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The Rutland Arms Inn

Property class: 4

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A hotel room with a large bed, a wooden desk, a chair, a mirror, and a nightstand.
A wooden deck with a covered seating area, two potted plants, and a view of surrounding trees and buildings.
A street lined with historic buildings, a clear road, and a firework display in the sky.
A bar area with wooden furniture, a counter, and various bar tools.
A restaurant with a signboard, a car parked nearby, and a tree with hanging lights.

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Bar
  • Laundry
The current price is $127
includes taxes & fees
Sep 27 - Sep 28

Explore the area

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Cnr Victoria Ave & Ridgway Street, Whanganui, 4500
  • Place, Whanganui Museum
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Sarjeant Gallery
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Whanganui Riverboat Centre and Museum
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Airport, Whanganui (WAG)
    ‪8 min drive‬

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A hotel room with a large bed, a wooden desk, a chair, a mirror, and a nightstand.

Standard Studio, Non Smoking (Studio)

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(38 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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A hotel room with a large bed, a desk, a chair, and a mirror.

Standard Studio, Non Smoking (Studio)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

The Rutland Arms Inn

4-star inn in Whanganui Central
A bar/lounge, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities are available at this inn. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Housekeeping is not available.
The Rutland Arms Inn offers 8 accommodations with minibars and coffee/tea makers. Cable television is provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, bathrobes, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and ceiling fans.

The Rutland Arms Inn features a terrace, laundry facilities, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

The Rutland Arms Inn has designated areas for smoking.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • No housekeeping service

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 2 floors
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Late check-in subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 10 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 10 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Important information

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
This property accepts cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property class

Property class, provided by our rating system, is based on property type, amenities, and services.

Property is also known as

Rutland Arms Inn Wanganui
Rutland Arms Inn
Rutland Arms Wanganui
Rutland Arms Inn Whanganui
Rutland Arms Whanganui
The Rutland Arms Inn Inn
The Rutland Arms Inn Whanganui
The Rutland Arms Inn Inn Whanganui

The Rutland Arms Inn Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 209 out of 336 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 107 out of 336 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 336 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 336 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 336 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a nice property to stay at . The restaurant meals really where nice , reserve early to get a spot!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very cute historic property that has been nicely updated. Centrally located to lots of fun restaurants.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Lovely staff and charming room.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A perfect stay in a perfect location! Rooms super comfortable, staff extremely helpful and food amazing! We'll be back :)
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely room, with large bathroom. In the middle of town. Free parking outside. Good breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quite possibly the friendliest staff we’ve ever encountered!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We really enjoyed our stay at the Rutland Arms Hotel. The staff were very welcoming and accommodating. Located in the heart of the town, the hotel itself oozed character and our room had lovely view of the tower on the hill. The pub was a lovely place to dine and relax, and the food was lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly welcome with bags carried to the room. Delightful greeting at breakfast, which was delicious. Two excellent evening meals, with good winelist. Easy location.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Very efficient service, huge clean room, nice evening meal offered and substantial breakfast. The only downer was the weak shower.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Parking very easy and secure. The hotel is in a great location. Staff great. Bar and restaurant also great. The only small criticism is the shower pressure isn’t great - but manageable and not a problem/. Would definitely stay here again and again
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Staff very welcoming.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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

Great location

Love this place, great location and lovely room
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It fun to be in the city center and close to attractions and the restaurant downstairs was good. The downsides were it was noisy at night, the water pressure was terrible and the heater never did really warm the room up.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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Enjoyed a very friendly stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely room, welcoming staff. We ate in the pub in the evening as well as the continental breakfast. Both were delicious with good portions. Parking was easy once we’d located the car park! Wouldn’t hesitate to return.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

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Friendly staff, beautiful furniture and great complimentary breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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Loved the charm, continental breakfast, close to river.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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Great room in historic hotel, close to cbd, good dining room
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
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10/10 Excellent

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A heritage building that has been recently restored. Rooms are large, lots of native timber used. We had dinner and breakfast, both of which were excellent. Great selection of craft beer in the pub.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The food at the restaurant was amazing. The room was clean and spacious.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved our two nights at the Rutland Arms. Perfect location for all the local amenities, parking at the rear, lovely staff, spacious, comfortable and clean accommodation. Sky Movies and Sports was an unexpected bonus. The only improvement would be to increase the pressure on the shower, we are all for the environment but it was not much more than a trickle so took ages to rinse off shampoo and soap. Otherwise, the perfect stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The rooms met the old-world charm expected of a hotel of its age. The food and staff were both fantastic & welcoming, with the added advantage of booking meals & drinks to my room. Recommended as the place to stay in Wanganui.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Free Parking at rear of hotel. Spacious and comfortable room with all the amenities. Large bathroom. Good service from all the staff at any time of day. Food is excellent. We ate breakfast and dinner & the cabinet food looked tasty too. Great range of beers on tap and gin.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff were so friendly and helpful!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay, lovely heritage hotel, staff were great too.