Otago Region · New Zealand
Where to stay in Dunedin
Dunedin is a city in Otago Region, New Zealand, home to about 106,000 people. This guide covers 1 aparthotel in Dunedin.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- January and February
- Nearest airport
- DUD24 km · Dunedin International Airport
- Currency
- NZDNew Zealand dollar
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland
- Language
- English, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language
About
About Dunedin
Dunedin ( dun-EE-din; Māori: Ōtepoti) is the second-most populous city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from Dùn Èideann ("fort of Edin"), the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.
Dunedin is a university town, a cultural hub, and a city with a strong historical streak. It is a small city with a compact, walkable city centre surrounded by hilly suburbs. It has easy access to beaches, wildlife attractions and areas of native forest. Known also as "the Edinburgh of the South", the city has a proud Māori and Scots heritage. It has as its heart a statue of the poet Robbie Burns and many of its streets carry the same name as streets in Edinburgh (but visitors from Edinburgh may be confused as they are in a different order).
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Things to do
What to see and do in Dunedin
See
The following attractions are free: Baldwin Street, Dunedin Railway Station, Otago Museum, Public Art Gallery, Toitū Otago Settlers Museum, and the churches.
- Baldwin Street
- Dunedin Prison
- Dunedin Railway Station
- New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
- Art Station
- Law Courts
- Dunedin Town Hall
- North Dunedin
- Ocho Chocolate
- Old Bank of New Zealand
- Old National Bank
- Olveston
Do
- Moana Pool
- St Clair Hot Salt Water Pool
- Rialto Cinema
- Taieri Gorge Railway
- University Oval
- Forsyth Barr Stadium
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Dunedin
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
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Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Dunedin to stay in
Dunedin has a wide range of places to stay in, from hostels to upmarket hotels. Most accommodation is close to the city centre, though some spots offer a challenging uphill stroll back from town. Most motels are located at the northern end of George Street, close to the university.
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Where to stay
More hotels in Dunedin
55 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata; the 40 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Empire Hotel | 1858 | 0.7 km |
| Grand Casino Dunedin | 0.4 km | |
| Wains Hotel | 1879 | 0.6 km |
| 77 Stuart Street Dunedin | 0.2 km | |
| Chapel Apartments | 0.2 km | |
| Highland House Boutique Hotel | 2.1 km | |
| Law Courts Hotel | 0.3 km | |
| 315 Euro Motel and Serviced Apartments | 0.6 km | |
| 538 Great King Motel | 1.4 km | |
| 555 Motel Dunedin | 2.6 km | |
| 97 Motel Moray | 0.2 km | |
| Alexis Motor Lodge | 0.9 km | |
| Alhambra Oaks Motor Lodge | 1.5 km | |
| Allan Court Motel | 1.2 km | |
| Amross Motel | 1.3 km | |
| Arden Country House BnB | 12.9 km | |
| Aria on Bank | 2.4 km | |
| Asure 755 Regal Court Motel | 1.5 km | |
| ASURE Adrian Motel | 3.5 km | |
| Aurora on George | 1.4 km | |
| Beach Lodge Motels | 3.5 km | |
| Beechwood Boutique Accommodation | 1.7 km | |
| Bella Vista Motel Mosgiel | 11.9 km | |
| Bluestone On George | 1.1 km | |
| Bonnie Knights Motel Mosgiel | 11.7 km | |
| Cable Court Motel | 1.7 km | |
| Camp Estate | 9.5 km | |
| Captain Eady's Lookout | 11.5 km | |
| Commodore Motel | 2.0 km | |
| Distinction Dunedin Hotel | 0.5 km | |
| Dunedin Holiday Park | 3.5 km | |
| Dunedin Leisure Lodge | 2.1 km | |
| Dunedin Motel and Villas | 1.3 km | |
| Dunedin Palms Motel | 0.6 km | |
| Ebb-Dunedin | 0.5 km | |
| Fable Dunedin | 0.6 km | |
| George Street Motel Apartments | 1.1 km | |
| Hunters Moon | 8.2 km | |
| Kingsgate Hotel Dunedin | 0.2 km | |
| Larnach Lodge Dunedin | 9.7 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Dunedin
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Dunedin are January and February. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 19 °C; December is the wettest, with about 62 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Dunedin: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), about 24 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting around
The city layout is focused on the Octagon, an eight-sided 'plaza' consisting of a large traffic roundabout with a central carriageway. It hosts a few significant buildings, and a couple of bars and cafes. The main retail area lies further north up George Street toward Dunedin North, and this could arguably be considered the city centre. Here you will find a larger range of shopping, some malls, cafes, etc. To a lesser there is some retail south along Princes Street and east along Lower Stuart Street from the Octagon.
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DUD · Dunedin International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Dunedin
Eat
Dunedin is home to numerous reasonably priced ethnic restaurants and being a university town, the city is home to many establishments that cater to students. Lower Stuart Street, around the Octagon and the northern part of central George Street (including the side streets) have the majority of Dunedin's restaurants. There are also a few interesting places on Albany Street, which runs across the south of the University of Otago. There is a full range of ethnic cuisine available, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Turkish, Malaysian, Thai, Filipino and Indian.
Drink
Dunedin is known for its vibrant nightlife, mainly stemming from its large student population. It is also home to some well known beer breweries, Speights, Emersons and to a lesser extent Green Man. There is also a strong coffee culture with a number of good cafes.
Stay safe
The city is quite safe, but try to walk in a group on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. People can get excessively inebriated and occasionally look to cause trouble. Exercise the same caution and common sense that you would in any other western city. The police station is in Great King Street, next to Countdown, the supermarket.
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Questions
Dunedin: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Dunedin?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Dunedin are January and February. January is the warmest month, with average highs of 19 °C; December is the wettest, with about 62 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Dunedin?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), about 24 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Dunedin?
New Zealand dollar (NZD).
Nearby
Destinations near Dunedin
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.