Leviathan Heritage Hotel Dunedin

Good location near octagon area with parking across the road. Man on reception was pleasant enough and welcomed us on arrival. Modern room. What let the place down are the housekeeping staff. Poor cleanliness in the room with clumps of long black hair all over the place which hadn’t been tidied up. Check out was 10AM. As early as before 9.15AM, housekeeping staff were very noisy however we managed to get back to sleep briefly. One lady banged on our door at 9.30AM and once I opened the door in shock she said house keeping in a rude manner and said check out is at 10, no apologies for rudely waking us up. The plan was to sleep until 9.50 then quickly get out of there before 10 but we were woken up multiple times by housekeeping then another knock by housekeeping, very rude as if trying to rush us out of there too early so they could do a poor job of cleaning again and just get out of there sooner with no respect to the guests. Due to the rudeness and carelessness of the housekeeping we had a poor sleep before a long drive. Mostly confusion as to why they would be knocking on the door so early, especially more than once. I felt like there was no privacy because of them.

Comfortable stay for a reasonable price. Building had character

Overall it is a cool place to stay, but it would be a lot nicer if it was maintained.
The windows were cracked and thin, mouldy.
The bath tub jets do not work - nor the power in the bathroom. The carpet is so old and worn out that it’s lifted up leaving a trip hazard in the room. It was also quite dusty.
A little TLC and it would be worth the price.

Close to everything. Staff were so friendly and helpful

Loved the history of the hotel. Its charm was stupendous

From the outside, there is no appeal to stay here. It really does need a lick of paint etc.

However, pleasantly surprised inside. All the common areas have been restored and refurbished, all look good. Mind you, didn't use the bar or restaurant.

The room we were in had been similarly restored/refurbished. Compact, but what you would expect from an old hotel.

It's definitely central, less than 5 mins to the Octagon and also the Railway Station.

Overall, better than I expected. Would i stay there again? Only possibly, would have liked more space in a room.

Enjoyed: the beautiful architecture of the building and convenience to central Dunedin

Could be better: was quite cold, would’ve like more provisions to keep me warm during stay. Also, would have preferred if housekeeping replenished the soap etc. during room service

Have stayed there before as a truck driver i find this Hotel very good

The hotel itself is pretty cool with the age of it but its noisy, our bed was way too soft..both of our meals were undercooked and the staff didnt really seem motivated to be there..the shower was awesome but to be honest we will not be staying there again

Historic, convenient, central close to where needed

Easy to get to, good staff

Near center of Dunedin

Broken bed, ceilings flaking paint. Cheap though.

Ok, it's a basic hotel but if you're looking for somewhere cheap in central Dunedin with parking, you’ll go a long way to beat the Leviathan.

I lived It

Well located great price continental breakfast over Easter was great to have. Room great apart from raw bleach in toilet brush holder was overpowering in the room. Realised and got rid of it and then no complaints. Would definitely stay again

Use to always have a cooked breakfast that was excellent.

It was convenient for what we needed

heritage building, close to station and native displays also walking distance to octagon .
If u pay cash for a meal make sure they record it on order or get receipt, as they included mine on room charge

Awesom place awesom people clean staff was very helpful loved it