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DESIGNER COTTAGE BED & BREAKFAST Designer Cottager opened in 2001 as a bed and breakfast style accommodation. Landscape architect and owner, Chet Wah had bought it that year "for its vintage charm [and] soon realised the significant history of the house." Built in Sydenham around 1900, the private home was once an important part of Christchurch's early settlement. Wah said his aim is to give a "friendly B&B experience to friendly visitors who want to explore Christchurch's culture, history, landscape, community." He wanted to provide tourists with a sense of place that could only be seen or experienced through a space that made local heritage the hero, complete with resident cat, Marmite. By The Press Christine Watson 05:00, Jun 09 2018 View all posts by Designer Cottage BnB