The Boathouse Lodge

2.0 star property

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Enjoy cooking in this well-equipped kitchen with a stainless steel stove, coffee machine, and toaster.
Cozy retreat with a central bed and two bunk beds, perfect for families or groups.
Relax in a serene outdoor seating area surrounded by lush greenery and a beautiful lawn.
Staircase leads to an upper level, flanked by a sofa and a potted plant.
Enjoy a mountain view from the comfort of this spacious room, featuring a large window, flat-screen TV, and cozy seating area.

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

Map
9 Auckland St, Picton, Marlborough, 7220
  • Picton Foreshore
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Picton Harbour
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Picton Ferry Terminal
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Blenheim (BHE-Woodbourne)
    ‪32 min drive‬

Room options

Quadruple Room, Women only (Shared)

  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Large Twin Bunk Bed

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm

  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Twin Beds and 2 Large Twin Bunk Beds

Triple share room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Twin Bed and 1 Large Twin Bunk Bed

Double Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(11 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Twin Room

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Large Twin Bunk Bed

Family Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Queen Bed, 2 Twin Beds and 1 Large Twin Bunk Bed

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About the area

Picton

When you stay at The Boathouse Lodge in Picton, you'll be on the waterfront, within a 5-minute walk of Picton Ferry Terminal and Picton Foreshore. .This hotel is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Picton Museum and 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Picton War Memorial.

What's nearby

  • Picton Museum - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Picton Foreshore - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Picton Harbour - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Picton Ferry Terminal - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Edwin Fox - 12 min walk - 1.0 km

Getting around

  • Picton (PCN) - 8 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cafe Cortado - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Crow Tavern and Restaurant - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Picton Village Bakery - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Irish - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Barn Cafe - ‬5 min walk

About this property

The Boathouse Lodge

Bayside hotel in Picton with free breakfast
The Boathouse Lodge offers 12 accommodations with shared/communal kitchens. Full-sized refrigerators/freezers and microwaves are provided.

Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access (speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices)). Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 12 guestrooms featuring microwaves. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access is available. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, a fireplace in the lobby, and tour/ticket assistance.
A complimentary self-serve breakfast is served daily from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, microwave in a common area, and refrigerator in a common area. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary self-serve breakfast is served each morning between 6:00 AM and 10:00 AM.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • In-room WiFi speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Free self-serve breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • In-room microwave

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Lockers
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Direct access to the beach
  • In a nature reserve
  • On the bay

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

More

  • Communal living room
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Fireplace in lobby

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Shared bathroom
  • Shower
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
  • Hob
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Shared kitchen access

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 11:30 AM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 17

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Access code, front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

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
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

The Boathouse Lodge Hotel
The Boathouse Lodge Picton
The Boathouse Lodge Hotel Picton

The Boathouse Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 31 out of 67 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 67 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 67 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 67 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 67 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Freda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Owners lovely . Really clean .
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Rochelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great team and really clean and tidy. A lot of seasonal workers staying and are up and down all night, cooking, running up and down the stairs, noisy, shiies spread all over hallway. We had our 2 children with us and we didn’t get any sleep at and the kids were frightened due to contact doors banging, to frightened to go to the toilet as there would be 4 or mite at a time altogether in thise areas. Possibly isn’t a place for families when seasonal workers are there as there was no respect for other customers nor children. We had to do 11 and a half hour trip to return home without any sleep at all.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jeanette

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
This started out as a great option - being woken up by people living in the house at 2am in the morning was unacceptable.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Freindly owner. Quiet sleep. Close to town and ferry terminal. Hot showers.👍
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Elle

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location, clean and tidy. And was able to sleep 5 comfortably.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Calvyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Dawn

Travelled with partner
Nice place for short stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Mathew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay at the Boathouse. No complaints
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Sanjiv

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
There were no heaters in room and it was bit cold in room for kids at night. It was noisy at night as we
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Harry

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

8/10 Good

Anthony

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient for the ferry sailing
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Regan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Was very clean and comfortable and host was very accommodating.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

YVONNE

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

kory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Home away from home

Clean and tidy, a home away from home atmosphere. Very convenient location near the waterfront, and ferry port.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Karlene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Renee

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I loved it.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Hans

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was loud
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

marion

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Felt like a home.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Cornelis

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This property was spotless room amazing ' but no chair in room or shampoo . The shared kitchen area was clean plenty of breakfast to use ' but the noise from the train is tough to take even for me a heavy sleeper. The property was used by about 12 or more islanders who sadly did shift work so at 2.00 in the morning they are awake cooking talking far to noisy & would think it might make female clients feel un safe when using toilets showers .
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bhawna

Liked: Cleanliness
Very nice
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joycelyn

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was on . didn't have a long enough stay
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cathleen

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Appreciated the note for late checkin
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Just across from the foreshore Breakfast supplied and coffee Value for money
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025