We stayed here for a couple of days as part of our NZ tour. We arrived early from the Christchurch train, but were welcomed by the owner, and although the room was being cleaned, we were allowed to store our luggage.

Our room was super, with an impressive view over Kaikoura and its surrounding mountains. It was clean and bright, with an immaculately clean en-suite shower room, supplied with a generous amount of toiletries. The guests were supplied with a fridge containing complimentary wine and beer! In the morning we were supplied with an excellent freshly cooked breakfast.

We were made very welcome here, and given a lift back to the station on the day of our departure. We would thoroughly recommend Nickau Lodge to anybody staying in the area.

We stayed for one night and had a lovely room with a great view. Walking distance from restaurants and bars and very kind and helpful hosts. I was able to use their washing machine which was so useful and we enjoyed their complimentary wine/beer/milk from the fridge on the landing for guests to access. I also used an area of the fridge in the office for some items we were keeping for picnics. Breakfast was great too and they were happy for us to be extra early due to our dolphin tour.

Nikki Lodge has fantastic views of the mountains and Kaikoura Bay. It’s just a short walk to the seafront and the majority of the restaurants. I was in the Crayfish room which is beautifully appointed.

Breakfast was superb and lasted me all day.

Couple of things which weren’t ideal:

The property is really close to State Highway 1 which traffic use well into the night. If you aren’t able to zone out the traffic this might not be the property for you as the room gets very hot and you may want to leave the windows open.

Earplugs are provided but I didn’t use them as I eventually filtered out the noise. There is a ceiling fan if you want to shut the windows but I found I was cold when it was on. Despite all of this I did sleep well.

The hosts are lovely, friendly people and were very happy to offer a lift back to the station on the day I left.