instead of single glazing and louvred.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Janet C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Woodbury

We could not have wished for anything more. A peaceful beautiful garden setting. The cottage was really great, thoughtful compact design that provided what we wanted. Lovely wood burner ensured we were cosy, and other facilities enhanced our stay. Loved the butlers sink and mini one in bathroom. Great shower. Our hosts were very thoughtful easy to talk to and checked we had all we needed. We would definitely come again!!!
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Annie v.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent séjour

Excellent stay a few hundred meters from our children's house, which we very much appreciated. Very warm welcome from Mary and Jim. No difficulty in reaching them when we had to change the dates of our stay. We particularly liked the view of this beautiful garden, the cleanliness, the breakfast waiting for us in the fridge, the heating and the very comfortable bedding and not having to do the cleaning on the last day. Very moved when we left to leave this beautiful village just 8 km from Géraldine where we can do our shopping very easily. Hoping to be able to come back very soon.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mary M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Noel and Jenni M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Outstanding

We loved our stay here, for lots of reasons- helpfulness of hosts, beautiful garden, very clean cottage, great location for bike rides, walks, proximity to Geraldine. Very very good indeed.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

About the host

Hosted by Mary and Jim

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Mary and Jim moved to Woodbury after running their guest lodge in Twizel for ten years. They both come from a teaching background. JIm is 'retired' and Mary is currently a private literacy tutor. They both taught in Invercargill for many years, where Mary grew up, moving to Twizel for a change of lifestyle and on to Woodbury for its obvious attractions.
Gardening, cooking and music take up much of their time when not at work. Mary and Jim like to keep busy with hosting, family and friends and the small projects connected with their lifestyle.

Why they chose this property

Woodbury has a rural outlook and is handy to the vibrant country town of Geraldine. We have many local activities, a variety of cafes, art galleries and shops. Day and much longer walks in the hills and bush areas are within easy reach. We are an within an easy drive from Christchurch and Timaru.
The village has some historic attractions. The stone built, St Thomas' church is worth a visit. The local cemetery holds the remains of early settlers. The Woodbury Store Cafe, established recently serves excellent meals.

What makes this property unique

The Garden Cottage is recently renovated accommodation situated halfway down our half acre garden. It is a peaceful refuge away from the road where guests are able to stay in comfort and security. Mary and Jim lived there while renovating their house.

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