Kaikoura hotellia

Plussat: The breakfast foodcwas excellent. The roaring fire in the evening was welcome. The mountain view spectacular.

Miinukset: We were disappointed the supper platter was not a winter option as we weren't prepared with snacks.

Plussat: The property is in a very quiet rural location with panoramic views of mountains and sea. Neil the host was extremely accomodating, he is also an accomplished landscape photographer and his works adorn the walls of the lodge.

Miinukset: A fridge in the room

Plussat: This accommodation is out of town and set back from State Highway 1 so very quiet. Since at the moment there is a long drive to Kaikoura from North or East it was good to be able to order a supper platter in advance. After we settled in, Neil’s lovely cat came over to welcome us and we also met the lovely dogs. There are some great photographs taken by Neil in the lounge and corridor. We could watch TV from seating rather than from our beds. The bathtub was great to soak in after a long drive.

Miinukset: It’s not clear what justifies this accommodation being nearly twice as expensive as the average for the other places we stayed at in NZ. There isn’t much of an ocean view to justify the higher room price of the otherwise identical Ocean View rooms compared with the Mountain View rooms, rather a glimpse of the ocean over farmland. There is no buffet at breakfast, only choice of one breakfast per person from a menu.

Plussat: Neil's friendly and attentive service. Loved the shower too!!!!

Miinukset: Shame we couldn't walk to a restaurant. Lovely meal in Zephyr but had to drive there which limited drinks.

Plussat: The lodge is very modern and has an absolutely stunning view. It had everything we needed including fantastic tea and coffee facilities and a lovely lounge area with an open fire. The host was so friendly. We would definitely come back!

Plussat: A warm welcome from our lovely host and the accommodation was in a stunning location overlooking the ocean , very well equipped and great brekkie!

Plussat: Great place to stay

Plussat: Magnificent find. Rooms was very comfortable, many extra amenities, spectacular views of the ocean and wonderful host.

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Yes, the croissants were home made and absolutely divine, as were the home made muffins. The beds were sooooo comfy. The hosts were amazing and very accommodating. They were more than happy to pick us up and drop us off when needed. The view was stunning.

Miinukset: Having to leave.

Plussat: Superb view from the room! Nice and well furnished room & bathroom, comfortable bed, very good breakfast, very nice host, good parking space.

Miinukset: All great.

Plussat: Very comfortable, bed feels like you’re floating. Great views. Hosts very nice and supplied some fantastic homemade shortbread. Super clean! Good continental breakfast and a communal table makes for good conversation with other guests.

Miinukset: It’s a 10 minute walk into town which can become tiresome if you do it a few times and it’s not particularly pleasant.

Plussat: Well run, clean and quiet with a beautiful view.

Plussat: Lovely views from room, beautiful home and very nice owners.

Miinukset: The bed was very comfortable although the pillows could have been nicer. Location is a little way from town centre and bars/restaurants.

Plussat: Location was excellent. Room was comfortable and very clean. Kiakoura was lovely and we thoroughly enjoyed our visit there.

Miinukset: The property is up for sale and our impression was that the owners are emotional disengaged from the business. Would benefit from a folder containing emergency information eg local pharmacy, GP, emergency services, earthquake procedures. There may have been one but we didn’t locate it, neither were we introduced to it. There were no toiletries available. We always take our own but if you went expecting them, as stated on the booking form . . . . If you’re upstairs it’s a struggle with luggage. We were charged a credit card fee twice but we didn’t pay using a credit card at all. We had no reply to an email query re this charge and no resolution over the phone so the issue was settled via Booking.com and the charge was refunded. The first fee was automatically included so check what you’re being charged before you complete your booking. Poor cooked breakfast. Vegetarian couple staying when we were there advised to remove bacon from pre prepared meal! Not offered any alternative eg boiled eggs when they declined to do so. The whole experience, although pleasant, we felt was overpriced, slightly regimented and isn’t one we’d wish to repeat.

Plussat: Everything!

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Luxurious boutique B&B in quiet location on promontory above Kaikoura, with fine view over the bay to the mountains. Spotlessly clean, well equipped room with kitchenette and comfortable large bed. Friendly, helpful owners and nice breakfast. We would have loved to stay longer.

Plussat: The hosts are so nice. The view in the room is perfect.

Miinukset: Nothing.

Plussat: Nice quite location, wonderful views

Miinukset: We had to leave, holiday was over

Plussat: Very nice room with very beautiful view~very friendly staff~easy to find~quiet and clean~feel like at home ~strong recommendation!!!

Miinukset: None

Plussat: Great room. Very clean. Lovely view.

Miinukset: A little far from town.

Plussat: Wonderful place to stay. Fantastic views. Warm and welcoming

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Lovely food, friendly. Knowledgeable hosts , comfy bed ,nice toiletries , complimentary wine & cookies, great location.

Miinukset: Fluffier towels

Plussat: Such a warm and welcoming place. Lovely house, wonderful hosts, huge room, comfortable bed, great shower and delicious breakfast. All round excellent stay.

Miinukset: Absolutely nothing to dislike.

