Fable Dunedin

“Highly recommended!”

A very nice hotel. The room was beautifully decorated and the bed was so comfortable with lovely crisp bedding. Parking is offsite at a cost of NZ$40 per night, but the car is valet parked and returned whenever it is needed. Breakfast service was excellent. Couldn't fault it.

“Absolutely brilliant”

The Fable in Dunedin is magnificent. The attention to detail is second to none. The rooms are spacious and beautifully appointed. The staff are first class. With a special mention to Ella and Jeremy! The restaurant the Press Club was magnificent. The dinner was absolutely delicious. I had fillet... Más

The Fable in Dunedin is magnificent. The attention to detail is second to none. The rooms are spacious and beautifully appointed. The staff are first class. With a special mention to Ella and Jeremy! The restaurant the Press Club was magnificent. The dinner was absolutely delicious. I had fillet steak and it was the best I have ever tasted. The breakfast offering was also good

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“Stylish, comfortable, well located, but...”

Very stylish hotel in a good location in Dunedin, comfortable well equipped room. Definitely a good, luxurious even, hotel to stay in so why not a 5* review? Unfortunately we felt there were a couple of things where we felt it fell short of its promise (especially considering it was the most expe... Más

Very stylish hotel in a good location in Dunedin, comfortable well equipped room. Definitely a good, luxurious even, hotel to stay in so why not a 5* review? Unfortunately we felt there were a couple of things where we felt it fell short of its promise (especially considering it was the most expensive accommodation on a 16 night trip). Our booking included a free bottle of wine (nice!) but on check in we were handed 2 small bottles of bubbly. Nice, but we'd been looking forward to a bottle of red. OK, our fault at this point because we didn't challenge what we were offered which would have been the proper test - but nevertheless what we were given amounted to significantly less than a bottle. They should have checked with us whether this was OK. Then it came to breakfast, included in our price. The format is a la carte, with a good choice and the food we had was excellent. But we had to choose orange juice OR a hot drink. Come on guys! Talk about leaving a mean taste in the mouth, disappointing and unnecessary. Staff were consistently helpful and polite but it felt they were doing a good, professional job rather than showing true warmth (a noticeable contrast to our previous hotel). So yes, it's a fine, comfortable, well located hotel to stay in in Dunedin. But we may well look elsewhere next time (unless they have sorted the breakfast).

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“Could be spectacular”

Stayed here for 3 nights over Easter. Pros: + Very aesthetically pleasing + Great food and coffee from the Press Club in the hotel lobby + Staff are friendly + Actual facilities are nice and modern e.g. good shower pressure, comfy bed Cons: - An extreme amount of room spray / air freshener used... Más

Stayed here for 3 nights over Easter. Pros: + Very aesthetically pleasing + Great food and coffee from the Press Club in the hotel lobby + Staff are friendly + Actual facilities are nice and modern e.g. good shower pressure, comfy bed Cons: - An extreme amount of room spray / air freshener used in the rooms - it set off my asthma terribly. - Rooms are very small, especially the Classic Queen room, extremely tight fit for 2 persons and a bag. - Faulty Daikin heat pumps - you set it to a particular Overall, we decided 3 nights was enough here and took ourselves elsewhere for the other 2 nights that we were in town. temperature e.g 25 degrees and head out to breakfast to come back and find that it dropped 5 degrees to - we brought this up several times and we’re advised it’s a fault and offered a heater. - Went to get said heater however there’s confusion and indecisiveness amongst staff as to whether one could be provided despite us being offered one - Fable hotel is the old Wains hotel, unfortunately it is situated directly opposite a strip club and a dodgy massage parlour - sadly the ‘night life’ and clientele these places exude dulls and cheapens your experience when you set foot outside the now Fable Hotel. It is important to note that you are given an electronic tablet paired to your room so you call off your tablet and use it to control the TV etc - there is no in depth run through on the tablet - it is assumed that everyone is tech savvy which is an unfortunate oversight and assumption. You may not get a lift to your room floor - the lift only goes up so far then you have to climb up it down a flight of steps off the centre of the building - not suitable if you are lugging baggage or have injuries or are elderly or have access requirements. It is in Dunedin City Centre but not in the heart of the Octagon or a stones throw from any great restaurants. We were due to return again for a wedding next year but are unsure if we want to stay here again, unfortunately it was more hassle than it was worth.

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