Hotel Class: 4.5 Stars - 5 Reviews and 159 Opinions
Kilmore & Durham Streets, Christchurch, Christchurch-Canterbury, 8001, New Zealand
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fishandchips
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formerly the Park Royal
The Crowne Plaza is about 15 years old and still one of the better places to stay in Christchurch. It boasts not only nice rooms but also one of Christchurch's top restaurants in Canterbury Tales. You can also get authentic Japanese cuisine at the Yamagen or dine casually in Victoria Street Café. If you just want a drink, Rumpole’s Bar is the place to go. The bar has live sports coverage (big screen TV) and in the past a DJ if you want to have a dance a bit later on at night. The hotel has its own gym with range of exercise equipment and car parking ($20 or so each day). There are 298 rooms spread over 9 floors, many with a great view over Christchurch city.
Opinion of Price: about average
Related to: Luxury Travel, Business Travel, Romantic Travel and Honeymoons
Lalee
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Fantastic service, central location
A warm welcome greeted us when we walked in from the doorman and porter to the check in staff. We were escorted to our 11th floor room which was a good decent size and had a great view overlooking the Christchurch Casino.
Unique Quality: This must be the only hotel in Christchurch with a large atrium lounge behind the lobby. In the atrium, you can enjoy drinks, dessert and live music with a grand piano taking pride of place in the middle of the area.
The atmosphere is buzzing with tourists and locals enjoying themselves. You can walk to the Art Centre from here and the Christchurch Casino is right across the road.
Fiona on concierge recommended fantastic restaurants and even called us back to let us know she had the menu for one of the restaurants. She also gave us a copy of the menu for Yamagan Japanese Restaurant located in the hotel.
You don't have to leave the hotel to find food actually as there are a number of these in the hotels.
Canterbury Tales the signature restaurant of the Crowne Plaza. Yamagen for yummy Japanese food. Victoria Street Cafe and the Atrium lounge and bar.
Opinion of Price: more expensive than average
kiwigal_1
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Crowne Plaza Hotel
I stayed at the Crowne Plaza the last time I was in Christchurch with work. We also hosted a breakfast function here. The hotel has no pool or spa facilities but has a couple of good restaurants and a bar.
Opinion of Price: about average
koalaperhe
Reviews: 101
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Great international service in this city cntr htl
Room was big, clean and with all the amenities. Only problem was that it was verty cold in the winter, and we couldn't turn the heat up with A/C equipped in the room. There were some kind of motion detection sensors in the rooms which seemed to control the temperature automatically, even if set to manual setting.
Unique Quality: Great service, they helped us with all the questions swiftly. Also, prepaid rates can be quite good value. There is a good quality a la carte restaurant in the hotel, and a few smaller ones, too.
Opinion of Price: about average
Crowne Plaza Christchurch Photo: Hotel viewed from Victoria Square
Openseas
Reviews: 832
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a comfortable stay
The Crowne Plaza is located in Victoria Square linked to the Convention Centre by a covered walkway and across the road from Christchurch Casino. It is approximately a 5-10 minute stroll into the hub of Christchurch main shopping and business district. The international and domestic airport is 20 minutes away. (10kms)
We have stayed at this hotel numerous times due to its close and easy access to the convention centre. It is a comfortable and reliable hotel offering spacious rooms and modern amenities’.
Food = There are numerous restaurants within this hotel and all are excellent. The Japanese Restaurant called Yamagen offers authentic cuisine from teppan yaki to sushi, sukiyaki and sashimi. The teppan yaki is a fantastic and well worth a visit. (Bookings essential) as every night it was busy.
Other restaurants are located on lobby level and Canterbury Tales offers a contemporary modern menu. Breakfast is also served in the main restaurant, which was okay but not excellent.
There are two bars, the Atrium Bar is located next door to the restaurant and offers tea/coffee/snacks throughout the day and drinks in the evenings. The other bar called Rumpoles and it is a fabulous place to watch the local football on the big screen or another sporting event.
Room = our room was located on the 12th Club Floor; the room was spacious and comfortable with a lovely view of Victoria Square and the Avon River. Being on the 12th floor has an added bonus of offering complimentary continental breakfast at the Club Lounge on the sixth floor and free drinks and canapés at 5.30pm. In addition, free usage of the internet at the Club lounge. Broadband and a good size-working desk are also supplied in the rooms.