Plussat: Great place to stay

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Great location, within easy walking distance of the point, lot's o birds and seals. We were the first guests after the passing of the owner's (Peter) wife, so we had to make our own breakfast, but all necessities were provided. Good experience getting to live in a working sheep farm.

Miinukset: Nothing to complain about.

Plussat: Lovely location and house, Friendly & hospitable reception.

Plussat: Great location & lovely host. Loved the style of the property as well

Plussat: The breakfast was good. The room and en-suite were very clean.

Miinukset: Had to walk through the main part of the owner's home to get to our room (at the back). Not having a key to the room (no locks). The owner had a dinner party while we were there, it was very noisy in the evening.

Plussat: Very welcoming host and a lovely home with a beautiful view.

Plussat: Lovely hostess - very welcoming. Nice breakfast. Room was comfortable

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: This beautiful B & B is located in by far the best location in Kia Koura. There is a seal colony 5 minutes walk away and the sea across the road. The owner and daughter were wonderful hosts who couldn’t do enough for us. We loved meeting them and would highly recommend this beautiful B & B to everyone.

Plussat: Good place easy access to everything near by

Miinukset: Soundproof room would be better as we can hear other people talking in their room

Plussat: Very clean, comfortable and warm. Would stay again.

Miinukset: Nothing.

Plussat: Clean and tidy, friendly staff.

Miinukset: A little expensive for the location.

Plussat: Yes The bed we needed a good night sleep and we got one

Miinukset: No comment There was nothing to shor

Plussat: O M Gosh ... the best bed EVER. Unit So clean. A great size unit. Quiet. Fantastic coloured curtains too.

Plussat: Very helpful and welcoming staff (thanks Kyle). Rooms were comfy and a great size. Everything was very clean and bathroom had underfloor heating. Lovely courtyard too and parking option right opposite the room. Will definitely stay again here.

Miinukset: Location is a little bit outside the centre (takes you 15-20mins to walk downtown, but 2mins by car). But close to a new world. :)

Plussat: Good sized rooms with very comfortable beds. Make sure though you ask for one with seperate private balcony. Showers good sized with strong water flow.

Miinukset: No Sky TV. A noisy albeit pleasant large group staying at the same time and although close to New World, not located as well as the waterfront hotels on the other side of town. No beach access.

Plussat: Centrally located which is important since thee is only one Taxi company. Close to restaurants and hiking trails. Nice view of the mountain and the sea. Great value for the price.

Miinukset: Location, cleanliness, and newness of the building.

Plussat: The room was very clean and lovely ironed sheets and duvet. Beautiful curtains and voiles. Good breakfast...fresh fruit would have been nice and some fruit juice but a good breakfast to have in your room.

Miinukset: A shame the basin in the bathroom had a large crack in it, with such a luxurious feel to everything else. Golf cart was great and so clean. Very helpful staff.

Plussat: The property was stunning and the managers were very warm and helpful.

Miinukset: Nothing.

Plussat: the restaurant ws closed

Miinukset: open restaurannt

Plussat: The views whilst playing golf were breathtaking

Plussat: The room was cleaned and bathroom was large.

Miinukset: Nothing.

Plussat: Very clean and reasonably close to the shops

Miinukset: We chose the compact room which is very compact and possibly overpriced for the size... Will not make that mistake again .

Miinukset: The bed was very ordinary, needs replacing the two sides worn down and a bulge in the middle where it hasn’t been used.

Plussat: Friendly staff Beautiy clean Great location

Plussat: great value for money, we let them know that we were not going to be able to arrive until 1am and it was no issue. the room was clean and well laid out, I think we will be back here on our next trip.

Miinukset: nil

Plussat: Valoisa ja siisti huone.

Miinukset: Ei erikoista puutetta.

Plussat: Location was very good and having side by side units we were able to socialise with the family easily. The pool was a bit of a shock to the boys having recently been in the warmth of Hanmer Springs pools.

Plussat: Was handy to Town and to the event we attended. Late Book in was a bonus. Staff was friendly

Miinukset: Bed was quite hard for our preference

Plussat: Its very close to city center and very convenient to the tour offices.

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Great hosts, location

Miinukset: The furnishings is a bit dated

Plussat: Comfortable, good facilities, short driving distance from the closest supermarket and Main Street

Miinukset: Charged the payment full on my credit card when booked even though it saids free cancellation on the page. We wanted to pay with cash but left us with no option to pay the booking with card.

Plussat: My Grandchildren loved it so lm happy

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: very comfortable. nice peple

Miinukset: a little bit noisy ( near to the road an railway)

Plussat: Bathrooms and showers

Miinukset: Misleading of number of people to a number of beds in a room in a cabin. Cabin photos on the website was for 3 adults that showed 3 beds (1x double bed and a bunk bed). When we got to the cabin it was just a 1 bunk bed that had a single and a double bed. Not really ideal for 3 adults.

Plussat: Clean,comfortable,basic,close to town.

