I found this place via wotif.com. Thought it sounded and looked okay, and for NZ$78 per night thought I had a bargain. If only I knew then what I know now!

I booked online for a four-night stay, and paid up-front at that time for the entire booking (mistake!, though I must say I have had other more successful bookings via wotif.com in the past and will continue to use the site). Upon arrival all seemed okay, and I was given the key to an upstairs room overlooking the car park. It was certainly cleaner than others have reported here, but extremely basic and worn.

My first concerns were the bathroom. The tap on the handbasin was not anchored, so every time I lifted the lever to turn the tap on I had to hold it down with the other hand. The shower was very raised - a good foot off the ground, and I was not comfortable with the big step down to the bathroom floor from the shower, even with a hand rail at the side to assist me.

There was so little supplied that I... more