Camp Estate at Larnach Castle is an excellent choice for travelers visiting Dunedin, offering a romantic environment alongside many helpful amenities designed to enhance your stay.
Rooms at Camp Estate at Larnach Castle offer a flat screen TV, air conditioning, and a refrigerator providing exceptional comfort and convenience, and guests can go online with free wifi.
A 24 hour front desk, room service, and a concierge are some of the conveniences offered at this hotel. Free breakfast will also help to make your stay even more special. If you are driving to Camp Estate at Larnach Castle, free parking is available.
For those interested in checking out Bellamys Gallery (1.4 mi) while visiting Dunedin, Camp Estate at Larnach Castle is a short distance away.
While you’re here, be sure to check out some of the seafood restaurants, including Portobello Hotel & Bistro and Ric's Fish and Chips, all of which are a short distance from Camp Estate at Larnach Castle.
Plus, during your trip, don’t forget to check out some of the popular monuments and statues, such as Robert Burns Statue, Northern Cemetery, and Otago Troopers Memorial.
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The staff at any accommodation make a big difference to your experience and at Camp Estate, Larnach Castle in Dunedin, Margot and Peter are the icing on the cake! Camp Estate is the luxury arm of Larnach Catle – about 400m away – but Camp Estate is in an ideal hit-top location looking over Dunedin and Otago Harbour. The building is sympathetic to the surroundings but is luxurious in its offering. It has everything you would expect from luxury accommodation whilst not being too big so you can get to know the other guests over evening drinks and canapes. Breakfast is plentiful and the team serve it cooked to order. A visit and evening meal over at the Castle is a must so plan that into your trip and Peter takes care of the transport so you can enjoy the short trip! Also factor in time in the hot tub after dark looking down onto the twinkling lights of Dunedin. The drive down to Portobello is well worth it too and you will need to factor in time for many stops along the way to take photos! Dunedin is a wonderful city and we did not do everything we wanted to so we will be back to visit again! The team can also sort out day trips and seeing Penguins is a great outing. In all, a great team running a great hotel with a special call-out (and thanks) to Margot for looking after us so well.
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Date of stay: December 2019
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Response from LarnachCastle, Marketing Assistant at Camp Estate at Larnach Castle
Responded Jan 23, 2020
Dear guest, Thank you for leaving a review of your recent stay with us at Camp Estate. We look forward to your return and are happy to hear our staff looked after you so well. Every stay at Camp Estate helps contribute to the restoration of New Zealand's Castle. We extend our thanks for your contribution towards this now 50+ year mission. Best wishes from Dunedin, Elliot - Larnach Castle
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We stayed 2 nights at the Camp Estate. Quite a high class B&B, with ample public spaces, classy but lacking that “cozy” feel.
We were welcomed by Peter, who was helpful and friendly. He showed us to a very comfortable room. It was spacious, relaxing and had a great view over Dunedin. It had all the amenities that we needed.
The easy access to the Castle was appreciated and we enjoyed the tour and a snack at the cafe. However, we skipped dinner. We went to the pub in Portobello and, on the 2nd night, the restaurant there (separate review).
Breakfast was cooked by Margot; it was the best breakfast of our entire trip around the south island. Margot made us feel very welcome in her kitchen/dining room, and while she was very busy cooking up a storm, she still made time to talk to all the guests. A happy start of the day!
We would stay at the Camp Estate again and recommend it our friends.
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Date of stay: December 2019Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from LarnachCastle, Marketing Assistant at Camp Estate at Larnach Castle
Responded Jan 23, 2020
Dear guest, Thank you for leaving a review of your recent stay with us at Camp Estate. We are happy to hear you had a wonderful experience with us. Every stay at Camp Estate helps contribute to the restoration of New Zealand's Castle. We extend our thanks for your contribution towards this now 50+ year mission. Best wishes from Dunedin, Elliot - Larnach Castle
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While trying to find accommodations on the Larnach Castle grounds, we stumbled on the Camp Estate listing and immediately fell in love! It is the newer accommodation on the property and provides (5) ensuite rooms with amazing B&B breakfast included as well as free access to the Castle and gardens. The friendly staff is always ready to assist and makes you feel like you are living in your own secluded summer estate. Located minutes away from Duneden, the location overlooks the city and harbor area with beautiful views from the grounds and on the approaching drive. Highly recommended!