Miinukset: No cups, glasses ect in kitchen

Plussat: Very accomdating. I had to make some changes to our booking and the team at Top 10 were awesome. Thanks heaps we will be back again

Plussat: The unit 25 was amazing The facilities really good and a wonderful shower! Really close to the center Nice staff

Miinukset: They charge when we book not when we check in We had to request for milk

Plussat: Beautiful place in great location and a great hostess.

Plussat: Great breakfast. Super location right on the beach front.

Miinukset: Rooms are small and a bit draughty, but as we were only staying 1 night this didn't affect us too much.

Plussat: The breakfast was excellent and offered both cooked and continental options.

Miinukset: Nothing. All good.

Plussat: Owner Jen was incredibly personable. The feel of the place is cool with a sophisticated yet relaxed vibe.

Plussat: Nothing.

Miinukset: Dirty (black mould in bathroom and next to every window), dirty towels and when I asked for an extra one the manager replied “another one?” on top of the 2 other dirty ones yes please. Extremely small room, no storage space at all. Housekeeping lazy, when I returned after 10 minutes the room had been “cleaned”, that means closing the bed without even straightening the sheets. They try to be “zero waste” so they have a tiny 15 cm high bin, result... everything falls next to it when full leaving an almighty mess. If you want to be zero waste, make sure you offer your guests altenatives to recycle. This shouldn’t be allowed to call itself a “Boutiqe hotel”. Yes for the 2 rooms in the main building, but definitely not for the 8 rooms in the pre-fab containers on the courtyard. Checking out was the best thing about this experience.

Plussat: The main hotel was lovely and very well appointed.

Miinukset: The room was exceeding small and no room for a work area at all. No ocean view- just a concrete patio area. Very disappointing space and room- did not live up to the advertising..

Plussat: Awesome location..owner was lovely...cute courtyard lovely flowers...easy to walk everywhere

Miinukset: The front sliing door to the unit was stuffed and made a terrible noise when you opened it.

Plussat: The location was convenient. Beds were comfortable and having a kitchen is great if you want to cook. Bathroom is big enough.

Miinukset: Nothing. All good.

Plussat: The bed was very comfortable and lovely sea view

Plussat: The bed was so comfortable, like sleeping on a cloud.

Miinukset: You could hear people walking around in the room above at night.

Plussat: Everything was fine.

Miinukset: There were only green teabags in the unit. I’d much prefer english breakfast. Fortunately I had a couple with me in my bag.... Saved!!

Plussat: Proximity to supermarket, restaurants, beach. Love the view of the snow capped mountains. Great laundry facilities.

Miinukset: Road was a little noisy initially, but after a while just white noise. We don't love shower curtains, but OK for a night or two :)

Plussat: The property is well placed from the beach (1 mn) with an amazing view of the ocean and the mountains. It is also around 20mn walk distance to town centre of Kaikōura. The room was big and had a fully furnished kitchen.

Plussat: Very comfy and very clean. Liked the direct access to the beach.

Plussat: The beautiful water view from our room 7 was fantastic

Plussat: Spacious hall

Miinukset: There is an ecplicit written statement on the fridge which states specifically to "MUST DO to clean and dry all utensils failing which NZ 25 will be charged to the credit card". The statement sounded pretty rude. This could easily be replaced with the word PLEASE OR KINDLY. The welcome booklet also did indicate the NZ 25 penalty. This is the first time that we have ever seen such statement ever in any motels/hotels.

Plussat: Nothing , old tired, terrible customer service

Miinukset: So many signs telling you what you could not do e.g. dye your hair!

Plussat: Location good - across rd from beach. Unit had everything you needed - and in good condition.

Miinukset: Hated all the stickers and warnings about things I should and should not do in the unit!

Plussat: Beachfront, great location with sea view across the road. Staff is friendly. Great stay

Miinukset: Next door was too noisy

Plussat: Super friendly owners, great location, comfy bed, fact that shower and toilet were separate, free washing machine and detergent - very nice touch

Miinukset: Nowhere to store clothing or food. Very noisy and difficult to operate sliding door on bathroom.

Plussat: Bed was comfy, owners were fantastic! Great unit for the price!

Miinukset: Internet was non existent but that wasn’t the fault of the motel

Plussat: Check in was efficient; room was clean & spacious; staff was personable.

Plussat: View Staff Room

Miinukset: Wifi

Plussat: Beautiful backdrop of the mountains. The room was comfortable and warm.

Miinukset: One of the armchairs was broken. Likely that no one has told staff it is broken as it is not obvious until you sit down.

Miinukset: Needs a complete renovation. And a room that sleeps 5 but only has 2 chairs is ridiculous. Plus the electric plugs were taped into the extension lead

Plussat: Everything was good people very helpful lovely experience

Miinukset: All good it was great

Plussat: Erittäin siisti ja hyvin varusteltu, tilava, ystävällinen ja joustava henkilökunta.

Plussat: Great stay - Clean facilities - No issues.

Miinukset: Location was a distance from town center but manageable.

Plussat: The set out in the room. The back deck table and chairs in the afternoon sun. The kids loved the playground. The hosts were friendly. Definately will be back and we only live in blenheim

Miinukset: Couldn't walk to town but otherwise fantastic.