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3 out of 5
Shakespeare House
10 Dusky Street, Te Anau

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 112 out of 168 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 41 out of 168 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 168 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 168 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 168 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great stay. Very comfortable. Owners were wonderful and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Nathan & Liz on 23 Apr 2024
Thank you for your stay and feedback, we really appreciate it.

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
When staying at the Shakespeare house, you feel like you’re staying with family. We loved how friendly and helpful everyone was. Perfect location and comfortable for our short but sweet stop in Te Anau :)
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Nathan & Liz on 9 Apr 2024
Thank you for your stay and feedback, we really appreciate it, Safe travels back home

10/10 Excellent

KEVIN

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved our stay here. Our room, although not that big, was very clean. Slightly unusual set up though with the rooms all off a long communal sitting area. An easy 10 minute walk into the centre of Te Anau where there is a good selection of places to eat, plus a large supermarket.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Nathan & Liz on 15 Mar 2024
Thank you for your stay and feedback, we really appreciate it. Safe travels back home.

10/10 Excellent

Deb

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Shakespeare House B&B is a fabulous place to stay in Te Anau. The accommodation was comfortable, breakfast was great, and Nathan and Liz were friendly and helpful hosts. I have coeliac disease and they catered for me with a choice of gluten free cereals & bread for toast kept separately with a dedicated gluten free toaster that is not available for general use. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Nathan & Liz on 9 Mar 2024
Thank you so much for your kind words and stay, it really means a lot. Safe travels back home.

10/10 Excellent

JIJO

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Nathan & Liz on 9 Apr 2024
Thank you for your stay and feedback, we really appreciate. Safe travels back home.

10/10 Excellent

Calvin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic hosts!
Great rooms though on the tiny side with a tiny teeny bathroom.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Nathan & Liz on 24 Jan 2024
Thank you for your stay and feedback, we really appreciate it.

10/10 Excellent

Terrence

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We had a wonderful stay. Liz and her husband were awesome. We felt welcome and comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Nathan & Liz on 15 Dec 2023
Thank you for your stay and feedback, safe travels back home.

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hosts, modern interior.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Nathan & Liz on 27 Nov 2023
Thank you for stay and feedback we really appreciate it, Safe travels back home

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The friendliest staff!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Nathan & Liz on 7 Oct 2023
Thank you for your stay and feedback, we really appreciate it. Safe Travels back home.

10/10 Excellent

Sally

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Nathan & Liz on 4 May 2023
Thank you for your stay and feedback, we really appreciate it. Safe travels back home.

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Homely modern motel/bnb - perfect!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Nathan & Liz on 9 Mar 2023
Thank you for your stay and kind feedback, we really appreciate it. safe travels.

10/10 Excellent

Sheryl

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect stay
Lovely BnB very close to town center. Breakfast included. Large rooms, comfy beds and great hosts!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023
Response from Nathan & Liz on 8 Jan 2023
Thank you for your stay and feedback, it really means a lot to us, safe travels back home.

10/10 Excellent

Duncan

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Nathan & Liz on 9 Oct 2022
Thank you for your stay and feed back, we really appreciate it. Safe travels.

10/10 Excellent

Xiaomin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location is great
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Nathan on 4 Oct 2022
Thank you for your stay and feedback, we really appreciate it. Safe travels back home.

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paradise in the southern alps.
The Shakespeare House is a delightful B&B with the most gracious and knowledgeable hosts. The unit was spotless, we were able to use the kitchen in the evening and the location makes access easy to the best Te Anau has to offer.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2020
Response from Nathan and Liz on 22 Mar 2020
Thank you for your stay and kind words, we really do appreciate it. Enjoy the rest of NZ.

10/10 Excellent

Jin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was great
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020
Response from Nathan and Liz on 21 Mar 2020
Thank you for your stay and feedback we really appreciate it.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and accommodating. Good breakfast. Coffee in the room.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Nathan and Liz on 24 Feb 2020
Thank you for your and feedback we really appreciate it. Safe travels back home.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property has character a mixture of the old and new . Great location easy to walk to restaurants .Hospitality by the owners is excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Nathan and Liz on 23 Feb 2020
Thank you for your stay and feedback we really appreciate it, safe travels to the needy part of your trip.

8/10 Good

Mir, Sydney

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We really loved the hospitality from Liz and Nathan. The cooked breakfast was excellent. The only feedback would be a bit more space to place toiletries for the bathroom sink.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Nathan and Liz on 23 Feb 2020
Thank you for your stay and feedback we really appreciate it. Safe travels home.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Nathan and Liz on 23 Feb 2020
Thank you for your stay and feedback we really appreciate it. Safe travels for the rest of your trip.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Walking distance to everywhere - lake, town. Easy parking. Very well presented - spotlessly clean with high standard of decoration and furnishings. Incredibly friendly and welcoming owners :)
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Nathan and Liz on 6 Feb 2020
Thank you for your stay and kind words, we really appreciate it.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I would stay he again. The owners are very nice, the room was clean and the breakfast is great.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Nathan & Liz on 3 Jan 2020
Thank you for your stay and feedback , we really appreciate it. safe travels for the rest of your trip.

