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Reviews of Charmae Guest House, Character home by the river.

Charmae Guest House, Character home by the river.
Wanganui Township, WANGANUI

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 82 out of 106 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 106 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 106 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 106 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 106 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Guy S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Fantastic stay
Lovely roomy house with a warm welcoming feel. Comfy beds and a great shower. Fantastic hosts .... friendly and helpful, and the info they provided in the house gave us excellent ideas on what to do and see. Really enjoyed our stay here, highly recommended.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Girls weekend away
Great place, everything we needed. A bonus , breakfast was supplied. Could walk into town and see all the sights.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Haimona P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Whanganui .
Could not fault anything about our stay . The host were great and the place was close to everything .
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Karen A.

Liked: Cleanliness
Home away from home
A lovely home situated near all the amenities. For 8-9 ppl there was enough space indoor and out suited for our family holiday. Suited purpose at a very reasonable rate. Vinaka vaka levu.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Megan P., Drury, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness
Home away from home for Christmas
Perfect home to stay at for Christmas with our family and visiting family. We had everything we needed to enjoy our stay. Thank you.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

John W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Excellent property in good area & only a few minutes from Supermarkets/Cafe's etc.
More than satisfied with this property, supplied everything you need + more. Excellent communication with host. Looking forward to returning some time in the future.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Margaret W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Five nights in Whanganui
A comfortable home away from home with excellent facilities. Situation is fairly close to shopping and walks along the side of the river.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matt J.

Liked: Cleanliness
Our stay in Whangnui
Excellent property. Warm, spacious and very well presented. Would thoroughly recommend staying there.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sheraz O., Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness
Awesome comfortable
Comfortable, stress-free, warm and great location. Great host
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Sarah L.

Liked: Cleanliness
All the comforts of home
It is clear by the amenities and little touches that the hosts are very interested in ensuring that their guests are comfortable and feel at home. Thank you for the tinfoil - we hope you enjoyed the pie.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Selene S.

Liked: Cleanliness
A wonderful stay with a wonderful house.
We had a fabulous stay at Charmae. Allan and Kathy are awesome hosts and really kind and caring. Thoughtful things throughout the house like cotton buds, coffee, coffee crystals. The house is pretty amazing and very spacious. It was really beneficial for us to have bedrooms separated by other spaces, so the bedrooms aren't all next to each other. We found that worked really well. We also had car trouble - Allan and Kathy were so helpful! I can't thank them enough for kindness.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Selene S.

Liked: Cleanliness
A wonderful stay with a wonderful house.
Allan and Kathy have a beautiful guest house that is well located and feels like a home away from home. We really enjoyed staying at Charmae and highly recommend their guest house. Allan and Kathy are wonderful kind hosts. They welcomed up warmly and the house has little things that most places wouldn't think of like cotton buds, coffee, and sugar crystals! We stayed five nights in total, so on our return back through Wanganui, they even remembered my mum couldn't have the electric blanket plugged in - extremely thoughtful. It's the little things that really made us feel welcome. We also had car trouble. Allan and Kathy were so kind and helpful and even arranged for us to stay another night so we could get the car fixed and travel home safe. We really recommend staying at Charmae and are ever grateful to Allan and Kathy.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Martin S., Yakima, WA, USA

Liked: Cleanliness
Wonderful place, super comfy
Great, comfortable place with lots of character. Close to town. Highly recommended!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mike R.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great place
Very well stocked kitchen and great facilities along with excellent location Recommend for any large families or if you like space.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Birte W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Family getaway
Wonderful house for 5 of us. Clean and very well stocked so we cooked and ate in every night. Great for spending time with family or friends. Highly recommended it.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tracy C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Home away from home
Our stay was amazing. The home was equipped with everything you could possibly need. The property owners were very welcoming and had organised everything for our arrival. Nothing was to much of an ask and they went above and beyond to make us comfortable. Great location central to everything. Our family had a place to unwind and relax after adventuring around Whanganui. Thank you to the owners for making our holiday a memorable one. Highly recommended.
Stayed 14 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gloria H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great place to stay.
Beautiful property. Friendly and helpful hosts. Loved it!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Craig K.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great week boys love it
Great week
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

David J.

Liked: Cleanliness
Enjoyable stay
Most enjoyable stay. Friendly and helpful hosts. Thank you Alan and Cathie
Stayed 21 nights in Jan 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 13 Feb 2023
Glad you enjoyed your stay with us. Your suggestions have been taken care of and we hope to see you when you next visit whanganui. Allan and Kathy.

8/10 Good

Linda P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Family Holiday
We enjoyed our stay and the house is as listed. Only complaint were the mattresses on the single beds. Might be okay for children, but not good for adults. All 4 adults that stayed in single beds complained. Other than that the property was perfect and the continental breakfast was a thoughtful addition.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Eoana T.

Liked: Cleanliness
Lovely Place
This is an amazing place, especially to host a bigger group of people, nice warm house with lots of space. Owners are very helpful if needed and also give you privacy for your stay. Will be staying here again :)
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Leo K.

