Victoria Railway Hotel & Gerrard's Restaurant

Victoria Railway Hotel & Gerrard's Restaurant descritpion

This award-winning 4-star hotel offers free Wi-Fi, free parking and is situated in the heart Invercargill: New Zealand's southern most city.
Victoria Train Hotel & Gerrard’s Restaurant is a Victorian-style boutique hotel that is surrounded by shops, restaurants, and cafes.
Victoria Train features Gerrard's Restaurant, which includes a lounge bar. Guests can enjoy their meals along with fine Invercargill Beers and kiwi wines.
Victoria Train Hotel has easy access to The Catlins Southern Scenic Route, Stewart Island National Park and both Doubtful and Milford Sounds.

Recommand

Low rates——No booking fees • Save money!Best price guarantee — enter dates to see these prices!
38 properties in Invercargill——Including hotels, apartments, villas and more.
Manage your bookings online——Sign up for a FREE account·View a single booking.
134 independent reviews——We verify all reviews from guests who've stayed at Victoria Railway Hotel & Gerrard's Restaurant. Find out more about Booking.com Reviews.
The staff speaks English——Victoria Railway Hotel & Gerrard's Restaurant's staff speaks:English
Booking is safe——When you book with us your details are protected by a secure connection.

Facilities of Victoria Railway Hotel & Gerrard's Restaurant

Pets ：Pets are not allowed.

Food & Drink ：Restaurant | Bar

Internet ：Free!WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.

Parking ：Free!Free private parking is available on site (reservation is not needed).

General ：Newspapers | Non-smoking Rooms | Facilities for Disabled Guests | All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

Reviews for Victoria Railway Hotel & Gerrard's Restaurant

Review 1：Nothing.

Review 2：Great staff, super helpful with information on the area and things to do. Wonderful historic building with well equipped rooms. Location is in the middle of town but not on a main road so quiet.

Review 3：No bad experience, just woken quite early by the trains.

Review 4：The facade set the tone. A bright, friendly, comfortable hotel. The breakfast was excellent and Aaron went out of his way to help us settle. Highly recommend this hotel

Review 5：Apart from the décor being a little dated I have no negative things to say about the hotel.

Review 6：Aaron and Georgie were so helpful and very friendly. Because of them I would stay again. The rooms were clean and tidy.

Review 7：No complaints from us.

Review 8：We were met with a very warm welcome and were provided with some very helpful tips on where to visit and what to see in the town. The room was very clean and very comfortable. Two minutes walk to the heart of the town. Highly recommended.

Review 9：The hosts are very friendly and obliging. The building is old and has been fully restored while keeping it's charm and character. Gerrard's Restaurant and bar has great atmosphere. The restaurant is open weekdays as the hotel is quiet on weekends. This isn't a problem as there are some great restaurants less than a block away.

Review 10：My husband said he could hear the trains (it's the Railway Hotel after all) but I couldn't hear anything.

Review 11：We only stayed overnight before going to Stewart Island but the Hotel was warm comfortable and clean and the staff were very friendly and helpful.

Review 12：The hotel looks a little abandoned and was deathly quiet. Gave the impression that it was not well patronized.

Review 13：The Hotel is in a good location albeit opposite an old abandoned railway station with train noise. First impression is that its very lonely!!

Review 14：You could hear the snoring and the use of the toilet in the rooms next door :-(

Review 15：Excellent, friendly management. Even had the heater on in the room before my arrival. Electric blankets Yaaa!

Review 16：Oil heating is not obvious for a European traveler, and breakfast options are somehow limited (no real extended buffet)

Review 17：The excellent bar and the interesting discussions with owners and other guests in the bar and at the breakfast table are highlights of my stay in New Zealand

Review 18：Being addressed by my first name when I arrived; being greeted by a a blazing fire in the very comfortable lounge bar; the friendliness of the manager; the hotel's nostalgic association with the past and its strong association with the railway.

Review 19：Aaron & Georgie were wonderful hosts. We had a lovely time chatting with them & other guests over dinner in the cozy bar. They had local brews from Invercargill Brewery on hand for us to try. Breakfast was great as well. Highly recommended as a stop on your road trip around the south island.

Review 20：A bit tatty and needs a facelift, but it did add to the charm

Review 21：I loved the old feel of this hotel. the proprietors were amazing and made this hotel special

Review 22：Very friendly an helpful owners. A relaxed friendly atmosphere that as a woman travelling alone I felt very comfortable going into the bar for a drink. Good selection of food in the restaurant.

Review 23：Nothing at all.

Review 24：Really friendly welcome that lasts the duration of your stay, great character and ambiance, impeccably clean and a great breakfast. Superb central location easy walk to town centre / restaurants / amenities and close to the airport. Highly recommended.

Review 25：Everything was great. We had hoped the restaurant would have been open but wasn't because it was Sunday.

Review 26：The location of the hotel was one block away from the centre of town so excellent for shopping or dining options. Parking was also outside so very handy. The room was large and very quiet for a good nights sleep. Hosts were very welcoming and helpful.

Review 27：The Managers were welcoming and friendly. The Hotel was gorgeous and filled with both old fashioned charm and modern conveniences. The room and hotel was warm, clean and comfortable.

Review 28：Room was on the top floor and there is no lift, so carrying suitcases up 3 flights of stairs is not for the faint hearted!!! Ask for a lower room! Also, just a plug in heater, so the room took a while to heat up!