10/10 Excellent

Annick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Nathan and Liz on 27 Dec 2019
Thank you for your stay and feedback we really appreciate it. Safe travel for the rest of your trip.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hosts were amazing. So kind and helpful. Will definitely be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Nathan and Liz on 12 Dec 2019
Thank you for your stay and kind feedback, we love seeing quests come back. Have a great Xmas .

6/10 Okay

Sabyasachi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
We feel it does not give value for money. Would like to point out that even if we are not allowed to check in before the allotted time the least you can expect is the use of a washroom especially when you have driven over two hundred Kms!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Nathan & Liz on 5 Dec 2019
Thank you for your stay and feedback. We try really hard not to offer, just a bed, ensuite and breakfast with all our guests and but to give advise around things to see and do around Foirdland and the rest of the South Island. We are sorry if your felt like you didn't get value. Just to clarify your point on being "not allowed" to check in early. We have done and will allow guest to check in early provided there rooms are clean and ready. You were around 1 hr earlier than our normal check in time of 1400 and you room wasn't finished being cleaned nor checked so instead we stopped cleaning and offered you a local map and information for around the area to help fill your day in. As explained all our toilets are in rooms that were either being used or still be cleaned. We did suggest public toilets about 100 metres from us. In your 200km trip you drove past 4 sets of well sign posted public toilets to aid travellers so i think its a little harsh to say that is the least you can expect us to do when you arrive and we are effectively closed. Safe travels for the rest of your trip.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The B&B is lovely and well appointed. The owners were super helpful and very accommodating. The location is perfect to walk around town and for day trips to Milford and Kepler track. Highly recommended it.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Nathan and Liz on 29 Nov 2019
Thank you so much for your kind words and your stay, we really appreciate it.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Shakespeare House was such a lovely place to stay. The bed was comfortable, the bathroom was super clean and the room itself was quite spacious. Nathan was extremely helpful in providing us tips and updates about our trip to Milford Sound, even giving us brochures and recommending scenic stops along the way. Breakfast was delicious and there were so many food options. Having breakfast available made it a great start to our day! All in all, a lovely place to call home for a day. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone looking to stay in Te Anau.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Nathan & Liz on 29 Nov 2019
Thank you so much for your kind words and stay, it really means a lot to us. Enjoy the rest of your trip and safe travels back home.

10/10 Excellent

Luke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, great place
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Nathan & Liz on 17 Nov 2019
Thank you for your stay and feedback, we really appreciate it. Safe travels for the rest of your journey around NZ.

10/10 Excellent

Ben, St. George

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet location and comfortable beds. Owners were very friendly and accommodating to our schedule. Breakfast was great!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Nathan & Liz on 11 Nov 2019
Thank you for your stay and feedback, we really appreciate it . Safe travels back home :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place in a beautiful town. The owners are fantastic and gave us great tips for sightseeing!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Nathan & Liz on 8 Nov 2019
Thank you for your stay and kind feedback, we really appreciate it.

10/10 Excellent

Garry, NC, USA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The folks who run this place are warm and gracious and give really good advice.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Nathan & Liz on 3 Nov 2019
Thank you for your stay and feedback, it really means a lot to us. Safe travels back home.

10/10 Excellent

Marion

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Nathan & Liz on 30 Oct 2019
Thank you for stay and feedback, we really appreciate it. Safe travels home.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
On first look the property doesn’t appear to be of a high standard. But don’t be fooled the managers are lovely, very helpful & welcoming. The rooms have been refurbished are very clean and comfortable. We would highly recommend 👍
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Nathan & Liz on 22 Oct 2019
Thank you for your stay and feedback, we really appreciate it. In the last two since taking over we have refreshed all rooms and completely renewed 6 bathrooms, installed 7 rooms with new double glassed windows and now we are starting on the outside. New landscaping started, deck and pergola coming for dining room and much more. watch this space.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hosts were very welcoming & informative. Te Anau is a beautiful town, with lovely views of the mountains & a good base for visiting Milford Sound. The room we stayed in was clean & comfortable. The breakfast was very good with delicious muffins too!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from nathan & liz on 21 Oct 2019
Thank you for your stay and feedback, it really means alot to us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A delightful B and B that offers a wonderful atmosphere. The owners run a wonderful business and work very hard to ensure that guests are cared for in a very nonintrusive, however very helpful manner. Breakfast is included and freshly cooked. Highly recommended trip to Doubtful Sound. One day needed.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Nathan and Liz on 7 Oct 2019
Thank you so much for your stay and kind words, safe travels back home.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you are thinking about going to Te Anau, this place is a MUST! The rooms were beautiful, super clean, cosy and private. The host here are friendly, helpful and cook a great breakfast. There is no where else that I would book in this area.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Nathan and Liz on 17 Jul 2019
Thank you for your very quite words, that means so much to us, thank you for your stay and safe travels back home.

