Is parking available at the property?

Yes, there is on-site self-parking available for a fee of NZD 25 per night. The parking is uncovered and does not require a reservation.

What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

A complimentary full breakfast is served at Jimmy Cooks Kiwi Kitchen on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 9:00 AM and on weekends from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

What are the standard check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 2:00 PM, and check-out is until 10:00 AM. Early check-in and late check-out may be available upon request, but additional charges may apply.

What accessibility features are available for guests with disabilities?

The property features step-free entrances and wheelchair-accessible facilities, including public areas and rooms. However, specific details about bathrooms and pool access features are not mentioned.

Where is the property located in relation to key landmarks?

The hotel is centrally located in Dunedin, just steps from St. Paul's Cathedral and within a 10-minute walk of Speight's Brewery. It is 0.4 miles from First Church of Otago and 0.6 miles from Toitu Otago Settlers Museum.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children are allowed at the property. However, specific details about the minimum age for children to stay for free are not provided.

What are the policies regarding extra beds and cribs?

The property offers rollaway beds for a fee of NZD 40 per day. Advance request or confirmation may be required for availability.

Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin - Comfortable Stay in New Zealand

Average nightly price at Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	US$91
February	US$130
March	US$120
April	US$97
May	US$99
June	US$84
July	US$88
August	US$89
September	US$99
October	US$96
November	US$112
December	US$100

What guests think

At Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin, travellers applaud the central, walkable location near the Octagon and Town Hall, the generally friendly, helpful staff, and comfortable beds, plus upper-floor balconies with city views that many found enjoyable for sunrises.

Rooms are often spacious but dated, with thin walls and occasional external noise, limited or no air conditioning, and Wi-Fi frequently described as slow or unreliable. Cleanliness feedback is mixed: many report very clean rooms, while others cite poor housekeeping, leftover items, mouldy or worn bathrooms, and in a few cases pest or maintenance issues. Breakfast is commonly praised and sometimes included, though some found it repetitive or underwhelming; on-site restaurant and bar service are frequently unavailable, leaving only breakfast. Parking is limited, tight, on a steep drive, and usually paid; overall, expect a practical base with comfort and views, but notable compromises on noise, modernity, and on-site options.

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Facilities

Parking is limited, tight and on a steep driveway, and usually incurs a fee; one slow or occasionally faulty lift is noted.

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Marjorie ( jan )

5 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Had to pay $15.00 for parking Have travelled a lot and have never Been charged before

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Carolyn

17 Feb 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

No aircon. Lift was broken. Very worn and dated interior

6

Raymond

28 Jun 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Parking very limited come back late and have to park way down the street and walk up moderately steep driveway.why not number car parks and give guest a number OR arrange for paid parking next door. Only 1Elevator

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Peter

10 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We didnt like the very tight car parking. And the slippery slope drive way going down to the city. Theres water running down it. And its constantly wet. Very dangerous when frosty. But loved the stay in the complex. And will come back.

10

Alifeleti

28 Sept 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Loved staff, room cleanliness, service. Was charged extra to park there per night, that was my only concern. Other than that all was well

10

Hyeunsook

6 Oct 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Walking distance from everything. Great restaurants nearby. Hotel had an awesome breakfast with lots of options - food and staff were great! Parking spaces were tight and even though we paid in advance for parking, space was limited and other guests parked there so when we returned, there was no spaces left for us to park. Hotel reception did find an acceptable accommodation for our van though, so it all worked out.

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Duncan

15 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

New $15 parking charge is ridiculously expensive.

8

Joan

12 Mar 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Good basic hotel . Good city location . Great walking distance to the octagon & train station . Decent continental breakfast . Pleasant staff .The parking lot is a joke . Which being in the city is sometimes the case .we paid the extra $15 for better parking as we had a full size vehicle . We were afraid of getting blocked in otherwise . If you arrive early in the day & have a small car you may luck out & have a spot to park .

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Sandeep

23 Oct 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

No AC in the room. Had to open the window to cool the room. Parking is a pain as limited parking space.

4

Craig

11 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Turned up expecting to have parking as a first in first served as it has been in the past. Was informed that the parking will cost and should have been purchased when making the booking. There were no longer parking spots available.This was not an option when booking on Hotels.com. Disappointed that I had no option and let down on arrival.

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Cleanliness

Feedback is mixed: many guests found rooms very clean, but several reported poor housekeeping, leftover items, mouldy or worn bathrooms, and occasional pests.

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Mark

26 Nov 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The room was very clean, the staff courteous and helpful

4

Kirstin

23 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room had not been clean properly, found beer bottles on the balcony. Jaffa on the floor and toy by curtains that were obviously left by other guests. Bathmat for bath tub was dirty and unclean. The tap in the tub dripped all night.

