208 Esplande 208 The Esplanade, 7300 Kaikoura, New Zealand
#6 of 32 hotels in Kaikoura
Guests' ChoiceBased on 191 hotel reviews
9.0Cleanliness
9.5
Comfort
9.6
Location
9.6
Facilities
9.4
Staff
9.2
Value for money
8.9
Free WiFi
9.4
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 31 January 2022
Jamie
New Zealandeverything was fine
we didnt get the breakfast
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 23 January 2022
Andrew
New ZealandThe bathroom fan was a bit noisy.
The view from the room was wonderful - even seen a pod of dolphins from our room. Nice walk to town or to the pub for a feed. Quiet even though it’s on the main road. Clean and comfortable. Owners friendly.
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 16 January 2022
Caroline
New Zealandno complaints
yeah
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 16 January 2022
Suzette
AustraliaNothing
Location - on beach Comfortable bed Friendly hosts
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 12 January 2022
Christie
New ZealandNil
A great view
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 9 January 2022
Jodie
New ZealandN/a
Nice location across from the beach. Clean and comfortable. Lyn is the best host!
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 6 January 2022
Suzanne
New Zealandamazing service and the bed was sooooo comfy
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 5 January 2022
Daniel
New ZealandClose to town, friendly owners, clean and very nice accommodation. Highly recommend.
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 4 January 2022
Wendy
SingaporeAll fantastic Thanks 😊
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 30 December 2021
Jesse
New ZealandThe WIFI was pretty bad. Slow and kept disconnecting.
Stayed in December 2021
Reviewed: 23 December 2021
Ian
United KingdomNothing
Excellent location for the beach, comfortable and clean room. Great hosts
Stayed in December 2021
Reviewed: 8 December 2021
Mary
New ZealandLocation, good sized room and comfy bed
Stayed in November 2021
Reviewed: 7 November 2021
Lisa
New ZealandSuper clean and well maintained motel.
Stayed in November 2021
Reviewed: 18 October 2021
Rachel
New ZealandExcellent. Roomy unit with well thought out & appointed design, everything you might need for 1 night or a week's stay. Kitchen allows you to cook a meal for 4 and unit has heat pump & good installation for the colder winter months . Lyn & Paul go the extra mile to make sure you feel at home. And of course the view of Kaikoura is awesome
That we had to leave & go home after only 1 night
Stayed in October 2021
Reviewed: 1 October 2021
Alex
New ZealandNothing.
The owners Lyn and Paul are fabulous hosts. Beautiful setting.
Stayed in October 2021
Reviewed: 15 August 2021
Graeme
New ZealandLocation, staff and cleanliness
Stayed in August 2021
Reviewed: 19 July 2021
Walker
New ZealandPeaceful, stunning views from the room, friendly hosts. Room was spotless, great kitchen amenities, very comfortable bed.
Stayed in July 2021
Reviewed: 12 May 2024
Sue
New ZealandToo expensive for what you get
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 7 April 2024
Vijaya
New ZealandRude staff behaviour - it's the lady owner who was judgemental and was racial to our food and culture. She welcome us questioning of booing via booking.com , mentioning about the percentage of amount goes to booking.com. besides ,evenif kitchen was included at the room ,she brought up the limitations of food items that can cooked inside the room .. said to us " no Indian food " and asking weird questions like what sort of food you eat in a rude tone when I counter with her arguments. The main blame was the aroma of spices which is not Ok for her. Even if she had that issue,the best way to do is to put this on booking.com with a detailed description,so that consumers like us would get an idea. She also threatened that she could take extra one day charge of room we cook Indian food for just cooking Indian food. God sake , she ruined our time, felt really awful about her behaviour. I was about to write a review before to help with any Asians ,who would be booking this property ,can possibly have an impact with her behaviour. When we left , she was happy to see a clean room ,as we already decided not to cook prior to our journey. Booing.com should take necessary steps to protect your consumers rights. Thanks.
The room is great with excellent view . No comments regarding this.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 26 January 2023
Li
AustraliaThere were insects on the bed and we were not allowed to check in even minutes early.
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 5 July 2022
Lowrie
New ZealandAlgood
Location great
Stayed in July 2022
Reviewed: 4 June 2022
Holly
IndonesiaThe owner of this business checked us in and was quite abrasive, first for using booking .Com called your company liars and cheaters and stealing all her and our money and ours then she got on us for being late which I had not listed a time of arrival and we arrive at 7:15 and their office stays open till 8. . Then when. I asked about a clearly listed amenity both in the booking site and on their own site she said no she couldn’t provide that - I had asked for chair to sit on the patio which was one of the reasons we booked this property was to sit out on the patio. She said we could use the attached benches that were turned sideways and that were metal benches not facing the ocean. I asked if we could then move the chairs from inside to outside and she said no and was quite rude about the whole situation. I told her they probably should just take her booking off Booking.com if she has such a big problem with it. And then I went and looked and saw that the same pictures were exactly describing her property on her own website. Really bad advertising and really bad customer service I could not really recommend this hotel as there are lots of other options that I hope would treat their customers better.
The location was great. We booked the place for the ocean front view and the lovely patios with chairs to take in the views, Room was nice very well heated and nice kitchen area.
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: 31 May 2022
Nzbruin
New ZealandOwner gruff and nosy. Told me we were silly to have booked through Booking.com. Insisted on having me read menu for restaurant they were promoting. Showed us the unit while giving instructions at breakneck speed.
Well equipped and reasonably modern. Smart TV but no Sky. Acceptably comfortable. Quiet location.
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: 6 July 2021
Leanne
New ZealandThe beds were not comfortable The couches were not comfortable
Great view, great shower, good location and parking
Stayed in July 2021
Reviewed: 3 June 2024
Jude
New ZealandThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in June 2024
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