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4.5 out of 5
The Oyster Inn
124 Ocean View Road, Oneroa, Waiheke Island

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 95 out of 115 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 115 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 115 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 115 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 115 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Robert, Montgomery

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property although small was best part of my trip to Auckland/Waiheke island. Hotel staff, food and beverages were great. Short walk to beach and 15-20 mins to wineries! I’ll be back in June! Robert-from Texas
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rodrigo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very quaint place, cozy room, warm staff, loved everything about it. As the restaurant at premise is now closing on T&W they offered me breakfast at the next door restaurant. And, it was delicious. The Aesop products in the bathroom made me gasp for a hot minute!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from The Oyster Inn Reception on 9 Apr 2024
Thank you very much Rodrigo for your lovely feedback! Hope we can have you back soon for a nice meal at our restaurant :)

10/10 Excellent

Glynn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from The Oyster Inn Reception on 29 Mar 2024
Thank you Glynn! Such a pleasure to host you both. Hope to see you again soon.

8/10 Good

Nicola

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Very well located and breakfast excellent. Rooms starting to look tired and didn't feel like they were cleaned properly. I don’t think our bedsheets were changed during the 5 nights we stayed which is what you expect for $500 a night.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Jesse

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nadine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very quiet and convenient for a Monday night getaway. Room was spacious and very well appointed. Dinner in the restraunt was delicious - only wish we been able to stay for breakfast, but work on the mainland was calling ....
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from The Oyster Inn on 28 June 2023
Hi Nadine, Thank you very much for for the lovely review. Looking forward to having you stay with us again. Kindest Kate

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed our stay would return
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Stefania on 6 May 2023
Thank you Paula! It's great to hear you had a nice time staying with us. Looking forward to your return!

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Stefania on 30 Apr 2023
Thank you for your feedback Michelle! Hope to have you back soon!

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Steffi was a fabulous host. Great location, right in the centre of town. Breakfast was so delicious. Highly recommend,
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from The Oyster Inn on 14 Mar 2023
Thank you for your feedback Caroline! It was great having you here, see you next time!

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was nice, friendly staff, central with nice breakfast though was smaller portions on Monday. Usual quiet but check their planned events before booking. Surrounded by restaurants and nice shops. Handy to bus stops so touring the island is easy and cheap.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022
Response from The Oyster Inn on 14 Mar 2023
Thank you for your feedback Valerie!

10/10 Excellent

Tarsha

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic staff. Couldn’t have a better location. Breakfast was 10/10! Lovely, relaxing room.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from The Oyster Inn on 14 Mar 2023
Thank you Tarsha! We are happy to hear you had a nice time here with us!

10/10 Excellent

Oli

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff and great location.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from The Oyster Inn on 17 Mar 2023
Thank you Oli! See you next time!

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Oyster Inn is a lovely boutique place to stay, the room was very tidy, with excellent amenities and snacks. The Oyster Restaurant right next door is possibly the best on the island and is absolutely worth a try. The breakfast menu was very generous and delicious with a nice view over the harbour.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

jong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Being in the centre of the village is so convenient as are the dining facilities.Meal was delicious,room real cute,clean and tidy.We could not fault our stay at Oyster Inn.Well done.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Megumi

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mandy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a lovely stay for 2 nights at The Oyster Inn. Perfect location in the heart of Oneroa with an easy stroll to everything. The room was well-equipped and the bed very comfortable. Delicious breakfast included in the price. Remember mosquito repellent for this time of year, as we were feasted on in the night!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay

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

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic
We had an amazing two night stay. Wonderful staff, beautiful and comfortable room and great location.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

CC

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great getaway on Waiheke
It was great to stay at the Oyster Inn. The rooms are very secure, spacious, clean, and well equipped with refreshments and snacks. The breakfast is wonderful.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The accommodation was excellent.The meal was disappointing.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

JulieMorris, Auckland

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Accommodation is excellent, its the staff that really makes the place.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2020
Response from Ricci on 21 July 2020
Thank you Julie for your kind words. Was so great to have you here with us.

