Fable Christchurch

4.5 star property

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Lobby sitting area
Fireplace
Superior Queen Room | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout drapes
32-inch LCD TV with cable channels, TV, iPod dock
2-bedroom Suite | Terrace/patio

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Gym
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Parking available

Explore the area

Map
166 Gloucester Street, Christchurch, 8011
  • Cathedral Square
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Te Pae Christchurch Convention and Exhibition Centre
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Christchurch Casino
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Christchurch (CHC-Christchurch Intl.)
    ‪22 min drive‬

Room options

Superior Twin Room

  • 269 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Superior King Room

  • 269 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

2-bedroom Suite

  • 743 sq ft
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

1-bedroom Suite

  • 463 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Junior Suite

  • 495 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Superior Queen Room

  • 226 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Two Bedroom Suite

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Superior Queen Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Junior Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Superior Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

One Bedroom Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Superior King Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Fable Christchurch

4.5-star hotel in Christchurch City Centre
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a fitness center and a bar/lounge. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a sauna, valet parking, and 24-hour room service.
Fable Christchurch offers 171 accommodations with iPod docking stations and minibars. 32-inch LCD televisions come with cable channels and pay movies. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Christchurch hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, laptop-compatible safes, and phones. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a sauna and a fitness center.
Fable Christchurch features a sauna and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary.

Event facilities measuring 420 square feet (39 square meters) include conference space. This luxury hotel also offers multilingual staff, concierge services, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Limited onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).

Fable Christchurch is a smoke-free property.

Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
Fable Christchurch has a restaurant on site.
24-hour room service is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Qualmark Sustainable Tourism Business Award, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Filipino, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Free in-room WiFi has a 4-device limit
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking
  • Onsite parking available only on request
  • Secured valet parking on site (NZD 35 per night)
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: NZD 35 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Sauna
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • 420 square feet of conference space
  • Computer station
  • Meeting room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator (43 inch wide door)
  • Handrails in stairways (39 inches high)
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (47 inches high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 1 building
  • 22 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2010
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Local culture and ecosystem education
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with cable channels
  • iPod dock
  • Pay movies

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 2.5 percent for credit card payments
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property is not suitable for guests who are required to quarantine, due to the property's communal areas.
This property's parking facilities have maximum vehicle dimensions of 16 feet (5 meters) length, 6.5 feet (2 meters) width, 5.9 feet (1.8 meters) height, and 2 tons in weight.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for NZD 45.0 per night

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately NZD 35 per person
  • Secured valet parking fee: NZD 35 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: NZD 45.0 per night
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 2.5 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve onsite parking
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
This property provides limited WiFi access up to 1 mbps for up to 4 devices per room. Additional access is available for a fee.

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
Free in-room WiFi has a 4-device limit
Parking height restrictions apply

National rating

Rating provided by Qualmark®, source of official star ratings for accommodation in New Zealand.

Property is also known as

Christchurch Rendezvous Hotel
Rendezvous Christchurch
Rendezvous Hotel Christchurch

Fable Christchurch Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 573 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 308 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 81 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 23 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 15 out of 1000 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Central
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Shivani

Traveled with family
The room size and the view was not what i expected
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Marc

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Sadly a very disappointing stay and lacks any of the charm and panache of other hotels that we’ve stayed at. We’ve stayed at Fable Auckland several times and there’s no comparison in room size, comfort, bed and decor. This is not a luxury hotel, the room was horribly cramped and soulless and the coffee undrinkable. Our main gripe was the heating as they have the system locked to Central so you can’t alter the temperature. We rang several times as it was unpleasantly cool but despite several attempts by reception to unlock this option, it remained on cold air. It is a basic not a luxury to have your room at a chosen pleasant temperature, even more annoying when you pay a premium and have an expectation when staying in a Fable hotel. Glad it was for just two nights and would not return here and will not choose this hotel chain again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

bernard

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms were nice but very small. Great central location and good nearby food options. Fire alarm went off at 1am. It was a false alarm but there was no communication to the guests at all. Wasted an hour trying to figuyout if it was real or out.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good stay with a couple of exceptions. Price list for in room snacks was in the drawer. We opened the small bottle of wine left by the coffee maker thinking it was complimentary and then discovered it was actually $40. We would have appreciated to have the list posted visibly. Gym was very small so we skipped it. There was a false fire alarm in the middle of the night and we received no communications/instructions from staff. We concluded on our own that it was false alarm but a number of people exited and got stuck in the stairways which resulted in confusion and some yelling by other guests trying to get them out. Apart from that our stay was good. Location great and the room well appointed and comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location was perfect!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

First stay at Fable Christchurch

The fire alarm was on going after midnight when I needed to evacuate in front of my room had huge housekeeping trolley block way all night! I called the reception but no one answered. I went stairs and walked down but other people were going back to their rooms so I went back to my floor again but not able to open the door because it was locked. So I went down stairs again and went to the reception but no one explained anything no apologies. Finally I got back to the room around 1:30am. :( The room was clean except coffee bench. The wall had damaged. I wish inside the gym had water fountain would be nice as I love sauna! This hotel prepared for my request small gift was very nice. :) Thank you very much!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hemal

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not sure about the standard inclusions but we didn’t get a bottle of water in the room. I assume that they were fully booked as we didn’t get a room upgrade
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katie

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Dion

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very central and well maintained hotel. Only issue was the parking which was not included in cost and was then an issue to organise although plenty of parking options were available.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ellen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Fable hotel is a beautiful hotel in a great location. The staff was professional and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Ron

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Sam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Stephanie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice, clean hotel. The breakfast options should be clarified when booking as there are two types of breakfast. We booked continental which did not include the entire breakfast buffet.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leanne

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

Great place

Grear stay
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leanne

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

Great place

Always a great stay, lovely big room
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous hotel right in the heart of everything Christchurch has to offer . Tram station right next door , quiet despite being in middle of everything .
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Sheila

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is good, its clean and very accessible to restaurants and shops
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Allison

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was great except for the parking. You had to remember to pay for parking, no designated parking spot for guests.l, unless you wanted to pay extra too for valet.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

James

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was very nice. I would of appreciated some compensation for being made to stand on the footpath for over an hour at 3am, but oh well.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elgan

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Sean

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Beth and Bob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024