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Reviews of The Blue Pub

2 out of 5
The Blue Pub
2 Barkers Road, Methven

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 22 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 46 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 46 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Brian

Travelled with group
Disliked: Amenities
C
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good value accomodation. Nice food, friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sachiyo

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Amy

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Avoid to stay on the weekend. There’s live band playing in the pub and you can’t sleep even with ear plugs
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Allan

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very old and tired. But location is great and price is reasonable
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Douglas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My stay here was comfortable relaxed and the staff were very nice also the locals were friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021
Response from Aga on 31 Jan 2021
Thank you! :) Happy to hear you enjoyed your stay with us.

8/10 Good

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Anne
We were surprised at how good the pub was considering the age of it. The floor creaked in our bedroom but the bed was good. We were in the room next to the bathroom so that was great
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020
Response from Iva on 12 Dec 2020
Hi Anne, thank you very much for your time to give us a feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your stay, see you nest time.

8/10 Good

Adam

Liked: Staff & service
Great for the price
The accommodation was suited well for the cheap price but a proper kitchen would have been good!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020
Response from Iva on 29 Aug 2020
Thank you for your time to leave a feedback. We appreciate it, see you next time.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice accommodation
Great, central
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020
Response from Iva on 29 Aug 2020
Thank you for your time to leave a feedback. We appreciate it, see you next time.

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and atmosphere Dont stay on a band night if you want a night sleep (they do warn about this)
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020
Response from Iva on 29 Aug 2020
Thank you for your time to leave a feedback. We appreciate it, see you next time.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good, easy, cheap and good service. Would recommend it to anyone needing a quick stay over.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Iva on 23 Mar 2020
Thank you for you feed back.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice character pub, friendly staff lacking in info a wee bit but they were pretty busy.. I did end up leaving at 2am though (luckily I was just passing thru and had that choice) surprisingly it wasn’t the general pub noise but a hellish unpredictable fridge/chiller/heat pump? (Some sort of motor) that kept me from getting any rest. Had a quick scroll to see it’s probably just that room? #3 What was the noise though? I’m in deep now.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

robert

Super Bargain
The Blue Pub offers very basic accommodation at exceptionally low prices. The room was bare bones. Bed, coat rack, and small wall shelf. There are shower and toilet facilities down the hall in individual cubicles. There is also a guest lounge area with a TV and kitchenette. My room was neat and clean. The room was not serviced daily. The common area is shared by the 14 guest rooms, but is rarely used by more than a couple of guests at a time. The common area is dated and is a clean up after yourself area, so it depends on the habits of the other guests.There is also access to a veranda that overlooks the large patio and street front. Parking is easy. Downstairs the Pub has a large bar area which was fairly busy most evenings. Located close to the Mt. Hutt ski area, I would stay here again. My wife would go for a more upscale hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Iva on 27 Sep 2019
Hi Robert, thank you for you time to make a comment. Thank you for your stay and maybe see you next time.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay with friendly staff and the room was nice and warm
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Iva on 26 Jun 2019
Thank you very much for your feedback!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the retro feel of the place and the food in the restaurant was great
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Iva on 3 May 2019
Thank you for staying with us. We appreciate your comment.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Iva on 11 Apr 2019
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice I enjoyed my stay and the staff were very helpful and friendly
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Iva on 1 Feb 2019
Thank you very much for your time to do the review. Have a great time and see you next time.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Iva on 29 Dec 2018
Thank you for your time to give us a review.

8/10 Good

BarstoolBastard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good place to sleep after the peak to pub. Ill come again
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Iva on 30 Sep 2018
Thank you for your time to comment on our property!

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great basic affordable accom in the centre of town
Great basic affordable accom in the centre of town
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Iva on 19 Aug 2018
Hi David, thank you for your time to comment on our property. We are happy you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Rooney, Newcastle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great fun staff with extremely comfy beds. Stayed before and will stay again in the future.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Iva on 19 Aug 2018
Hi Rooney, thank you for your time to comment on our property. We are happy you enjoyed your stay.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Comfy and budget room
Response from Iva on 10 May 2018
Thank you for the review. Have a nice day. :-)

6/10 Okay

debz, Christchurch

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Right in town
This is a place for a quick stop over, very dated pub but has its own kind of appeal! Bed was comfortable & heating was very effective so long as your not expecting too much & your not expecting all the mod cons.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Response from Iva on 14 Mar 2018
Thank you very much for taking the time to review our property.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
not a bab place to put ones head
the welcome was friendly and helpful the kitchen was clean and all that was needed, no complanits thankyou it was close to where i needed to be and it wasnt expensive nice clean room the shower took a while to heat up but what the hell little to be upset about
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Iva on 14 Mar 2018
Thank you very much for taking the time to review our property.

