Larnach Lodge

Great place for a unique stay in every aspect

Einfache Unterkunft, saubere Gemeinschaftsbäder, tolles Frühstücksbuffet mit viel Auswahl. Der Eintritt ins Schloss ist inklusive, man kann auch ein Abendessen im Schloss hinzubuchen, welches ich sehr empfehlen kann.

Fabulous view and lovely surroundings. Staff are great.

Een geweldige ervaring om in een kasteel te slapen. De kamer was fantastisch, smaakvol en sfeervol ingericht waar alles tot in detail klopt maar toch met het gemak van de huidige eisen. Onvoorstelbaar mooi uitzicht. Ook het kasteeldiner was tot in de puntjes verzorgd. Een sterrenrestaurant kan er niet aan tippen. Heel gezellig om met andere gasten te praten en ervaringen uit te wisselen. Ik wil het kasteel als overnachtingsplek zeker warm aanbevelen.

All great. Chefs dinner was good but not great.

Loved staying here! Waking up with a view of the entire city of Dunedin was incredible. The stay included breakfast in the morning (which was delicious) as well as entry into the castle and gardens. In addition, the staff was incredible and even stayed late for us to check-in after a flight delay. Would highly recommend

wonderful peaceful location and lovely views from our room. convenient for trips to beaches and albatross watching at the end of the peninsula. Walk through lovely gardens for dinner in the castle each evening.

Everything perfect. Only thing I could wish for is the hotel to tell us in advance that the dinner needs to be booked before 5pm.

The property is quite unique with fabulous views and beautiful gardens. The accommodations are a bit worn and the staff was very friendly. The breakfast buffet was OK however the selection was limited. Many times items ran out and one needed to ask for replenishment.

A great experience overall. Very atmospheric property with beautiful gardens (and bird life!) Only recommendation would be to change the double bed in room 27 which is a serious sagger. Otherwise, the room was tastefully decorated to fit the late Victorian vibe.

We stayed in Room 26 and the views were some of the best we have encountered anywhere in the world. We even had a view from the loo! Staff were friendly and very helpful. The Barker family has done an excellent job restoring the Castle and providing employment in the area. We would definitely stay again.

What an incredible experience, we're so happy we booked in to stay at Larnach. The grounds are beautiful and it really is a labour of love the way that the family who own the property have restored it over decades. It's definitely worth the experience, and what a beautiful location on the peninsula. We are so grateful to the staff who looked after us during the Dunedin floods - thank you!!

We Had an Excellent stay the Dining was Excellent. A must do stay.

Lodge consisted of rooms in converted stable or separate lodge. Our room had incredible views. Room was charming and we opted for the dinner at the castle which was super fun and excellent. The host is incredible and she makes the dining experience a joy and interesting. She gave a quick tour and her entertaining stories about the castle were fun! You also get free entry into the lovely castle in the morning to explore more and the gardens were beautiful. Breakfast in the stable was excellent

The stay in the stables is poor, even for a low-budget version of the castle. The rooms are very noisy, not only noises from the guests next door (even if they do it quietly) but also from the noisy staff who start preparing breakfast at just after 6:00 am. Lots of loud talking and the radio on. The breakfast itself is good, but the breakfast location (the stable) is cold, (coincidentally?) the heating is partly defective, especially when the stable doors open on both sides because guests also enter from another part to have breakfast in the stable. The showers are extremely old-fashioned and below any current standard of comfort. No decent space to hang your clothes and get dressed, which is desirable because the shower cabin is located in the public corridor with the other rooms. In addition, the shower cabin has to be shared by several hotel guests, just like the toilets: 4 for 6 rooms. Each one is too small and too limited to properly make a toilet there. Moreover, there was a cockroach walking around. The staff does their best but is partly inexperienced. In short, staying in the rooms and the stable is not worth the money and certainly does not offer the experience that the castle hotel pretends. Not recommended!

We stayed in the lodge on the castle grounds. We checked in around 6pm, so the castle was closed, but we were allowed to tour the grounds, which were beautiful. Our room was nice. We had a wonderful breakfast in the morning, with a nice cold buffet and our choice of a hot meal. We got to tour the house before the crowds came (two buses pulled up as we were leaving). It was a lovely stay.

The amazing breakfast was worth the stay alone!! great way to spend a night in Dunedin, learn some History and having the tour included in the accommodation a great bonus

This is a wonderful step back in time with a beautifully modernised bathroom. (Shower was incredible, plus floor was heated!!) We loved our stay, and found the dinner to be an entertaining and delicious experience. Highly recommend this for romantics and history buffs.

To stay in the grounds of a 'castle' was fabulous. Views from the room outstanding. Sitting on the deck awesome. Whole experience and the quality of the room fantastic. So all in quite brilliant. Highly recommend staying.

Amazing. We had en-suite queen rooms, which were clean, comfortable and beautifully and individually decorated. Tea and coffee maker and a small fridge were appreciated. The views were stunning and we loved sitting on the balcony listening to the birds. Breakfast was excellent. We spent a lovely morning wandering the gardens.