Lobby sitting area

Reviews of Gilmer Apartment Hotel

3.5 out of 5
Gilmer Apartment Hotel
10 Gilmer Terrace, Wellington

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 503 out of 1097 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 470 out of 1097 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 101 out of 1097 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 16 out of 1097 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 1097 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Philip

I stayed with this hotel on and off throughout the protest in Wellington because they weren’t anti vax. Have always stayed there since. Always clean, always tidy, incredibly helpful and beds are beautiful! Highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Rachel on 28 Apr 2024
Thank you Philip, we appreciate your comments so much and will pass them on to the rest of the staff. We look forward to welcoming you back again on your next stay!

10/10 Excellent

Alma

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Its located at the heart of the city
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Rachel on 28 Apr 2024
Thank you Alma, we hope to see you stay again soon!

8/10 Good

John, Dunedin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Clean, comfortable, well situated for the city.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Rachel on 28 Apr 2024
Thank you so much John, we're glad you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

seth

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Easy to find and get around
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Rachel on 28 Apr 2024
Thank you so much Seth! we hope to see you stay again soon!

8/10 Good

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable apartment
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Rachel on 28 Apr 2024
Thank you so much Steven, we hope to see you stay again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Tiffany

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Rachel on 28 Apr 2024
Thank you Tiffany, we're glad you enjoyed your stay!

8/10 Good

Lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ease of access and proximity to the downtown core, shopping, restaurants, pier, museum, and cable car. The hotel staff were communicative, friendly, and accomodating. The beds were extremely comfortable and the space was clean and well stocked.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Rachel on 3 Apr 2024
Thank you so much Lisa, we're glad you enjoyed your stay with us and we look forward to welcoming you back soon!

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Gimler Hotel was a great Wellington stay. The staff were friendly and even gave us short cut to main shopping district. The location was very central and the amenities in the room were great.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Rachel on 3 Apr 2024
Thank you so much Pamela, we will pass your compliments to our staff. We take pride in having a friendly staff and your compliment is appreciated.

6/10 Okay

Douglas, Castle Rock

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Early morning trash pickup, noisy exhaust fan in bathroom that ran in conjunction with the light switch sounded like a jet engine. The seating furniture was dated and tired (not comfortable). No heat or air controls and windows do not open.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Rachel on 3 Apr 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review Douglas, we take all feedback seriously as it helps us to improve our services. We hope when you stay again you will find we have made some improvements.

10/10 Excellent

Evan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
All we could have wanted. Especially appreciated them sharing how to use the elevator in a nearby parking garage so we did not have to hike up the steep hill to get to the shopping area and the rest of the city.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Rachel on 20 Mar 2024
Thank you so much for your feedback Evan. We hope you stay with us when you visit Wellington next.

6/10 Okay

Diane

Travelled with partner
Central location
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Rachel | Reservations on 19 Mar 2024
Thank you for your feedback Diane, please let us know the areas you felt were lacking in your stay here so we can make improvements.

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really enjoyed our stay. Highly recommend Gilmer Apt. Hotel
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Rachel on 12 Mar 2024
Thank you so much Anna, we are glad you enjoyed your time with us and we hope to see you again soon!

6/10 Okay

Donna

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Hard to get to, older, very small rooms, not enough comfy chairs for four people, and we had mistakenly thought there were two bathrooms. A room for two couples is tough with only one bathroom. Hallways are tight, emergency exits are not well marked and are not in the ends of the building.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Rachel on 11 Mar 2024
Hi Donna, We're sorry to see that your stay with us did not meet your expectations, we are grateful for the feedback as it helps us to improve our services.

2/10 Terrible

Narsi

Disliked: Amenities
Terrible place
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Rachel | Reservations on 19 Feb 2024
Hi Narsi, we're sorry to see you did not have a good experience with us, please let us know what particularly made your stay so poor so that we can remedy this and improve.Thanks

8/10 Good

ALICIA

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Would benefit from air conditioning. Great stay, clean comfortable and well appointed
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Rachel | Reservations on 19 Feb 2024
Thank you Alicia for your feedback, we're working on having a better cooling system but we hope this does not deter you from coming to stay again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Good choice for downtown
Great location, comfortable bed and very pleasant staff. Would stay again next time I am in Wellington.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Rachel | Reservations on 19 Feb 2024
Thank you for your feedback, we look forward to hosting you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Hemant

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Safe and clean hotel in a great location
We needed access to a washer and dryer and Gilmer was one of the few that had units with laundry facilities. The location was excellent - walkable to restaurants and shopping. Onsite parking was a great bonus. The building is safe, clean and well maintained. It is a little dated and a has a city apartment feel to it and does not offer any plush hotel ambiance or amenities.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Rachel | Reservations on 19 Feb 2024
Thank you so much Hemant, we're glad you enjoyed your stay with us and hope you're bale to come again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Patsy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
We stay at the Gilmer apartments whenever we’re in Wellington, great spot, handy to everything
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Rachel | Reservations on 19 Feb 2024
Thank you so much Patsy, we take pride in providing good service to all our guests and we look forward to welcoming you back on your next stay. Thanks

