Cambria House

Hosts were absolutely horrible. A misunderstanding about # of beds in the room: not that big of a deal for me but then Karl knocks on the door saying the phone is for me: David has followed her with a heavy torch in his hand (it was NOT dark). Person on the phone says she doesn’t need to speak to me, she needs the receptionist, so I hand the phone back. Karl says “I don’t need to speak to you” and hangs up. David uses that as his excuse to step into me and push open the door. Pretty sure that violates privacy laws as I absolutely did not give him permission. The he kicks my dad out for sitting in a chair.

We had a comfortable, 1-night stay here in Nelson. Karel made us a wonderful breakfast in the morning of delicious scrambled eggs with smoked salmon with plenty of toast, jams, cereals, fruit and yoghurt. Although we had our itinerary all sorted, Karel was very proactive helping other guests organise activities.

Karel was an excellent host. My sailing trip fell through and she managed to organise for me a hiking trail by boat to the Abel Tasman National Reserve. A wonderful experience overall and Karel makes a delicious breakfast. She was also kind enough to recommend me the Omaka Air Museum en route to Kaikoura, with WW1 and WW2 planes from all sides. It made my day!