Shakespeare House Reviews

The hotel proprietress is enthusiastic and will introduce you to the surrounding area, introduce the main attractions on the way to the fjord park, help us inquire about local traffic conditions, and repeatedly remind us to drive slowly and pay attention to safety. Because she is not hard of hearing, she also took the trouble to write for us to read, which is really great Thanks. The restaurant introduced also has good food and is a popular restaurant in the town. Although we were in time for the 10 o'clock boat time, we were unable to order breakfast from his restaurant that was highly recommended by our friends. However, early in the morning, the boss and his wife were busy in the restaurant. Thanks.

Te Anau is the gateway to trips going up to Milford Sound so this is why we stayed here. Good location and only a 10 minute walk down to the large lake and then a wander into town. The bed room part was pretty cramped but the compact shower room worked well and the shower was good. We were disappointed with the included continental breakfast. Definitely a budget version and not brilliant quality. We booked on *********** and the room description wasn't quite accurate. The room did not have a tumble dryer or a fridge. There was however a good sized communal sharing fridge in the lobby area. If you needed any laundry doing then there was a $10 NZ charge per load.

Here are the few reasons why I strongly suggested you find another option. It feels like it was a old motel being renovated. The indoor living room was very cold in april and furniture quit outdated. The bathroom is extremely small, can barley move and extremely cold, no heating. The windows? I had a small one with natural light and a bigger one facing the indoor living room so no natural light at all. The walls are paper thin, i heard everything that was going on in the bedroom next time. As for their “rules kitchen “ be aware to read them if u go there. My bad: i did not. The kitchen can only be used by guests from 11am til 8pm. That’s it. I wasn’t aware tho that when it’s breakfast time which is 7am til 8h30am, even if the kitchen is open, you are NOT allowed to make yourself something you would like to eat either eggs or anything. You eat whatever is there which isn’t much: canned fruits, i didn’t see anything fresh, bread, a muffin cake style and cereal and yogurt. I learned it the hard way by misunderstanding this aspect of breakfast and not computerizing in my brain that breakfast ends at 8h30 and i showed up at 8h10-15 and asking to the old lady doing the dishes if i could get 2 slices of bread as it was 8h35 so i was apparently 5 minutes late. I will pass on how rude this old lady was towards me, enough that i asked for a refund for the 2 nights i had left there and i left. There is a way to interact with guests that travel across the world to come visit NZ like i did. Of course as a solo female traveller i stood up for myself and defended myself. I no longer felt safe and at peace so i left. I had never seen anywhere in the world breakfast time for 1h30 with no flexibility when you are dealing with travellers. So definitely i recommend my felllow travellers to look for a better option…

This B&B is located a good 10 minute walk from the Town Centre and a couple of minutes from Lake Te Anau. We found the owners very keen to share their local knowledge and routes to other areas of Southland. Adequate continental breakfast, with a cooked option available at a daily extra cost of $15. Our room was comfortable.

We stayed two nights. It was clean and comfortable. There was limited parking onsite but plenty in the street. The room was ok, but the bathroom was small and the sink was the size you’d expect in a cloakroom. No plug provided. Walls were thin and you could hear noise in adjoining rooms. Cooked breakfast was ok, but nothing special. In summary it was ok but nothing special and did not match some of the excellent accommodation we have stayed in in South Island.

