Rutherglen Road

Paroa-Marsden, Dobson 7872

First floor, large room. Double bed - bedding provided. Bedside table, wardrobe, small chest of drawers. Desk and chair provided (new addition, not in photos). Rural views. Would suit student, work visit, short stay. Bathroom on the landing.

Our house is about 15 minutes drive from Greymouth and 30 minutes drive from Hokitika. It is a quiet, private rural area. Our house sits in about 10 acres of grounds, including gardens and paddocks, with ample parking for cars.

15 mins drive away we have: Hospital, Supermarket, Beach, Town Centre, Greymouth Railway Station

We are a family (husband, wife, cat, dog) who live on the West Coast of New Zealand. We are from the UK originally but settled in New Zealand in 2018.

Kate works full time as a teacher in the local school and tutors via Zoom at the weekends. When she’s not working, she’s often at the local recreation centre, which has excellent and affordable pool, gym and sports hall facilities. Spike manages the house and animals and works at the local library. He is involved in the local gaming groups, hosting gatherings at the house on Sunday evenings. We love watching TV and movies, playing video games and we are working hard to whip our garden into shape! If you are happy to dig in with a trowel or get snap happy with some secateurs, please feel free to join us!

We would be happy for you to join us for dinner on occasion, but we keep very late hours due to Kate’s busy schedule. This does mean that the kitchen will be available for you to use in the early evening.

We are about 15 mins drive from Greymouth and 30 minutes drive from Hokitika. You can bike to Greymouth if you are super keen, it takes about 50 minutes.

Our house is in a rural area with large gardens (we have about 10 acres of land) so very quiet and private. The property is unique, including features from an old local convent such as stained glass windows and the old chapel door. It is called Chapel Hill.

The house is largely open plan, but your room will be private and you will have access to your own shower/toilet which you will not need to share with the hosts. Internet access is included in the rent, as is use of the laundry (we have a washer, and drier).

We’ve had friends and guests stay with us on and off since we moved to the property in 2020, we can’t wait to welcome you to our home and show you that the West Coast is the Best Coast of the South Island.