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Reviews of South Sea Hotel

2.5 out of 5
South Sea Hotel
26 Elgin Terrace, Halfmoon Bay

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 174 out of 376 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 155 out of 376 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 38 out of 376 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 376 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 376 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Nicky

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We love the South Sea and stay there every time we spend the night at Rakiura. The staff are awesome. Its not flash - old pub accomodation, but its traditional, clean and welcoming. Perfect views and the food is amazing.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very homely, beautiful spot and friendly, helpful staff
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Sandra

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All of the above
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Everything was great no problems
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Connie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was fantastic and very informative. Very easy access to Ferry Terminal - about a 3 minute walk.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Tracey

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charles L.

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A unique hotel on an incredible island. People were friendly. The restaurant and bar offered a wonderful and authentic atmosphere and great food. A wonderful experience.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Brett

Traveled with partner
Very convenient quirky, I haven't stayed in a hotel without an ensuite in a long time. Nice area upstairs overlooking the bay,with tea and coffee facilities. I would recommend staying here
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ori

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

6/10 Okay

Shazia

Liked: Cleanliness
On the harbor
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Shazia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Convenient location
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Rita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice basic accommodations with beautiful views of the harbor. The staff was very friendly and accommodating!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Traveled with group
Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Mary

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We paid for a room that was advertised as sea view. What we weren’t told was that our sea view would be obscured, during the day, by people using the second floor porch! If we opened our curtains during the day, people using the porch and picnic tables could look right into our room. If we closed our curtains we of course didn’t have a sea view at all. We could hear conversations as if people were right in our room. This continued on into the night—people weren’t supposed to use the porch after 8 but were often there,talking, laughing and carrying on, after midnight. No one enforced the 8 rule. It really wasn’t anyone’s idea of a sea view.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disgusting do not stat here
We arrived to a rude man who clearly felt he had more important things to do than make an effort to make guests checking in feel welcome. Not a good start and then to the rooms - basic is okay but to not even provide a bedside lamp is lazy. The room was just filthy from the curtains that we’re falling off the hooks, to the window sills that had layers of dust on to the inside of the one bedside table between two. The cleaning team didn’t service my room even though i hung the sign. That was the first room. The second room I had had period blood stains and so on starkly on the top duvet and stank of urine. Just completely disgusting and horrific.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Ivy, Crawford Bay

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Quaint old style hotel with shared bathrooms and shower rooms. Clean and comfy. Might be noisy as the bar is right below our room, but on Sunday quilted down early. Dinner was spectacular in the dining room! Definitely recommended!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Su

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This iconic hotel is in the centre of Oban. You can all to everywhere food is good. Very very clean rooms
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff were friendly and accommodating the room was really clean comfodouble, Great location Very sensibly priced ,would definitely stay there again any time. Thanks cheers Dave
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jarrod

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay on Stewart Island. Easy access from the ferry and walkable everywhere. Bar was excellent and laundry facilities a real help
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michaela

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was great! You need to go for Quiz night!!

10/10 Excellent

Gina, Sydney

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Kate

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Eric

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Too basic
The accomodation was back packer standard without the kitchen facilities and the wifi was nearly non existant
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a great spot, so easy from the ferry and access to trips around the island. The hotel had everything we needed for a few days and the meals and hospitality was fantastic. Highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Gina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All we needed
Great views from this relaxed hotel. Not posh but well priced accordingly. Upstairs landing tea station very handy. Upstairs lounge with fabulous view comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

David

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Mario

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We had a really nice stay at South Sea Hotel. Unfortunately, we had the last room and Wifi didn't reached our room.

8/10 Good

Halina

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
excellent location, dinning options
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mandy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean,reasonably priced, comfortable accommodation after tramping... highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

JOHN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Got, the job done well. Bit dated, but the pin was great.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ivy

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very central to everything for us and great dining.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Deborah

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Skyler

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was in the perfect location! I could easily walk around town and into the national park! The cafe and restaurant had great food and was super convenient! The facilities were great and the room was very private!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Michael

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It had a convenient location to all activities and the section we stayed in was relatively new
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

WARREN

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good service & amazing views
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Carolyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Superb location for any visit to Oban
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

liz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was my 4th time staying in the south seas and I wouldn't want to stay anywhere else...unless I win the lotto then I'll build a house, anyway..I love its quirkiness and its heritage. Staff are happy to help if they can and always give a smile. The food is amazing and the quiz night is a laugh.The lounge room upstairs is always warm and cosy with an awesome view. Loved my stay and will be back next year!
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Patricia

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed everything accessible and convenient and friendly people
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Character stay
Great location and restaurant downstairs and friendly staff. Rooms and common areas could do with a bit of a spruce up and attention. Light was flickering and needed a new bulb and fresh paint and new blinds that close in the room would be nice. New furniture in the common area to replace the old couches that are very worn would also be nice to enjoy the wonderful view from.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Michaela

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Very noisy and staff quite unfriendly.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

debbie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
1800s Hotel very cool
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Lydia

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
We didnt expect much from our visit to the island as we know the facilities and amenities are very limited due to the remoteness of the place, however as much as we were prepared for the 'basic' facitlies we really feel that some of the decor/furniture was in dire need of updating a replacing. However, we did feel safe and comfortable. Dining room food was lovely.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Bryony

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very handy to everything. Lovely views from upstairs lounge. Comfortable couches in the bar. Bed was comfortable. Staff were friendly. Good place to stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Annabel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Southsea hotel is conveniently located to the flight centre, ferry terminal and the beach. The place was adequate for a good night’s rest.

10/10 Excellent

Ray, Karori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff ready to help very flexible and relaxed
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Russell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
old and creaky but rustic
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023