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Leviathan Heritage Hotel Dunedin

2.5 star property

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Standard Room
Exterior
Daily continental breakfast for a fee
Reception
Suite | Private kitchen

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services
  • Bar

Explore the area

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27 Queens Gardens, Dunedin, 9054
  • Place, The Octagon
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Dunedin Town Hall
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, St. Paul's Cathedral
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Airport, Dunedin (DUD-Dunedin Intl.)
    ‪25 min drive‬

Room options

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Suite

Suite

7.6 out of 10
Good
(5 reviews)
  • 31 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Economy Twin Room

Economy Twin Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(6 reviews)
  • 9 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Economy Room

Economy Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(33 reviews)
  • 9 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Standard Room

Standard Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(7 reviews)
  • 13 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Standard Twin Room

Standard Twin Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(6 reviews)
  • 13 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Backpacker Dorm Bunk Bed - Mixed

Backpacker Dorm Bunk Bed - Mixed

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 9 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Backpacker Private Twin - Bunk

Backpacker Private Twin - Bunk

  • 8 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Single Bunk Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Standard Room - Sleeps 4

Standard Room - Sleeps 4

7.6 out of 10
Good
(5 reviews)
  • 21 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Backpacker Private Triple - Bunk

Backpacker Private Triple - Bunk

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(6 reviews)
  • 21 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Single Bed and 1 Single Bunk Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Superior Room

Superior Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 21 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Single Beds and 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About the area

Dunedin

With a stay at Leviathan Heritage Hotel Dunedin in Dunedin (Dunedin City Centre), you'll be steps from Toitu Otago Settlers Museum and First Church of Otago. .This hotel is 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from The Octagon and 0.3 mi (0.4 km) from Natures Wonders Naturally.

What's nearby

  • The Octagon - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Dunedin Town Hall - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • St. Paul's Cathedral - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Speight's Brewery - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • University of Otago - 8 min walk - 0.7 km

Getting around

  • Dunedin Railway Station - 3 min walk
  • Dunedin (DUD-Dunedin Intl.) - 24 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Ocho cafe and chocolate shop - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Standard Kitchen - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Best Cafe - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Duke Of Wellington - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Albar - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Leviathan Heritage Hotel Dunedin

Leviathan Heritage Hotel Dunedin offers 89 accommodations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.
Make yourself at home in one of the 89 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a banquet hall.
At Leviathan Heritage Hotel Dunedin, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Continental breakfasts are served on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 9 AM and on weekends from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 9 AM and on weekends between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
Mrs Silks Restaurant - This bar serves breakfast and dinner.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • RV/bus/lorry parking on site
  • Extended parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM to 9 AM on weekdays and 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM on weekends; NZD 10 to 15 for adults and NZD 10 to 15 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Mrs Silks Restaurant

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Lift
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1884
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Towels provided

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 2.5 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

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 continental breakfast: approximately NZD 10 to 15 for adults, and NZD 10 to 15 for children
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 2.5 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, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

National rating

Property class, provided by our rating system, is based on property type, amenities, and services.

Property is also known as

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Heritage Dunedin

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Leviathan Heritage Hotel Dunedin Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 131 out of 551 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 226 out of 551 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 126 out of 551 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 42 out of 551 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 26 out of 551 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Close to shops and supermarket, plenty of tea and coffee. Lots of hot water in shower and amazing water pressure. Parking across the road was a bonus
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026

2/10 Terrible

Lucille

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The bathroom hadn't been cleaned - toilet full of urine, floor covered in old urine, shower filthy. Asked several times for it to be remedied amd was promised it would be if we went away and came back but not until the third time. Terrible service, disgusting sanitary conditions we couldn't use the bathroom for hours and had to go downstairs to use the toilets (which were also unsanitary). Very disappointing for the money.
Filthy shower
Toilet full of urine
Toilet floor covered in old urine
Bed side table was filthy
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

8/10 Good

J A

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
First room didn't have a fridge, do the girl swapped us to a nicer room with one, which was lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean staff friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Nathan

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026

4/10 Poor

Wayne

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Very average room, lot of road noise.Bar didn"t open until 5-30.V average facility fo the price,
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

4/10 Poor

Gerd

Travelled with partner
The beds were worn out. There was no soundproofing around the windows. At 4:30 in the morning, another guest was showering; it was incredibly loud. From then on, sleep was impossible.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

Peter, Ashton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Hotel is well situated. Staff was very helpful and available. That being said the hotel is under going renovations. I would recommend for anyone wanting to be close to the downtown core or railway station
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

PETER

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
.very old property and no dining services.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

Peaulele

Room was clean. Iron didn't work but overall comfortable.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026

4/10 Poor

Albert

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The car park is off site across a busy two lanes traffic. Arrived around 2pm and the receptionist just gave me the key without any directions. I was told the lift wasn't working but she didn't tell us there was another lift at the back
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

Nancy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Buildling old with character. No wardrobe (hanger on hook on back of door) no soap/ shampoo. Breakfast OK (only$10, though told $15 the night before). Parking across the street
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Siu

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Clean and comfortable. I really appreciated the number of power points in the room: I could charge phone and hearing aids at the same time as boiling the kettle for a cuppa. Lovely hot water in the shower. I've stayed here before and certainly reccomm4end the Leviathan to anyone wanting value for money without the frills.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Christopher

Business traveller
Nothing really stood out, the bed was comfortable, I slept, I left. The hot water on the shower was a bit finickety - which may indicate that it shares the same source as another bathroom.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Yes we were more than happy with our Leviathan visit.It is one of dunedin's earliest hotels and still has many of the original features but for those who appreciate yesterdays craftsmanship it has real appeal.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Paula

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The room was ok, nothing fancy and it did not have air conditioning as listed. The outlets are all on one wall away from the beds so you need a long extension cord of you have to plug anything in you need by the bed.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
The room was clean. Free parking was good. Thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

T

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very grateful they let us leave the car in their lot for a wee while after checkout. It is being refurbished but our room was great.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

kevin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome value
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Deb

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Two of the receptionists that we met talked to us while looking at their computers, no welcome smile, no have a nice day, no thank you for staying here.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Connor

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Natasha, Ashburton

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Overall it is a cool place to stay, but it would be a lot nicer if it was maintained. The windows were cracked and thin, mouldy. The bath tub jets do not work - nor the power in the bathroom. The carpet is so old and worn out that it’s lifted up leaving a trip hazard in the room. It was also quite dusty. A little TLC and it would be worth the price.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Kylie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable stay for a reasonable price. Building had character
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Alexis

Liked: Staff & service
Close to everything. Staff were so friendly and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025