It’s a pleasant enough location but maybe a little far to walk into town easily. It was also very clean. That’s the best I can say though. The narrow ground further bedroom (and ours was one of a few that were similarly positioned) had a small exterior window, but the light and any view were obscured by a large bush. This made the room very gloomy and dark. Two other opaque windows were heavily frosted and let in some light from a wide covered corridor that had some seating. The corridor was also being used as an area to dry bed linen when we arrived. There was insufficient lighting in the bedroom to read anything printed. The ambience of our bedroom was dark, dingy and depressing. It was, by far, the worst place we’d stayed in during our two week holiday in South Island. The bed was very soft, felt old and was most unsupportive. Water pressure in the tiny shower/wc room basin was very poor, which didn’t help the ridiculously long cold leg for the hot water to come through. The shower unit was an unusual one with a metal floor and a thin flexible plastic door that seemed to be on a vertical roller. Cheap and nasty, but at least the ancient looking shower worked. I cannot imagine anyone wanting to spend any more time in the bedroom than absolutely necessary. The continental breakfast was a parsimonious lacklustre offering which finished at 8.30 - never had such an early cut-off before. Obviously done to suit the owners, not the paying guests. I cannot understand why the facility had such good reviews. Maybe all the reviewers stayed in the only front bedroom that had a view, a decent amount of natural light and looked ok. In all, we could never recommend this place other than as a low budget B&B, but it was too expensive to be budget accommodation.

We've stayed here several times over the years. The owners are very knowledgeable about the area. Our room was large and airy. Noise from other rooms was a problem with giggling girls late at night. There is a guest refrigerator which was nice to have and we were able to do laundry. Breakfast could be better. You have to pay extra for anything cooked so there was little protein available. Some boiled eggs would have been nice, as well as some decaf coffee. We could have used some body lotion, too. We'll stay here again.

Excellent, Great location, easy pick up for a trip to Milford Sound Terrific hosts. Breakfast is included, but pay a little extra for a full breakfast. Just near the water, stunning views. 2 hours to Milford Sound. Makes for a great day trip.

Great location, spacious room and ensuite plus the option to relax in the lounge area outside your room. The breakfast was great just what we needed to fuel up for a day of activities. They have a share fridge you can keep your drinks and food in, filtered water and even wine glasses plus they are happy for you to use the kitchen to make your meals if you don’t want to eat out. But the best thing is the hosts - they went out of their way to return my passport to me, that I’d dropped behind the bed, for that I am forever grateful, Yvonne Perth WA

We thoroughly enjoyed our 2 night stay at this super comfortable B and B. We had the front room which was huge and spotlessly clean. The room had a king and single bed so plenty of space to spread out. The hosts were very obliging and friendly from the welcome to chatting over breakfast. We had been staying in motels on our road trip so it was nice to talk to locals and other travellers. Parking within the property was a bonus. Like other reviews have mentioned, the kitchen and its contents are there to be used if so desired. We chose to drive into town for a meal and luckily had booked days ahead as reservations were scarce. Thanks for a great stay. The 5 stars are well deserved.

Great stay at a value for money accommodation! Special shout out to Nathan and Liz - hosts and owners. Made us welcome and pointed us in the right direction for all the right trips and places to go. Great hosts. The location is 100m from the lake shore and an easy 10 minute stroll to town! Just right. Special mention is that the facilities are spotless. We had a great sleep in an excellent bed.

Lovely B&B with comfortable bed and room was clean. Lovely shower. The owners were very helpful and provided a good breakfast, even catering for coeliac gluten-free free food. Would recommend it to anyone. The only thing they need to do a bit more is to sweep the courtyard.

Absolutely spotlessly clean and comfortable…. From the moment I checked in with Nathan to the time I reluctantly said farewell to Liz & Nathan I felt so relaxed & comfortable … I received a run down on the facilities of the House & also info on where to eat & suggested tours etc …. Local knowledge is always the BEST …my room was Rozlind & had a queen bed + Single … plenty of space for 2 nights ( wish I’d stayed longer) such an exquisite area to view … Thanks again Liz & Nathan for your kindness & great advice …. See u in 2024 I hope !!! 👌 Craig

Was only there for one night but without too many tourists around we had a very peaceful rest. We chose the Kiwi breakfast as an extra and it was delicious. It was nice to chat with the hosts, Liz and Nathan who were able to give help with a question from our travels (which you have to guess) . The answer is Manapouri sewerage plan.