Liked: Cleanliness
Home away from Home
The experience we had was so friendly from the Host, and the best stay we have had all in all will definitely come back again
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nicky R., New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness
Fabulous
We enjoyed our stay very much, lovely property, great host. Had everything we needed for a comfortable and homely stay. We had family nearby who called in for a meal and kids loved the toybox. Thanks very much
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Janice M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Lovely place.
We had a relaxing time staying at this property. Well kitted out and comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Trish B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Excellent hosts and great accommodation
This was a great place to stay. We were coming to Whanganui for a funeral and needed to book accommodation for the first time as all our family’s homes were full. In my angst I somehow managed to book the wrong dates but the hosts were incredibly understanding and went to great lengths to ensure the house was ready for us on the actual days we needed it. It was very clean and warm and welcoming, had everything we needed ( more, really) and gave us a lovely quiet space to retreat to during an emotional time. And it turned out to be really well sited for us as well. Thank you for a great stay - would absolutely recommend!!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kirsten N.

Liked: Cleanliness
Family Holiday
Roomy house fitted our extended family really well, cosy warm beds, fire, good selection of breakfast items in fridge and on shelves. Hosts were super helpful. Many thanks.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Graeme

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay, wonderful hosts and perfect location
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

James S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Charmae April 2022
Thanks for offering up your home. We had a great stay - a lovely respite break as my younger daughter has been ill for a year and we needed a break with her kids and my elder daughter with her baby. It worked very well for us all.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Trisha W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great property
Amazing home and stay
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cherie D.

Liked: Cleanliness
Fabulous character home...all the comforts
Friendly host Alan, very accommodating and helpful. This Bach had a lot of hidden extras and finer touches; fresh linen on beds, extra snacks and condiments, the bathrooms were resourced with soaps, body washes, shampoos and conditioner- none of which was the cheap plastic kind you get in motels. The home itself catered for its numbers and had lovely asthetics with tourist information for the whanganui area. Simply a lovely home
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Susan F.

Liked: Cleanliness
Family visit to Whanganui
The house is in a good location, well equipped with room to spread out in especially with 3 young children.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Teresa H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Charmae House
This property was everything we could possibly have wished for. Clean, commodious, our host was very pleasant friendly and helpful, and even encouraged the kids practising music on his piano in the house. We are all looking forward to the next visit
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Martin V.

Liked: Cleanliness
Wedding accommodation
Booked this house for a friends wedding for a group of us. Place was awesome great size for everyone great location and great amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Martin d.

Liked: Cleanliness
What a Great Place!
Really enjoyed our stay. Charmae has everything you need, the hosts are great, and the place is very homely. Highly recommended.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Maryrose E., Hamilton

Liked: Cleanliness
We will be back!
The house was clean, well equipped and the owner was very good to deal with. Good location, beds were so comfortable, perfect for our group and we will be back again :)
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

jenny B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice stay
Well appointed property and considerate hosts. Would benefit from some furniture upgrading but otherwise lovely
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Diane B.

Liked: Cleanliness
This was an excellent place to enjoy the ambience of Wanganui.very tastefully furnished and has ple
A very good venue. Private and close to everything. Congratulations to the owner for a lovely property. Thank you. Diane
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Glenn J.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great
Great spot suited us perfectly. Really helpful & friendly owners
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Deshpande S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Enjoyed it
Was homely
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Layne C.

Liked: Cleanliness
spacious and homely
The owners were easy and flexible and great to communicate with, plenty of space and in a handy location.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Steve R.

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice Weekend Away
The property was well suited to our needs, Nice big open living spaces and separated bedrooms and bathrooms. Great potential to bring a bigger group
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Diane W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Lovely home with all requirements catered for.....
Lovely accommodating and welcoming owners where nothing was too much trouble. Location and proximity to Whanganui wonderful. River close by....
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 16 Apr 2021
Wonderful having you stay at Charmae Guest House. So glad you enjoyed your visit to Whangavegas.

10/10 Excellent

Dimitra P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great place to stay
Handy to town, riverside & supermarket.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Maryanne A., New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness
Relaxing break
Enjoyed this spacious property, great location close to down and river walks.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Eileen W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Just what we were looking for!
Charmae had everything we needed, and Allan was a lovely host - very kind and helpful. Can thoroughly recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Emma W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Warm and Inviting
We had a lovely stay at Charmae Guest House. Allan was a great host and the house was clean and tidy equipped with everything we needed to have a very comfortable stay. We would highly recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

Terry Q.

Liked: Cleanliness
Neat Cottage - very comfy
Enjoyed our stay in a quiet area and neat cottage

8/10 Good

Peter M.

Liked: Cleanliness
great
great
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Fiona F.

Liked: Cleanliness
Superbly comfortable home away from home. Great hosts. Very warm with lounge gas fire heating whole.
Clean, comfortable and friendly.

10/10 Excellent

Tirau A.

Liked: Cleanliness
Loved staying at Charmae.
The house is soo beautiful! Very spacious and they exceeded our expectations! They even provided breakfast cereals, milk, yogurt, toast, coffees tea etc etc i have never stayed in a holiday home where they provide this. Allan was very lovely to deal with as well, thank you so much for having us. We will definitely stay here again! Thank you so much.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Jul 2020
Tirau's group was a pleasure to host, from picking up the key to recycling, they ticked all the boxes. Charmae Guest House was left so clean and tidy the same day turnaround was made that much easier. Thank you all and please come and stay again. AAA+++ Allan & Kathy.