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

Awesome place, shame it was only for 2 nights! Will be back. Absolutely perfect for kids – plenty of amusement while parents went biking. 🙂

B & R Families (Chch)

Always enjoy this cosy + quiet getaway for our anniversary. A beautiful place for two busy parents to hit the “reset” button.

K & N C (Chch)

We have had a fabulous Queen’s Birthday Weekend, walking, Catan, Foosball Championships and lots of food! We appreciated the great weather and the fire was perfect. Hope to come back again. 🙂

H, A & R (SI)

Thanks for a wonderful stay. What an amazing house – worthy of a feature on Grand Designs!

JDAustralia

Absolute luxury in the mountains, thanks so much!

South Brighton School GroupChristchurch

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

SS (aged 8)Christchurch

An inspirational mountain retreat you’ve created in The Doug, so warm and cosy.

R&JChristchurch

Thank you so much for your wonderful hospitality – we had such a comfortable night and luxury shower. Your house is wonderful.

J&GPScotland

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

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

S Family (Palmerston North)

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

P Family (Chch)

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)

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

G & D W (Paraparaumu)

We had a wonderful stay. We wish we stayed longer, the house, the scenery, the beautiful mountains, lovely spiritual place.

S & Y

At last I get to stay at The Doug. S has stayed on many occasions. Our stay was fantastic. Thanks.

S & J (Kapiti)

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

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)

A great place to have an extended family event. We all had an amazing time. The weather really turned it on too. And the mountain-biking? Fantastic! We’ll be back.

S FamilyMelbourne/Westport/Chch

Thank you for the warm + cosy house, all the firewood, perfectly set up for the family after a few days of skiing. 🙂

K, L, B, F & E (Lyttelton)

Thank you so much for last minute accommodations at your beautiful home! The weather was great and our family loved the rocks at Castle Hill. We only wish we had more time to explore this amazing area. Next time…

LCNew York