“A solid hotel with the best location in the city”

Having spent 17 nights here, i feel i know the hotel fairly well. The location is the best in the city. The excellent airport bus drops you on Lambton Quay, one block over, a 2 minute walk from the hotel ( get off at Panama Street ). The bus operates every 15 minutes, and takes 30 minutes. It’s N... more

Having spent 17 nights here, i feel i know the hotel fairly well. The location is the best in the city. The excellent airport bus drops you on Lambton Quay, one block over, a 2 minute walk from the hotel ( get off at Panama Street ). The bus operates every 15 minutes, and takes 30 minutes. It’s NZD 6.00, and you pay the driver, either in cash, or by credit card. Also on Lambton is a terrific Countdown Supermarket - again, only 3 minutes walk. Next to the supermarket is the cable car that takes you to the botanical garden. In the other direction, you are only a 5 minute walk from the waterfront, and a 10 minute walk from the Te Papa, national heritage museum, admission free, and on the waterfront. If you exit the hotel to your right, you are only a 10 minute walk to the train station, and likewise, a 10 minute walk to the “Beehive”, which is the house of parliament. You can take 1-hour, free, guided tours of the latter - make a reservation online. Breakfast at the hotel is not exceptional, but perfectly adequate. The supervisor, Alice, does a great job, and overall, the staff was very sweet. All my experiences with the reception staff were positive, and Jordine, in particular, was extremely customer-oriented. Overall, this is a very solid hotel, and were i to return, this is where I would stay.

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“Good Budget Value”

This is by far the best Ibis I have stayed at. Rooms are very well maintained, clean and bigger than any other Ibis I have stayed in. Shower pressure was a bit hit and miss but hot enough. The hotel is older but tidy and in a fantastic location. Only limited parking at the hotel but plenty of opt... more

This is by far the best Ibis I have stayed at. Rooms are very well maintained, clean and bigger than any other Ibis I have stayed in. Shower pressure was a bit hit and miss but hot enough. The hotel is older but tidy and in a fantastic location. Only limited parking at the hotel but plenty of options close by to choose from.

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“One of the better Ibis hotels”

The room / stay was as advertised and easily met my expectations. Staff at all levels were friendly and helpful. The city centre location is great. The std Ibis room was ok / adequate but was good value for Wellington. The included full buffet breakfast was excellent. Separate evening dining ther... more

The room / stay was as advertised and easily met my expectations. Staff at all levels were friendly and helpful. The city centre location is great. The std Ibis room was ok / adequate but was good value for Wellington. The included full buffet breakfast was excellent. Separate evening dining there was also pleasing. My only gripe was that the room thermostat achieved nothing and the room was a too warm 22 - 24 C all the time. Wellington had its hottest ever Jan day while I was there = 30 C so maybe this was part of the problem but the bed quilt supplied was way too hot to use.

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“Average hotel - get plastic card key as wood don't work in 'lights slot'”

Average property. Probably wouldn't stay there again. Carpet was ripped and frayed in our room - needs a good update. No safe in the room. They have wooden card keys which I'm sure are for looks and maybe environmentally friendly. When we got to our room, we weren't able to get our lights to work... more

Average property. Probably wouldn't stay there again. Carpet was ripped and frayed in our room - needs a good update. No safe in the room. They have wooden card keys which I'm sure are for looks and maybe environmentally friendly. When we got to our room, we weren't able to get our lights to work by putting the card key in the slot. Upon returning to the front desk, the gal said 'oh yea, sometimes those wood card keys don't work in the slot' and she gave me a regular plastic card key. Why not do that right away so a tired traveler doesn't haven't to go down 7 floors to get an answer to a problem.

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