Did not what to expect and were very pleasantly surprised - particularly in the view of the name of the Hotel ! - by the whole package. We knew it was in the city centre but it was not very noisy and the rooms were interestingly decorated and well furnished. Food was excellent and the owner had stamped his personality on the premises. Probably one of the best establishments we have stayed at on North Island! Highly recommended.

We stayed here and enjoyed a good meal in the restaurant with others and could continue our dining experience to very late. Best part was only had to walk up the stairs to bed. Serves a very good breakfast.

We stayed here two nights on our trip in New Zealand. When we arrived, we were briefly greeted by a staff coming out of the kitchen, who gave us the key, told us where the room was and disappeared again.

We had a very spacious and very comfortable room. The only point of improvement was that the noisy fridge would better have been placed in the living, rather than in the bedroom. We had free internet access both wireless and wired.

The hotel is located at a major road in town, making that even at night (we stayed in a weekend) there is a considerable amount of noise coming from the street.


The owner was out of town and we were served breakfast by his son. Twice burned to black on the underside. The son did not care my remarks about this. Some of the food had been on the table the whole night (we had to wake the son, that's how we know)

The restaurant for dinner was actually a very good place to eat. The staff was friendly and helpfull.

So we have mixed feelings aobut this one. Great place to stay, but the hotel has accommodation for the night without the extra services that one should expect from thiis kind of place. Things might have been different with the owner present, but that's a guess.

I was in New Plymouth on business and did not pay for this b&B so can't comment on the price but New Plymouth is a sweet town and coming to home and waking up at the Nice Hotel has the qualities of coming home. The food is good, the rooms quirky and interesting and library full of books that are worth browsing. It is across from a lovely church with wonderful old trees. New Plymouth is a walking city with good museums. I loved coming home to the Nice Hotel and had a room with a tiny but lovely porch. Terri is your instant knowledgeable pal. My husband played golf that Terri arranged and that worked very well indeed.