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Distinction Dunedin Hotel

4.5 star property

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Restaurant
Bar (on property)
Superior Three Bedroom Suite
Junior Four Bedroom Suite | Living area
Junior Four Bedroom Suite | Living area

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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6 Liverpool Street, Dunedin, 9016
  • Place, Grand Casino
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, The Octagon
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Dunedin Town Hall
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, Dunedin (DUD-Dunedin Intl.)
    ‪25 min drive‬

Room options

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, minibar, in-room safe

Studio

  • Sleeps 2

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, minibar, in-room safe

One-Bedroom Suite

  • Sleeps 2

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, minibar, in-room safe

Two Bedroom Studio

  • Sleeps 4

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, minibar, in-room safe

Two-Bedroom Suite

  • Sleeps 4

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, minibar, in-room safe

Executive Studio

  • Sleeps 2

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, minibar, in-room safe

Studio

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(37 reviews)
  • 31 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Executive Suite

Executive Suite

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(10 reviews)
  • 47 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Suite, 1 Bedroom | Living area

Suite, 1 Bedroom

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • 37 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Two Bedroom Studio

Two Bedroom Studio

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(22 reviews)
  • 53 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Single Beds

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Suite, 2 Bedrooms

Suite, 2 Bedrooms

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 65 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Single Beds

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Studio (Twin)

Studio (Twin)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(18 reviews)
  • 31 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Twin Studio

  • Sleeps 4

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Four Bedroom Suite | Living area

Four Bedroom Suite

  • 185 sq m
  • 4 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 8
  • 4 King Beds

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, minibar, in-room safe

Superior King

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 31 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Three Bedroom Suite

Superior Three Bedroom Suite

  • 100 sq m
  • 3 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 King Beds and 2 Single Beds

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Junior Four Bedroom Suite

Junior Four Bedroom Suite

  • 125 sq m
  • 4 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 8
  • 3 King Beds and 2 Single Beds

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Junior Suite

Junior Suite

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, pillow-top beds, minibar, in-room safe

Four Bedroom Suite

  • Sleeps 8

Junior Suite

  • Sleeps 2

Junior Four Bedroom Suite

  • Sleeps 8

Superior Three-Bedroom Suite

  • Sleeps 6

Superior King Room

  • Sleeps 2

Superior King Room

  • Sleeps 2

Junior Four Bedroom Suite

  • Sleeps 8

Superior Three-Bedroom Suite

  • Sleeps 6

Junior Suite

  • Sleeps 2

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About the area

Dunedin

A stay at Distinction Dunedin Hotel places you in the heart of Dunedin, within a 5-minute walk of Grand Casino and Dunedin Chinese Garden. .This luxury hotel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Speight's Brewery and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from The Octagon.

What's nearby

  • Grand Casino - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Speight's Brewery - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • The Octagon - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • First Church of Otago - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Dunedin Town Hall - 8 min walk - 0.7 km

Getting around

  • Dunedin Railway Station - 9 min walk
  • Dunedin (DUD-Dunedin Intl.) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Moons - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Standard Kitchen - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Steamer Basin Brewery & Taproom - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Duke Of Wellington - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Plato - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Distinction Dunedin Hotel

Luxury hotel with a fitness center and a 24-hour front desk
Distinction Dunedin Hotel offers 121 air-conditioned accommodations with washers/dryers and minibars. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. 50-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Refrigerators, microwaves, and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, desk chairs, and complimentary weekday newspapers. Additionally, rooms include safes and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 121 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. 50-inch flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6 AM to 11 AM and on weekends from 7 AM to 11 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6 AM and 11 AM and on weekends between 7 AM and 11 AM.
Distinction Dunedin Hotel has a restaurant on site.
24-hour room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • Secured, covered parking on site (NZD 30 per day)
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 6 AM to 11 AM on weekdays and 7 AM to 11 AM on weekends; NZD 40 for adults and NZD 19 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Gym

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • In-room washing machine/dryer
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

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

Business services

  • Meeting room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • High-pile carpet in room
  • Lift
  • Tile flooring in room
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 50-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Free weekday newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Washer/dryer

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 2 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

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately NZD 40 for adults and NZD 19 for children
  • Covered self parking fee: NZD 30 per day
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 2 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

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
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector and window guards

We should mention

Parking height restrictions apply

National rating

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

Property is also known as

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Distinction Dunedin Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 713 out of 852 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 122 out of 852 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 852 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 852 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 852 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Irene

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Well situated. Within walking distance of central city shops and sightseeing interests. Close to public transport. Great cafes nearby, particularly Vogel Kitchen. Great meals served at Parcels restaurant.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bowen, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location and the room itself has almost everything.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gail

Liked: Amenities
Staying at this hotel was the most enjoyable experience of a hotel stay in my entire experience and I have stayed in a huge amount in my long life. Everyone was very kind and helpful, it was also very quiet, the room was perfect and clean with everything you could possibly imagine and was cleaned and replenished with everything every day and a nice touch was the little cookie pack replaced daily. I would have no hesitation in recommending this hotel to all and would stay again in a heartbeat. 10/10 Gail stayed 5 October for 5 nights.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Sue

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient, clean, spacious rooms, microwave
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Morris, Greytown

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great stay at the Distinction. We stayed in the executive suit, and it was a fantastic room. Lovely and clean, nice staff, comfortable bed and in general great facilities. But there was one disappointment, and it was their TV's. They are too old. You can't connect with your phone and in general way out of date. Where live streaming is commonplace everywhere now, I was surprised that this was an issue. Get that fixed and get that fixed soon I would suggest.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

catrin

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Steve

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed 3 nights here (Fri, Sat, Sun) and were happy with the overall experience. The location of the hotel makes for an easy walk to the "octagon" area for food, drinks etc. Our 8th floor room was clean and quiet and check in was an easy process. Parking is actually in a multi storey car park directly opposite the hotel (was $74 AUD as of 30/09/2025 for the 3 nights). The room also came with a washer / dryer which was a nice touch. Bed was a little challenging comfort wise as it was two separate beds "wrapped" with King sheets to make the one. Elevator wait times can also be a little tricky as there is only one for each wing of the Hotel. In short, would we book again - yes. Enjoyable and pleasant overall - yes.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and really a handy walkable distance to central Dunedin. The rooms are a good size and was nice and clean. Room service was quick and easy. The breakfast buffet was well stocked and full of choice.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Dominic

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tash

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved our stay. It was a great 2 bedroom studio for our family. We would stay again
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Rakesh

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Clean rooms
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lee, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The best place to stay in Dunedin
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place and very central.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ernest Prem

Clean room, friendly staff, overall great experience
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sheryl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Staff were friendly, rooms were a good size and comfortable beds.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Madeline R

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We were really comfortable!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Valarie, Auckland

Travelled with family and small children, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Location, close to city.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were very welcoming. Great room
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gemma

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent overall experience, close to everything & great undercover parking!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katie

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lesley

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love this hotel
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025