Scenic Hotel Cotswold

4.0 star property

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Exterior
Executive Suite, 1 Bedroom
Daily buffet breakfast for a fee
Royal Suite | Bathroom
Exterior

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Gym

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88-96 Papanui Road, Merivale, Christchurch, 8014
  • Place, Papanui Road
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Merivale Mall
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Christchurch Casino
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Airport, Christchurch (CHC-Christchurch Intl.)
    ‪14 min drive‬

Room options

Studio, 2 Double Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • Free Wi-Fi

Suite, 1 Bedroom (Queen)

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(6 reviews)
  • 38 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Executive Studio

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(8 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Executive Suite, 1 Bedroom

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • 38 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Executive Suite, 2 Bedrooms

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • 52 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

Economy Room, 1 Bedroom, Kitchen

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(27 reviews)
  • 27 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

Studio, 2 Double Beds

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(27 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

Royal Suite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 55 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

One-Bedroom Suite Queen

  • Sleeps 2
  • Free Wi-Fi

Queen Studio

  • Sleeps 2
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About this property

Scenic Hotel Cotswold

Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a fitness center and a bar/lounge. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a sauna, a conference center, and a coffee shop/cafe are onsite.
Scenic Hotel Cotswold offers 77 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Televisions come with digital channels. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a sauna, a fitness center, and a seasonal outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Our customers tell us they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Scenic Hotel Cotswold. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Papanui Road. You'll find features like free WiFi in public areas and free self parking, plus a restaurant.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self parking
  • Drinking and dining options include a coffee shop, a restaurant, and a bar/lounge
  • Buffet breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Take a swim in the seasonal outdoor pool
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, tour or ticket assistance, and luggage storage
  • Onsite recreation includes a gym and a sauna
  • 15 minutes by foot from Christchurch Casino and a 3-minute drive from Mona Vale
Scenic Hotel Cotswold offers its guests a seasonal outdoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center. There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces.

Business amenities include a business center and a meeting room. Barbecue grills, tour/ticket assistance, and laundry facilities are also featured at Scenic Hotel Cotswold. Free self parking is available.

This Victorian Christchurch hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy buffet breakfast daily from 6:30 AM to 10 AM.
Tudors Restaurant - Onsite restaurant. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10 AM for a fee: NZD 34 for adults and NZD 17 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Tudors Restaurant

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Sauna
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Pool gate
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Computer station
  • Conference centre
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 2 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1984
  • Smoke-free property
  • Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 1.5 percent for credit card payments
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed seasonally each year. They will be closed from June 1 to September 30:
  • Swimming pool

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for NZD 35.0 per day.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately NZD 34 for adults and NZD 17 for children
  • Rollaway bed fee: NZD 35.0 per day
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 1.5 percent

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 18 years old
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • The seasonal pool will open in November and close in May.
  • Pool access available from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM.

National rating

Rating provided by Qualmark®, source of official star ratings for accommodation in New Zealand.

Property is also known as

Heartland Cotswold
Heartland Cotswold Christchurch
Heartland Cotswold Hotel
Heartland Hotel Cotswold
Heartland Hotel Cotswold Christchurch
Heartland Hotel Christchurch

Scenic Hotel Cotswold Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 359 out of 794 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 278 out of 794 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 106 out of 794 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 36 out of 794 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 15 out of 794 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

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8/10 Good

Danny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was nice and bars are not far of a walk
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Could not fault anything about the place
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Geoffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful say was had - room good and staff brilliant
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
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6/10 Okay

Karina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We stay in the economy room, it was clean but the property is very old and in need of some TLC, however very clean and we were able to walk into the city centre easily.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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8/10 Good

Rick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Cold water pool, rooms varied from new/ modern to 1950’s, laundry facilities are poor, staff friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were friendly and attentive the room was lovely and wanted for nothing. All in all a most pleasurable stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026
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10/10 Excellent

JASMIN

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff and amzing place to stay. Quiet and peaceful. Good service from staff and very clean and tidy rooms.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026
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8/10 Good

Moira

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved the unusual style of the place, staff were extremely helpful. Bed very comfortable, accommodation very roomy.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Brendon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Staff were great, rooms were excelent and very good vslue
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Mathew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Juliet

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great for the price. Swimming pool area lovely
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Nadine

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful staff and the room 😀
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great place. Thanks for fab upgrade, much appreciated. Room spacious, good facilities, lovely bathroom. Staff very friendly. Buffet breakfast complimentary and variety of options including hot food supplied. Would book again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
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10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice place for business and family, Nice have an upgraded room
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
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10/10 Excellent

John Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Superb hotel. Charming helpful staff, wonderful room, great food, fabulous location. A little oasis of calm. Can’t praise it highly enough.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved everthing about this place, staff were amazing, very helpful and friendly.will be baxk
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Marianne Huus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My husband, me and our teenage/grown up daughters really enjoyed our two days in a two bedroom apartment. The hotel area was very nice with flowers and Christmas lights. And we had a good dinner and lovely breakfasts at the cosy restaurant.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Beautiful accommodation, clean and roomy. Staff were very helpful and polite. Breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Debra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great overnight stay lovely
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
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6/10 Okay

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was ok. Kitchen and bathroom in need of refurbishment.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Charmaine

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was very relaxing and we always had a good night's sleep during our stay. The staff were all friendly and helpful.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Vineet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Location. Fre Parking. Lots of Dining Options. Premimum Property
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
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6/10 Okay

Colin

Lovely reception gave you an expectation of something much greater than experienced when opening the door to the room. Ok for 1night stop on our road trip.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
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8/10 Good

Marion

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The ropom clean and tidy - the staff amazing
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, lovely room. Food at the restaurant was beautiful
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025