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3.5 out of 5
The Wheelhouse Inn
41 Whitby Road, Nelson

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 175 out of 208 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 208 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 208 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 208 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 208 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Bryony

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Highly recommend this beautiful property, with a gorgeous view in a great location
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
The property was fantastic - spectacular views of the water and fun nautical theme throughout the property. Sally and Ralph were great hosts and provided a well stocked kitchen and all the comforts of home.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sonja

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

J L

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
nice view but not walkable to anywhere. There are very few dining options close by. The fish shop had very little fresh fish because of the time of year we assume.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Louisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sam

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The view is amazing. The cabin is a great spot

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Fantastic views
The view was amazing. Beautiful sunset!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kevan, Pantymwyn Mold

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A fabulous apartment with the most wonderful views. Spacious and well equipped with everything you could need provided. We loved our stay here and would highly recommend. The views are just awesome.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Serena

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Best place ever! Will definitely come back! Absolutely gorgeous views and a perfect little house. Super clean, has everything you would need to cook for yourself & small family. Easy access to dining & not far from Abel Tasman Natl park. Worth every cent for a stay.. highly recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Jodie

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Yohei

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing view and clean and beautiful room!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Kim on 23 Oct 2022
Thanks for the review and great rating. Cheers Kim, Manager

10/10 Excellent

Rhonda

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Unbelievable view, fantastic apartment, awesome
Fantastic apartment, everything you could ask for. Unbelievable views through the huge picture window in the living room. Fantastic bedroom with even more views and the bathroom was very roomy and well set out. We loved our stay and would highly recommend to anyone.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Kim on 23 Oct 2022
Thanks for your amazing review. So glad you enjoyed your time with us. Cheers Kim

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness
Enjoyed sea view and close proximity to Nelson city However had wet weather on arrival and fortunately it cleared up the next day of my stay Would recommend this accommodation to other travellers
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Kim on 27 Jun 2022
Thanks for your review ... sorry about the weather but glad you enjoyed your stay.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Amazing location and hosts but needing an upgrade
The Wheelhouse Inn has an amazing location and amazing views towards the sea. There are a lot of thoughtful touches and the apartment is well-equipped. The love and care of the owners can be seen in everything. Also had a few chats with Ralph who is absolutely charming and willing to help in anyway. The cons: It's as well maintained and clean as an older apartment can but still it smells old, it looks old, it feels old. Also the beds were very worn, soggy and wobbly. Also missing a dishwasher which meant that to be on the safe side you needed to wash everything before using it (previously guests wash in a hurry on a check out day). It was nice but not luxury as it's branded and for the price it would need a complete upgrade. Don't get me wrong, it is a nice and extremely well-run and well-maintained place with lovely hosts! Just a bit disappointed with the high expectations from the raving reviews and highish price.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Petra

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stunning views.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great views of the water. The unit had everthing you need on it to make your stay comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Providing binoculars was a nice surprise. Loved the view of the water and watching the ships leaving in the morning. You can also see the planes coming and going. Great seating indoors and outside.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Kim on 12 Jun 2021
Thanks for your review.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
a nice place with beautiful scenery.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Kim on 29 May 2021
Thanks for the review ... we appreciate it.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful spacious apartment with all amenities including washer/dryer. Incredible view. Very private. Easy access to town and main road but quiet. Cannot recommend highly enough. Thanks!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021
Response from Kim on 29 May 2021
Thanks for your great review and we are glad you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great accommodation with the most amazing views of Nelson. We were welcomed by the host & given plenty of information about the area Only thing that could be updated in the accommodation was to have better curtains/blinds in the bedroom & living area We enjoyed our stay here & would definitely stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ideal scenic spot overlooking the water, Close to town and shops.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was fantastic apart from mould smell coming from down stairs bathroom.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

K

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Awesome stay in lovely surroundings.
Fabulous unit to stay in. Amazing view and quality furnishings. Would love to come back again.
Lunch on the deck
Nice kitchen
Bedroom with a view
Picture perfect
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