Other Amenities= Free bicycle hire, business centre, gym and valet car parking.
Disliked - The shower over the bath - difficult shower hose ..with little pressure.
Overall = the Crowne Plaza is a large and extremely comfortable hotel offering excellent restaurants and bars. Although the hotel is not modern, it offers tourists all requirements for a perfect stay in Christchurch.
Unique Quality: Liked - Free drinks/canapes and internet service on 6th floor Club lounge. Catching the lift with the English Rugby Players and Zara Phillips who were all in town for a game against the All Blacks.
Opinion of Price: about average
Related to: Casino and Gambling, Museum Visits, Road Trip
If you want a great hotel to stay in pick Crowne Plaza - Christchurch Very friendly staff, rooms are of a high standard, very clean, great dining - including cafe style, bar, asian restaurant. Very nice breakfasts, good coffee in atrium, sit and watch all the people coming and going, very comfortable and relaxing.
Very central to the city centre - 5 minute walk throught a lovely setting with the avon river flowing through and the odd gondola going past, or catch a free bus into the central city from just outside the hotel which can take you close to the main bus station f you wish to continue travelling around the suburbs. Buses are great. Across the road is the Christchurch Casino - here you can enjoy all the facilities open 24 hours - non smoking... Crowne Plaza is a really enjoyable experience. I would certainly recommend this hotel.
Great location, good value for the money
by TripAdvisor Member VaTravel
For the price that I paid for this hotel ($90 US) per night, I think I got pretty descent place to stay. The room sizze was standard by US standards, bathroom was dated but clean. The only annoyance that they did not have safe in the non-club rooms. Location was absolutely great. Walking distance from many of the Christchurch attractions, next to a beautiful Avon river, within walking distance from the park. Staff was nice and helpful and restaurant was bit overpriced (as any other hotel restaurant), however, there are many places to eat either across the street or within 5 minutes walk. I would definately recommend this hotel because of the reasonable prices and its location.
A bit outdated hotel
by TripAdvisor Member World Passport
I stayed at this hotel 8 years ago and remembered that it was a nice hotel. This time it was a bit outdated. The hotel was under Park Royal chain years ago and now it's under Crowne Plaza. They should have done more remodelling like they did with Crowne Plaza in Queenstown.
The bathroom is pretty old. Great location. Casino right across from the entrance. Adjacent to a a park. City center is within minutes walking distance. Lots of restaurants nearby. No safe deposit in the room. Buffet breakfast was okay. Same as in other hotels.
This hotel is definitely not a 4 star hotel, more like a 3 star hotel. The room is clean but it needs some upgrades.
Fantastic Hotel with excellent service!
by TripAdvisor Member GTRChristchurch
This hotel was absolutely fantastic. There is a real sense of freindliness from the staff which made us feel so welcome. We had one guy who was actually named Guy who greeted us on check in parked our car AND bought out bags up to our room. He also made resturaunt bookings and hit the nail on the head recommending Portofino italian. My husband was over at the casino one night and he happened to work a night shift that night and did not hesitate to walk me over in the dark and he even waited for me to come back down. A girl called Chrissy at reception was one of the most friendliest staff too. An overall great stay with comfortable rooms and just the best staff ever!
Convenient Crowne Plaza
by TripAdvisor Member Donegaltourist
Stayed one night in the Crowne Plaza with my husband as part of a tour group. The hotel is very convenient to the town and our room was ok. The beds were comfortable and we enjoyed a good night's sleep. We expected there to be a safe in the room, there wasn't, unfortunately. As a vegetarian I was very impressed with the selection on the vegetarian menu in the A La Carte Restaurant. The food and the service was excellent. Only problem was that the restaurant was very cold - air conditioning made it feel freezing. I had to rush out after my meal to get my cardigan. There was also a very good selection at breakfast.
Liked - Free drinks/canapes and internet service on 6th floor Club lounge. Catching the lift with the English Rugby Players and Zara Phillips who were all in town for a game against the All Blacks.
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