The Murray Premises Hotel

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.

Currently staying here. Found a pair of someone else's underwear on the bathroom floor when we checked in which were promptly handed to reception in a bag. AC vent then leaked all over my bed that night soaking the mattress. The hotel moved us to a different room situated above the gypsy restaurant where we could hear every conversation from there through the AC ducting. Disappointed that the hotel offered no form of reimbursement due to issues we had. Rooms are very average, great if you enjoy every shade of brown. Such a shame to finish a wonderful 2 week stay on this beautiful island here. Hard to recommend from our point of view.

Beautiful hotel in a great location and the staff were wonderful. Only two things to think about. We have a room with a king bed and the bathroom had a jet tub/shower combo. The tub is very large and the sides came up to my knees. If you have mobility challenges make sure you get a room with a walk in shower. I think they cost more but for the group we were travelling with the tub was a challenge. Second is the parking. Like all metro areas, there is crime. Unfortunately we forgot to lock our car one night and many items were stolen out of our trunk. Even though there were cameras nothing showed up on the footage. You must lock your car and secure your belongings. St. John's is a beautiful place and will definitely be back for another visit.

The Murray Premises Inn was exactly what we hoped for! We love a historic inn with character and charm, and the location could not have been more perfect. It's walking distance to the best shops and restaurants in St. John's as well as to Signal Hill fir the most outstanding hike you'll ever take. Check in here was seamless and the staff are very friendly and helpful. The room was so charming. I wouldn't change anything about it! Thank you for a great experience.

Wonderful hotel. I lived in St. John's years ago when this was a dilapidated warehouse. Now it's a gorgeous and unique boutique hotel in the heart of downtown St. John's. The courtyard has a long bar and tables to sit outside under an umbrella in the sunshine or at night listening to live music. There was a cool Old World vibe in the area with shops, restaurants and bars galore, the harbour right behind and George Street and Shamrock City all within a few minutes' walk. The Gypsy Tea Room is for sure worth a visit and try the nearby Rocket Cafe for excellent coffee, tea and treats and sandwiches. Love this place and can't wait to visit again.

This is an older hotel in the heart of St. John's. We could easily walk to George Street and numerous restaurants, shops, attractions. We were in one of the attic rooms which was wonderful. Very comfortable bed, a fair to good continental breakfast. Very friendly and helpful staff. Good parking. Reasonable price for a nice hotel in the "happening" part of the city. Would definitely stay here again.

Went there for our anniversary, booked a mid tier room. It was WAY better than any mid tier room, king bed, spacious lounge area, big soaker tub, separate walk-in shower, separate toilet. The ambiance was amazing, lots of the old building visible in room. Huge wooden posts/pillars, original wooden ceiling and artwork depicting the origins. Right downtown, lots of choices for sightseeing and exploring. Definitely worth a visit!

Stayed 2 nights in this downtown hotel. Room was nice enough, except for a funky sewer smell coming from the bathroom that forced us to leave the bathroom door shut. Especially weird, the bathroom featured a beautiful glass-walled shower, very nice, except for the extra glass wall between the bathroom and main room that put your showering on full display for anyone in the main room. Why you would put a glass wall there, who knows? Continental breakfast was OK. Loved the fact that it’s right downtown near the bars & restaurants.

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.