The Doug – Castle Hill Log House

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90cm snowfall, June 2012. No traffic, no wind... a silent dawn

Warm and snug inside, -12 outside

Candle-lit Moonrise

Castle Hill Village from Wuthering Heights

Stay at The Doug Log House

Built from solid Douglas Fir logs, with a strong emphasis on good passive solar design coupled with plenty of unique quirks, our warm and cosy holiday house sleeps 2+ families in comfort, and serves as a perfect base to explore the Castle Hill Basin and further afield, with a myriad of tracks (tramping and biking), ski-fields, rivers/streams, mountains, etc, all waiting for you, topped off with plenty of fresh air, calm weather and clear skies.

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Castle Hill Village, Canterbury NZ

A great find and a perfect family retreat. Us pack of Aussies loved The Doug and Castle Hill. We are already planning the next trip back; it will be longer so that we can explore more of the area and enjoy this wonderful place.

TWAustralia

Lovely weekend away cheering on friends doing the Valley Ultra Event! Great location, top company and fun for kids and adults alike. Thanks for sharing your beautiful home in a magic corner of NZ!!

W Family (Chch)

Thanks again for a great stay; it’s a mint place you have!

MChristchurch

We’ve been happy to return to The Doug each day to the comfort and relaxing vibe. Looking forward to returning during a bumper snow year. Thank you for the great hospitality.

R&HAustralia

A great stay with fantastic mountain-biking. We will be back to explore more. We love the log cabin!

G & D W (Paraparaumu)

Our annual holiday to The Doug and skiing Porters and also for the first time at Cheeseman. It’s been a great few days, always love Castle Hill, leaves us dreaming about owning our own patch of NZ soil one day! Can’t wait to be back, kids love it and are not wanting to go home. 🙁

W Family (Victoria)

Lovely house, we have had a fantastic time staying here. Thank you. 🙂

F & S Families (Chch)

Stunning home!! Enjoyed our stay.

H Family (Chch)

Fabulous time had by all at The Doug. It snowed on Saturday! We will be back.

P Family (Chch)

Magical weekend stay at The Doug! Loved the warmth of the central fireplace + amazed by the construction. We will be back!

W Family (Christchurch)

We had an absolutely magical wedding and stay at The Doug 🙂

Everything was just perfect!

Thanks so much!!!

CB (Wellington)

What a house, just another quality NZ built log home, so warm and inviting! Top notch foosball table too!

S Family (Palmerston North)

Wow!! So great to catch up after such a long time – thanks so much for sharing this fabulous home with us + making us feel so welcome. Can’t wait to come back again. Cheesie was fab! Astro photography was amazing! Thanks!

M, M, J & B (Sydney)

We had an amazing time; no snow but loved the house, trampoline, day trips. This place is magical! Can’t wait to come back.

S MMelbourne

Awesome house, awesome everything! Loved staying at The Doug Log House.

SS (aged 8)Christchurch

We loved it there, such an amazing house and it was all so stunning with all the snow around – beautiful place. Would love to go back sometime. Everything was so organised and easy to find, made staying there so simple and relaxing. Perfect weekend … we absolutely loved it and want to be back there now! It’s a struggle heading back to work!

ACChristchurch

Super log cabin – slept like a …! Incredibly well set-up house. Thanks for letting us stay. 🙂

C S (Auckland)

Great time, sadly not much snow but was still amazing. We very much enjoyed The Doug and hope to be back soon!

S & P FamiliesAuckland

Awesome weekend away. Great house + magical place. More happy memories, thanks. 🙂

B, W & S Families (Chch)

Thank you so much for the opportunity to stay in your amazing cabin. Awesome trails just across the street. Nice comfortable house with everything we needed. We’ll be back!

W Family (Canterbury)