Designer Cottage
Checked 11 Oct 2026
Designer Cottage is a premises filed under B&Bs at 53 Hastings St West, Sydenham, Christchurch. The address’s own page keeps 4 council reports on file.
A unique Kiwiana B&B experience in Christchurch, celebrating the New Zealand cultural landscape and Sydenham heritage landscape fabric. Designer Cottage was a sailors' retreat in the 70s and is located in… more ↓
03 377 8088 · email → · designercottage.co.nz · Google reviews ↓
The only b&bs listing on the record in Sydenham
53 Hastings St West, Sydenham
Opening hours
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Its own website lists
Read from the site itself 30 Sept 2026, Its own website.
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Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Within a short walk
The nearest other b&bs
Also in Sydenham
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 53 Hastings St West, Sydenham | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | B&Bs | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 377 8088 | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site lists +64210792907 |
| Website | designercottage.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| stay@designercottage.co.nz | Its own website |
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How the council’s directory described it
A unique Kiwiana B&B experience in Christchurch, celebrating the New Zealand cultural landscape and Sydenham heritage landscape fabric. Designer Cottage was a sailors' retreat in the 70s and is located in peaceful surroundings just off Colombo Street near the shops and opposite Sydenham Park. Offering a variety of rooms, which are all tastefully decorated, including shared facilities, private room with ensuite and a self-contained cottage.
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | High density residential zone | District Plan |
The reports nearby
2,677 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Rubbish & dumping, 1,092 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 2,677 reports on file
Abandoned Vehicle
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Dumped Rubbish
Dumped Rubbish
General Request
Dumped Rubbish
Water Leak
Street Light Outage
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
B&Bs in Sydenham, Christchurch.
53 Hastings St West, Sydenham, on Hastings St West. On the map →
Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.
phone 03 377 8088 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email stay@designercottage.co.nz (its own website).
Kleynbos Bed & Breakfast (1.9 km), The Grange Boutique Bed & Breakfast (2.3 km), Pool House (2.4 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 4 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Bombay Butler (246 m); the Brougham St near Albemarle St bus stop is 116 m away: route 8; a cycle lane passes within 103 m; nearest park: Cadogan Reserve (127 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
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