Hotel Saint Clair

Rooms are fresh and modern and some have incredible views of the beach+/ocean. The location is easily the best part of the experience. Spend the night eating tapas and drinking at the local bars and restaurants such as Piccolo and The Esplanade. Then have breakfast/brunch at Starfish or Salt nearby. Expensive, but excellent. Also a great location for relaxing walks (Second Beach) or outings with children (playground opposite St Clair beach). One minor issue we had in our room was that the fuse board (right by the bed) was making a loud buzzing sound. We ended up switching the main power to the room off just to get to sleep! Otherwise, a lovely place to stay.

So I had issues with this place. Being upfront there was an issue with the booking which was 100% my fault but I will say this hotel is very inflexible and grabby with customer's money, but they can be just be aware that if you need to change things in your itinerary this is not the place to stay. Despite costing me upwards of $500 that would bring my rating down to 4/5. Putting that aside you pay around $275 for the room and quite frankly it's just not that good for the price. Ok now it becomes a 3 star rating. Then I think about the check-in process, I used a work travel agency and when I gave them my card they said "that's not the card you paid with", they issued a pre-authorization charge which I couldn't pay wave. Just something I don't want to be mucking around with when it's late. Ok that 3-stars now became a 2-stars. The location is nice but out of the way. It's not a terrible hotel but my stay was rather unpleasant, if it was a really nice hotel I'd go out of my way to stay there but I can't honestly say I want to stay there again. Ever.

Very nice hotel especially if you have a room viewing the ocean. The one I stayed in had a bathtub with hot tub functions, and a heated tile floor for added luxury. Great place to rest for me as I was touring the island by motorbike and had to stay an extra night to due to bad weather. There isn’t a whole lot going on in the area other than the pizza restaurant and burger bar, the local grocery store closes before 7pm. But if you want a quiet place to relax by the ocean, this is a great spot. Complimentary parking in their underground garage is a great amenity for your vehicle as well.

We had our last night in Dunedin New Zealand. We had an ocean view. The room was clean, warm and inviting with a gorgeous few nice sectional couch. As you can see in the videos and pictures, the hospitality of New Zealand people are amazing. All resorts come with toaster hot water maker, tea coffee, a refrigerator, real creamer milk. They literally give you a bottle of milk. Will you also enjoyed the convenience of the location? They have a saltwater pole which we didn't use but a lot of people said it was amazing. It was heated and they give you free vouchers for that. The parking is underground. It's so easily and conveniently located right by the beach. Lots of restaurants We would definitely recommend anyone traveling here. We spent $200 us per night. Well worth it. Our last night of relaxation. Nice dinner out and beautiful views.

We had a lovely night staying here ,with the window open all night listening to the waves crashing. Dinner down below was marvelous