6

Laurence

17 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The room had some sort of bug infestation in the carpet, we received bug bites on our feet and ankles. The girl at the front desk did offer to spray it with fly spray but as the smell would have been through the room we declined. We were offered another room but as my elderly mother in-law was already settled for the night we declined. we came home with many bug bites on our feet and ankles.

4

helen

12 Jan 2026

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was awful.. skirting boards have never been cleaned.. all needs re furnished.. bathroom sink has a crack.. shower curtain!!!!! No overhead light and a concrete ceiling with loads of cracks above the dirty windows. Floor you could stick too. Wouldn’t recommend at all.

6

Cathrine

23 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very noisy, could hear TV over the traffic. Not very clean. Parking was good. Breakfast was good.

10

Lydia

22 Jul 2023

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Nice location. Housekeeping could have done a better job.

6

Andrew

8 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Room needed better clean, under the beds hadn't been vacuumed for long time. Water mark down the wall indicated a leak from the roof. All looking tired.

4

Cameron

3 Oct 2023

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Terribly aged hotel in desperate need of upgrades. Black mould and filth all throughout the bathroom; especially in the grout and caulking. Inadequate ceiling lighting and single working lamp for the entire room. Second lamp was not located anywhere near a power outlet. No air conditioning or cooling. No fly screens on the windows. Balcony door lock falling apart.

10

Maria

24 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent location, clean rooms, friendly staff, delicious buffet breakfast

10

Jacqueline

14 Feb 2026

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Stayed 3 nights

Friendly staff and clean hotel

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Rooms

Rooms are often spacious with very comfortable beds, balconies and city views. Many note dated decor and poor soundproofing, plus slow or unreliable Wi-Fi and limited or no air conditioning.

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Megan

29 Oct 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The bed was the most comfortable I have ever slept in outside of my own with a good choice of pillow size. The bathroom was clean but needs the bath removed and replaced by a new shower and the drainage was a little slow to drain. It was a great place to stay convenient and comfortable

8

Debbie

9 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Good room but walls super thin could hear everything from next door.

6

K

15 Feb 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel wifi is pretty slow and could do with a refurbishment

6

Monique

10 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed in the junior suite. Spacious, clean and really comfortable bed, enjoyed the breakfast and staff are friendly and helpful. The room itself is very tired, dated and badly needs an upgrade.

8

Emma

15 Jan 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Building doesn't look much from outside but the room was nice. Bed comfortable and the little balcony nice to stand out on (no chair outside to sit in) and look out over city. Reception staff friendly as were staff in breakfast room. Continental breakfast on a Saturday morning was okay. Only issue was poor WiFi connection. We were on second floor and just wouldn't stay connected and was hard to even get in for a couple of minutes. Had to hot spot off my sister's phone in the end as I have a UK phone with no data, but she lives here so just used her data too.

10

Cynthia

10 Feb 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location, just around the corner from the Octagon! Love the view from our room and the lanai.

8

Kraesten

7 Jan 2026

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice spacious rooms, quiet hotel, good central location, lovely view. Breakfast was disappointing. We would have liked some cheese ad ham and fresh fruit. And better bread than toast.

8

lavinia

9 Feb 2026

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Stayed 4 nights

Clean room good staff and good location, Breakfast was good to , but warm in room as no air con but did provide a fan

6

deborah

30 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The positives: Clean room with a great balcony and view. Friendly breakfast staff and good buffet. (fresh fruit would be nice though). Excellent location. The negatives: Super thin walls. We had neighbors that kept us until 2am with their loud voices accompanied by a group of 5 drunken, rowdy people who were in the adjacent front parking lot partying until 3 am. We called the front desk at 1am as well as again at 3am. Kim (front desk) said there was nothing she could do as it was a public area. Police should have been called. Or they should hire security. Front desk staff were professional, but certainly not friendly.

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Toni

16 Jan 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Property is in a great central location close to shopping, cafes and amenities. Room was clean with good view over the city. However, there is no acoustic insulation between rooms, I could hear next door yawning and talking on th phone very easily, it was weird. The wifi is super slow and the interior is old and tired and needs refreshing. Breakfast was good though for my week stay, there was no change at all in what was offered each day. Wouldn’t stay here again purely for the noise and wifi issues.

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Service

Staff are widely praised as friendly, helpful and professional; a few guests noted unfriendly or unhelpful front-desk interactions and limited response to late-night noise.

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10

Jodye

20 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Perfect location for walking to town and out and about, great view across the city from our room, super awesome staff and would definitely stay again

10

Melanie

20 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Friendly staff most enjoyable stay

6

John

11 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

There was plenty of hotel parking that was available all night, however, receptionist said it was full and would have to park offsite. I later asked for an umbrella for my wife and I as it was going to rain. Receptionist said there was only one umbrella but did not offer it. She said it was not going to rain. It rained a lot 30 minutes after going outside for dinner. We got wet.

