Hotels near Olveston Historic Home in Dunedin

After reading many reviews on this site and looking for somewhere with two bedrooms we booked here. We knew there was an older part and a renovated part so we paid a little more for the newer two bedroom room. We got free parking as we booked directly with the hotel and had breakfast there in the morning. The room was excellent - all new and had everything we needed. The staff were very friendly and helpful. We went for a walk to the railway station and then to the Octogon all very close. The staff then helped us with a taxi to dinner. My nephew was unwell during the night and the staff left us say in the room a little while longer while he slept longer. They were very understanding and a great help. The only negative was the breakfast was a little dry as I think it had been sitting in the buffet for a while. It still tasted good and did the job of filling us up. We would stay and book this room again.

I was initially concerned by some poor reviews this hotel received recently but was pleasantly surprised by the result. I had a great stay here. Maybe I was lucky and stayed at the right time, but if the hotel can maintain consistent standards across all guests I am sure they would move much higher in the traveller rankings. During my stay I had the privilege of staying in one half of the Queen’s room. It’s certainly not the standard it was when her majesty stayed here back in 1954 but it was undeniably comfortable. The toilet showed signs of wear and tear but it was clean. The beds were also made each day and the mattress was extremely comfortable. There definitely needs to be some work done to sound proof the room as traffic can be heard from the room. Guess that is what the ear plugs provided were for! I would have no qualms staying here again. Thanks for the great stay!!!

We stayed 4 nights in the superior King room (Room 206) during the blizzard of Oct 2022. The room and bathroom were well-appointed and stunningly presented. It looks as good as advertised. The experience was excellent from check-in to check-out. Valet parking service was prompt and exceptional value - 30NZD a day feels like a steal. Service was attentive, responsive but not stuffy. Without intending to omit anyone, Romaine/Ramon(?) in The Press Club and Lianna(?) on the front desk were particularly easy to talk to. Of the 4 fine dining dinners we had in Dunedin, The Press Club at Fable was the stand out. It was well ahead of so-called ‘hatted’ restaurants like Moiety (don’t eat at Moiety, it’s terrible). The venison rack was a highlight.

Stayed here for 3 nights, first time here and I was suitably impressed. After having stayed at Beechwood, Distinction, Quest and many of the hotels in Dunedin I thought this one didn’t deserve to be overlooked - and I’m really glad I chose it. From the friendly ‘reception’ staff (a pleasantly untypical reception btw), the wonderful cafe staff and food where I dined twice to the beautiful design and layout of the hotel My room was amazing… spacious, modern, reasonably quiet and everything I needed was there (apart from a microwave but I can live without that). Once I figured out how to work the TV I was all set, I really wish more hotels allowed you to watch Netflix, YouTube etc on the TV! Even the coffee station was unique. I can’t wait to return next year, thank you!

Very good hotel, very good in that location, complete and comfortable facilities, good service, good breakfast, convenient transportation, parking lot, and easy driving!

Adequate motel on the main street just north of the CBD. The married couple on reception were friendly, knowledgeable and more than happy with all our requests. Parking is a little tight and the potential that you can't get a park during busy periods. We were fortunate we managed to get a parking spot each day but imagine that others may have missed out and had to park on the street. The rooms are large and adequate. Oldish style motel rooms but the bathroom for example was quite modernised. Beds were comfy and the reasonably sized kitchenette was handy too. Overall a more than pleasant enough stay and located in a great location close to all the attractions and restaurants.

I was here for two nights. Due to my plane arriving early, I had planned to leave my bags at reception and go off exploring until check-in time. I was very surprised and pleased that the girl in reception had managed to get my room ready early, so I was able to freshen up after the flight down. The girl at reception was also really knowledgeable about the area and was able to supply maps and offer advice re cafes to try. The room itself was middle of the range, but very clean and tidy and the shower pressure just amazing! Fully recommend this hotel for solo travellers, and business people sue to the central location.