Ann C

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Absolutely wonderful!
We loved our stay here - great location, stunning views and a great place to come back to every day. We really appreciated how well designed the house was - everything we needed and plenty of space to relax.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Sophie, Wellington NZ

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stunning location with breathtaking views. Clean well equipped property. Close to town. Will definitely stay again! Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
Response from Kim on 1 Oct 2020
Thank you for your great review. Really glad you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Karen, Invercargill

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely stunning views and excellent value for money! Really comfy bed and all the essentials you need! The Chart house furnishings are a little dated however did not impact on our wonderful stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020
Response from Kim on 27 Sept 2020
Thanks for your feeback and glad you enjoyed your stay.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
very hard to find. never met the owners, the key was in the door and instructions to leave it there when we left. The view was magnificent but inside was warm (facing west to the sun) and no A/C. We had three people and I did not realize one bed was the sofabed in the living room. Stayed only one night so did not get to try the outside patio or the other amenities. More like your own cabin than a motel room so that part was nice.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Richard, Boston, MA

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Great view from all levels of the property. Apartment in excellent condition. Would recommend for an extended stay.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Location absolutely the best if you like to be high up and see the sea. Beautiful apartment, felt very at home
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Jaymee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic view
View was absolutely fantastic. You open the door and just say 'Wow!'. Layout was a little weird with shower on the lower level and bedroom on third. We loved it, tho. Changed dining plans to cook in and enjoy the deck and view. It was lovely waking up to blue skies and water.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stunning views
Stunning views and a very well-kept residence. We were extremely pleased with our stay. Everything in the condo was well thought out and convenient. We would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Pete, Napier

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wheelhouse Inn provides 5 different units. We had the Charthouse top floor which is spacious and modern with views to kill. The only thing we missed was a verandah, though a seating place in the garden with slightly obstructed views made up for it. Overall it was a fantastic place with friendly and helpful hosts and we loved our stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Kim on 9 Oct 2019
Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Nina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Knockout @ The Lookout!
Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic! Super comfortable apartment, with great facilities for our 3day mid-NZ-trip. Wonderful views, just the right distance from town to enjoy tranquility, yet walkable to the restaurants/bars of Nelson (longer via coast, but more pit stops!) Can not wait to return when we have our next Kiwi Adventure.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Kim on 9 Oct 2019
Thank you. So glad you enjoyed your time with us and we hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Kim on 9 Oct 2019
Thank you for your rating.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great views. Super hospitality. Special place. Will definitely return.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from Kim on 9 Oct 2019
Thank you ... we look forward to seeing you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the privacy, space and the view is AMAZING.... Highly recommend will be back...
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The views were amazing. The accomadation was very comfortable with everything we needed.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome view! Beautiful sunset. Great deck. Very clean and tidy. Enjoyed our stay very much.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Kim on 9 Jul 2019
Thanks for your review and we are glad you enjoyed your stay. We love the view too!

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great view. Very clean and well maintained.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Kim on 9 Jul 2019
Thanks for your review. I will pass your good comments on to our cleaning team. Thanks.

10/10 Excellent

Fung Kam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very well view
There is very nice sea view. And I like the big window also.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Kim on 19 Jun 2019
Thanks for your review.

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Kim on 19 Jun 2019
Thanks for the great score and for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The views were spectacular! The layout was well done and communication excellent! The layout was well done and communication excellent
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Kim on 5 Mar 2019
Thanks for your comments. We appreciate it.

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Kim on 5 Mar 2019
Thanks.

10/10 Excellent

Brendon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Million dollar view
Fantastic views. Worth staying there just for that. Great access to various parts of Nelson, shops and surrounding attractions. Spacious living area. Only negative was the lack of good curtains or blinds to block out sun so kids could sleep during daylight hours. Made us get up early though - which wasn't such a bad thing with so much that we wanted to do over our 4 day stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019