Date |
Comment |
Name |
Town/Country |
17 May 2004 |
Our six night stay with you has been so pleasant and we will have no hesitation to recommend you. Your family atmosphere is excellent – Keep it up and good luck. |
Ray and Betty Johnson |
Te Awamutu |
27 May 2004 |
Very helpful and friendly people, great information also and very warm rooms too. |
Sue, Jeff and Jean |
New Plymouth |
4 Jun 2004 |
Thanks Eian, Trudy and co. There’s good reason for coming back here three times in as many weeks – great hospitality and a warm welcome every time. A beautiful old building, lovingly restored – thanks for everything. I’ll be back when I’m on a pleasure trip and not business! |
Richard Nichol |
Westport |
10 Jul 2004 |
Thank you so much for the excellent service and great hospitality, we will recommend your hotel to friends and family and we will be back. |
Eric and Henrietta |
Canada |
11 Jul 2004 |
Even though it was just for the night, you are a credit to the hospitality business. Thanks for everything. See you on a return trip sometime. |
Syd and Cath |
Taumarunui |
21 Jul 2004 |
A big thank you for your warm hospitality and friendliness. I have thoroughly enjoyed my stay in your very special hotel. |
Kate Phillips |
Hamilton |
9 Oct 2004 |
Cool place to stay, looking forward to coming back. Thanks for the good service. Well Done. |
Keith |
New Plymouth |
3 Nov 2004 |
Very pleasant ambience. Excellent and attentive service and delicious fish meals. |
HS |
Auckland |
3 Nov 2004 |
The Best food and hospitality Bar None! |
R Kidd |
Auckland |
11 Nov 2004 |
I had a lovely time here, it felt just like home! |
Tarja |
Finland |
12 Nov 2004 |
Lovely hotel, very friendly helpful owners. Will recommend it to everyone! |
Julie and Lee |
Malaysia |
12 Nov 2004 |
Art and I have enjoyed our time here. The food was excellent, the hospitality warm and our rooms cozy with all our needs serviced. I really appreciated your patience with my internet needs too! |
LeAnne and Art |
Napier |
22 Nov 2004 |
Our most comfortable and relaxing stay in NZ so far!! |
Louise and Mike |
Sydney |
24 Nov 2004 |
Thank you Eian and Trudy for your gracious hospitality and “the conversation.” What a fantastic job renovating the Victoria Railway Hotel. |
Dr Steve |
Eastern Kentucky |
8 Jan 2005 |
A magical place – comfort and charm with special attention to everyone’s individual needs. Exceptional meals so a really special place for us to remember from our travels in New Zealand. Well done, we enjoyed your hospitality. |
Rupert and Alida |
Sumboura Indonesia |
12 Jan 2005 |
Very lovely place to stay. Congratulations on your excellent refurbishments |
John and Cheryl |
Auckland |
18 Jan 2005 |
An absolutely wonderful stay from the minute we phoned to book, to walking out the door! |
Dana and Robert MacDowell |
Romford Essex
UK |
18 Jan 2005 |
Thank you for your warm and welcoming hospitality and for spoiling us so well. |
Jane Foster |
Auckland |
30 Jan 2005 |
A very pleasant and comfortably stay with excellent service. Thank you. |
Sheena and Bob Bogle |
UK |
6 Feb 2005 |
A real home from home – superb hospitality – highly recommended. |
Pete and Sue Thompson |
Sheffield
UK |
13 Feb 2005 |
Very comfortable, well-appointed and cheery accommodation – from the fine bone china, great tea selection to bath sheet towels. Very tasty meals. We would not hesitate to stay again or recommend it to our good friends. |
Cheryl Chevis, Edwin Serow |
USA |
20 Feb 2005 |
