Foveaux Hotel

Olden style hotel with character. Nice friendly helpful staff. Handy to the ferry and left our vehicle there while we were away.

I¿m not fond of unisex toilets and showers. Would rather see separate ones.

Loved talking to the owners Pam and Mike who gave great recommendations and were very friendly. My favorite stay so far in New Zealand!

Had originally booked another (more expensive) hotel in Bluff for the night before we took the ferry to Rakiura Stewart Island, but when I saw that a room had opened up here that wasn't when I originally booked the other place, I jumped on it and I am very glad I did. We loved the Art Deco design of the building and we were very comfortable in our room. It is also within walking distance of the ferry terminal, and several shops, including a supermarket (and there is a fridge for guests to put their cold things in back at the hotel). Pam and Mike are the kindest hosts - not only did they tell us about the local sights, but they also let us park our car in their carpark at no extra charge *and* they gave us a lift to the ferry. Upon our return, when Pam learned we had been seasick on a very rough ferry ride back to Bluff, she was so kind and made us ginger tea so we would feel better before setting off on the next leg of our journey. We are very glad we changed our booking to the Foveaux! We would totally stay here again.

We should have booked a night at the Foveaux upon our return and relaxed post ferry, instead of just heading off to our next location. But as they say, hindsight is 20/20...More of a FYI than a dislike - several of the restaurants/cafes/takeaways in the area are shut on Mondays (you guessed it, we stayed on a Monday night), or shut earlier in the afternoon, so check ahead. We did get a yummy Chinese takeaway meal at the place next to the Foursquare. (And if all else fails, the Foursquare supermarket is open until 8pm...)

Location is awesome, as is this old charming hotel. Owners were super friendly and helpful.

Great location for our planned activities. Classic old hotel vibe, cozy. Staff was very kind and helpful and had recommendations.

Shared bathrooms were a bit dated and dingy

Great place to stay in Bluff! The owners are fantastic and helpful. I loved that I could park my car safely after my stay for my 2 day trip to Stewart Island. Very clean and the bed was so comfortable! A+++++!

Rustic with really helpful owners. We had full access to us access to a kitchen. They allowed us to leave our car park there while on Stewart Island.

Very close to the ferry and we were wallowed to leave our car at the hotel. Staff was very friendly and helpful; breakfast was delicious!

Beautifully restored, old building gives it a lot of charm/B&B feeling, but with facilities like a hotel. The hosts are good people with a lot of knowledge about the area.

We are bicycling and storage is important to us. They had a safe bicycle storage shed on site. The motel is close to downtown but services were limited. They did provide a simple breakfast for customers. The managers were very helpful and quite accommodating. The water was hot and the room comfortable.

We were unable to book a double bed.

Friendly staff

No tea and coffee facilities in room. Very noisy, squeaky floorboards

Pam, was amazing, went above and beyond in ensuring everything was perfect, we would stay there again and recommend anyone else to. Went out and bought GF food for me, ensured it was cooked separately to everything else! Thank you so, so much.

Nothing, it was great!

I liked the old style staff were very friendly and we were able to leave out car in the car park for free while we went to Stewart Island

I don't think their was showers ? Not to sure but shared toilets but it was definitely clean

The owners were really nice and helpful throughout. As we were late recommended options for dinner and offered to give us a lift to spot in Bluff. Allowed us to leave our car while we were on Stewart Island

Basic facilities but really good value

Old world charm and hospitality. Excellent hosts, Mike and Pam, who went above and beyond to make our stay so enjoyable.

The hosts very friendly and made you feel at home. Bed was comfy and everything very clean. Nice bar lounge area.

Lovely hotel, charming hosts, friendly and helpful. Good room with comfortable bed, nice continental breakfast. Everything clean and tidy and shared facilities didn't prove to be the challenge we thought we might find. All up a value for money, enjoyable stay.

The breakfast is not too bad. The location is convenient

Too old.

Situated in the center of Bluff. 100 meters from the ferry terminal. Very friendly owners and good value for money

Everything ok

Breakfast perfectly adequate. Location excellent (5 minutes from ferry terminal, quiet). The main asset of the hotel is its wonderful proprietors, who could not have done more to make our stay comfortable.