Booklovers is a B&B in downtown Wellington for those who like books, cafes and culture.
Located just ten minutes walk from Te Papa/National Museum, dozens of cafes and restaurants, three theatres and three cinema complexes, and bookshops.
Walking tracks of the city’s ‘green belt’ adjacent.
Easy to find: If you’re driving, it’s straight off the end of the motorway into town. From ferry and airport its 10 minutes drive. Buses drop you at the gate, and take you to the railway station (via Cuba St and Lambton Quay) from across the road.
Off-street parking
Free wireless internet and local phone calls
Full cooked breakfast
Meals (usually) available on request
Cancellation policy is ‘just tell us as soon as you know’
Children friendly (portacot available); children’s playground in park next door
LGBT friendly
Visa/Mastercard/eftpos accepted
‘Just ask’.
Whatever it is – afternoon tea with your aunty; dinner for your children; business meeting here with snacks; using the kitchen, being driven somewhere – ask us, and if we can do it, we’ll do it at a reasonable price.
New restaurant nearby
A new restaurant, The Hop Garden, has opened just down the road at 13 Pirie St - about five minutes walk from Booklovers at 123 Pirie St. The Hop Garden focuses on New Zealand microbreweries and quality wines, and offers an extensive menu - from tapas-style small plates to full a la carte. Website: http://www.thehopgarden.co.nz email: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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– Joyce, Australia“Bedside lights you can read by!”
New books
Recently added to the Booklovers collection: The Treaty of Waitangi Companion: Maori and Pakeha from Tasman to Today, by Vincent O’Malley, Bruce Stirling and Wally Penetito, a fascinating collection of quotes from a wide variety of sources about the Maori-pakeha relationship, chosen by three Wellington historians, and Bad Characters, by Peter Stanley, about the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War.
Recent guests
Among recent guests have been Yasemin Dincer, who has just translated Paula Maclain’s The Paris Wife (about Ernest Hemingway’s first wife) into German, English author and publisher Anthony Rudolf - and to hear Joy Cowley at our Book Month event, Victoria Jones of Missy Books Online.