10/10 Excellent

Toby, Australia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great stay with friendly welcoming hosts. We enjoyed Te Anau, and it was great being able to walk into town. The cooked breakfast was delicious
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Nathan and Liz on 19 Jun 2019
Thank you for stay and feedback we really appreciate it. Safe travels back home .

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Nathan and Liz on 20 Apr 2019
Thank you for your stay and feedback, we really appreciate it.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great stop of on our travels, We would definitely return to Shakespeare house! The hosts are extremely friendly & welcoming, and were able to accommodate our slightly later check-in time without a hitch. Highly recommended!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Nathan and Liz on 20 Apr 2019
Thank you for your stay and feedback we really appreciate it. Safe travels back home .

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, Great hosts.
Hosts very welcoming, friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Great location, very handy to town centre, lake, restaurants and bars. Room recently renovated, very clean and good heating. Lovely breakfast and awesome service. Enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Nathan and Liz on 15 Apr 2019
Thank you for your stay and feedback we really appreciate it . Safe travels

4/10 Poor

Ruth

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overpriced for the room we were in.
Stayed in the room called "Much to do about nothing"... this describes it well, Extremely small room with room only for a bed and the small cabinet for tea and coffee with the smallest en suite I have ever seen. Has a common area for sitting outside the room in a large conservatory outside these 4-5 rooms , this would be great for a group booking to use, but a bit off putting in the evening for a couple especially with nowhere else to sit in the room we had. Host however were very pleasant, room was clean and recently decorated, bathroom look original and old.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Nathan and Liz on 22 Mar 2019
Thank you for your stay and feedback we do appreciate it. Given our business is a bed and breakfast we have tried to make it so all rooms have there own private bathroom, which means they a little smaller but all do have private facilities as aposed to shared facilities. We try our best to give guests the true bed and breakfast experience where they can mingle with others or retreat to there own rooms. We also have another area to relax attached to our dining room. This room is getting a remodeled bathroom this off-season following the three we did this last season as part of our continuous improvement plan since we took over this business 18 months ago. Thank you again for your stay and safe travels.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely glassed in verandah to enjoy the sun. Fridge space available. Good recommendations from our hosts.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Nathan and Liz on 15 Mar 2019
Thank you for your stay and feedback we really appreciate it.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed at Shakespeare House for 2 nights. The room was spotlessly clean and the bed comfortable. A bit more storage /shelf space would have helped and the walls were a little thin(we could hear people talking in the next room). The owners could not have been more helpful or personable.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Nathan and Liz on 11 Mar 2019
Thank you for your stay and feedback we really appreciate it. Safe travels back home .

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room walls had large windows onto common area and were made of plaster
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Nathan and Liz on 8 Mar 2019
Thank you for your stay and feedback

10/10 Excellent

yan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended
Liz and Nathan are great hosts. Easy walk to town and 100 yards from lake. Had a great stay here for 2 nights and would highly recommend as a base for visiting the Milford and doubtful sound.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Nathan and Liz on 2 Mar 2019
Thank you for so your kind words and stay, we really appreciate it. Safe travels back home .

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
If your looking to be pampered in luxury accommodations, this is not your place. Clean room at budget price with no frills. Be close to Milford sound so you can beat all the tour buses before they arrive at noon. Owner is nice and informative. Limited internet.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Nathan and Liz on 24 Feb 2019
Thank you for your stay and feedback. Safe travels on rest of your travels.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The place makes me think of the worse youth hostels I have visited. This is worse than any of them. The bathroom has mold and needs repairs. The "view" is of a crowded parking lot. No privacy. Worn carpet. Old cramped room. The owner is the rudest I have ever met. I gave every other place where we stayed in New Zealand a 5 star rating. The place is a new low. Whether in Kazakhstan, Europe or North America, it has my lowest rating.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Nathan and Liz on 28 Feb 2019
We are sorry that you felt that way, hence why I suggested you move on after the way you spoke to me about my home. Both Liz and I don’t deserve to be abused! I can assure you there is no mould growing as you suggest just some old tiles that have seen better days and had already been scheduled for replacement this off season. They are cleaned everyday and steam cleaned frequently as well. You also thought it was ok to arrive outside normally working hours. We had 6 hour for check in window and yet you still turned up late. You spent 40 mins with us for breakfast eating so your stay wasn’t that bad. All the best for your future travels but please don’t abuse owners again we all deserve better than you.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Nathan and Liz on 29 Apr 2019
We are sorry you felt so bad about your stay, for us to improve thou we really need to know how you come to this rating and how we could improve.Thank you for stay. Safe travels.

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Nathan & Liz on 12 Feb 2019
Thank you for your stay and review, safe travels home.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bathroom way to small and super plain. Room size - too narrow. Need to use a common refrigerator. Great to be able to use Motel kitchen, but would have liked a small fridge and microwave in room. Owner great, Friendly atmosphere
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Nathan & Liz on 13 Feb 2019
Thank you for your stay and feedback. Just to clarify, we are not a motel but a bed and breakfast home hence the configuration of our rooms. safe travels home.