Tree Crop Farm

Tree Crop Farm

Banks Peninsula PO Box 9, Akaroa 7542 New Zealand
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4.5
#8 of 13 B&Bs in Akaroa
4.9 of 5 bubbles
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4.6 of 5 bubbles
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4.4 of 5 bubbles
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4.3 of 5 bubbles
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4.8 of 5 bubbles
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4.7 of 5 bubbles
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See why so many travelers make Tree Crop Farm their bed and breakfast of choice when visiting Akaroa. Providing an ideal mix of value, comfort and convenience, it offers a romantic setting with an array of amenities designed for travelers like you.

For those interested in checking out popular landmarks while visiting Akaroa, Tree Crop Farm is located a short distance from Orion Powerhouse Gallery (1.3 mi) and Catholic St. Patrick's Akaroa (1.3 mi).

The rooms offer a refrigerator, and getting online is possible, as wifi is available, allowing you to rest and refresh with ease.

In addition, as a valued Tree Crop Farm guest, you can enjoy a hot tub that is available on-site. Guests arriving by vehicle have access to free parking.

During your visit, be sure to check out one of Akaroa's popular fish and chips restaurants such as Ma Maison Restaurant & Bar, The Trading Rooms Restaurant and Pantry, and Akaroa Fish and Chips, all a short distance from Tree Crop Farm.

Akaroa is also known for some great gardens, including Fishermans Bay Garden and The Garden at French Farm, which are not too far from Tree Crop Farm.

At Tree Crop Farm, your comfort and satisfaction come first, and they look forward to welcoming you to Akaroa.

