Kaikoura Waterfront Apartments

3.0 star property

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Deluxe Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, Ocean View | Beach/ocean view
Aerial view
Terrace/patio
Deluxe Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, Ocean View | View from room
Deluxe Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, Ocean View | Living area | 32-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels, TV

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
126 Esplanade, Kaikoura, Canterbury, 7300
  • Kaikoura Beach
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Peninsula Walkway
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Point Kean Seal Colony
    ‪5 min drive‬

Room options

2 Bedroom 1st floor with ocean views

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Single Beds

Deluxe Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, Ocean View

  • 30 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Single Beds

2 Bedroom Ground Floor with Partial view

  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Single Beds

2 Bedroom ground floor with patio

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Single Beds

Economy Room, 1 Bedroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

Kaikoura Waterfront Apartments

Waterfront hotel in Kaikōura with free parking
Along with tour/ticket assistance, this hotel has free self-parking and free Wi-Fi in public areas.
Kaikoura Waterfront Apartments offers 18 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels.

Bathrooms include a shower and complimentary toiletries. This Kaikōura hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.
Kaikoura Waterfront Apartments's great location gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you'll be within walking distance of Kaikoura Beach. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Services include tour or ticket assistance
  • Guests have great things to say about the location and the helpful staff
  • Just a 2-minute drive from Kaikoura Museum and a few minutes from Kaikoura District Museum
Kaikoura Waterfront Apartments offers its guests tour/ticket assistance. Public spaces have free WiFi. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3-star Kaikōura hotel.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Family friendly

  • Highchair

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • On the waterfront
  • Outdoor entertainment area
  • Outdoor furniture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with premium satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Cleaning supplies
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Tea bags/instant coffee
  • Toaster

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laundry detergent
  • Washing machine

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 1.5 per cent for credit card payments
The front desk is open daily from 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 1.5 per cent

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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, debit cards and cash
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
This property is professionally cleaned
The front desk at this property is open daily from 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM.
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

National rating

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

Property is also known as

Kaikoura Waterfront Apartments Hotel
Kaikoura Waterfront Apartments Kaikoura
Kaikoura Waterfront Apartments Hotel Kaikoura

Kaikoura Waterfront Apartments Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 378 out of 518 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 111 out of 518 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 518 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 518 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 518 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Ramsey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were a little disappointed with our stay here. We booked the “economy room” which was the lowest category, but didn’t realise this meant that our room would be right next to reception and look out immediately onto a wall on one side and someone else’s house on the other. It also meant we had two apartments above us and the staircase to these next to our bedroom. We had a family with young children sharing the two apartments above and they were screaming and running back and forth until 1am and I had to ask them to stop. They started again at 7am. The accommodation itself is very basic and a bit tired and outdated. The pillow case on the bed was marked and there were cracks in the tiles in the bathroom. There were also very few surfaces to put our items and nowhere to hang any clothes. The TV was very small and the internet was unacceptably bad - to the point that our devices wouldn’t even connect. The location was a good 15 minute walk from the town and restaurants and not as centrally located as we had hoped. The only positives were the staff who seemed friendly and nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Room disappointed us, it was around the back of the block with no view. The bathroom was very small, there was no table and the kitchen had an esky size fridge. Family rooms appeared spacious, not a suitable place to stay for a couple.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely apartment central to everything Kaikōura has to offer. Walking distance to town. Beach across the road. Ultra comfy. Great staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Shane

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Like: nice unit with generous supply of cooking and dinning kit. Dislike: no extraction in shower room, and wallpaper (?) peeling above shower. No curtains in bedrooms - blinds don't cut it either in evening or morning!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sanjay

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay which was right opposite the water. The kitchen was ver usable. The location was excellent and we were able to walk to many places.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melvin

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Saloni

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

thomas, Saltsjo-boo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great property, clean and great views over the sea
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Raechel

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A fabulous position, clean, spacious, right on the sea front. Very helpful staff. Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location on the waterfront. Poppy and Bruce great hosts, very helpful. Close to whale and dolphin encounter. Beautiful part of the world.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was clean, and nicely decorated, the pots were small and pan had seen better days. I had a reservation for Oceanview ground floor and I ended up with a partial view second floor, I’m not sure why the discrepancy in the reservation, we were just told that’s all they had. Grateful that they had a room, could’ve been worse.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chauhan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A nice property with spacious rooms and parking space. The team keeps the place in pristine condition. Highly recommended
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location across the street from the beach.

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

yoshie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hjjn
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelley

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leslie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
great location and goood quality accomodation
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kokui

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property manager Poppy was so kind and made our stay comfortable and memorable. The property is in a great location that’s walking distance to the Kaikoura town centre. Would highly recommend to anyone visiting Kaikoura.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Awesome location, superb property, fabulous views, clean and super-friendly and helpful. 10/10 thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maurice

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024