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Clarice

27 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Good overall Staff excellent

10

Annette

22 Aug 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Reception staff were warm & welcoming. Location was perfect. We really enjoyed our stay

10

William

10 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent customer service from reception. Great location for the Otago University graduation at the Town Hall and close to the Octagon. Breakfast is delightful.

2

Colleen

11 Dec 2022

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Stayed 2 nights

It was one of the worst hotel experiences I have ever had and I have travelled and stayed in many hotels over my working and recreational travel life. No room service for food when we arrived late - Air NZ's fault not ours. The hours of available services for restaurant etc were minimal. We had dirty cups and glasses that never got picked up for the three days we were there. No vaccuming. We were asked for payment on arrival and I asked to get a copy of our invoice (Thursdaypm) and I was told that I could not get a copy until we checked out on Sunday morning. Absolute nonsense!

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deborah

30 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The positives: Clean room with a great balcony and view. Friendly breakfast staff and good buffet. (fresh fruit would be nice though). Excellent location. The negatives: Super thin walls. We had neighbors that kept us until 2am with their loud voices accompanied by a group of 5 drunken, rowdy people who were in the adjacent front parking lot partying until 3 am. We called the front desk at 1am as well as again at 3am. Kim (front desk) said there was nothing she could do as it was a public area. Police should have been called. Or they should hire security. Front desk staff were professional, but certainly not friendly.

10

Bev

12 Feb 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Friendly and obliging staff.

10

Jacqueline

14 Feb 2026

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Stayed 3 nights

Friendly staff and clean hotel

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Location

Consistently praised for a central, walkable position near the Octagon, Town Hall and George Street; some note a steep hill or driveway access.

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Jodye

20 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Perfect location for walking to town and out and about, great view across the city from our room, super awesome staff and would definitely stay again

8

Christine

20 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Location was good, steep walk from dunedin station, but very central

8

Colin

13 Nov 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Great upper central location with views of the city but quiet enough to sleep well. Balcony was nice; standard continental breakfast buffet was reasonably priced. Staff were cheerful & cooperative.

8

Sean

3 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location handy to the Octagon

10

Lin

25 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very good location

8

han

28 Feb 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Location is excellent.

8

Roger

17 Sept 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

in the central city.

8

gregers

29 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Good location downtown, helpful staff, parking is possible and room had comfortable size.

8

Myra

19 Feb 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean room. Great location. Loved the view Great sunrise captured this morning

8

Wayne

1 Apr 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Spacious accommodation. Located right in the center of Dunedin with available off street parking.

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Dining

Breakfast is generally good and often included, though some found it repetitive or disappointing; the on-site restaurant and bar for evening dining are frequently unavailable.

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angus

17 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Disappointing breakfast - cold porridge, cold savouries, no pastries Very dated decor

8

Jan

25 Oct 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Breakfast was the same every morning x5. Fruit varied but heated food always baked beans, yuk, scrambled eggs, hash browns and bacon/sausages. No ability to put together maybe an egg benny meal, or maybe salmon for a bagel meal.

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Neil

29 Nov 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The room was great, as was the location. Pity the bar and restaurant are no longer functioning. Breakfasts were great though. Wifi can be inconsistent. But Kingsgate is still our preferred stopover in Dunedin.

8

Kraesten

7 Jan 2026

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice spacious rooms, quiet hotel, good central location, lovely view. Breakfast was disappointing. We would have liked some cheese ad ham and fresh fruit. And better bread than toast.

10

Malcolm

29 Feb 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very convenient carpark and access, excellent quiet room. Fine breakfast. Sorry there was no dinner option.

10

Zenobia

24 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly staff, clean and comfortable room with nice views, and an excellent breakfast.

10

Mark

22 Jan 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location only a few minutes walk from the octagon friendly and helpful staff good breakfast

10

Maria

24 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent location, clean rooms, friendly staff, delicious buffet breakfast

8

Andrea

21 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

It was unfortunate that there was no dining available due to no chef. After a big day travelling we were looking forward to a drink and not having to go out to eat only to find out at check in that they didn’t have a chef or any bar staff. Apart from this place was pleasant

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Kerry

5 Nov 2023

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Stayed 1 night

getting tired, bar not open nor the restaurant, which for a hotel is unacceptable (in my opinion)

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1 $104	2 $104	3 $118	4 $123	5 $118	6 $119	7 $118
8 $117	9 $118	10 $119	11 $137	12 $150	13 $117	14 $118
15 $118	16 $137	17 $145	18 $144	19	20 $149	21 $162
22 $136	23 $122	24 $152	25 $159	26 $154	27 $140	28 $179
29 $149	30 $122

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