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Liz-Vale-of-Belvoir wrote a review Mar 2011
Christchurch, New Zealand
5.0 of 5 bubbles
A wonderful place to visit and stay. We loved it so much the first time when we got engaged we went back there to get married - it was a great experience, so relaxed and natural, great atmosphere. Everything at TCF is boho-chic, oppulent colours, satin sheets, flowers and books everywhere and witticisms on the walls. Only problem for me (due to bad back) is the slightly squishy mattresses. Breakfasts are wonderful although very sweet (pain au chocolat, yoghurt and berries - wonderful for a treat but after 3 days I needed something savoury!) but we did have a couple of great savoury pies as well so we were very well fed. You host Lynnie is quite a character and pretty much leaves you to enjoy the place in peace which is perfect. She's got it sussed, so go and check out her loveshacks - they're great.
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Date of stay: February 2011
5.0 of 5 bubblesValue
5.0 of 5 bubblesRooms
5.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
5.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
4.0 of 5 bubblesService
4.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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AHOZL wrote a review Nov 2015
Auckland Central, New Zealand
4.0 of 5 bubbles
This place is totally unique and amazing. We went through the front gate and could smell the wild roses and honeysuckle. The place is a treasure of wild flower gardens and incredible vegetable and herb gardens with winding paths. Insane rhubarb plants. The Lost Weekend hut had a pot bellied heated sauna! Gorgeous fresh linen, full of flowers and candles and sheepskin. Quirky and romantic and pure escapism. The setting is incredible. Lynnie our host could not be more helpful and accommodating, giving us a tour of the place to check out the other huts too. Like stepping back in time. No TV, no power, just candles and fire places and a gorgeous bed. We loved it, thank you!
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Date of stay: November 2015Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip: These are romantic bush huts,,, no power, wood fired bath tubs, candles, roaring fires. This is...
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Response from TreeCropFarm, Owner at Tree Crop Farm
Responded Feb 2, 2016
Thank you for your appreciative review. If you are missing the garden here is a lovely video of it https://youtu.be/-cxEGONDPbA and another of the morning dawn chorus birdsong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmgY6YXAJB8. ... perhaps they can tempt you to come again !
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Kellie C wrote a review Oct 2020
Christchurch, New Zealand
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
This place is a touch crazy and we loved it! We embraced its uniqueness and had a blast. The furs, fires and eclecticness of antique furniture made this a quirky find. Every spot was worthy of a sundowner.
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Date of stay: October 2020
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Response from Lynne Aexander, Owner at Tree Crop Farm
Responded Oct 26, 2020
thankyou ...my place doesn't suit everyone thankyou for making the effort...ive never seen the other two reviews ...the cafe hasnt been open for 10 years ! i dont garden anymore beause i have 30 hens forging around laying eggs everywhete . i have one hen that lays her eggs in the tv room on the sofa ...we love her for it !
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RFS775 wrote a review Dec 2019
Christchurch, New Zealand
1.0 of 5 bubbles
While visiting Akaroa recently after an enjoyable lunch at Ma Maison we decided to drive up the long shingle road to Rue Grehan and visit Tree Crop Farm, an old establishment that we hadn't visited for several years. We hoped to have a coffee, hot chocolate and delicious nibbles.and the owners entrtaining company.
Last time we visited Tree Crop Farm had been run by Lynne, an enterprising ex journalist who tended a ramshackle old house in acres of sprawling gardens and used woofers to build cabins and a a tree hut complete with Persian carpets, velvet drapes , candles and old exotica. All madly zany but great fun, where if you stayed the night you could be well fed and have a bath in the bush in an old gold four legged bathtub heated by a fire underneath. Very romantic! My son loved to take his girl friend there for a weekends. I loved to go to be pampered
.with treats in a beautiful, natural and peaceful setting.
When we visited this time the buildings were totally overgrown and untended. The doors were open and everything was covered in junk. There were two old cars out the front. No one appeared to have been at home If they had been we wouldn't have eaten there anyway. Online advertising is still there but dates back to 2015. Tree Crop Farm appears to have changed hands. I am really sad.
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Date of stay: December 2019
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Response from Lynne Aexander, Owner at Tree Crop Farm
Responded Oct 26, 2020
how hilarious is this writeup and how delightfully offensive im so sorry you did not meet me again.. im still here im 75 years old now and gave up the cafe years ago when i turned 65...praise be for superannuation Tree crop farm is not open to the public per se and i feel i can live as i please and im sure you would agree . in hind sight after reading this you may even feel you have been very rude as indeed you have .. what were you doing on my property ? you were in fact trespassing ! not that i care nor have i interacted with trip advisor for many years and do not encourage them . .i have many hens now and lots of little chicks in the spring...i still buy middle eastern rugs and am most keen on acquiring edwardian furniture. the atmosphere of my place and philosophy are better captured on tree crop farm facebook page . yours sincerely and highly amused at your impertinence lynnie alexander
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geowel wrote a review Oct 2015
Christchurch, New Zealand
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Me and my partner stayed in the tree house, was not what we were expecting at all! We were wanting a romantic time away and it was far from that. For 250 dollars a night, we were expecting a lot more than what we received. Mould throughout the fridge, dirty cutlery in draws, stained cups, looked like it hadn't been cleaned in over a year, the door lock was broken, so we couldn't even lock the door over night. We went to go into the bath around 8pm, and saw unusual looking substances floating around in the water so decided it was best to skip the bath. The basket of food was a let down, defrosted raspberries in a jar, stale croissants, lucky to of been 10 pistachio nuts. For 250 dollars, I found it too be a rip off. The only good thing about this place is the scenery. Will not be back.
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Date of stay: October 2015
1.0 of 5 bubblesValue
1.0 of 5 bubblesRooms
3.0 of 5 bubblesService
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from TreeCropFarm, Manager at Tree Crop Farm
Responded Oct 29, 2015
Tree Crop Farm offers an experience that is probably "glam camping" wound up a few notches! The décor is romantic style with open fires, candles and big mirrors! The highlight for many is the private bush bath with a fire underneath heating the water and then star gazing on the day bed, before a night in front of their fire and waking to a deafening dawn chorus from the birds! It is for lovers and nature lovers and its bohemian and the web site makes it pretty clear! Other highlights are breakfast in the library by the fire and making a salad from the huge organic garden, or walking the gardens and tracks around the 22 hectare wooded farm. The baths are decorated and steeped with sprigs of lavender, rose petals and rosemary, which were mistaken in the dark for debris in this instance! The huts are ready by 4.00pm and late checkouts at midday the next day are another highlight. In this instance the guests came an hour early and the finishing touches to the cleaning was not completed as previous guests had left the fridge off . In hindsight perhaps they should have been asked them to come back at 4.00pm, but that seemed a bit picky.. If a guest finds for some reason that they have booked and on arrival realize that it isn't really for "them", we prefer to refund the deposit on the spot, and help to find accommodation elsewhere in Akaroa. The breakfast includes a warm compote of berries and almond biscuits with nuts, lemon yoghurt and warm croissants. If guests decide, as in this case, to have their breakfast basket for supper in their hut, as the said they found the restaurants in Akaroa overpriced and with not much for vegetarians, then it will of course be cold unless they heat it up themselves. Hosts want their guests to be happy, and its ok to ask for a refund on the deposit but do it at the very beginning, while there is plenty of time still in the day to get alternative accommodation.
