We stayed two nights at the stables and had a room with shared bathroom. There's 4 showers and male/female toilets with sinks, hairdryers and iron/board. The room was about small but was very cosy, warm and comfortable. Tea/coffee provided there's a fridge with milk and water. Laundry available, there's a coin operated washing machine and tumble dryer (2x $1 coin for wash and 2x $1 for dry) The breakfast was excellent with great choices. The castle and gardens are stunning and if you're planning a visit I highly recommend staying here so you can enjoy the gardens out of visiting hours, your castle entrance is included and if you wish you can book a dining experience too. You can also book the lodge if you'd like a better bigger room with a private bathroom :) It was a very memorable stay.

Excellent location. Fantastic views. Stayed for dinner. What a treat. Return visit and would go again.

Beautiful surroundings, lovely experience!

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Staying in the grounds of the castle, with all its atmosphere and the ability to make the gardens ‘ours’ was beautiful- and breakfast was a highlight! This included huge buffet and cooked breakfast- there is no way you could go hungry! Being in the converted stables was gorgeous. Entry to the castle was included in the tariff and you could go in as many times as we liked. We chose to attend the dinner which was not cheap but the food was excellent (4 courses), as was the service and they seated us as if they knew us- next to a lively couple whose company we thoroughly enjoyed. Being able to key in and out of the grounds out of hours was fabulous. Positioned on the Otago peninsular was fabulous with access to delightful sites. The view from our room was 10 star!

This is not meant as a complaint or criticism, as we probably had unrealistic expectations of the room itself. It was nice but smaller than we anticipated- and we would have liked a balcony or verandah. We were unable to choose the room we wanted- and that would have made the difference.