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
Free drinks from the guest fridge – wine, beer, soft drinks
Full cooked breakfast
Meals (usually) available on request
Cancellation policy is ‘just tell us as soon as you know’
Children welcome; children’s playground in park next door
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.
September prices:
We’re extending winter prices into spring this year. So for September, price for double occupancy in queen bed/ensuite bathroom room is 180 NZD and single occupancy 150.
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– Jo, from Devonport, August 2010.“It’s a lovely spot. We have never stayed in Mt Victoria before. It’s beautifully handy to everything.”
Jane’s articles:
Jane Tolerton’s recent articles in the NZ Listener include those on Alison Parr’s World War Two home front oral history “Home”, June 26; surgeon Professor Swee Tan, July 10; and Simon Winchester, August 28.
Among recent guests:
Ellen Clark-King, archdeacon of Burrand and Priest Associate at Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver, who has been the scholar in residence at Vaughan Park, Auckland. She is writing a book with the title - The Path to Your Door - taken from a prayer by the Australian cartoonist Leunig.
“It looks at themes in Christian spirituality - word, silence, wilderness, mystery - and includes spiritual exercises so the reader can see if a particuar way of prayer is helpful. I chose the title because I love Leunig’s prayer-poems and I liked the sense that the path to God is full of both delight and hardship. Ellen’s first book was Theology by Heart: Women, the Church and God - based on her PhD and conversations with women in the North East of England comparing their experiences of God with feminist theological orthodoxies about women’s spiritual experience.”