The Murray Premises Hotel

We stayed here on Monday night & the location was great. Very convenient for exploring downtown. The historic photos on the walls are a great touch. However, the room was very dark, even with the lamps. The bed was god awful, it was hard and lumpy, definitely in need of replacement! The shower curtain was also gross, yellow & had bright blue body wash stuck to it. It was fine for a one nighter.

We loved staying at the Murray Premises! It is a beautiful hotel that is located right downtown in St. John’s. We had a very comfortable room that was spacious, and it was quiet and cozy, and we slept quite well in the very comfortable bed - the best night we've had on this trip! Breakfast was included with our stay, and it was a very healthy breakfast, which one doesn’t always find in hotels with complimentary breakfast. We were able to walk to many places in town. The staff was very nice and very helpful. it is a great place to stay if you’re visiting St. John’s!

My husband and I stayed at the Murray Premises for our 2 night stay in St. John's. I must first of all say that the location is terrific - walking distance to countless restaurants and sights in the city, and the included parking was a real bonus in a city where parking comes at a premium. The staff were absolutely lovely - very friendly and helpful. The bed as well, while very lumpy looking with the bedding on it, was very comfortable and the shower, once we figured it out was very good. Unfortunately, I feel it necessary to say that we thought quality control could have been a tad better. There was only one coffee cup in our room when we arrived (not a big deal as we snagged an extra one from the breakfast room the next morning); the air conditioning did not work. Thankfully, the temperatures in Newfoundland had dropped significantly upon our arrival in St. John's and having the window open sufficed to keep us cool enough. However, we could only open one side of the window as the screen on the other side was torn and flapping and we didn't want to invite bugs into the room. A complaint that is aimed not just at this hotel, but many that we stayed in along the way is that for such a very large king room (which was lovely), there is only one easy chair leaving one of us to sit in the hard chair at the desk. In fairness to the hotel staff when I went downstairs to inquire as to whether another chair could be made available, they did offer to get a somewhat better chair from their conference facility, but I wonder every time we stay in a hotel why it is that with 2 people staying in a room, there aren't comfortable seating options for both. There were 2 bathrobes in the closet, but neither had a belt, although there were belt loops on them. On day 2 I found some of the cleaning staff in the "robe" room and asked for, and received one. The only other complaint that we had was the quality of the toilet paper. From the lowliest of motels and service centre bathrooms, this was hands down the worst, roughest we have encountered. I would have thought that a hotel of this caliber could spring for a better quality of paper for their guests.||The included breakfast, while very basic and simple, was adequate to get our day started, and as I do not wish to end on a negative note, I must say again that the staff were wonderful as was the location. There is a lovely courtyard outside the main doors and although the temperature while we were in St. John's was only 14 degrees, the sun was shining and sitting in the courtyard for half an hour late afternoon was fabulous as it is fully protected from wind and was actually quite hot. I would recommend this hotel, but hope that quality control improves.

We stayed at the Murray Premises Hotel for a total of 4 nights at the beginning and end of our Newfoundland trip in August 2025.||Its quirky layout is due to it being converted from adjacent warehouses and it’s a welcome change from purpose-built hotels. Our rooms were on the 4th floor and had views over the harbour towards Signal Hill. The rooms were spacious, well-appointed and comfortable. A continental breakfast was included in the price and we appreciated the range of hot drinks, fruit and juice, muffins, cereal bars and yogurts on offer.||The hotel is conveniently located near the St John’s harbour and within a few minutes walk of the main city centre shops, bars and restaurants. There’s an outside bar and sitting area which had live music most nights of our stay and was perfect for relaxing after a busy day.

This building is a national historic site, built in 1846. It's right on the harbor (but be aware, this is not a pretty harbor with walking trails - it's a working harbor). My (one queen bed) room was lovely, very spacious, with exposed brick and wooden beams and high ceiling. Plenty of storage space. Huge bathroom including a hot tub, which I wasn't even looking for! Excellent location, close to many restaurants. The hotel offers breakfast (free, I think) which I didn't use.

Great hotel in the very heart of St. John’s. Great spot if you are droning on George or water street. Staff were great and rooms were big. The Alexa that didn’t actually work was an interesting touch. We certainly had fun with it, despite it not working as a controller for the fire pace or TV. Might have suggested the money might have been better spent on carpeting or a few paint touch ups, but we were happy as it was. Breakfast very basic but got the job done. What I was a bit disappointed in was the patio and outdoor courtyard wasn’t being used. Of that bar was open it would be a banging little area. Still we’d stay again there for sure.

Comfortable, friendly hotel in an interesting wood-beamed historical building well located near the waterfront in St John's. Rooms are large. Beds are excellent. Stayed first and last night of a Newfoundland trip with friends. Front desk staff was extremely pleasant and helpful, e.g. on our return stay, we were checking out on a Sunday morning, when breakfast is typically set out at 8 a.m. To accommodate the early flight times that some of us had, they had breakfast laid out at 6:30. Great stays both times.

Currently staying here. Found a pair of used underwear in our bathroom when we checked in which we promptly handed to reception in a bag. AC vent then leaked onto my bed that night soaking the mattress and bedding. The hotel then moved us to a different room above the Gypsy restaurant where we could hear every conversation through the AC ducting. Rooms are very average and quite dated. Great if you enjoy every shade of brown. Such a shame to round off a 2 week stay on this beautiful island here. Glad it our last of two nights here. Really hard to recommend after our experience. St. Johns is lovely BTW. Just wish we chose somewhere else for our last two nights.

