Geraldine Heritage Hotel

2.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Bar (on property)
Backpackers Shared Bathroom
Exterior
Restaurant
Interior

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
31 Talbot Street, Geraldine, 7930
  • Geraldine Historical Society Museum
    3 min walk
  • Talbot Forest Scenic Reserve
    4 min walk
  • Geraldine Observatory
    5 min walk
  • Timaru (TIU-Richard Pearse)
    26 min drive

Room options

Double Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Executive Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Queen Bed

Backpackers Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Single Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Single Room, Shared Bathroom

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Double/Single Room Wheelchair Accessible Ensuite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Queen Bed

Double/Single Room Ensuite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Queen Bed

Twin Room Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Geraldine

With a stay at Geraldine Heritage Hotel in Geraldine, you'll be within a 5-minute walk of Geraldine Historical Society Museum and Talbot Forest Scenic Reserve. .This hotel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Geraldine Observatory and 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Geraldine Vintage Car and Machinery Museum.

What's nearby

  • Geraldine Historical Society Museum - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Talbot Forest Scenic Reserve - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Geraldine Observatory - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Geraldine Vintage Car and Machinery Museum - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Vintage Car & Machinery Museum - 4 min drive - 2.2 km

Getting around

  • Timaru (TIU-Richard Pearse) - 26 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Geraldine Orchard Farmshop & Cafe - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Village Inn - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Mundell's Cafe - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Berry Barn - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Geraldine Fish Supply - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Geraldine Heritage Hotel

Hotel in Geraldine with a restaurant and a bar
Geraldine Heritage Hotel offers 20 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and shared/communal kitchens. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 20 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a picnic area.
At Geraldine Heritage Hotel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
Geraldine Heritage Hotel has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • ATM/banking services
  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • No housekeeping

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Shared microwave
  • Shared fridge
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shower

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Shared kitchen access

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests can access their accommodation through a private entrance
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

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Geraldine Heritage Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 19 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 68 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Leigh

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Not value for money
Very old decor. Old sheets. Hotel smelled of cooking oil. I bit more attention to cleaning would have been good, e.g. the exeplair duct in the bathroom was thick with grime. For this level of room I would have expected to pay $60 - $85, not $105.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

stephanie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean sheets, comfortable bed,
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Chris

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Web site is totally out of date. Tried to book online twice, unsuccessful. Tried emailing with booking, only to get a ‘thank you for your email’ response. Tried phoning, no joy. Because the site and comments seemed ‘Heritage’ persevered and booked Xpedia. The hotel is rundown and tired but has the potential to be a great stopping off point enroute to the bike trails and points south. Needs to lift their game with overseas tourism picking up
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Wendy

Travelled with group
Big enough room, great modern and clean bathroom, kitchen area needed a good scrub
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Hang

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Things are old, which is fine. But they could be maintained a bit better.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

C B

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Logeswari

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Rochelle

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Rowan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
the heritage have been staying here for a number of years very convenient
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Wendy

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was cold and unfriendly. Limited pillows and blankets with no heating. No bar or restaurant. Very unloved building for a Heritage listed building in bad need of a lot of TLC
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Prue

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Three times my food was stolen from the fridge. Not funny when working night shift and get in at 1am expecting to have a warm feed before bed only to find someone had already eaten it dispite having clearly labeled it. Nothing open in Geraldine at that hour!!
Stayed 14 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Roma

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming
I recommend this traditional country pub. Lovely spacious room. Great bathroom. Friendly staff. Views. Shared balcony. Shared kitchen. I suggest you phone to confirm last minute bookings as the room I booked had been let between booking and when I got there.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Chris

No hot water in shower
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Ren

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
You definitely get what you pay for here. I went for the cheapest option in their backpacker/hostel selection and ended up staying in a small building out the back, rather than in the main hotel. It was a bit dirty/dusty and I had to sweep the floor myself, but it was a safe place to stay with a lock, comfy bed, and basic utilities. The pub next door was very rowdy at night though. I also didn't interact with staff at all except for when I arrived, which was a little confusing since I didn't know the pub was also the check-in desk. Overall it was fine but I probably wouldn't stay again, not even for the price of being the cheapest room in Geraldine.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Kim

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We arrived at this hotel to find our booking non-existent, the initial staff member rude & abusive & the building in a run down state - we await a refund from wotif.com
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Lynn

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
good price for quick stopover. Accessible room/shower for my son was helpful checkin good. Not very clean, fridge dirty, dusty shelves etc. No plug on shelf for appliances. No ventilation. Window would have opened a little above the main street.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Martin

Travelled with family
No food available
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

4/10 Poor

Vivienne

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Aaron

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I guess for what we paid it was ok. Typical old style pub accom. Rooms very basic. Jug didn’t work, was replaced. Bathroom could have been cleaner, dust on skirt boards, fan made awful noise, No iron, only saying this as we travelled for a wedding. Asked for a receipt at end and fella didn’t seem to know what I was talking about. Got there in the end.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Pedro

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

ADAM

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

6/10 Okay

Brent

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Clean and tidy, building had character.

4/10 Poor

Gregory, Dunedin

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

4/10 Poor

G A

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service
Vulgar manager treats customers like rubbish.
Pretty vulgar manager. He wanted to charge us twice because he couldn't find the booking we made through hotels.com. The guy was vulgar with us, swearing and blaming the platform, complaining he didn't receive any money out of it, despite I was showing him the booking and the charges on our bank account. Worse customer experience ever.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022