8/10 Good

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great room, conveniently located; all amenities, so v. useful. But there was a heatwave, and no a/c, so had to use upright fan. It helped, but didn't quite do the job. Otherwise, no complaints!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Rachel | Reservations on 19 Feb 2024
Thank you for your feedback Paul, Unfortunately you stayed with us on our hottest days and we apologise for the discomfort. We hope you're able to stay with us now that it's getting cooler and you will find the rooms are much betterThanks

2/10 Terrible

Tracey

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Rachel | Reservations on 19 Mar 2024
Hi Tracey, We're sorry to see you did not enjoy your stay with us. please provide details of where you think we could improve on, we would appreciate this so much.

8/10 Good

Susan

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very hot during our stay in ground floor appartment. Window in bedroom did not have security latch so could not be left open at night. Ideally this should be addressed. Fan helped.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Rachel | Reservations on 19 Feb 2024
Thank you for your valuable feedback Susan. We apologise for not noticing the broken window latch but have since fixed the issue. We hope you are able to stay again and have a better experience.

4/10 Poor

Kenneth

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Retired doctor
Worse ever !
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Rachel | Reservations on 19 Mar 2024
We're sorry your stay with us did not meet your expectations, please elaborate on your experience so that we may make improvements.

8/10 Good

Aidan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Rachel | Reservations on 19 Mar 2024
Thank you for your review Aidan, we hop you stay with us again.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness
OK for flying visits
Checking in was straightforward, room was spacious but it looks like it has suffered from a lot of wear and tear. Shower head was broken on the stream selector and the housekeeping staff had failed to replace the complimentary shampoo and body scrub tubes from the previous tenant. Fortunately we had access to the local supermarkets by car.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Rachel on 19 Feb 2024
Thank you for your feedback, it is extremely valuable to us. We apologise for the inconvenience caused by all the broken things in the room and because of your feedback we were able to fix them. We hope the next time you stay you will see much improvements.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Very underwhelming first time experience.
Arrived only to find after hours lockbox empty despite a notification via text stating everything was set up and ready to go. Allotted car park spaces were all taken which was frustrating as we prepaid for a room and park two months in advance. Manager pathetically avoided coming out and sent front desk staff in to sort out. Had to wait over an hour to sort. Ended up using a public car park with a hotel parking coupon, hoping we wouldn't get towed... Room stank of curry upon arrival. Only upside is this place is quiet at night.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Rachel | Reservations on 19 Feb 2024
We apologise that your stay with us did not meet your standards and we have been working to improve our systems as much as possible including expanding our carparks to the garage in front of the Hotel. We hope you can stay again and see many improvements we've made.

8/10 Good

Naomi

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location was fabulous will return on next visit to Wellington
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Rachel on 23 Dec 2023
Hi Naomi, Thank you for your review, we look forward to hosting you again on your next stay :)

10/10 Excellent

Virginia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great value for money, nice to have an apartment in the middle of the city. There is a short cut to avoid the steps which cuts off some of the time to get there from the station (via grand chancellor hotel). They also have a partnership with a nearby gym so you can use the gym and spa. Great overall!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Rachel on 23 Dec 2023
Thank you so much for your feedback Virginia, We are glad you enjoyed your time here and look forward to welcoming you back again.

10/10 Excellent

mishka

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very handy to main shopping street. Quiet. Large spacious room. Supermarket close. Clean.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Rachel on 19 Dec 2023
Thank you so much Mishka, we hope to see you stay again!

8/10 Good

Kaylene

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location for our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Rachel on 19 Dec 2023
Thank you Kaylene, we're glad you found the location convenient!

2/10 Terrible

Roxie

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I just can't with how terrible this place was. We chose it for the in room washer/dryer, and the effer didnt work! Beds were terrible. Furniture was awful. The towel warmer was nice.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Rachel on 19 Dec 2023
Hi Roxie, we are sorry you had an unpleasant experience staying with us. We don't often experience the washer dryer not working but please know that we do have a Laundry room on the ground floor as well free for use. Sorry once again and we hope the next time you stay you will see improvements to these services.

10/10 Excellent

Ming Kion

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great accommodation
It is great as usual, highly recommended
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Steffen Dittrich | General Manager on 13 Nov 2023
Thanks so much Ming. We're so pleased you enjoyed your stay. See you next time.

10/10 Excellent

Miguel

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Steffen Dittrich | General Manager on 13 Nov 2023
Thank you for your great feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Comfortable stay
Convenient place to stay in central Wellington. Reception staff were all friendly and helpful. Facilities were good. Overall great!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Steffen on 13 Nov 2023
Hi Anne, What a fabulous review! Thank you for your lovely feedback. We are so happy you enjoyed your stay at Gilmer Apartment Hotel. We hope to welcome you again soon.

