10/10 Exceptional
if you love a victorian vibe place this a hotel to stay. Me and my partner really love the place and their foods are superb.
Levi
Levi, 2-night trip
Criterion Boutique Hotel
Hotel in Oamaru
When visiting Oamaru, Criterion Boutique Hotel is a great choice to consider.
Good
Popular amenities
- Free WiFi
Main amenities (2)
- Daily housekeeping
- Limited hour front desk
$56 nightly
$65 total
Mar 4 - Mar 5
Total with taxes and fees
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Standard Double Room
Very good
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Heating
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- 1 bedroom
- Sleeps 2
- 1 Queen Bed
Standard Twin Room
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Daily housekeeping
- 1 bedroom
- Sleeps 2
- 2 Twin Beds
Family Room
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- 1 bedroom
- Sleeps 3
- 1 Twin Bed and 1 Queen Bed
Studio Suite
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Private bathroom
Toaster
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- 1 bedroom
- Sleeps 2
- 1 Double Bed
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3 Tyne St, Oamaru, Otago Region, 9400
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Criterion Boutique Hotel
When visiting Oamaru, Criterion Boutique Hotel is a great choice to consider.
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Criterion Boutique Hotel Reviews
Good
7.6
Cleanliness
5.8
Amenities
8.6
Staff & service
6.4
Property conditions & facilities
10/10 Exceptional
We had a fantastic stay at this hotel, with extra service from the host/owner. The hotel gave us a feeling of going back to historical times. And we slept very well !
Marit Karlsen
Marit Karlsen, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Amazing building and warm, friendly staff.
Mark
Mark, 1-night trip
8/10 Very good
For a budget hotel, I found myself having the most comfortable sleep in any of the hotels I stayed at in New Zealand! The rooms were super small without TV and en-suite bathroom, but I didn't expect it given this is 1 of only 2 remaining original continuosly ran hotels in the town.
sammy
sammy, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Linens are exceptional quality and very clean. Cannot praise this place highly enough. Exellent value for money. In the heart of the Heritage area.
Jenny and Maryanne
Jenny
Jenny, 1-night trip
2/10 Poor
Perfect.
Joseph
Joseph, 1-night trip
6/10 Good
Yes and yes, very courtious
Gwynell
Gwynell, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Quite a quirky place in the Victorian area of Omaru. The room was compact and probably the same layout as it was in Victorian time. The room and bathrooms were clean. The kitchen was a bit disorganised. The staff were lovely and very keen to help in any way they could.
Helen
Helen, 1-night trip
4/10 Fair
The guy who runs this is really nice and the beds have nice linen and the room is clean enough.
While the rooms were in good condition, they were small and we booked the room because the listing said a bathroom was among the room amenities.
There were two clean bathrooms on the other side of the floor. It might be good to specify “shared bathroom” in the hotel description.
If the kitchen were clean and free of clutter, I would have rated this 3 stars despite the amenity listing discrepancy.
Unfortunately, the kitchen was unusable owing to a large box dumped on the cooker, other equipment left on the side by the sink and dirty dishes left there from when we checked in a few minutes before 2pm until we checked out just before 10am. I went to wash the dishes, but I couldn’t find a cloth, only dishwashing liquid.
Food from the restaurant was stored in a deep freeze and a fridge was switched off. Another fridge freezer was switched on, but this would have benefited from being cleaned.
I know the owners are new, so leaving this as constructive feedback.
Rebecca
Rebecca, 1-night trip
10/10 Exceptional
Luke
Luke, 1-night trip
6/10 Good
marivic
marivic, 2-night trip
6/10 Good
Anna
Anna, 1-night trip
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