Geoff Thompson
10/10/2022
The Grand Hotel Akaroa is not grand.
My wife and I stayed for two nights in early Oct 2022. At NZ$160/night, it was not expensive nor cheap. Like many other accom venues, the online photos depicted a room that was in much better condition and larger than reality.
For the fist night the WiFi advertised was not working but did work for our second night. The hair dryer did not ever work, even after being raised with management.
The toilet seat was of cheap, poor quality and was broken when we arrived. This was dangerous. After management repaired it on day two, it immediately failed again.
The on-site restaurant food ranged from poor to average. Suggest you avoid the cauliflower wings.
I'm pretty sure we were the only guests and i understand why.
The town of Akaroa is lovely and we decided to stay three more days - at other local accommodation.
Never The Grand again.