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Su J wrote a review Apr 2019
1.0 of 5 bubbles
The website is not a true depiction of what you get when you arrive.
The Veranda hut was so dusty and I don't think it had been cleaned in years!
No bbq as was mentioned in website and the toilet was so tiny my partner could hardly sit on it and it was open and exposed!
The outdoor bath was covered in rust and that was supposed to be the main attraction for us and the owner showed us her new outdoor bath for couples which she had filled with River water two days before and hadn't changed and it wasn't even filtered or cleaned and the bottom of it was green AND she stirred it with an old wooden oar to get the slim off the bottom and to spread the heat around OMG!!!!!
Plus we would have to get in the tub after other people had been in it and not cleaned!!
The bed was lumpy and sloped downwards and it only had a single electric blanket on one side?!!!
Not to mention that as soon as we arrived she gave us a detailed list of how WE had to do things in the hut right down to how to position the wood in the fireplace so we could not relax!!
When I complained and told her she had ripped us off because it was NOT worth the $250!!!!She told me that I was just a particular type of person omg!
I have lived and travelled all over the world and have not been in a place as dirty and uncomfortable as that so it was such a let down!
It definitely wasn't the romantic retreat that it had promised to be and to top it off in the morning when we hurried to leave as she didnt even provide a breakfast , she offered us a cheap hot pie or banana!!!
Wow!!
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Date of stay: April 2019Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from Lynne Aexander, Owner at Tree Crop Farm
Responded Oct 26, 2020
I have only just discovered this review so forgive the years delay ....ouch Not everyone is suited to my huts and baths and the hens and wilderness garden ...but i recall you were most keen to stay and you had a partner coming up from wanaka ..i could sense this was not what you expected and we should organise a refund and let you find alternative accommodation ..however i knew you would not find it that late in the day . Given how you responded by review to the river water and the the dust and small electric blanket and instructions about how to make a safe and enjoyable fire i regret taking my hosting duties so seriously ...and should have insisted that it would never work between us . You did not mention rhere was a reduction for not having a bath in the price ....my offer of a banana was sincere and really folks ... those pies are Hillyers ..the best in the south island!
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ghanbg wrote a review Dec 2017
Nuremberg, Germany
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Started our NZ holiday in this very special place. Lynnie is a generous and friendly host, lovely person to chat with. We had the Verandah house and loved the fireplace and (once we braved it - it was cool on the first days) the outdoor bathtub. Our Son spent lots of time with the little chickens and ducks and the cat and dog. Great walks right from where the farm is. It’s not the right thing if you’re looking for luxury and 5 star hotels but just right if you want something truly unique and memorable.
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Date of stay: December 2017Trip type: Traveled with family
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Response from lynniea5, Owner at Tree Crop Farm
Responded Jan 10, 2019
thankyou for your gracious remarks .
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Lauren R wrote a review Dec 2015
Sarasota, Florida
5.0 of 5 bubbles
My husband and I had a wonderful stay at the beautiful tree crop farm. Lynnies place is truly a place to get away from it all. We enjoyed the tree house but the Lost weekend hit looked awesome too, vertu private with its own sauna and outdoor hammock. The beautiful garden and Bohemian feel to the rooms we particularly liked. Lynnie was very welcoming and accommodating. The breakfast she made us was absolutely delicious. ... hot croissants, warm fresh raspberry compote, the best yogurt I've ever had with lemon curd, almond cookies , fresh coffee and herbal tea made with fresh herbs from the garden. If you're one who appreciates beauty, gardening the outdoors then this is the place for you.
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Date of stay: December 2015Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from lynniea5, Owner at Tree Crop Farm
Responded Jan 10, 2019
thankyou for your lively review...what you said about the breakfast made me very hungry!!!!
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VeganBen wrote a review Aug 2015
Christchurch, New Zealand
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Me and my partner shared a night at Lynne's beautiful Tree Crop Farm B&B around a month ago. I've never had a night quite like it! The room was stunning and the outdoor bath magical. I was especially impressed with Lynne's hospitality considering my partner and I are both vegan and gluten free. We were treated to a delicious breakfast made by Lynne fit for a vegan king and queen. She is truly a free spirit!
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Date of stay: July 2015
5.0 of 5 bubblesRooms
5.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
5.0 of 5 bubblesService
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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lost_samo wrote a review Oct 2014
Christchurch, New Zealand
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Lovely quaint bed and breakfast with a friendly host. This place will charm you with it's rugged setting contrasted by the warm cabins with candles and comfortable beds. The outdoor bath tub was a highlight.
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Date of stay: April 2014
4.0 of 5 bubblesValue
5.0 of 5 bubblesService
5.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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AHOZL wrote a tip Nov 2015
Auckland Central, New Zealand2 contributions3 helpful votes
4.0 of 5 bubbles
"These are romantic bush huts,,, no power, wood fired bath tubs, candles, roaring fires. This is escapism. Leave the laptop at home!"
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bobbarellanz wrote a tip Oct 2015
London, United Kingdom11 contributions3 helpful votes
5.0 of 5 bubbles
"All the cabins are different so do read the description to pick the right one for you."
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katelm420 wrote a tip Nov 2014
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
"We stayed in the Tree House which was like nothing we had experienced before - great views, quiet and close enough to main house, amazing!"
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Jonathan W wrote a tip Jun 2013
London4 contributions4 helpful votes
5.0 of 5 bubbles
"The tree house is set a short distance from the main house over the garden and across a little stream. You may need a torch for this walk and it's a bit further from the shower in the main house (which you have to yourself). This gives you extra privacy and being in a tree house makes it feel utterly unique."
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Msmolly58 wrote a tip Mar 2013
Christchurch, New Zealand10 contributions8 helpful votes
5.0 of 5 bubbles
"Bring your own nibbles, drinks, an IPod, soap and shampoo. This is not a hotel its way better."
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Frequently Asked Questions about Tree Crop Farm
Which popular attractions are close to Tree Crop Farm?
Nearby attractions include Banks Peninsula (6.1 km), The Giants House (1.7 km), and Akaroa Museum (2.2 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Tree Crop Farm?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free parking, a hot tub, and internet access.
Is parking available at Tree Crop Farm?
Yes, free parking is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Tree Crop Farm?
Conveniently located restaurants include Mandala Restaurant, The Little Bistro, and Ma Maison Restaurant & Bar.
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