Is The Kentish Hotel pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Kentish Hotel?

As of Aug 15, 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Kentish Hotel on Aug 16, 2025 start from ₩93,015, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at The Kentish Hotel?

Self parking and extended parking are free at this property; nearby parking is also free.

What time is check-in at The Kentish Hotel?

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 2:00 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

Where is The Kentish Hotel located?

Situated in Waiuku, this golf inn is steps from Tamakae Reserve, River Lane Esplanade Reserve, and Waiuku Library. Waiuku Museum and Kevan Lawrence Park are just steps away.

The Kentish Hotel Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Oct 26, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

I liked the history, the hotel itself was amazing

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Gail

Apr 10, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Proximity to town, parking and friendly, kind staff

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Oct 10, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Friendly staff bright fresh accomodation. Very clean and comfortable

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

John

Jan 5, 2025

Disliked: Amenities

This is an old pub, the owners are fixing up rooms and renting them. They were friendly, but this is not a regular hotel. We were there on New Years Eve, and there was a DJ and loud party until well into the new year. Room was small, with no shower. We had a toilet, but had to go out into hallway to get to a shared shower.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Gina

Nov 16, 2024

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

If you like old town western hotel with old rooms this is your place. We had the only room with a bathroom. Staff were very nice . Check in at the bar. Had to give 20$ deposit for room key and when we went to check out no one around, so lost that. Not for the faint of heart.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Robin

May 17, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Room rate was very reasonable. Room was a little cold and needed a little care.

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Edward

Aug 22, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

the hotel is in the centre of town and looks out over the harbour inlet. There is a large bar with live music the night I was there. The hotel is very old (1858) but well maintained and very clean. Staff friendly.Perfectly placed to explore the Awhitu Peninsular. Food available.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Neil

Oct 4, 2022

Liked: Staff & service

Was ok, a bit run down, had a meal in the restaurant. Was acceptable

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Bruce

Feb 8, 2023

Liked: Room comfort

The staff were friendly and eager to please. Melody deserves special mention. A mirror in the room would be nice. The toilet soap dispenser was not working. I will will definitely stay here again. Guinness on tap is the clincher.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Jessica

Nov 24, 2024

Liked: Staff & service

Under renovation and loud music

If you are staying here on a weekend, know the walls and floor are PAPER thin and they blast music from 9pm until 11:30pm. It was impossible for my parents to sleep through it. The price was low but I wouldn’t recommend unless you have bass proof ear plugs or a heavy sleeper. It’s still under renovation so be aware if that. Also, it said bathroom was in room but it IS a shared bathroom out of the room. On the plus side, the rooftop balcony had tables and chairs. Climbing out of the window to hangout there was definitely a highlight of the evening.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

kawana

Aug 17, 2022

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Staff were nice , but they charge you $20 for the key to the room with assurance that they will refund you , we were leaving at 7am and no one was there to refund us ( we also told them that we were leaving early )

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Bruce

Oct 8, 2023

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Amenities

The Property was lovely, however things like chewing stuck to the cover of the compendium and no toilet paper in two of the three toilets let the place down.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Dilshan

Jan 9, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The Kentish is a heritage hotel, so if you are looking for modern accommodation this is not your thing. The Kentish has a lot of history and its an awesome old pub/bar and an excellent restaurant which has its own bar. The restaurant seems a more recent extension which is spacious and airy. The staff are incredibly friendly, helpful and always with a smile. We had an awesome stay. The accommodation is was very simple, but clean and pleasant, and most rooms have no ensuite, which was not clear via Expedia.

8/10 Good

Vyv

Mar 8, 2024

Liked: Staff & service

Basic.. wouldn't take my wife.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Eleanor

Jan 17, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

The hotel is historical and the separate shower and toilets were a novelty but needed updating as I couldn't shut the toilet door without standing in pee stained wooden toilet surround. The mattresses were extremely thin but the linen was new and clean.

8/10 Good

cappy

Apr 28, 2024

Disliked: Cleanliness

The bed linen bottom bed sheet was unclean. Noisy when the disco is pumping and noisy bar patrons at midnight-1300.

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Tony

Feb 26, 2023

Liked: Staff & service

Loud band kept me awake until 12.00 and bar noise until 1.00

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Colin

Jul 31, 2023

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

The hotel was as presented i.e. old; but the rooms were not clean. With that exception it was as expected.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Jan 26, 2017

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Doors slam loudlly all the time. Staff couldn't find my booking on arrival. Very old fashioned rooms. Needs a little work done

2/10 Terrible

Garry

Oct 26, 2023

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

Small poky room Other neighboring rooms geusts load and abusive yelling Load noises from outside until rarly hours of morning

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Tatjana

Dec 30, 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Disappointing stay at the Kentish, staff were unfriendly, room was hot and stuffy and shared facilities were dirty, with a cockroach greeting us on arrival. Broken toilet, no toilet paper or new towels after staying for three days. Wouldn’t recommend.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Ian

Jun 7, 2023

Liked: Staff & service

It was an experience to stay in the hotel. It was really noisy during the night with people walking back and forth to their room from the toilets. One of the showers was cold in the morning. The little freezer froze our milk for our bubba. The setting was on too high. The room was cold at night. The little oil heater wasn't enough. We still enojoyed our experience

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Geoffrey

Jan 13, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Obviously a unique property. Check in was a slow process as the person has to attend to the bar as well. $20 per key required as a deposit. This took 4 days to be returned after an email and numerous calls. This was frustrating and ruined an otherwise pleasant stay.

8/10 Good

Stuart

Jun 29, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

I should have paid more attention to the fact that there were stairs to accommodations as i have a condition that has wasted my muscles. As a result I had a fall at the bottom of these. The staff were very good though and they escorted me to a table in restaurant after dressing a wound. The rooms suit people who just need somewhere to doss down after an evening in the pub below. And of course the noise till 12plus. I admit i was expecting to be able to hear this but man was it loud, no sleeping till after it quieted down. I'm 69 and will definitely not be booking a hotel and upstairs accommodation.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

Jeanette

Jul 30, 2023

Disliked: Amenities

It’s an historic hotel so the toilet and shared shower facilities were expected. However, the VERY cold rooms, minimal and jaded bed linen, no electric blankets and only one power point for heating, phone charger and kettle was not expected! Approx 20 police attended a disturbance and made arrests at the hotel on the Friday night and no attempt was made to notify residents or provide a safe alternative access to the hotel at night. On our return at 10.40pm we had to walk through police and disgruntled patrons to get into the hotel! The party continued outside till about 2am and car alarms sounded in the hotel carpark. I did not feel safe in that hotel! The bar and restaurant staff were very nice but the priority at this property is clearly the bar and restaurant ( both seem ok) but the hotel accommodation is badly outdated and very uncomfortable and the hotel guests seem to be a very low priority.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

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