Lawrence Playground Tours and Activities

Location was great and staff were excellent. A lot is expected of the front desk staff who need more assistance for the checkout period. Breakfast was advertised to commence at 6.30 and for the two days we were there the breakfast arrived to work late both mornings which is totally unacceptable and reflects poorly on the Fable brand.

Accomodation had been double booked. Instead of cancelling the booking from their end the host messaged me on trivago, since I was expecting a message anyway for the login code, and you have to login to read messages I left it. Host also alerted trivago it was double booked, who did not contact me either. Drove all the way to Dunedin with 2 kids, stranded and nowhere to stay. Spent $400 to stay at scenic circle for the first night, Dunedin was booked out for the second night so we had to drive all the way home again. Spent many hours arranging activities, as well as spending money on dinner bookings all of which we could not do.

Overall our stay was okay, but certainly a little underwhelming to what we were expecting. It was a lovely period property which you expect to find in Dunedin, but sadly not being utilised to its full potential. Unsure what the term ‘boutique’ technically represents, but if it’s upscale/premium; then this isn’t what we got. Really great sized rooms and bathroom, but overall lacking some routine maintenance and looking/feeling pretty tired. Although the main areas were clean, edgings, skirtings and behind/under furniture had not been cleaned in some time. Heaters were supplied, but again could use an update or a little maintenance. A great amenity was heated blankets, but only one of them was useable as there was a lack of power outputs around the bed. It appeared the solution for this was an extension cord into another extension, but I was not comfortable with this set up due to safety concerns i.e fire risk. On site parking was really useful, and right outside our room ‘motel’ style. Kitchenette area was super convenient. Staff were generally welcoming but again, more of a motel feel. Would be reluctant to stay again or recommend, but served its purpose as a one night stop over.