Cambridge Te Awa Rivertrail BnB

Great location - close to town with all the nice restaurants, and walk/bike trail. Lovely view of pastures. Comfortable bed. Everything very clean. Kind and helpful hosts, who also respected our privacy. Convenient parking. Great deck. Cambridge Town Hall (nearby) also has lots of great music/cultural events.

There isn't much not to love. If I were being super picky, maybe a separate bin for recyclables? Some peppermint/chamomile tea bags? But overall, great.

Just what we needed, a space to feel like home. Hosts had everything available that you needed. The walkway on the river is a bonus. If we are ever in Cambridge this will be where we will hopefully be able to stay.

Everything. Position, views, host, comfortable.

Nothing

We appreciated the fact that the furniture and bathroom fittings are of high quality. The bed was really comfortable and had a proper duvet, the first we have come across in our travels. The shower was really powerful with both drench and ordinary heads. The large bath towels were a bonus. There was plenty of crockery and glassware. The USB point on bedside lamp is an excellent idea and I loved the clock! Nice views across countryside. However, we feel the accommodation could be improved and have provided some comments below in the spirit of constructive criticism in the hope that future guests can benefit.

We feel the bathroom should have a separate bin. The kitchenette is in our view, inadequate. It is just a bench with a Microwave and chopping board. We would expect a kitchenette to contain a sink, but the only means of washing dishes was with the washing up bowl provided, filled up from the basin in the en-suite. We could only use this if it was balanced on top of the washing machine, or on the floor and there was nowhere to leave the dishes to drain. We found this quite bizarre and it could be addressed by re-modelling the ‘kitchenette’ to include a small sink. We feel a portable stovetop would also be useful. The outside chairs and table are at the front of the accommodation. The patio at the back is empty and accessible only by going outside the front door, walking down the side and up a few steps – this was not practical for us. It could be made into a more usable space if the back window were to be replaced with bifold doors or similar and it would then be a real asset. If it wasn't for the reasons above, the property would have been given a higher rating