9 Scarborough Road, Sumner, Christchurch City, Canterbury

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Perched above Sumner Beach in a glorious semi-tropical garden, is a home full of colour and Italian style, where you could be forgiven for thinking you had been transported to Italy's famous Amalfi Coast! This charming character bungalow probably started life as a Beach House, but our current owners have filled the last decade remodeling both house and garden. Now double glazed, insulated and entirely renovated, this peaceful quiet hideaway is a luxuriously modern retreat in a dress circle position of our most favoured hill, in arguably our city's most illustrious playground, high enough for sweeping views, but just a five minute stroll to the action below.

Nestled on the lower slopes, there is easy access up a gentle garden path from one of two garages on the road. The second garage is directly below on the flat, close to the beach, perfect for storing bikes, surfboards, or an extra car. The aspect directly to the North West, reduces that wicked easterly of ours to non-existent, the flora and vegetation testimony to the micro-climate experienced here. Stepped and terraced between stone walls, pockets of lush lawn are edged in Buxus, two 90 year old Nikau Palms stand guard, and numerous fruit trees thrive, including apricot, peach, cherry, passionfruit, avocado, and a prolific feijoa hedge. Above the house, easy care plantings amble, and geraniums flourish unattended.

Inside, living is mostly on one level with a large room, (could be two more bedrooms) or studio upstairs, accessed by a lovely Oak stairway. A vast deck extends across the front calling you outside, and the kitchen, dining, and living are now all one. Pale Oak timber teamed with black is classic but classy in the kitchen and scullery, and two deluxe bathrooms are in contrast, one sleek in black, the other soft and light.

Views here are both intimate and expansive, close enough to spot seals on the rocks, dolphins diving, and surfer's wipeouts, but expanding across the Bay to the city and Alps beyond! This is a secluded position, discreet and serene. However, privacy is a choice and if you tire of the retreat, a short stroll down the hill takes you into vibrant Sumner Village, prospering as never before. These serious sellers spend our Winter months overseas and need to downsize. You can bet they won't be venturing far out of this idyllic neighbourhood!

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