Review 29：The staff were very friendly and helpful. The hotel when you walk in has a large log fire and it was lovely and toasty. The location of the hotel was great, very close to a lot of restaurants and bars.

Review 30：Sometimes the shower curtain would do what shower curtains do and stick to you in the shower. My only criticism, if you can call that a criticism.

Review 31：Lovely rooms, nicely furnished.

Review 32：Helpful and friendly staff and great value for money and close to airport

Review 33：Next to a noisy alley.

Review 34：Great historic building very well decorated. Bathrooms up to date and spacious rooms.

Review 35：wish we could have stayed longer!

Review 36：fabulous everything was really great. Olde world charm and service. will recommend to others.

Review 37：Welcoming and comfortable. Little details make all the difference

Review 38：delightful bedroom- warm and sunny- heaters on when we arrived- it was an otherwise cold day in Invercargill!

Review 39：The staff where very friendly and helpful. excellent location. 500 meters to the main Street

Review 40：Excellent for our purposes - stopover on our travels. Very pleasant.

Review 41：Nice and spacious room, friendly and helpfull staff, splendid old victorian building, ideal location to explore Invercargill

Review 42：Really pleasant staff and food is good great breakfast.

Review 43：All OK

Review 44：Historic experience, Location. Clean

Review 45：Food was excellent

Review 46：A bit expensive but worth for it

Review 47：Nice and well equiped room. Excellent location, starbucks and domino in walking distance.

Review 48：No lift to get to the rooms upstairs, bathroom a little old fashioned

Review 49：Great welcome, restaurant and breakfast, good fan heater to keep the room warm

Review 50：Very welcoming staff and a relaxed atmosphere

Review 51：Aaron is an excellent host. Georgie is a fabulous chef.

Review 52：Very friendly and welcoming hosts

Review 53：Nothing

Review 54：Very friendly and helpful staff Very close to town centre

Review 55：Warm comfortable rooms. Lovely spacious bathroom. Terrific staff.

Review 56：The friendly management staff The decor is evocative of an earlier era and is quite refreshing

Review 57：Hospitable staff, comfortable rooms, great location and restaurant

Review 58：Welcoming host, delightful hotel close to town.

Review 59：nothing

Review 60：staff great service and comfort room

Review 61：The friendly hosts The beautiful room the relaxed feel

Review 62：Atmosphere and friendly staff

Review 63：Great hotel, brilliant staff, fantastic food. Stay here

Review 64：Friendly and helpful staff. Ambience

Review 65：Nothing, everything was good

Review 66：Location and friendliness of staff, room very good

Review 67：Friendly helpful staff

Review 68：Nice people,great location

Review 69：clean quiet comfy

Review 70：The hotel has lots of character and the staff were welcoming and very helpful.

Review 71：The welcome

Review 72：Georgie and Aaron were really friendly and great hosts. It's in a handy spot if you have business in town.

Review 73：Friendly hosts, comfortable rooms, centrally located, parking available.

Review 74：Our room was huge and the furniture was beautiful, Staff were great absolutely loved my stay in this grand hotel

Review 75：bed uncomfortable

Review 76：bar and food

Review 77：Room was gloomy. In need of redecoration. Ugly surroundings.

Review 78：History. Outside appearance.

Review 79：georgie was very helpful, friendly and kind. The room was elegant, spacious, and decorated in a victorian theme. it was well worth the money.

Review 80：Has to be the best hotel in town

Review 81：Stayed one night while on a fishing trip. Helpful staff gave us good recommendations for food and drink establishments.

Review 82：Being on my own evenings are often a problem. Very good to be offered loan of DVD's to watch. Was able to use my laptop to send emails.

Review 83：The friendly attitude of the staff.

Review 84：Central location and free wifi

Review 85：None.

Review 86：Close to everything and interesting old photos on the dinning room wall. Good 'old world' feel to the place - Victorian opulence.

Review 87：The welcome, the bar, the staff, the helpfulness, the food the bed.

Review 88：No bad experiences

Review 89：As above

Review 90：lovely staff and best wifi connection that I have had in the South Island

Review 91：I appreciated the personal attention provided by the staff. I also liked having the history of the hotel. It was most interesting.

Review 92：Lots of stairs, no lift.

Review 93：Old world décor. The hotel is beautifully decorated.

Review 94：They were so friendly and accommodating lovely couple and a grand hotel

Review 95：that we could not stay longer and have a meal!!

Review 96：rooms, staff, history of the place. really quaint and beautiful.All good.

Review 97：A beautifully restored hotel where you are made to feel like you are home with friends.

Review 98：A very friendly atmosphere with very good food the freshest so far in New zeland

Review 99：Lovely, kind staff Great dinner! Historical building Easy, free parking

Review 100：The owners are a perfect couple to run this hotel. I experienced their hospitality as a warm bath!

Review 101：The friendliness of the staff, the comfort of the room, the location of the hotel and the generous breakfast made this a most pleasant place to stay

Review 102：A bit cool, room was tucked far out of the way

Review 103：Warm Welcome, central location, personal and unique charm, quiet.

The Fine Print

Prior arrangements required for early check out and late check in. Please contact the hotel using the telephone number provided on your booking confirmation.Accessible ground floor rooms available. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property using the contact details found on the booking confirmation.