We stayed at Hotel Give after cycling the Hurunui Heartland Trail. Our accommodation included two nights camping, both simple, very Kiwi and enjoyable. However, Hotel Give was a lovely treat at the end of our 260k ride with lots of hill climbing. Everything about the hotel puts guest comfort centre stage, from welcoming reception staff to comfortable rooms to well-equipped community kitchens to personable housekeeping staff - yet at a remarkably low price per room. As cyclists concerned about the safety of our bikes, we were extremely impressed by the system of using an outside secure storage shed in the daytime and a storage room inside the hotel overnight. But what marks out Hotel Give as being profoundly different to its competitors is its ethos of social sustainability, that it is a social enterprise: it is simply wonderful that all profits from our stay are reinvested back into programmes and services provided by the Kind Foundation in the Christchurch Community.

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Very comfortable ideal for my stay very helpful and informative staff both at the bar and reception if l come back to Chch l would stay again the shared bathrooms were well kept and clean that coffee machine on the ground floor for me was an absolute life saver just knowing that someone was available during the night at reception was very reassuring in the event you may leave your swipe card when bathroom stop.. The offer to hold my luggage until my flight was profound and much appreciated l will be recommending this Hotel Give to all my friends

It wasn't so much l didn't like but more the word apprehensive during the use of.......and that was the toilet l am a 107kg male the extract fan is ideal for the shower but struggles to remove air from the toilet when having a shower so you use the toilet for 10-12 mins then jump in the shower, when you finish and step out to the toilet the air isnt as fresh as the shower.....maybe ,an auto scented spray unit or 2nd extract air grill

The locality is excellent. The room was very good and comfortable with a great view of the Botanical Gardens and the old Christchurch University.

It would have been useful to include a sharp knife for cutting items and a small board but not a train smash The wifi connection is extremely poor. Even the staff have a challenge with it. Wifi is so weak that it could not be used for emailing,, transactions etc. If you did not have Esim or some type of local data your connectivity is almost non existent. It seems as if the bandwidth has been throttled. This was a big negative for our stay and detracted from what should have been a great hotel experience. This is the only place in NZ where we have had poor wifi connection.

New Hotel close to the centre of Christchurch. Quiet, clean and large room.

Excessive credit card fees. Relatively high onsite parking charges. Hotel reception staff is not very friendly or helpful. Example: We asked the receptionist whether we could leave the rental car in the hotel's car park for a couple of hours after check-out, so that we could have breakfast. The receptionist advised that he would allow a maximum of one extra hour as they were expecting many new guests. We returned to the hotel after one hour and the car park was less than 50% occupied. The receptionist said that he was just checking whether our car was still parked in the hotel's carpark and he wanted us to leave immediate.

This is a great place to stay. Close to the CBD, cheap with exceptionally friendly staff. I believe it is an old hotel that was turned into a YMCA some years ago because it was dated but it has now been renovated & is what I consider a 3/4 star accomodation. I didn't have a toilet or ensuite in my room (which I believe most haven't) but in my case the facilities were right across the hallway with others close by. Highly recommend this accomodation. PLUS their profits are filtered back into the community by way of donations to charities 💕 it also now has its own restaurant which wasn't the case the last time I stayed

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This clean and comfy hotel exceeded our expectations. Modern decor and large rooms were clean and included a fridge, but no microwave. Access to a public kitchen helped us with our budget as we made breakfast in-house - like a hostel, you have access to a commercial fridge, pots, pans, etc. In house restaurant food was good, we ate dinner there twice. We also loved the location - directly across from the Botanic Gardens and next to the University of Canterbury - it's a beautiful neighborhood. Walking distance to shopping and the Quake Museum, easy pick-up for Uber and tours.

Great location-- Less than 5 minute walk to the botanical gardens, the Number 8 bus stop (to/from airport); 5 minute walk to an art museum, a grocery store, and the Riverside Market (lots of shops and places to eat). The Riverside Market area reminds me of the River Walk in San Antonio, Texas in the United States. The room was very clean, and the bed comfortable. The hotel has 2 guest kitchens if you want to cook your own food; there is a guest laundry room. My floor (and I assume all floors) had an additional bathroom and shower on it. This is great if you have more than one in a room, and your roommate is hogging the bathroom facilities. There is 24/7 reception--nice in case something goes wrong--I don't like contactless check-in.

No towel racks--you have to lay them on the counter or hang them on hooks. You have to pay for the hotel at the hotel. I personally would like to pre-pay.

Good location, in front of the Botanical Gardens and easy access walking to the CBD.

One of the main criterias I used to search for a hotel was "private bathroom". I was underwhelmingly suprised when I got there only to learn that the famlily rooms DO NOT have a bathroom. This property should never have appeared as available to me during my search due to the criterias I searched for. Also, no air conditioner in the room, only a fan that did not make the room any cooler during the night. Overall, clean place, shared kitchen is very organized and clean, staff were making sure place and bathrooms were clean all the time.

The location was fabulous, directly across from the Botanic Gardens and close to some wonderful restaurants, including Fiddlesticks and the Cellar Door. Our private room with three beds was comfortable and clean. We were able to check in as soon as we got there, which was about an hour before check-in time. Friendly staff. There is a little trailer in front with delicious coffee, bagel breakfasts and ice cream.

The only thing that could have been better was that there were a LOT of people using the shared bathroom, and as we were right next to it, I could hear the door open and close late and in the middle of night and early in the morning. We also ran out of toilet paper, unsurprisingly, given the number of people who must have been using the bathroom. I think this must have been an anomaly, though.

This is my second consecutive booking so I’ve said most in my first review. I did extend a second time directly theory Give (slightly cheaper actually — sorry BCom!) as recommended by staff. So this review will encompass the rest of my stay. It’s just such a pleasant place to be and I made sure to give personal feedback to Kelly at reception this morning, in general and also specifically about MIKE and AMELIA in the HK team. (Though in different zones: Mike is a blur in the kitchen and laundry and Amelia (pink hair) and colleagues tend to the bathrooms and bedrooms. I had a great chat with Amelia yesterday: though more than twice her age now, I worked in the hospitality sector at her she and for 7 years. She shares the values and attitude that — as I told Kelly — please Americans, which is not to say that Americans set the benchmark but it is to say they take hospitality seriously snd it’s a serious career to work facing customers (not to the extent of France, but it’s skilled work you build up to different levels to.) Amelia agreed with me: the standard of hospo in NZ is a non-starter. Aman at front desk find a tight shop and Sameera is also earnest but but quite a softie. I spent my 47th Northey here and he carefully directed me to suitable eateries nearby, the in-house restaurant catering to a conference group. And just tonight I discovered the beauty of this part of the botanical gardens — see photos.

I’m afraid to say there’s one hostile reception staff member. He’s just eyeballed me silently — twice now — and been a general stonewaller. He does his duties with what seems to be a habitual bad attitude, taking every opportunity to be ornery. I’m not into it at all. It’s unacceptable. Whatever his deal is ain’t my problem to deal with. It’s not hospitality and I’ve paid for hospitality. Simple. Mystery shopper time …