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Museum Hotel Wellington: Traveller Reviews

4.5 of 5
90 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand
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Museum Hotel Wellington
Ranked #7 of 50 hotels in Wellington
4.0 of 5 stars 323 Reviews
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What travellers say about this hotel
  • Te Papa(16)
  • Great location(5)
  • Staff were friendly(4)
  • Coffee machine(4)
  • Very good(4)
  • Pillow menu(4)
  • Harbour view room(4)
  • New World supermarket(3)
  • Flat screen TV(3)
  • Free internet(3)
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Auckland, New Zealand
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Enjoyed the art !”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2012

I've always wanted to stay at the Museum Hotel on my visits to Wellington, as I had read a lot about the art. Overall the experience was good - the large range of art through out the ground floor area and on some of the other levels was certainly worth looking at. It is a nice mix of New Zealand art, predominantly large modern, representational works and clearly reflect the owner's taste. Good art definitely adds to the character of a hotel.

The location is very central and handy to everything in downtown Wellington. We had a harbour room which had a small balcony and a view of the waterfront and Te Papa. My only negative is that our room was a little bit small and we could hear the neighbours quite clearly - the sound proofing wasnt great. Thankfully it was a quiet night. The panel for the lift on our floor had been damaged and also one of the artworks on the 2nd floor had been broken which just lowered the high quality feeling of the place. We had a drink at the bar which had a lovely atmosphere (my cocktail at $17 tasted great but the glass was so full of crushed ice that I felt a bit ripped off) - but we walked downtown to eat.
A lovely experience but I am not sure I will be bothered to go back and stay again, at the price. I find it hard to go past the Quality Hotel with it's cheaper price and larger rooms.

  • Stayed February 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Queenstown, New Zealand
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82 reviews 82 reviews
Reviews in 39 cities Reviews in 39 cities
29 helpful votes 29 helpful votes
“Too expensive for what you get”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2012

Thought we would enjoy a treat in Wellington so booked a suite,
all it was was an ex residential apartment, few extras like a washing machine and stove top but who wants that? for $334 just not worth it.
Turned up to book in and there were people asleep lying over the lounges in the reception area that has body odour ( amongst other things.....)
Kicking ourselves now as should have researched it better and stayed elsewhere

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  • Stayed February 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Hamilton, New Zealand
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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“everything as expected - superb”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2012

Although I did not have dinner at the hotel, everything else was spot on...!!

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  • Stayed February 2012, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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London, United Kingdom
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“Lovely Hotel and will be back!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 February 2012
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Sadly we only had a one night stay at this beautiful hotel but it's location and room facilities will definitely bring us back in the future. Our only issue was not being expected at our prepaid breakfast. This caused us slight embarasment as it was suggested that we would be charged and have to sort it with reception upon checkout. In the end a call was made to reception and it was confirmed that we had paid in advance and an apology given. This information should be passed to the restaurant to avoid any guest or staff embarasment. An otherwise perfect stay.

  • Stayed February 2012
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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60 reviews 60 reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“one of the best”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 February 2012

We stayed in a studio suite, and had the luxury of having a washer and dryer (maybe have more clear instructions would avoid some aggrevation). Very good accomodation, and the hotel is a MUSEUM itself.

Good facilities for internet in the lobby, and good bar in the lobby also!

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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90 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Price range (per night):* 159 AUD - 323 AUD

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