Nelson is certainly not blessed with many hotels of this standard so if you want about a 4* hotel you probably don't have much choice although I found the hotel to be entirely satisfactory in all respects. It is at one end of the city centre near to the main and imposing church. It is one of only two high... more

Comfortable room which had been newly and tastefully refurbished. Good location as it was near to everything but not in a noisy location. Breakfast and dinner were quite good. more

The Rutherford is a big modern boring hotel in a great charming town. It seems the tallest building around and therefore out of place. The new rooms are very nice and its location to the center of town is great. In the middle of summer season, the hotel felt empty, even with people around. We would have enjoyed our 3... more

The Rutherford is the only highrise building in the city, and it is worth it for the higher level floors which have a wonderful view across the cathedral and city. The room seemed to have been updated recently, which was emphasised by the sound of building work and banging during the day. We did wonder what we had done to... more

Hotel has been recently refurbished and was in pretty good condition. We stayed on the 6th floor and overlooked Nelson Cathedral. The room was large with a large double bed and one large single. Also had a nice bathroom, although water pressure could have been better in the shower. Tea, Coffee and mini bar provided. We did not eat in... more

We spent 2 days here while in Nelson. Lucky for us we were upgraded to an Executive room which was recently updated. The room was quite nice and comfortable. The hotel is in the center and you can walk to everything. Parking is free. Because it was spring the pool was closed. There is an exercise room. Nothing special but... more

Stayed in one of the "executive" rooms before catching an early plane to go on holiday. The room had been recently upgraded. A very annoying, hum came through the ventilation system all night, this made sleep difficult, which was probably as well as the 5am wake up call never came until 5.35am. I had ordered a taxis for 5.45am through... more

We stayed at the Rutherford for 2 nights - before & after our kayak trip to Wilson's Abel Tasman (which, by the way, was incredible). We upgraded to the updated rooms, which are nice but I was truly disgusted when I went to use the bathroom & found the toilet had not been cleaned or flushed!! I immediately called the... more

We stayed here for 2 x nights between Christmas and New Year paying $274NZD. The hotel is centrally located to town but the rooms are very dated and in need of a revamp. The outdoor pool was very basic but given that it rained for most of the 2 days we were there we did not get a chance to... more