Stayed here years ago and loved it. Charming and cozy, with a large room and great location. Glad to see it's still around!

We stayed here for a couple of nights. Great location right in the centre right in the harbour. We got up graded which was nice. The building is historic that has been remodeled. Really cool to see old pictures of the building around the hotel. We were on the top floor, large room, clean, huge tub, also had harbour views. Bed was very comfortable. Free parking & breakfast. Overall, we enjoyed our stay.

Overall I was very happy with Murray Premises. The room I was in was large and beautiful. The location of the hotel was fantastic. There were a couple downsides that I didn't find to be a big deal but I'll leave it up to you to decide if it is a deal breaker for you or not. Murray Premises is located right in the middle of downtown St. John's. There are a lot of restaurants and shops well within walking distance. If you can't find something good to eat or a nice place to buy something you are probably waaaay too picky. Places like Signal Hill and Quidi Vidi Lake may be too far to walk to (depending on your energy levels) but they are not too far away. However, you are very close to George Street which is great if you love bars. The great thing is that you are not so close that you will have to worry about excess noise at 3:00 in the morning. If location is important to you then Murray Premises will not disappoint. The room I was in was large and beautiful. The room had exposed wooden beams that gave a warm and rustic feel. The room was equipped with all the standard items. The room I was in had a hot tub but I'm not sure if that is standard in all rooms. The bed was large and comfortable, but that is entirely a personal judgement. The previous poster said that he found the bed to be hard, but I did not find this to be the case. Since the hotel is in an older building there were times when I heard other people. However, this happened very infrequently and did not bother me in the least. The room also had an electric fire place and a television that appeared to have full cable tv service. I didn't order any room service so I can't speak to this service. The hotel has two cafe/restaurants in case you didn't want to venture too far. The hotel has a continental breakfast that had the basics but not many options. The strength of the hotel is the staff who I found to be kind and responsive. So here are some of the downsides. The first is the wi-fi. It is good enough to do the basics like checking email and finding information but that's about it. Doing things like streaming video is unreliable at times. Maybe this was due to my partner and I trying to access the wi-fi at the same time but there were times when I could not stream anything or at times when I was booted off the network. Now since I was visiting I didn't spend a lot of time trying to watch videos but there were times when I wanted some down time and I couldn't stream some shows. Definitely not the end of the world from my perspective, but I can see how some people would be bothered by this. The second downside was an isolated incident. The toilet in the room broke where the handle separated from the trip lever. This was not a problem that we could fix on our own but the toilet was still useable. When I reported this to the front desk I was informed that there was no maintenance staff who could fix this as it was the weekend. Again, for me it wasn't the end of the world. However, I can see how this may bother some people who don't want to be bothered by something like this or lack the knowledge to deal with this problem. It was a little disappointing to know that maintenance was not available at certain times. I would definitely stay here again as the location cannot be beat. However, the exposed wood is not for people who would prefer a more "modern" style, but I enjoyed it. The free wi-fi was serviceable but the reliability is questionable depending on your needs (or possibly how many devices are connected). The fact that our isolated incident was not fixed due to the fact that it was the weekend was a minor problem for me, but it could be a big problem for other people or if the problem was bigger. Despite the small issues, I still enjoyed my stay at Murray Premises.

What a horrible experience. Iclve stayed here 4 times, myself and two of my co workers. The first time, me and a co worker went down to get our skip the dishes order, while going back up my other co worker went down to get an extra towel. Within minutes a lady came up and told us at 8:30 in the morning that we had to leave because there was 3 of us?? I was not informed there wasn't aloud to be 3 of us. We were there all night, no problems the man doing night shift was very nice and polite. We just woke up to get food and were kicked out? The second and third time there was also 3 of us, no issues. The man over night was still very nice. The third time I stayed for 2 nights, saturday-monday. We were not loud, we were not problematic what so ever, at 1 o'clock in the morning on night two we were told that there can't be 3 people after 11 and one of us had to leave, I asked her to give me 10 minutes she said no and kept the door open?? Complete intrusion of my privacy!! This is the same lady as the first time, very rude. No where in the paper I signed did it mention this and why wait until the middle of the second night to do this? Horrible service!!

The staff and manager, David, were super friendly and handled our group of 7 with complex lodging and travel plans expertly. I would definitely stay here again.

Our room was rustic with large wooden beams and joists. The room was large enough that the lamps weren't quite bright enough to cover the whole room. Don't bother paying the extra money for a room with a view of the harbour, it's not worth it. Our one window just looked upon buildings (or construction as of Sept 2013). The bathroom is big. Even the doorway is big, but would have to be to fit in that large jacuzzi tub... 6' long and DEEP; which made it a little awkward to get into for a shower, but wife found it great to soak in. The plumbing is really loud here. You almost need hearing protection to flush the toilet. Even the shower is loud. And that means you can hear surrounding room's bathrooms. Bed is rock hard... my ribs physically hurt after the first night. When I asked for a mattress pad, they had no idea what I was talking about. But they did fold a comforter or blanket under the sheets to soften it up. The upside to the Murray Premises is its location. It was great to stay in a hotel downtown; we were in walking distance to restaurants, shops, and sight-seeing. The employees are quite friendly and will do what they can to help you out.