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2.5 out of 5
The Old Nurses Home Guesthouse
104 Shiel Street, Reefton, West Coast

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 27 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 52 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Halina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was as described
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leslie, Taupo

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great accommodate, ecomonical, unique and spacious - never stayed in a nurses home before. Huge kitchen and lots of quiet lounge spaces. Handy to Dawsons and Reefton Hotel for meals. Reefton is worth staying a night or two.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Janie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
The convenience
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Warwick

Travelled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Never slept in a nurses home before full of character and after 7 hours of biking by from Murchison it was a surprise to find a bath for a long soak
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Business traveller
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed a number of times and will be back
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was quirky because of the purpose it was built for but had all the facilities we expected, although it would have been nice to have single-sex bathrooms (lots of hot water though). Kitchen had everything we needed, room was comfortable and grounds were pretty. Very convenient for the town centre. Staff were very friendly and helpful especially the groundsman who sorted out a mix-up with our key.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Shane

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Wasn’t happy as ordered a room for two adults but only got a single bed
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great blend of history and convenience. Comfy rooms, nice lounge and kitchen. Handy location.Good value for money. Some additional kitchen items like a coffee plunger would have been handy.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

desmond

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
As I have stated we have no complaints whatsoever and would recommend it to any one ,thank you
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Julie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
nice old stye property
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Warm and clean. Thank yoi
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Ena

Disliked: Staff & service
The property was clean & good for what you pay. Sarah was fantastic & was friendly & helpful. Chontelle (Manager?) on the other hand, wasn't. She stated that I should be more resilient travelling on my own & I shouldn't be fazed by the lack of women not staying there. And that most of the men worked for a good company & were respectful. Then said I was lucky she replied. I didnt feel lucky. NEWSFLASH some of the most abhorrent rapists & murders have been charming & respectful! Im not saying they were but the point is being respectful doesnt deter someone coming into your room at night or stealing your stuff. Locked doors & windows do. This appalling comment was made because I asked for a secure room for myself & my property & the room wasn't. I only discovered this when I was about to go to bed around 9pm. An appalling thing for a woman to say to another woman. Sarah showed more concern for my wellbeing than Chontelle did. I left in the middle of the night because if the Manager says this, it indicates a lack of concern for her women patrons & that made me feel unsafe. I asked for my money back, but again, the customer service was lacking. Expedia said because the booking was completed, it was out of their hands. It wasnt completed by me, I left during the early hours. NEVER AGAIN.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

Jamie

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Rooms were very cold, no heating. You can hear everyone on the same floor which may it hard to sleep. Property is very run down, definitely would not stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent place to stay. Lots of character and very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Character, historic
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

H

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good
Friendly staff, had everything we needed.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mere

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karina

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Joanna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, good value for money. Very helpful, pleasant staff, grounds very well cared for and attractive, easy parking..
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Lynne, Numurkah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Was clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

colin

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Best stay so far in NZ. A very charming place. Comfy beds and very clean. Handy to walk to the A&P show and to the shops.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Delvin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
This room one of only two was wellappoited

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

6/10 Okay

kerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Nice istoric building but bathrooms very tired, and noisy guests kept me awake
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jenny

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lots of character and space. Well equipped and relaxed place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value for the price Well maintained
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Vincent

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

8/10 Good

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Character accommodation in Reefton
It’s the second time we have stayed here. Great location, walking distance to town & a magnificent Sequoia over the road. Lovely old building with lots of history & character. Great for groups as options for own room but shared lounge/kitchen/etc for communal activities.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

Matthew

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Job
Come over for a golf tournament and was a great place to stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is an historical building. Funky and fun. Love the well equipped kitchen, and the communal living area.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Interesting, historic place to stay
Great location, interesting building with lots of history. A great place for large groups looking for individual rooms, communal kitchen & lounge, etc
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
You show this picture and when we arrived the room was nothing like this it was one room with a Queen bed and no private bathroom. The picture you show is in a different building and costs €135 a night, so very mis-leading.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Garry

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peacefull, comfertable relaxing stay thankyou
Had great two night stay at the hotel with friends attending a oudors sporting venue. It was very peacefull and quiet had a great night sleep, and everything was spotlesly clean. Will defiately stay again and recomend onto friends and family
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Manager on 26 Nov 2019
Thank you Garry for your great review and we are glad that you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to hosting your next visit.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's an ideal spot for a group gathering. The communal kitchen and lounge are great.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Manager on 7 July 2019
Thank you for your kind review, we are glad you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Glenn was incredibly accomodating with our late arrival. Room and facilities spotless. Warm and comfortable. Crispy sheets and comfy bed. Kitchen well set up. Really wanted to stay a bit longer to enjoy the amenities!
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Manager on 8 May 2019
Thank you for your review comments, yes the building is possibly the warmest building in town - even in the depths of winter. We are glad you enjoyed your stay

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Basic accommodation but spotlessly clean, would be great for large groups traveling together.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The space cleanliness and the friendly, helpful staff. A wee gem : )
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Old Nurses Home on 17 Jan 2019
Thanks for your kind comments - truly we think its s wee gem too!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Old Nurses Home on 26 Dec 2018
Thanks for your review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good basic accommodatiion great kitchen and lounge
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from Old Nurses on 5 Dec 2018
Thanks for your comments.

10/10 Excellent

Stephen, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A really neat place.
A really neat place with a special and friendly ambience. Reefton is at your finger tips here. Go for it.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Old Nurses Home on 23 Jan 2019
Thanks for your kind review and comments on Reefton, we look forward to hosting your next visit.

8/10 Good

Sarita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Love the shower 😍 and those were well tucked sheets... Hospital style 😂 very laid back place to stay thank you. Great little town with lots of character.. and a swing bridge 😍
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jim, Blenheim, NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice quiet guesthouse in Reefton.
A really nice place to stay, clean, quiet and comfortable; highly recommend this place if you're planning to visit Reefton, New Zealand.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kreste

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Value for money Accomodation
Extremely good value for money accomodation! Clean rooms and bathrooms, friendly service, close to town centre
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from Old Nurses Home on 21 Nov 2018
Thanks for your comments Kresten, we are glad you enjoyed your stay. Good luck with the fishing