Hotel D'urville is a quaint boutique hotel with history. We were shocked to see that they were using the statue of God Shiva as a door stopper. God Shiva is respected and prayed too by Hindus across the world and the hotel is using his statue as a door stopper. This was highly highly offensive - we complained to the staff at front desk too. This is extremely culturally and religiously inappropriate. The front desk lady was polite and mentioned that they were unaware - she apologized too. But nothing was done and statue of Shiva was still the door stopper by the time we left the property. With a large thriving indian population in New Zealand, I am not sure if we are the first one who informed the hotel that they were disrespecting an entire religion but even if we were, I would have expected the hotel to fix their mistake immediately

Location

Was told that the bar and lounge would be available due to the kitchen being closed for remodeling. Neither Sunday or Monday neither was open. Very disappointing being we had an email saying they would be open for us.

Location is excellent and the Tiger Bar is lovely with great staff.

Blinds in the room letting all the street light in. Noisy seagulls nesting on the building nextdoor squawking all night. We didnt eat the breakfast it was a pretty poor offering, no staff around, help yourself to make plunger coffee - not really good enough.

breakfast was really good value

Location

No makeup mirror! 😆

Great simple breakfast, perfect location!

Nothing!

stylish rooms and friendly staff.

lighting in the room was quite dim.

central location. good choice of 2 different bar areas.

was all good

Central location, spacious comfortable room beautifully decorated. Would definitely recommend it. Good continental breakfast included. Good bar downstairs.

Nothing

great

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Location great. Staff were lovely. Clay makes a great cocktail.

Shower. Food in the restaurant not great.

Breakfast was fantastic, great selection, all fresh and delicious. Decor was lovely, period features and tastefully decorated in every room

The room we were in the bathroom door had open slates which meant no sound proofing

Breakfast was great. Bar people has the personality of bricks

Bar people has the personality of bricks

Location is brilliant, the hotel is tired but has a nice character

No lift, feels dated

We stayed in room 9. Nice room and comfy bed. Good continental breakfast. Would be good if the staff could offer espresso coffee - not sure if it was available or not. Great bar and restaurant. Food is great and the cocktails are not to be missed. The building is amazing and well presented with a lot of the heritage features preserved. Loved the grand staircase and chandelier.

Bathroom. Bit tight and shower leaked under the door. The shower is too big for the room - maybe install a shower box with a sealed door. Everything else was really good.

Location - parking available at no cost - nearby good restaurants / walking distance Bar was fun and good drinks Breakfast was very good

Bed mattress a bit soft

Great location with friendly staff. Amazing old building.

The shower needs a shower curtain, water just goes everywhere when in the shower. The extra single bed in the room really makes the room feel cramped. But I understand this was the only room available at the time.

Room was really lovely with plenty of facilities and a comfortable bed.

There was no service when we arrived, as most of the town is closed on a Monday, would have been worthwhile that we were warmed in advance that Hotel wasn’t ‘properly open’. we had no way of getting in… Breakfast was rather limited….

Location and cleanliness of the property. Located at a central location and used this hotel on the way to Picton to catch the ferry to Wellington. Restaurant and bar located in the premises is great and welcoming too.

French Provence interior in the bed room might not suit everyone but I certainly I liked the decor