I walked from a nearby chain hotel after the first night - their room stank (non-smoking booking, yet the room smelt of cigarette smoke as well as being dank.) I noticed Oaks Hyde Park on the internet - this fully self contained room (actual stove/oven as well as microwave) at a mere $9 p/n more than smelly hotel down the... more

Note: there is no internet facilities at this hotel. We were flabbergasted by this news upon arrival. You can go to the internet cafe around the corner was the only advice. My first hotel room was on level 2, adorned with a mirror ball and perched right above the busy intersection on top of which the hotel is located. I'd... more

We booked into the Oaks Hyde Park, after having a fanatastic experience staying at the Oaks on Christchurch on many occasions. This was a complete disappointment in comparison. The brochure is a false sell, and not a true reflection of what we were expecting. When we arrived, we had pre-paid for the room for our stay and offered one of... more

Room keycard often worked - only had to go back down 15 floors 11 times to have it recoded.. They always kindly explained that it was my fault. Elevator broke down and beeped loudly for 3 inoperative days. Paint and paper peeling off in large chunks along hallways. Fire alarm went off and an auto message was broadcast to evacuate,... more

The Oaks Hyde Park Plaza apartments are well located and reasonable deals can be found. Unfortunately these factors are outweighed by the fact that a major overhaul is needed at the premises - previous reports outline some problems. We found old cutlery/crockery/cookers; collapsing drawers and bathroom fitments/furniture and creepy-crawlies. Add to this the fact that the rooms aren't double glazed... more

We booked a "refurbished 4.5 star" studio apartment for two nights at a very good rate, but were quite apprehensive about what we would find after subsequently reading the Trip Advisor reviews. Either many of the problems experienced by other reviewers have been fixed or we were lucky. The reception staff we dealt with were pleasant and helpful, we did... more

After reading the other comments on Trip Advisor about the Hyde Park Plaza, I thought I’d booked the family into a dump. However, from our experience, the Hotel was a lot better than we were lead to believe. Yes, there was a bit of a smell from time to time in the foyer, but it wasn’t noticeable all the time.... more

This hotel was fairly dismal. We stayed for three nights and despite a great location, the quality of the rooms was too low to consider staying again. We tried to ask for a room upgrade but it was not available. All taps in the bathroom were leaking and difficult to use. The bathroom had a slight smell of mould. The... more

We chose this hotel because it was an apartment and close to the city. Arrived late at night. first room had no air conditioning and was overlooking the park, traffic noise all the time so we were moved straight away. Next room had broken kitchen doors, leather sofa ripped and saggy, cigarette burns on other furniture. Moved a third time... more