8/10 Good

Jeannette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cozy stay in Methven
You check-in IN the pub and one of the servers will proceed to give you a key and a tour. I stayed here for the night and couldn't complain. The room was basic: twin bed, heater, clothes rack. Bathrooms and showers are shared and coed. Walls are thin, but I still slept like a baby. WiFi is free in both the pub and hostel, but you need a little voucher with a code to login. It runs out after 200mb, so you'll need a few vouchers if you want WiFi for several hours (just ask and they're happy
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from Iva on 8 Mar 2018
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome value
Clean and cosy. Cheap and cheerful, the Staff friendly and helpful. Menu looked good.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Iva on 31 Jan 2018
Thank you for your time to write a comment. We are happy you did enjoy your stay.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
great value with great location
the walls between rooms are very very thin so if you are a light sleeper bring precautions my room was very basic but adequate heater in room good plenty of hot water for showers
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2017
Response from Iva on 3 Nov 2017
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!

8/10 Good

Matt, Christchurch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
convenient and clean
if you want to crash the night in Methven this is an easy and nice option. Have a beer, a feed and a good nights sleep
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017
Response from Iva on 3 Nov 2017
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!

8/10 Good

Doug, Aucklaand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel was easy to find and is very handy to the town facilities Such as shops parks and citizen advice centre.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Iva on 16 Jul 2017
Thank you Doug for the review.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Emma, Wellington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely pub full of character
Greatly located and a lovely spot to hang out in itself. I'll be coming back again
Response from Iva on 22 Mar 2017
Thank you for your feedback Emma.

6/10 Okay

Mick, H

Liked: Staff & service
Right in the heart of town.
Wifi was very average. Made getting the daily road and snow reports really hard.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor
Room we booked was not available at check in. Our group had to be split up then had to move rooms on the second night. Pretty poor.

8/10 Good

Arianna

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

8/10 Good

Miss S J

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

8/10 Good

Richard, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
$40 does not get You a 4star hotel
Great value helpful staff . Handy location .let me lock up Motorcycle in back yard

8/10 Good

jana

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

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Nice enough place
Great food, friendly staff, very clean room & bathroom facilities. Was happily surprised by the kitchenette / common room area, which I haven't come across in many pub accommodation stays. However, if you want a good night's sleep, don't cheap-out as I did and get the single room. The bed was too short (and I'm not particularly tall), it was loose and squeaky and made a lot of noise every time I rolled, but worst of all, the single room is directly above the kitchen's fridges (or something). Quite frequently, a motor would kick in and cause the pane of glass in my window to vibrate. I think if I'd have been in any other room I'd have loved my stay at the Blue Pub. So do yourself a favour and get one of the double rooms, which are up the other end of the building away from the fridges (or whatever was making the noise).

8/10 Good

Al, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place to stay at reasonable market room rate
My son said " a great place to stay during his skiing trip to Mt Hutt and friendly staff."

6/10 Okay

Wayne, Wellington, NZ

Blue Pub
Basic but clean and functional accommodation and facilities. Bar and restaurant downstairs makes it handy to go to without needing to go outside in the cold. However, the noise from the bar can be heard upstairs.

6/10 Okay

Jesse, New Zealand - Christchurch

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Petite chambre confortable, coin tranquille (un dimanche soir ). On entend parfois un peu ce qui se passe dans le pub si les clients sont bruyants, mais ce n'est pas trop dérangeant.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Iva on 11 Apr 2019
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!

6/10 Okay

Wan-Tzu

Liked: Cleanliness
Shower room and kitchen was very clean. A little bit noisy due to the band
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Iva on 31 Jan 2018
Thank you for your comment. Unfortunately we can't do anything with the noise when the live band is on. We do advertise it online. Hopefully see you next time again.