Our family of two adults and two teenagers recently stayed in a spacious apartment on the 5th floor of the Poplars with views over the Avon. We arrived in the evening having been let down by another hotel in the city (on arrival not enough beds for family!). Rang the Poplars from my cellphone in car and the young woman... more

Although the pictures on the website looked good unfortunately this place did not live up to expectations at all. The problems we encountered include: 1. Although listed as a feature on the website we booked though no fridge supplied in the room. 2. Room so small can hardly walk around the bed let alone find space for more than 1... more

We stayed one night at the Poplars this week in a 2 bedroom apartment on floor 3. The apartment living, bathroom & kitchen space was good, but the bedrooms were very small. The heating was good and the location is really handy to the central city. They were in the process of doing alterations and therefore there were workmen everywhere... more

My husband and I stayed here for 3 days and it was great. The location can't be beat. It was quiet and not as touristy as so many other places. The front desk people weren't overly friendly, but adequate. Great to have lots of space. Our second floor apartment was clean and had a great view of the Avon. The... more

My wife, brother-in-law and I spent one night here at the end of our tour of the South Island. It was a pleasant walk along the banks of the River Avon into the city centre. We had an apartment on the third floor, with two bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen and living room. The living room was huge, but the bedrooms were... more

My heart just sank when we arrived here. We thought we’d booked a luxury, up-market, four and a half star hotel as that’s what all of their advertising says. Instead we found ourselves staying in a tatty, plain, dark and dated room. We were traveling to celebrate our first wedding anniversary, so with this hotel really pushing it’s ‘luxury’ status... more

Highly recomend the poplars - it is centrally located, staff on the front desk are very helpful and the Superior two bedroom suite is great when you have more that one couple. We had a party of three - including one couple who took the Master Bedroom with ensuite. The bed was so big that my friend has trouble finding... more

We were very happy with the 2bedroom apartment which had 2 separate bathrooms/toilets. It was on the 3rd level. The living room is pretty spacious - comfortable sofa seats. There's a dining area with a wooden table which can sit at least 6 persons. The supershuttle from the airport was NZ23 each (they had about 8 passengers). The receptionist was... more

Stayed in 2 bedroom apartment in June 2006. Duty manager was helpful and friendly. Free parking across the road. Apartment in non-residential part of town, overlooking small river. In-house restaurant a little pricey, wide variety of restaurants ( Indian, Japanese etc ) nearby within 5 min brisk walk. more