I would avoid booking with this hotel - on 29 October we booked a 1 night stay for a trip in February 2024 ( requiring payment in full up front) but due to a change of plan, cancelled the booking on 5 November . We received confirmation of the cancellation from the Hotel on 7 November confirming that the cost would be refunded back to the credit card. Despite several follow up communications no refund has been received - this smacks of incompetence or worse
OMG! Have you been refunded? Please call the hotel and select 3 for reservations if not.
The Kaikoura Boutique Hotel is located in an enviable position right on the beachfront in Kaikoura close to the town and all its amenities and attractions. The property itself is charming and well presented, offering lodgings but also open as a champagne/cocktail bar to the general public. We were only in Kaikoura for 2 nights for a pre booked whale watching tour and picked this place due to its close proximity. Our room in the main house was large, well equipped and immaculate with exquisite views from our own private terrace. By this point we’d been travelling a solid 13 days so were bored of constantly eating out for breakfast lunch and dinner. Instead we opted to buy a few beers and picky bits and have dinner on our terrace enjoying the amazing mountain and sea views. The owner was extremely lovely and welcoming and gave us lots of tips and suggestions on how to spend a very rainy day in the town. I would definitely recommend this hotel to anyone planning a stay in Kaikoura.
I struggled selecting a hotel for our anniversary celebration in Kaikoura, but am so pleased that I booked the Kaikoura Boutique Hotel. We had a beautiful room and balcony overlooking the ocean. The service was great and the continental breakfast was perfect.
A wonderful place to stay on the waterfront Hospitality by the owner and
staff is first class The cheeseboard ( with the Martini if you wish ) is to die for . Overall the trip up from Christchurch for a meeting was capped off with the night in the Hotel
We stayed at the Kaikoura Boutique Hotel in a historic waterfront room and what a total delight the entire experience proved to be! I wish we had booked an additional night - we will next time! After living in Aotearoa New Zealand for over a decade, this is easily the best hotel accommodation we have stayed in here ... and we've travelled alot. The room was excellent: spacious, warm on arrival, excellent bathroom, immaculately clean, view of the mountains to the left and ocean in front, great bed and an easy 15 minute walk to the Pier Hotel. We enjoyed great cocktails in the cosy bar and the breakfast downstairs is not to be missed and really great value: a lovely cafe atmosphere, excellent barista coffee and cut above bread, fruit, muesli, yoghurt and eggs. Add to this an incredibly warm welcome and farewell from Jen who looked after us throughout. This place is a cut above and we'll be back.
Thanks for your beautiful and kind words. Love it when the hotel delivers the experience we strive for.
Also, a big thanks for staying with us during Winter. Kaikoura is a seasonal tourist town that does it tough off-peak. Having travellers like you around literally ensures we survive, in every sense of the word.
See you again we all hope, Jen x
PS It's thanks to feedback like yours and others over recent months that it feels like we might be past those occasional covid-inspired "staff issues" - fingers firmly crossed :)