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Date of stay: March 2020
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Response from Deborah Price, Marketing at Camp Estate at Larnach Castle
Responded Jun 25, 2020
Hi REW64 Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We are very pleased you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope that one day to get to visit with again. kind regards Deborah Price
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A warm welcome from Peter who showed us to our gorgeous and extremely comfortable room equipped with everything you might need. Peter arranged for us to join other guests for a pre-dinner drink and canapes before he and Margot drove us to the Castle where we enjoyed a delicious meal followed by a guided tour before being picked up a driven the short ride back to the lodge by Peter. We slept really well and started the new day with a sumptuous breakfast of our choosing and cooked by margot, and enjoyed the conversation and company of the other guests. We spent 2 nights here and were sad to leave but received some great tips on where to stop and what we could see on the next leg of our journey from Margot. We were very well looked after by our hosts and would like to express our sincere appreciation to them
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Date of stay: February 2020
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Response from Elliot Thompson, Other at Camp Estate at Larnach Castle
Responded Mar 15, 2020
Dear guest, Thank you for leaving a review of your recent stay with us at Camp Estate. We are happy to hear our hosts took great care of you! Every stay at Camp Estate helps contribute to the restoration of New Zealand's Castle. We extend our thanks for your contribution towards this now 50+ year mission. Best wishes from Dunedin, Elliot - Larnach Castle
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We arrived at the gates and pressed the button. The gates opened and by the time we drove the short distance up the drive, our host, Margot, was there to greet us with a smile and welcome us. We unloaded the car into the gorgeous Neo Classical styles hallway and were invited to take coffee in the lounge whilst Margot brought us up to speed on the house, the castle and a bit about Dunedin. She booked us into Lanarch Castle for dinner and then showed us up to our room. Our luggage had magically moved upstairs to our amazing room. (Thank you Peter) Margot explained that pre-dinner drink and canapés would be served in the sitting room before she chauffeured us to the castle for dinner and collected us after. The dinner was excellent. Breakfast was made to order and was very good. The Camp estate team looked after us very well; nothing is too much trouble and we can’t thank them enough.
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from Elliot Thompson, Other at Camp Estate at Larnach Castle
Responded Mar 15, 2020
Dear guest, Thank you for leaving a review of your recent stay with us at Camp Estate. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay with us. Every stay at Camp Estate helps contribute to the restoration of New Zealand's Castle. We extend our thanks for your contribution towards this now 50+ year mission. Best wishes from Dunedin, Elliot - Larnach Castle
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We rang in April to secure a room at Camp Estate, and spoke to reception staff at the time. In that conversation, we made it very clear that we were interested in booking a room at Camp Estate (which is a beautiful property) and we were led to believe that is the property for which our reservation was made. However, on arriving at the property today (Dec 2021), we were stunned to find that we had actually been booked into Lanarch Lodge.
Lanarch Lodge is VERY different to Camp Estate, and we were never told that we were being booked in the lodge instead of Camp Estate. Presumably, staff would be aware that the properties are by no means synonymous. Lanarch Lodge is much older, there are no staff to help with your luggage, there's only one staff member at the desk (which is closed on Mondays), there is no room-service/all day on site dining, and it doesn't have the same beautiful facilities or amenities as Camp Estate. It's a completely different style of place.
Safe to say we were shocked when we arrived, as this was not the property we had booked. Unfortunately, they didn't have rooms at Camp Estate for our full 3 night stay. We were told we had to forfeit our deposit, and we were then left booking alternative accommodation at the last minute.
Clearly, there is a huge communication issue here. If guests ring asking to book a room at Camp Estate, there is an obligation to communicate clearly to them if you're actually booking them into a completely different property. This was incredibly disappointing, and frankly quite deceptive.
If you're hoping to book at Camp Estate be VERY careful, because they might book you into Lanarch Lodge without telling you, and then will keep the deposit you've paid.
