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HiltonView is a prestigious event venue located in Geraldine, Canterbury, New Zealand. It’s a slice of luxury set amongst 6 acres of stunning grounds, picturesque ponds, archways, waterfalls, and trees surrounded by lush, fragrant gardens. Catering for weddings, corporate events, memorials, christmas events, and parties, HiltonView prides itself on its personal touch that makes special occasions all-the-more memorable and corporate gatherings ultra-professional.
We spoke to Christine Hilton, HiltonView Founder & Owner about her business and her experience with Parklink.
HiltonView is known for its exquisite setting and beautiful surroundings. Its connection to nature is one of the key reasons customers book with Christine. However, the feature pond continued to have issues with its water.
“I had a little pond for a long, long time. It was full of algae, it was only 400 deep, so it was always a problem with foliage, being too warm, and it was just slime and disgusting.
After receiving advice [from many different sources other than Parklink] on how to combat the issues they were facing with maintaining a pristine water feature and attraction, they decided to make the pond deeper and bigger, increasing it to 2 million litres. This decision came at an expense and business upheaval while the pond was redug and modified.
Then, the worst possible scenario happened. Christine says, “we lined it, put stones in it, and we filled it up with water. Within a week it started to go all brown and yucky.
They then tried again.
“We drained it again, and filled it up again, and the same thing happened. It was a disaster. I’d put so much time and money into it; it was really disappointing.
Christine and the team tried everything to fix the brown water. They tried bales of straw, were advised other pond products from pond shops, and nothing worked. Christine says they were getting desperate. They’d invested in this beautiful feature pond, but it actually wasn’t a feature, it was a headache.
Christine and HiltonView praise Parklink for making them feel like “nothing was a problem” and quickly and easily diagnosing the real issues and providing solutions, including:
Christine says, “it was just so simple. I followed Parklink advice and used the products they recommended, and within just three days I saw a noticeable improvement, and within a week the water was absolutely dreamy.
Parklink prides itself on its caring service level and Christine testifies to that, “Parklink were amazing to work with: encouraging, helpful, and nothing was ever a problem.
Christine says the results are, “absolutely incredible”, she has shared it with many of her friends and she tells anyone that’s got water problems about Parklink.
The HiltonView water feature is now the true attraction it was meant to be. “It’s next level incredible with the option of adding a mirror image on top. The fish are fine and my lilies are growing.
HiltonView’s feature pond now boasts bumper boats and a little party boat for its guests to get out on the water and enjoy it. Additionally, a bespoke bridge across the water makes for magical photo opportunities for guests.
“I spent so much time and money developing the pond, and then for a very small amount in comparison, it’s become pristine and it’s the wow factor to my event venue. I cannot recommend Parklink highly enough!”
