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Reviews of Akaroa on the Beach Apartments

3.5 out of 5
Akaroa on the Beach Apartments
229 Beach Road, Akaroa

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 35 out of 62 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 62 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 62 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 62 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 62 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Deborah, Fort Lauderdale

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One of my favourite places that I’ve stayed - floor to ceiling windows overlooking the lake with huge sliding doors . Beautiful tree outside that makes you feel like you’re almost in a tree house with all mod cons . Comfortable and spacious with everything you need . Had beautiful views of the night sky on our first night . Just beautiful
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great place
Akaroa is an amazing town with unique French influence As a traveller miss this town at your peril . The appartment was fantastic and highly recommended. Harbour view . Fully equipped . Great bed .great shower . Parking . Walking distance to town . Lots to do . Thanks Mary
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The penthouse studio had fabulous views and great amenities in the property. Close to the village centre.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Ramesh

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Very quite place. Sometimes seems a bit eerie

6/10 Okay

Ivan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022
Response from Mary on 2 Feb 2022
HI Ivan, Thank you for your review. Please let me know what was good and not so good about your stay so I can learn from it. Thank you. Mary

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great relaxing view Loved the daycore Waking up in the morning and lokking out over the harbour
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

T T

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful Stay
Wonderful stay. Amazing views with bbq on the balcony. We were able to relax so much here. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Mary on 26 Feb 2020
Thank you for your kind remarks. I am very pleased you enjoyed your stay so much. Kindest regards, Mary

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
An OK Apartment
The stay is ok.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A residential home that has been split into two apartments to stay in; we stayed on the bottom level. The owner was really helpful about getting us set up and helping us to check in early, I loved the surrounding area. Lots of nice homely touches like multiple heaters around the home, electric blankets on the bed.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from nil on 1 Oct 2019
I appreciate your post thank you very much. Kind regards, Mary

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location Outlook Space Uniqueness No fuss discreet checkin Heaps of space Huge deck and barbecue for summer Outlook beyond compare in a wonderfully unique town
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Nil on 1 Oct 2019
Many thanks for your post. Kind regards, Mary

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in the seaview room. Nice place opposite the water. The apartment is spacious for 2. The queen bed was comfortable but would have preferred a king. All amenities, utensils, cutlery, crockery for cooking were included. There were also some board games, dvds and hifi which made good use when it was raining. There was no cable tv only regular tv channels. Information about the place and things to do was also in the compendium. Mary the host was friendly and made us feel welcome. I would definitely stay a few nights again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely location. Spacious with good facilities and well equipped. A very pleasant walk into town.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

ConRaf, Melbourne, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well situated, cozy apartment
Clean, warm, well presented and appointed, well positioned!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Daz, Phillip Island Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice relaxing spot but not really a beach in front
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Brent&Mary, Christchurch

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Mid Winter get away
The place smelt like asian cooking. Fridge had water inside (as it had been turn off before our stay) The dishes and glasses ware were not properly clean and we had to wash everything before we used it.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ariana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The place to stay in Akaroa
This is a great location away from the noise of the village but easy walking distance and so close to the sea. Great bedding and excellent facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Disappointing
We were looking forward to our stay but found ourselves a little disappointed. We could forgive the godawful colour scheme and dated decor, but we found the cane lounge chairs to be incredibly uncomfortable and ended up sitting on the floor! There were no curtains or blinds in the lounge/dining, so no privacy. There was no soap for the shower, or shampoo, nowhere to hang your handtowel, the milk provided was out of date and off, and we had to ration the toilet paper because there were no spare rolls. There were many signs around the house warning us "not to touch this and that" which didnt make us feel welcome.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

A & C, christchurch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lovely quiet stay with a great view
2 relaxing nights in the property. Weather was average outside but the property was cosy and warm and could still look at a beautiful view out of the large windows. Bed was slightly hard but that's probably comparing to our own. Still a pleasant sleep. The kitchen is well stocked with items - very impressed. Bathroom was tidy and clean and had a great shower. only complaint would be a slightly off smell when we first arrived, maybe a bit of spilt milk or something in kitchen? All good after opening the windows. A great stay and have recommended to family and friends.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

John & Bev, Lismore NSW Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location and convenient to all attractio
Just a top spot. Aparment clean and well presented
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jaine L.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing!
Akaroa on the Beach is an amazing place to stay. The view is great and the sound of birds singing incredible. A must place to stay when in Akaroa!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Beautiful location and view. Nice layout in Beachside unit. Not immaculate- crumbs on dining table, pans greasy. Laundry "out of order" $16 per load to drop it off at in town laundry. Welcome drink advertised, not provided. Little things- no sponge to wash dishes, no daily change of towels, no liners in trash- had to use grocery bags and outside bin completely full. But for these small details, it would have been the perfection stated in other reviews.

