Dorothy's room

Papanui, Christchurch 8053

Super Warm New Build (Sep 2025) ✦ Huge Private Ensuite Suite - Quiet Independent Living, Semi Self-Contained Space

This newly built home suits someone who genuinely values a calm, independent lifestyle - not as a compromise, but as a preference.

If you enjoy having your own space, keeping a quiet routine, and living in a respectful low-noise environment, you’ll likely feel very comfortable here.

The suite is purpose-built to offer a level of independence rarely found in standard flatting setups, with your own power meter, hot water cylinder, fridge/freezer, ensuite, and private deck.

🎮 Bonus points if you enjoy gaming, anime, tech, or Japanese culture - a few of us share similar interests and the household tends to attract like-minded introverts and professionals.

Video walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWdRiLRbH9E

🔹 YOUR SUITE

• Spacious 32sqm layout (3 x standard double room) with separate sleeping/living zones plus secured lock
• Private covered deck with direct garden access
• Private ensuite bathroom with large vanity and quality fixtures
• Your own LG 243L fridge/freezer (no shared shelves)
• Dedicated 133L hot water cylinder
• Individual power meter per room - pay only for your own usage
• Furnished with double bed, mattress, sofa, coffee table, desk & chair
• Full-height built-in wardrobes and storage
• Full blackout curtains + easy-clean hard flooring

🔹 SHARED AREAS

• Modern open-plan kitchen, dining and living area
• Shared with only 3 other flatmates
• Dedicated washer & dryer (separate from owners’)
• Lockable kitchen storage
• Fortnightly professional cleaner + daily robot vacuum in common areas

🔹 THE HOUSEHOLD

The household runs more on mutual respect and personal space than constant socialising. People are friendly, considerate, clean up after themselves, and generally enjoy returning to their own quiet space after work or study.

This tends to suit mature professionals, postgrad students, gamers, introverts, and people who simply enjoy a more peaceful way of living.

Our property has been designated as a cat-friendly household and our current flatmates joined as it is cats only. Therefore, we aren’t able to introduce a dog into the dynamic, regardless of how wonderfully trained they are :’(

🔹 LOCATION - PAPANUI

• 15-min walk to Northlands Mall & Papanui shops
• 5-min walk to major bus routes (27, 125, Orbiter)
• 8-min drive to University of Canterbury or Airport
• 10-min drive to CBD

🔹 COSTS

• Rent: $315/week for single occupancy
• Expenses: $25/week ($18/week during summer months), includes usage of shared appliances, power in the shared area, high-speed internet, cleaner and robot vacuum.
• Own power separately metered (ususally $30-50/month)
• Optional secure parking available

🔹 APPLY

Please send a short introduction about yourself, your work/study situation, lifestyle, and ideal move-in date.

We are the homeowners, a mature, professional couple. We previously worked overseas and now collaborate with the Ministry of Justice, mostly working from home while living separately upstairs. We are easy-going, respectful, big anime and game fans and have previously worked in Japanese companies and still travel there often. We understand and appreciate a quiet, tidy, and peaceful home environment and are looking for flatmate who value the same.

Current flatmates are Professionals, Graduate Student and Phd Student - all respectful, independent, and easy to live with.