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Date of stay: December 2021
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Response from Deborah Price, Marketing at Camp Estate at Larnach Castle
Responded Dec 28, 2021
Hi ashnab I would like to apologize for the misunderstanding over your booking. Would you mind emailing deborah@larnachcastle.co.nz with your original booking date so I can get to the bottom of how this happened. Kind regards Deborah Price
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We were recently in Dunedin when NZ went from a Level 3 to Level 4 shut down. Within the next 24 hours all nonessential businesses were to shutter. This shut down included Camp Estate. Our flights were not until over 48 hours later. When this annoucement came out, we were immediately asked ot leave the museum we were touring and our 3:00 Albatross Tour was cancelled. We returned to Camp Estate to be greeted by Peter and Margot who assured us that we had a place to stay. Peter had told his superiors that he refused to "put us out on the street." In addition, they also offered to provide all meals we would need. Knowing we had a welcoming and comfortable place to stay, we were able to focus on contacting airlines and confirming that our flights were still in operation. Margot allowed us to do laundry and encouraged us to treat Camp Estate as our temporary home. With all indoor activities closed and tours of any type cancelled, Margot, a native of Dunedin, was a fountain of knowledge about activities we could engage in indepenedently until the day of our flights arrived. What could have been a miserable two days, became a time to get to know Dunedin like a local. She had suggestions for activities from gardens to cultural edifaces to wildlife encounters. We were treated and trusted like family and now have new NZ friends.
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Date of stay: March 2020
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The Camp Estate is part of the Lanarch Castle estate - quite remote, just outside of Dunedin up quite a steep hill. This is a gated accommodation with ample parking. The accommodation is spacious and clean. Our room was on the first floor - there is a lift to take the luggage up to the upper floor. Our room was quite spacious, well equipped, maintained and clean. Within the room was a fridge, iron and ironing board. Laundry cost $15 a bag. No restaurant, canapes offered but required to pay for your drink if you want one. Dinner can be booked at Larnach Castle just along the road - 4 courses with a glass of wine for $95 per person. After the meal we had a very entertaining tour of the castle. They offer the same menu each evening. Breakfast was OK. Staff very friendly and helpful.
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Date of stay: February 2024
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip:Quite remote and if driving, up quite a steep, windy hill.
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It was the staff who enhanced this five star experience. We were greeted and welcomed as we drove up to Camp Estate. Assistance was offered to bring in our luggage. The room was spacious, had a lovely ambiance and was immaculate. Our windows overlooked the coast. We had booked for the "trust the chef" 4 course dinner. Complimentary drinks and canapes were served in the lounge after which we were transported to the Castle dining room for our meal. The service was excellent and the 4 courses absolutely delicious. We were transported back to Camp Estate. A buffet breakfast (also with menu options) was served in the morning in the "kitchen". We had access to both the Castle and the gardens which we spent a good deal of time exploring. Throughout our stay we felt pampered and well looked after. A great way to celebrate a significant event!
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Date of stay: December 2021
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We recently spent 5 nights at Camp Estate and had a wonderful experience! The staff - Trish, Laurie, and several others whose names I can't recall were so kind, helpful, and generous. Our room, with 3 windows under the middle gable, may not have been the largest, but it had the most spectacular view out to the harbor and beyond. The king bed was very comfortable, the cooked-to-order breakfasts very good, and the afternoon cocktails and canapés special. The location is also ideal for wildlife viewing out on the peninsula as well as being not too far from downtown Dunedin. It was a lovely and relaxing end to our comprehensive New Zealand tour.
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Date of stay: November 2024
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Hi Sheila
Thank you for your email.
Dress for dinner is semi formal (I think this is a New Zealand saying) As most of our guests a travellers, we don't expect them to pack dinner jackets, a dress shirt for men and a nice dress for ladies will be fine.
We look forward to your visit.
Kind regards
Deborah Price
Marketing Manager
Dear CostaRicantraveler67,
We have contacted Tripadvisor who have since amended the mistake. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.
Warm regards
Reid | Marketing Support | Larnach Castle
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PRICE RANGE
$277 - $325 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
New ZealandSouth IslandOtago RegionDunedin
NUMBER OF ROOMS
5
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