A Christchurch New Zealand seaside B & B, Le Petit Hotel Sumner is bed & breakfast accommodation with a difference. Our unique French styled hotel, central in the South Island, will provide you with chic, superb quality, bed and breakfast services, affordable for both local travellers and tourists. Small in size but big on quality hotel standards and hospitality, the B&B is a stylish all seasons retreat. You are assured of friendly service, your level of privacy, a touch of France, and secure, comfortable lodgings, all at a very reasonable daily tariff : $89 – $165 per room. Included each morning is a complimentary bistro style petit dejeuner (breakfast) in the salon. Treat yourself with a special night or two with us here in Sumner; take in the local wineries on-route to the Hanmer Springs hot pools experience or whale watching at Kaikoura. Make a holiday stay with us & travel via the TransAlpine train to Arthurs Pass and across the Southern Alps to the West Coast. If you are a tourist arriving at the Christchurch International Airport, or you are at the end of your NZ holiday – preparing to fly out again, you won’t better our personal friendly service, a classy queen en-suite bedroom, and a relaxing night or two in classic French ambience. If you require transport, leave it to us. Le Petit Hotel will arrange for you, reliable, competitive, Airport shuttle transport to and from the hotel. A personal front desk greeting for you is assured at any hour.
Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Situated in Sumner, the popular beach resort 20 minutes from Central Christchurch, Le Petit Hotel B & B guests benefit from its unique sheltered location, adjacent to the sandy, north facing beach of Sumner Bay. With a backdrop of the hills of Banks Peninsula, the suburb enjoys a mild warm microclimate, and the healthy environment of clean, fresh, sea air. A variety of excellent cafes and restaurants within a short walk from the hotel will satisfy all tastes. An ideal starting point for the scenic drive to Akaroa and situated only 8 minutes by car from Lyttelton, Le Petit Hotel Sumner also provides convenient accommodation for visitors to Banks Peninsula.
French-styled and -furnished B & B
Architecturally designed, the boutique B&B hotel provides 6 private, French styled and furnished bedrooms, each complete with en-suite facilities and an individual balcony with sea views or terrace areas on the ground floor. European accommodation comfort assured: cool in Sumner and warm in winter. Other design features include shuttered French doors and windows, flag stone flooring in the hotel dining salon/lounge, and a common salon on the ground floor for guests to relax in.
Facilities and Services
In keeping with Euro style accommodation, all rooms in our quality private hotel are double glazed, have tiled en-suites, and are equipped with centrally heated water radiators for comfort and convenience. We provide you with WiFi and LAN cable broadband internet access at no cost in all rooms and the hotel is Tech Friendly. IP telephones and FTA TV satellite receivers with LCD TV’s are standard room facilities. An email service laptop is also available to guests on request. A ground floor unit providing superior accommodation and easy access for reduced mobility guests is also available. For your security, the hotel also features a high security French Kaba-Saflok SF2E door locking system and guests are issued with a unique PIN code for their period of stay. A daily complimentary French breakfast with freshly baked croissants, is served to guests in the hotel’s comfortable petit salon or alternatively during the Summer, on the adjacent garden terrace & patio. Secure off-street parking is also available and guests will appreciate the option of a 12 midday check-out. Ideal as a first night romantic honeymoon stopover, the hotel accommodation is also available for block party or family bookings, while support services for small functions, conferences, corporate business meetings and weddings are also available.
Local Attractions and Amenities
Situated less than 100m from Sumner village, across the road from the beach, you will be just a few short steps away from the sea, the nearby delightful seaside cafes, bars, and restaurants; art and craft shops, as well as a local library and cinema. The Mt Cavendish Gondola, Ferrymead Park, the Tamaki Maori Village and an excellent golf driving range are just minutes away. Taylors Mistake beach, Scarborough, Redcliffs and the nearby estuary, are all close and provide scope for a variety of water sports including kite boarding, surfing, and sailing. The immediate Sumner area also offers a variety of easy but spectacular coastal cliff top and peninsula hill walkways, mountain bike tracks; and several paragliding clubs actively operate from the hills that overlook Sumner and its beach. Le Petit Hotel is connected to Christchurch City Centre via frequent Metro Red Bus services and is served by inexpensive Super Shuttle from the airport. You will also find Le Petit Hotel Sumner, the perfect base location for exploring the Port Hills Peninsula roads. A scenic hill top road from Sumner provides direct access via Evans Pass to Lyttelton and Governors Bay. The route continues via Gebbies Pass to Little River, and then onto the original French Settlement of Akaroa.