We came! We loved the hospitality! the owners! the rooms! the entire style of the hotel especially the social side and bar … See you next time. |
The Marsh family |
Australia |
21 Feb 2005 |
Superb location + brilliant restoration job by Trudy and Eian. Only here one night but could tell a really genuine lovely atmosphere pervades. |
Kevin Wood |
England |
21 Feb 2005 |
Very comfortable, great food and very warm welcome. |
Lois Bradford |
UK |
21 Feb 2005 |
Enjoyable stay, good hosts, and great food. Thanks |
Norman and Judy Moss |
Jersey Channel Islands |
22 Feb 2005 |
Fantastic hotel, would recommend it to anyone. |
Bernie Napp |
NZ |
28 Feb 2005 |
Thank you so much for excellent accommodation and taking care of us. |
Ina, Kurt, Tea oTaran |
Norway |
4 Mar 2005 |
I’ve stayed all over the world and this is the BEST hotel I have ever stayed in! |
Rob |
Perth WA |
8 Mar 2005 |
Lovely hotel. Good food, friendly atmosphere. Thanks to you both. |
Lynda and Bob Fletcher |
Lincoln UK |
13 Mar 2005 |
This has been a real pleasure. Your gracious hospitality has made us feel at home and relaxed. The dinner was perfect! Thanks so much. All our best. |
Wendy and Charles Plotkin |
California |
25 Mar 2005 |
Really lovely stay! And delicious venison – see you again sometime I hope. |
John and Ruth Ashe |
Canberra Australia |
27 Mar 2005 |
Very nice place, we liked the friendly atmosphere and feel like home. Thanks a million. |
Nechama and Mikl Rosenberg |
Israel |
7 Apr 2005 |
Tremendous place to stay. Warm, welcoming friendly atmosphere and every Delicious 5 star meal, and even a bus fare saved, you should get more recognition |
Rosemary and Max Jordan |
Melbourne Australia |
3 Jun 2005 |
Cold weather, but this hotel is warm and comfy! I enjoyed the hospitality and the food was first rate! Thank you very much. |
V & A Alcorn |
Wellington |
12 Jun 2005 |
Thank you for your true Southern hospitality. I hope it is possible one day for a return visit – but these memories will last. Kind regards and best wishes. |
Fleur Lindsay and Karen Mandel |
Auckland |
14 Jun 2005 |
Great night easily one of the best places we have stayed in. Thanks. |
Daniel & Cheri Main |
Auckland |
16 Jun 2005 |
Thank you for a wonderful stay. The dinner was beautiful. Best place we’ve stayed. Excellent hospitality
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Michelle & Amanda |
Australia |
21 Jun 2005 |
Thanks a mill for the great hospitality – you made our stay here very pleasant, and the meal on Monday was fab! |
Julie and Tomas |
Dublin Ireland |
21 Jun 2005 |
Trudy and Eian thanks for a wonderful time. Hospitality was 1 st class. I was made to feel so welcome, I can’t thank you enough. |
Tony Murray |
Newport South Wales |
27 Aug 2005 |
Great stay, very comfortable, awesome atmosphere. Thanks heaps. Will recommend you to others and next time I’m in town I will stay again. |
Rod Gribble New Zealand Customs |
Auckland |
3 Sep 2005 |
Great place to stay – lovely and central and friendly hosts. Thanks heaps. |
John Nieper & Kim Wilson |
Hokitika |
9 Sep 2005 |
Friendly welcoming hosts, very comfortable place. Thank you for a wonderful stay, will be recommending your hotel. |
Marie Waite |
Taranaki |
16 Sep 2005 |
Enjoyed our experience plus plus. What a great find - fabulous service and care. We will be recommend you to friends and fellow travelers to the deep south. Thank you. |
Alan & Lynda Bougen |
Mt Maunganui |
29 Sep 2005 |
