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The Fort. Timaru

3.0 star property

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Premier Suite, Courtyard View | In-room dining
Exterior
Bathroom
Courtyard
Business Double Room

Reviews

4.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Parking included
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services

Explore the area

Map
66 Stafford St, Timaru, Canterbury, 7910
  • South Canterbury Museum
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Timaru Public Hospital
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Caroline Bay Beach
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Timaru (TIU-Richard Pearse)
    ‪20 min drive‬

Room options

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Premier Suite, Courtyard View

Premier Suite, Courtyard View

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Superior Double Room

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Business Double Room

Business Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Classic Double Room

Classic Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Comfort Double Room

Comfort Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Premier Double Room

Premier Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

About the area

Timaru

With a stay at The Fort. Timaru, you'll be centrally located in Timaru, just a 4-minute walk from Te Ana Maori Rock Art Centre and 8 minutes by foot from South Canterbury Museum. .This guesthouse is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Botanical Gardens and 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Timaru Public Hospital.
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What's nearby

  • South Canterbury Museum - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Timaru Public Hospital - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Trevor Griffiths Rose Garden - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Caroline Bay Beach - 17 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Ashbury Park - 4 min drive - 2.8 km

Getting around

  • Timaru Station - 5 min walk
  • Timaru (TIU-Richard Pearse) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Subway - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Burger King - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Kfc - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Columbus Coffee - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Coffee Culture Timaru - ‬10 min walk

About this property

The Fort. Timaru

Guesthouse in Timaru with free breakfast
The Fort. Timaru offers 13 accommodations. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. 42-inch Smart televisions come with satellite channels. This Timaru guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices).
Stay in one of 13 guestrooms featuring Smart televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, a communal living room, and barbecue grills. This guesthouse also features bike parking and an electric bike charging station.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include laundry facilities, microwave in a common area, and refrigerator in a common area. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 6:00 AM and 10:00 AM.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 250+ Mbps (good for 3–5 people or up to 10 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free secured, uncovered self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator
  • Virtual front desk

Business services

  • Coworking space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Outdoor furniture

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Well-lit path to entrance

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 42-inch smart TV with satellite channels

More

  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 6:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours will receive an email with special check-in instructions and smart lock details; access will be through a private entrance
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
Prior to arrival, you must complete online registration via a secure link
You will be asked to provide the property with a copy of your passport after booking
If you are planning to arrive after 3:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
A virtual front desk provides assistance to guests

Access methods

Private entrance, smart lock

Pets

Pets not allowed

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

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

The Fort. Timaru Reviews

Reviews

4.0
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6.0/10

Cleanliness

2.0/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Barbara

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service
This property presents itself as an upmarket guest house, however, due to complete lack of any staff interaction, it feels unwelcoming and sterile.The rules restricting what guests can and cannot do during their stay made it feel like a youth hostel. Even worse, if you have a problem, neither of the phone numbers given are answered. The booking system is unnecessarily complicated and did not work for us. Our room (No3) was noisy and we were woken up at 6.am by a workman doing something around the property. We have stayed in numerous similarly priced properties in NZ, but I regret to say The Fort was our least favourite and rather overpriced for what it offered. If you are happy sharing toilets, showers or kitchen facilities with strangers then you might feel more at home here than we did.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025