Access * 1 star. Parking is available at $27 per day in a car park building one block away. You will need to be a confident driver for the car park building and if you have mobility issues arrange drop off and pick up as there are steep inclines both way. The parking is also very confusing (block driveway, send someone in with luggage and to get parking card, find out floor and building, go park car, return)
Staff ***** 5 star. Great front of house staff - managing irate clients who believed parking to be included, staying calm under fire. Helpful housekeeping, clean and tidy rooms.
Rooms *** 3 star. These could easily be 4 or even 5 star with some attention. The lounge and dining space in the 2 bedroom apartment is huge and some super sized comfy chairs would be a joy. The air conditioner kept turning itself off, carpet was wrinkly, curtains/blinds did not pull closed (and should be black outs), fixed furnishings are out of date and the showers need domes to stop ceiling sweats. Dump the art (replace with large photos or paintings of wellington) and upsize the television.
Beds *****5 star. Super comfortable. All of us slept well in crisp linens and well weighted comforters.
Location *****5 stars. The parking is painful but you enter the apartments from the Terraces or the 6th floor. Pop back and go to ground to find yourself just a couple of blocks from the Wharf, an easy walk to Te Papa or great shopping.