What an awesome place. Eian and Trudy are wonderful hosts and Trudy’s cooking is to die for. Thank you both so much! |
Dianne |
Auckland |
14 Oct 2005 |
Our hotel here was a castle and our hosts were worthy of a NZ medal of honour! Thanks. |
Margaret & John Munro |
Herbert |
15 Oct 2005 |
Thank you so much for your care and hospitality. This would have to be the nicest place I have stayed. I will be telling everyone! ! ! |
Robyn Munro (Burt Munro’s granddaughter) |
Hawkes Bay |
15 Oct 2005 |
Thanks so much for your wonderful hospitality – you really do go that extra mile. |
Joy Rycroft (Burt’s granddaughter) |
Wellington |
18 Oct 2005 |
Thank you so much for a fantastic experience! We loved this place. Thanks for the Laundry as well. |
Roger, Sheryl & Amanda Harkert & Robyn Safford |
America |
5 Nov 2005 |
Best place we’ve stayed in. |
Dianne Ryneston |
Sydney Australia |
5 Nov 2005 |
What a find! Thank you so much. |
Dion Rae & Ngaire Smith |
Christchurch |
23 Dec 2005 |
Lovely and a very pleasant surprise. |
Ann & Don Daly |
England |
6 Jan 2006 |
Friendly hosts – great accommodation and food. Highly recommendable. |
Pamela Atkinson
Jane Trilling |
Nelson
Florida USA |
9 Jan 2006 |
Very stylish hotel – many thanks for your hospitality, we had a great time. |
The Easterfields |
UK |
11 Jan 2006 |
Remarkable hotel! Well done. |
John Simpson |
UK |
16 Jan 2006 |
Fantastic! The best hotel in the South. |
Don McIntyre |
Napier |
29 Jan 2006 |
Beautiful atmosphere – wonderful amenities. Thank you. |
Lance & Christine Cryer |
Thames |
5 Feb 2006 |
This must be the best stopover in town. Everything I could wish for in a small hotel. Just Super. |
Ron Williams & Liz Stevens |
Isle of Man |
12 Feb 2006 |
A little gem. So glad we found you. |
B & B Tilley |
England |
14 Feb 2006 |
At last GREAT PILLOWS!!! I will be back. |
Elysia |
Christchurch |
25 Feb 2006 |
Thank you for such hospitality – a delicious meal and lovely coffee at breakfast. |
John & Sue Pugh |
UK |
25 Feb 2006 |
Enjoyed the stay very much and I loved that delicious meal I had. Thank you |
Barbara Eichele |
Germany |
4 Mar 2006 |
The service was excellent, over exceeded our expectations. We have thoroughly enjoyed our stay and will definitely be back in the near future. The food was great!!! |
Pagani Crew |
Auckland , Hamilton, Thames. |
1 Apr 2006 |
Loved the atmosphere, hospitality, lovely hosts. |
Joyleen & Brent Bailey |
Hastings |
5 Apr 2006 |
Beautiful old building. Wonderful hospitality. |
Justine & Sel Neal |
Tauranga |
13 Apr 2006 |
Second stay – lovely host & hostess – oysters were fabulous and a most comfortable bed. |
Noeline & Edwin Munro |
Snells Beach |
21 Apr 2006 |
Thank you for your kind hospitality. We had a lovely stay. |
Iain & Kelly |
Wanaka |
25 Apr 2006 |
Amazing room – excellent hospitality – will return. |
Lorraine & Dave Mildon |
Warkworth |
30 Apr 2006 |
We wish we’d stayed longer! Great food, & good company! |
Alan & Naomi Klahn |
Queensland Australia |
3 May 2006 |
Wonderful overnight stay – should have been longer. We will return. |
Fred & Edna Eyles |
Queensland Australia |
7 May 2006 |
Gorgeous place, super food, will try and come again. Very pleasant hosts! |
Linda & Francis Marshall |
Nelson |
13 Sep 2006 |
Really enjoyed our stay – good service & lovely meals. Thank you. |
Rex & Barbara |
Walton , England |
18 Sep 2006 |
Thanks for a most pleasant stay in your lovely hotel, wonderful food, and great company. |
John & Annette Hicks |
Adelaide Australia |
29 Sep 2006 |
