The Towers On The Park

“Comfortable hotel and convenient for the Transalpine or town”

We stayed for 2 nights at the Towers. Couldn’t fault the staff we met or the facilities, it could do with updating but everything was spotlessly clean and comfortable. The location was fine for us, about 20 mins walk across the park to the city, various restaurants around the hotel in Riccarton, wi… more

We stayed for 2 nights at the Towers. Couldn’t fault the staff we met or the facilities, it could do with updating but everything was spotlessly clean and comfortable. The location was fine for us, about 20 mins walk across the park to the city, various restaurants around the hotel in Riccarton, within a 15 min walk. Unfortunately on a Friday night the main road seems to be treated like a racetrack until the early hours. If you are a light sleeper, I’d avoid this hotel.

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“Good value - well located, comfortable stay”

I spent two nights here in May 2024, attending a conference at the Chateau on the Park hotel which is right across the road. I enjoyed my stay. The room was tidy and mostly modern with all the usual amenities (kitchenette, microwave, iron, ironing board, TV etc). The only drawback is that the ho… more

I spent two nights here in May 2024, attending a conference at the Chateau on the Park hotel which is right across the road. I enjoyed my stay. The room was tidy and mostly modern with all the usual amenities (kitchenette, microwave, iron, ironing board, TV etc). The only drawback is that the hotel is located on a busy corner and there was some traffic noise (but not major). If you have a car, the hotel is a good location for the central city as it has a carpark and is a just a few minutes' drive to the city. However, it's also a very nice walk into the city across Hagley Park - maybe about 20 minutes or so, depending on how fast you walk. By car it's only about 10-15 minutes to the airport, depending on the time of day. Riccarton Road is just a couple of minutes' walk away with plenty of shops, restaurants, take-aways etc. I will definitely look at staying here when returning to Christchurch.

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“Near nowhere.”

We stayed at this hotel and the beginning and end of our south island tour. The hotel is not really near anything. If you don't have a car, it's an irritating walk to shops and restaurants. Westfield is about a 20 minute flat walk. There isn't much of interest between the hotel and there. The roo… more

We stayed at this hotel and the beginning and end of our south island tour. The hotel is not really near anything. If you don't have a car, it's an irritating walk to shops and restaurants. Westfield is about a 20 minute flat walk. There isn't much of interest between the hotel and there. The room itself is quite large, by most standards, and clean and tidy. One one night we stayed in a ground floor room adjacent to the road. There was quite a lot of traffic noise throughout the night. As there is no adequate airflow without having at least one wind open, this was quite disruptive to sleep. The second night was not directly on the road and we had no problems. The beds were comfortable. Room features are basic, but that was fine. There were the usual kettle, toaster, cutlery and such. Everything was clean. There is a funky desktop fan for air circulation but we didn't need to use it. Summer might be a problem. Ceiling fans would be a good idea and not expensive to implement. I wouldn't stay here again unless I had a car. There's nothing particularly wrong with the hotel for the cost, it's just that we weren't impressed with the location.

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“Functional, far from the 4.5* on their website”

I’ve rated this a 3* however my wife was lobbying for a 2*. It was the least favourite of all the hotels we had stayed in to date on our North island to South tour. The room was clean and functional and the bed was OK. However, as others have said, it doesn’t have aircon and it was a hot day in the… more

I’ve rated this a 3* however my wife was lobbying for a 2*. It was the least favourite of all the hotels we had stayed in to date on our North island to South tour. The room was clean and functional and the bed was OK. However, as others have said, it doesn’t have aircon and it was a hot day in the city, so we needed all the windows open. There was a note to say you can request a fan from reception but that does close in the evening. The wifi is poor, dropping connection and requiring logins the next morning. It was the only hotel in NZ where a FaceTime call to the UK couldn’t complete. Worth noting that if you have a room on the second level there are some stairs to negotiate with luggage - we didn’t see any lifts and weren’t told of any when given the room. Whilst it’s by the Botanic gardens it is quite a walk into central Christchurch - we ate at the Curator’s House on the other side of the gardens and it was a 25 minute walk.

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