The Shakespeare Hotel

Good

I will not book this...

Liked: Location, bed
Disliked: The room was dirty, with bottle caps on the floor. There was trash on the windowsill outside. The most unpleasant part was that after putting my food in the small fridge in the evening, I found it completely frozen in the morning — I had to throw the vegetables away because of that.In the bathroom, the drain was in a small pit and was covered with a towel on the floor. When I stepped on the towel, not expecting a hole underneath, I twisted my ankle.As expected, the bar/restaurant was open until late at night and it was loud, though bearable. The street is quite busy.The only positive thing was the location and normal bed.

Wife and I up from...

Liked: Great location in cdb. Comfortable bed. Good shower. Approachable, helpful and friendly staff. Reasonable price.
Disliked: Not a problem for us but rooms are upstairs. No lift.

great location but I was...

Liked: location, staff. restaurant
Disliked: rooms were below par

Bad

Exceptional

Liked: I like it so quiet and also it goods you have restaurant and bar don't need for me to get out for food
Disliked: The steps not a lift and it also put me on high level

Good

Liked: Great location, love the old building
Disliked: Be mindful an old building comes with issues, and some of the amenities were a little worn and damaged, but its an old pub, what do you expect

Superb

Very poor

Liked: The closeness to downtown auckland
Disliked: The beds were lumpy. You could feel the springs. One of the beds was a double base with a queen mattress. The shower head was broken & we kept getting hit in the head. There was a cockroach in the bathroom on the first night. The extractor fan was dusting as hell. There were cracks around the walls and windows. One of the lights was hanging from the ceiling. There was a piece of gib slapped up beside this light. Overall, for a historical hotel, the upkeep is poor for what I paid.