8/10 Good

Judy, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Place away from it All!
Two Night Stay at Akaroa before going back to Oz. This was a three storey house, we were on the bottom floor. Views of the Harbour. 10 min walk to town. The bed was too small for both of us, I slept on the Sofa Bed in the lounge. A lovely spot to stay in. French influence. Plenty of Cafe's, Very busy when the Cruise Ships are in the Harbour, otherwise very quiet. Beautiful scenery. Lots of History here.

10/10 Excellent

pete, winchester UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very well appointed apartment.
Once we got in, and I believe it was Wotif's fault we had a problem there, all was superb. The place had all the mod ons we needed. They all functioned well and the place was clean. After we left we realised we had left our anoraks in the cupboard. At the time we were driving north from Christchurch. Contact with the owner resulted in her kindly sending them on ( we paid for the postage of course) and the day was saved. All in all a very satisfactory stay. Note it is an apartment. The question above concerning staff has only been filled in as this review would be rejected if I did not put something!!! The only'staff' was the cleaner who did her job as required. No comment.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Nice place to stay
Unfortunately this place didn't have an office and we never received an email explaining how to enter our room. There was no milk and no soap. This was a nice quiet place to stay but overall we were a little disappointed.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing location
We were on the ground floor and the guests up stairs did not worry us. We sat our fro t overlooking the water enjoying the ambience. The apartment was very relaxating after our flight . Easy drive from Christchurch. We couldn't get the TV to work but didn't worry calling the help line as we did not need it. Such a pity the lovely old Radiogram doesn't work. We would have loved to play one of the old LP's Thanks for having us. We intend returning. Rob & Rob

8/10 Good

Geoffrey, Christchurch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall, very happy
Very quiet and comfortable.Would go back again. The only 'hick-up' was on arrival we were supposed to have a code to open the lock box for the apartment key, but our printed booking sheet from Hotels.com did not supply a code.

10/10 Excellent

Shirley, New Zealand - Waikato

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Modern; Value: Moderate; Cleanliness: Beautiful; Black Cat cruise well worth doing

8/10 Good

Shaun, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Good, Modern; Value: Acceptable price; Cleanliness: Immaculate;

10/10 Excellent

Jordan, Australia - NSW - Wollongong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: A steal; Service: Flawless; Cleanliness: Spotless; We had a perfect weekend

10/10 Excellent

Angela, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
will stay here again...definitely!!

6/10 Okay

Penny, Australia - QLD - Regional QLD

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Service: no service; Cleanliness: Pleasant; I don't think this place should be on Wotif.

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer, Australia - NSW - Regional NSW

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved the little bistro for dinner

10/10 Excellent

sharon, New Zealand - Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Outstanding; Value: Great deal; Service: Flawless; Cleanliness: Immaculate; Just a fantastic location and brilliant accommodation.

8/10 Good

Courtney, New Zealand - Nelson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Needs a bathroom fan; Cleanliness: Spotless, Beautiful; Great spot

10/10 Excellent

Judith, New Zealand - Christchurch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Needs queen size bed; Value: Great deal; Service: Outstanding; Cleanliness: Immaculate;

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie, New Zealand

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Great deal, Fantastic;

10/10 Excellent

Ashleigh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Philippa, New Zealand - Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Above average; Value: Affordable, expensive for April; Service: Good, Respectful, Friendly; Cleanliness: Spotless, Immaculate, Pristine; single bed was not ready for use for our needs

10/10 Excellent

Dorothy, New Zealand - Christchurch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Good; Value: Affordable; Service: Good; Cleanliness: Lovely;

10/10 Excellent

Hamish, New Zealand - Wellington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Good; Value: Affordable; Service: Courteous;

8/10 Good

IRENE, Australia - SA - Adelaide

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Facilities: Typical, charming decor; Value: quite expensive but nice; Service: Good; Cleanliness: Spotless;

10/10 Excellent

Alan, New Zealand - Christchurch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Sad to leave

10/10 Excellent

Dayle, New Zealand - Christchurch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Affordable; Service: Outstanding; Cleanliness: Spotless;

10/10 Excellent

Mark, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Modern; Value: Affordable; Cleanliness: Spotless;

8/10 Good

Lindsay, New Zealand - Canterbury

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Good; Value: Affordable; Service: Good; Cleanliness: Pleasant;