10/10 Excellent

Nick, Auckland

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff, nice clean rooms and the restaurant was fantastic!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020
Response from Ricci on 21 July 2020
Thanks Nick! We are so glad you had a great stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very warm and kind staff, very central to the best shops on Waiheke. We ate there and our meals were amazing, breakfast was timely and we were blessed with the most amazing morning sea view.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020
Response from Ricci on 9 June 2020
Thank you so much for your very kind feedback! We hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed here with my Mum in March just before the Covid-19 lockdown. The location was amazing, the accommodation and breakfast were brilliant. But above all the staff were so wonderful - in particular Helen had so much time for us and even called her personal taxi driver for us to get us down to the ferry on time (after we spent too long shopping and nearly missed the ferry!) Also the girl on reception who also served us at breakfast was charming. I can't rate The Oyster Inn highly enough and hope everyone can support them once restrictions are lifted.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Ricci on 9 June 2020
We so appreciate your lovely words, thank you for taking the time to review us. We hope to have you back again one day

10/10 Excellent

Clark, Sierra Madre, CA

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a beautiful setting in the middle of town with two great views of each harbor. The staff was so attentive and the food was amazing. Couldn't ask for a better stay
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Emily, New York, NY

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel has a great location, and the staff was very friendly. We enjoyed having dinner at the restaurant onsite, and we liked that we could walk to wineries from this hotel
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely amazing stay in this wonderful facility, highly recommend however we weren’t picked up at the ferry as organised on arrival, I messaged the accommodation more than 24 hours before arrival like requested and to try and phone them as well as messaging proved frustrating. This ended in an expensive taxi ride to the accommodation which we hadn’t planned on and wasn’t a good start to anniversary celebrations. Sugar, coffee sachets were not refilled until we asked and our dishes were not cleaned one day and simply taken away the next and not replaced... Staff were exceptional to deal with and everything else made for a lovely stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Stay
Great location in town, great staff at Restaurant and the Breakfast just delicious!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming hotel with a relaxed, beachy vibe. Loved it.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The rooms are needing some maintenance. Paying alot. Very difficult getting confirmation by phone. Exellent position.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff at The Oyster Inn bent over backwards for us. We had a wonderful stay. Thank you so much! Shane and Kim
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2019
Response from The Oyster Inn on 18 July 2019
Thank you so much, Shane and Kim! It was a pleasure to have you stay with us here at the Inn. We hope you come back again. The Oyster Inn Team

10/10 Excellent

Allison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute hotel!
This hotel is so cute! There are only 3 rooms and lots of small, adorable details throughout the restaurant and rooms. There is no assigned hotel parking during the day, just a public lot that you can only stay in for 4 hours. We stayed in the winter so there was still street parking for us, but I imagine parking may be an issue in the summer. Great location as others have said. Comfy room, good WiFi, good breakfast, yummy smelling toiletries! Loved this place. There was also a rainfall shower head, which I know a lot of other people like but my husband and I decided we feel like we are drowning in it. Lol.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from The Oyster Inn on 3 July 2019
Thanks for letting us know how much you enjoyed your stay here with us at the Inn! We look forward to having you return in the future. Kind Regards, The Oyster INN

10/10 Excellent

RebeccaC

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic location made even easier with ferry terminal transfers to and from, extremely comfortable bed, wonderful Aesop products, the iron made my husband happy to prep his suit for the wedding we were attending. Fabulous breakfast the next morning. Thank you Rebecca and her team for making up feel so welcome.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Nanette, Dunedin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved everything about this accommodation! Great staff, friendly and helpful, clean and tidy rooms!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A must stay while on Waiheke Island
Great small Inn in the middle of the town. Walking distance to many beaches. Amazing food. Friendly and fun staff!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Jean

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great if you are not needing 100% attention
I emailed the Inn of when I would arrive by ferry for a ride- no show. Took over an hour for things to get resolved. Miscommunication between taxi & Inn - Why didn't I call? I called numerous times but no one answered at the Inn. Not a way to start off the vacation. Besides that and running out of water for a brief moment it was great. That is, if you are not high maintenance. If you require someone to always be avail without a wait then this is not your place. Im not saying this to be rude. I do know some people expect attention 100%, if you are more relaxed and on island time its awesome. Food was outstanding. Friendly staff. Rooms clean and pleasant. Location is right in the middle of everything you need.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

4/10 Poor

Matilda

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Not worth $500
I was pretty disappointed with the Oyster Inn. We paid over $500 for 1 night there and felt that the room was incredibly basic and CERTAINLY not worth $500. Everything was clean and tidy as you would expect, but I just felt it should have been far more luxury for the price it was.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous staff, beautiful food, lovely rooms. Loved it.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location, great amenities/food, perfect spot for a short getaway and a longer exploring trip.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Varsha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Step back in time
A little gem in the heart of the main town! Walking distance to the beach for pure tranqulity !
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel!
Close to shops and restaurants. Breakfast, which is included, is delicious and the porch seating is particularly nice on a sunny morning. Dinner is very good too. The room had a small balcony that had a sea view which was a nice touch,
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and central to ferry and village. Would go back again for a longer stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Sam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful experience! We loved the location and the staff was extremely helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018