8/10 Good

Rhys

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Rachel on 19 Dec 2023
Thank you Rhys!

8/10 Good

Nicole

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Okay hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Steffen Dittrich | General Manager on 1 Nov 2023
Thank you for taking the time to write a review, it is much appreciated.

8/10 Good

Glyn

Travelled with family
Comfortable apartment just ground and two floors high with a good mini kitchen with laundry facilities. Plenty of parking options in the area and we found it quieter up in the terrace area than down in the city streets. It would have been a plus to have Sky tv.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Rachel on 9 Oct 2023
Thank you for your wonderful review Glyn. While we don't have Sky tv we do have many more streaming platforms with similar shows and movies, our friendly staff will be happy to help you access these when you stay next. Thanks again!

8/10 Good

Sally

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Peaceful and quiet. Easy to get to lambert quay.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Rachel on 9 Oct 2023
Hi Sally, We're very glad you enjoyed your stay with us and we look forward to hosting you again.

10/10 Excellent

HEATHER

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was an amazing place to stay. It’s hard to tell when you book online but it truly was an excellent stay. The staff were amazing and the location just perfect. We had to stay an extra night due to the poor weather our ferry crossing was cancelled and the staff at the hotel found us a room for the extra night so quickly. We highly recommend staying here.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Steffen on 27 Sept 2023
Dear Heather, Thank you for taking the time to write this awesome review for us! I am glad to hear you have enjoyed your stay with us.We look forward to welcoming you back again in the future!

6/10 Okay

Priyanka

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Rachel on 16 Sept 2023
Thank you Priyanka

4/10 Poor

Jessie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
The room was clean, but everything was fairly shoddy and old. There is a kitchen, but no pots/pans or kitchen tools, and there are notices about cooking that could result in heavy fines for smoke or smell. It was mostly an ok-ish hotel room, not an apart-hotel as advertised. Also, I needed to leave a day early, and they refused to refund my money for the night, stating policy and that it was Expedia's fault. I contacted Expedia, who said it was the hotel who refused. I tried again, but was again refused by the hotel. I could see the policy being reasonable if the hotel was booked and they could have used my room, but there were clearly very few people there at the time.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Rachel on 12 Sept 2023
Hi Jessie,We're sorry to see that your stay with us did not meet your expectations. We are always working on upgrading our facilities so your feedback is appreciated. All our studios are furnished with cooking equipment and on your next stay our reception staff will be happy to give you anything that may be missing including extra pots or pans. In regards to processing your refund, because you booked through expedia a virtual card was issued to us. It is for this reason our policy states that for modifications on bookings made through a third party, the guest will need to contact this party directly as it is out of our jurisdiction to process the refund unless the third party authorises this. Once again we apologise that this stay was unsatisfactory for you and hope you can see improvements the next time you stay with us. Thanks

10/10 Excellent

Glenn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy walking distance to Quay
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Rachel on 12 Sept 2023
Thanks for your review Glenn, we look forward to having you stay again.

10/10 Excellent

Robert, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Ok
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Rachel on 12 Sept 2023
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review Robert.

8/10 Good

Brent

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
3 nights in the Capital
First time to stay here, once got head where I was CBD wise fantastic please to stay, nice and central, safe and easy walk
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Rachel on 12 Sept 2023
Thank you for the lovely review Brent. We hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly reception on arrival. Explained and gave a little brochure on shortcut to Lambton Quay. Nice and close for shopping and public transport. Had an issue in the room with TV popped down to reception they came up immediately and fixed it straight away. Will definitely stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Rachel on 12 Sept 2023
Thank you so much for your review Tom. Our staff are always happy to assist with any issues you may have and we're glad to see this was the case for you. Thanks again and we look forward to having you stay again.

10/10 Excellent

Gemma

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely loved that they put a crib in our room for our baby and cleaned the room and restock daily. The receptionists were friendly and always had a smile on their face.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Rachel - Reservations on 28 Jun 2023
Thanks Gemma, we're glad you and your family enjoyed your stay and we hope to have you stay with us again.

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. Nice furnishings. Lift a wee bit noisy.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Rachel - Reservations on 28 Jun 2023
Thank you for your kind review Christian. We hope to have you stay again and if you do please request a room away from the lift and we will do our best to provide this for you.

8/10 Good

Jackie, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Apartment had all the necessary amenities and was compact the super clean and tidy. Walkable distance to shops etc and a reasonable price.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Angie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Safe!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Pleasant stay, friendly and helpful staff. Clean amenities and central location 😍
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023
Response from Rachel on 6 Jun 2023
Thank you for the wonderful review, we hope you stay with us again soon!