The hotel is in the city center, it is very convenient to go anywhere, and the parking space is a bit nervous. The proprietress is very good, booked a standard room of 2*0.9, see that we bring children, directly upgraded the suite that can accommodate up to 5 people, the price difference is 11 New Zealand dollars. Breakfast is 5 New Zealand dollars.

This motel offers good flexibility for cancellations which was our biggest deciding factor in staying there as we were travelling down for my hospital treatment and needed to be able to stay somewhere we could tweak the dates to stay if for some reason the hospital postponed the treatment start. At this point All seemed to be well in terms of the service we received over the phone during the booking process, we booked asking for very specific requirements for our rooms and we felt at the time of booking the understanding of these needs by the host seemed to be all very good and understood. We also rung the day before we arrived just to clarify that our rooms were as requested still and reminded we had very specific needs due to medical and health reasons and again we were reassured that all was as requested. Well we got a real shock fast when we arrived at the motel and found that none of our booking requirements had been met at all for either my parents room or for ours. :( We had requested the wheelchair accessible room for my parents, and second a ground floor unit for us. .We had asked that our room was placed downstairs near to my parents who were to be in the wheelchair unit as I have 2 autistic children , and suffer a brain tumour (reason I was there for treatment and had my parents there to help) and my mobility for stairs/seizures at random times makes it extremely agonising to navigate stairs let alone dealing with the special needs children who have very little danger understanding with heights so it was so anxiety inducing at a time that was already very scary for me to find that we had been placed in an upstairs unit . My parents were also NOT placed in the wheelchair room, and my disabled mother had to climb steps and not be able to use her wheelchair at all for 3 nights - this is hideous for someone who is a full time wheelchair user!!!!. She was not able to come up and help me with my children overnight as it was needed as she couldn't access our room! How does this happen? It actually really sucked for us all. The host was unable to rectify this situation because the motel was full, and we ended up having to make do. I don't feel like our needs were listened to or met at all and I was very frustrated at the situation and lack of help given when we were explicit on our needs when first booking, especially with also being proactive to call the day before to ensure our booking requests were being upheld. When people request certain things, either tell them you can't meet those requests or actually listen and ensure those requests are followed through when promised. There were an elderly couple in the wheelchair room, so why didn't they either tell us or them at the time of booking (whoever tried to book it last) that the wheelchair room wasn't available? I couldn't believe it. It left us feeling like they had taken our booking knowing they couldn't fullfill the requirements and hoped that it would be ok? well it wasn't o

Us and another couple came down to Dunedin to see Rod Stewart in concert and had a lovely time. I think it was 2x luxury studios we had. (21 and 22). Rooms were upstairs and looked down on a nice garden. We didn't hear any traffic noise. There is a fast lift to take you up there. Easy to use entry key and walked into a pleasant large room. Lots of space, very comfy large bed, heatpump, couch and decent tv, kitchen area was roomy if you needed it, including a single dish draw, 2x hobs and a microwave. The bathroom had a heated floor, sensor night light which I am now going to go and get one for home. Good shower and vanity. The only thing I would say is for the size of the main room we could of done with more storage shelves or draws for clothes, there was enough hanging space. And also the bathroom fan is super noisy if you are wanting to be in there without needing the fan but needing the light on. Also had decent mirrors in the main room and bathroom with good lighting. Very pleasant décor, no light through the curtains. I would highly recommend the Thai restaurant Buddha Stix which is right next to the motel. it is not part of the motel but we had very good wait staff who cooked promptly as we were short on time. Meals were very good and decent sizes and a very good menu. Parking was easy especially if you got in before they were full, just given a chit to put on the dash. Only met one lady and she was very pleasant and did me a big favor when I found I needed some printing done. Would have loved to have met the cat! Would highly recommend this motel as a place to stay and very handy location. Not to far from the stadium either, we taxied there for $20 in a corporate cab and walked home. We went out to Careys Historic hotel for lunch on our 1st day and highly recommend that also. A we way out but filled in the morning.