My wife, my daughter (3 years) and me were at this place in January 2012. Wanted to stay 2 nights. Stayed finally 4 nights. Lovely hosts Kay and Joe. Great breakfast. Everything is very clean. Great location. We will defintely come back. This place is highly recommended to stay. Absolutely worth the money. Hardy, Jeannine, Jenna from the Black Forest... More

Our 4-day stay at Nelson is unforgettable, despite the heavy rain, the clouds, and the single one sunny day because we stayed at Kay & Joe's beautiful B&B! This was our very first B&B experience, but we've stayed at tons of hotels, mostly the 5-star hotels around the world like the Four Seasons and the Park Hyatts and I have... More

We're on our honeymoon and stayed in the Tuscan room and LOVED it. It has a shower with TWO sprayers so that you can shower with your sweetie without anyone being left in the cold! The food was absolutely fantastic and it was nice to get something other than basic breakfast. Our hosts were absolutely lovely people and we especially... More

Absolute highlight of a quick new zealand jaunt was staying at the delightful "a culinary experience". The cooking class that Kay taught was superb. The plentiful food that was not only home grown and made but organic was just delightful such as home made yogurts, jams and even peanut paste was a true culinary treat. I big thank you to... More

We stayed for 4 nights at a Culinary Expeience. It was a rest with luxury,peacefulness, organic food and the integrity of Kay and Joe is faultness. I loved Kay's cooking and our cooking lesson was absolutely fantastic as well as being extremely pleasing on the palate. Nelson scallops yummm !!!!!!!! Will definitely go back....... More

It is difficult to do justice to a "A Culinary Experience" without sounding as though it must be an exaggeration, but, objectively, this must be one of the most outstanding B&B's in New Zealand - and that is saying something, as we spent a month in NZ for the rugby world cup and were fortunate to stay in some memorable... More

Kay and Joe are fantastic hosts at A Culinary Experience. We stayed there for one night. You feel warm and welcome from the moment you arrive. Food is fantastic and rooms are very impressive. Amazing views of the hills and of the sea. Kay and Joe do meet any needs of guests, they even put the fox sports on Foxtel... More

My wife and I had a great time spending several nights in Nelson with Kay and Joe. We were able to really get a feel for the wonderful town of Nelson and the surrounding area with the help of their advice. They were most welcoming and generous hosts and their accomdations were clean and wonderful. Our meals served at the... More

After mountain biking the South Island of New Zealand for 14 days I wanted to finalize my last three days relaxing and seeing an old friend in Nelson. I went back and forth between hotels and B&Bs in the area but what gravitated me towards The Culinary Experience was the gourmet cooking, the spectacular view and the sense that I... More