Excellent beers! |
R Robinson |
Burwood, Sydney |
12 Oct 2006 |
A pleasure! Perfect hosts!!! |
Irene & James Gilfillan |
Dunoon , Scotland |
29 Oct 2006 |
Great hosts, building and sleep! Thank you. |
Dolina Barker |
Akaroa |
30 Oct 2006 |
Enjoyable staying here! |
Tada Takeaki |
Tokoyo Japan |
4 Nov 2006 |
Great hosts, meal wonderful! You’ve thought of everything. |
John & Sandra Anderson |
Scotland |
8 Nov 2006 |
Wonderful, comfortable. |
Chris Tulin |
Colorado , USA |
14 Nov 2006 |
Great place incredible hospitality. Thanks |
Pete Collins (TR group) |
Wellington |
30 Nov 2006 |
Wonderful food and hospitality! Thanks. |
John & Helen McKerney |
Willow Park , Australia |
6 Dec 2006 |
Superb! Excellent! And Great venison!!! |
Shayne Newell |
Wanganui |
22 Dec 2006 |
Great hotel, and breakfast of champions!!! |
Maria & Brent Ritchie |
Australia |
11 Jan 2007 |
Thank you very much for looking after us so very well. We had lovely meals, a good sleep and lost of good advice! In short we were well looked after! Thanks again. |
Hanneke, Rosemarie, Jaap |
Holland |
22 Jan 2007 |
Lovely and lovingly restored hotel filled with the charm and personality of the warmly friendly host and hostess. We will be back one day! |
Karrin & Ken Burnham |
Colarado USA |
31 Jan 2007 |
Most impressed especially with the attention to detail. Great service. All the best. |
Di & Ed Davies |
Dunedin |
1 Feb 2007 |
Very enjoyable stay – friendly hospitality. We liked the atmosphere. |
Sunmin & Kees |
Australia |
2 Feb 2007 |
Great stay, wonderful reception, dream of a bathroom. |
Ian & Mary Goodrick |
Devon UK |
4 Feb 2007 |
Thank you very much for the great welcome and hospitality. We had a most comfortable stay and enjoyed your company. |
Maureen & Tony May |
Chichester UK |
5 Feb 2007 |
A warm and friendly welcome, comfortable and clean rooms and an excellent breakfast. Thank you very much. |
Joan & Dave Davison |
S Wales UK |
26 Feb 2007 |
Very friendly welcome. Very comfortable and beautiful building. |
Jeanie & Paul |
America |
28 Feb 2007 |
Wonderful place with lovely hosts, I’ll be back. |
Jane Broughton |
Waihi Beach |
28 Feb 2007 |
Super hotel, great staff and great food. |
Maurice & Jean Beach |
Reigate UK |
4 Mar 2007 |
Very warm welcome with comfortable amenities |
Janet Laurie |
Scotland |
4 Mar 2007 |
Nice, warm, family welcome: - excellent service, good choice of entertainment, and very comfortable rooms. Very impressive! Keep up the good work. |
Leon Fotheringham |
Scotland |
9 Apr 2007 |
Old fashioned gracious living – thank you. |
Harry & Marcia |
Swindon UK |
14 Apr 2007 |
Fabulous dinner & lots of charm and old fashioned friendliness. A highlight. Thanks |
Susan & Peter Guelph |
Ontario Canada |
17 Apr 2007 |
Fantastic – best hospitality ever!!! Thank you Trudy and Eian and great food! |
Anne & Bob |
Mississippi USA |
23 Apr 2007 |
Had a most enjoyable stay – thank you kindly for you great hospitality! |
Michael & Sarah |
New York USA |
30 Apr 2007 |
Wonderful place !!! Very homely and delicious breakfast – great hospitality. |
Andrea & Jen |
Tucson Arizona, USA |
5 May 2007 |
Thanks Trudy and Eian for a wonderful stay and the fantastic hospitality. Cheers. |
Simon |
Napier |
7 May 2007 |
What a warm and wonderful place to stay – everything is top quality and done with care. It feels like staying with friends. |
M Bentson |
Devonport, Auckland |
15 May 2007 |
Thank you for the lovely warm room and the great service. |
Greta Connell |
Wanaka |