The Brown Pub

2.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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BBQ/picnic area
Deluxe Double Room (Room 3)
Shared kitchen
Bar (on property)
Front of property

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Kitchen
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
Corner Main Street & Forest Drive, Methven, 7730
  • Opuke Thermal Pools & Spa
    13 min walk
  • Methven Golf Course
    4 min drive
  • Thai Chilli Methven - Restaurant
    1 min walk
  • Ashburton (ASG)
    31 min drive

Room options

Double Room (Super King Room)

  • 12 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Triple Room (Room 8)

  • 14 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

Single Room

  • 9 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Twin Room (Room 5))

  • 11 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Quadruple Room (Room 6)

  • 14 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Deluxe Triple Room, Multiple Beds

  • 14 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Deluxe Suite, 2 Bedrooms

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Deluxe Double Room

  • 11 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Double Room (Room 3)

  • 11 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Methven

With a stay at The Brown Pub in Methven, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Opuke Thermal Pools & Spa and Methven Golf Course. .This hotel is 7.8 mi (12.6 km) from Rakaia Gorge and 8.4 mi (13.5 km) from Awa Awa Rata Reserve.

What's nearby

  • Opuke Thermal Pools & Spa - 13 min walk
  • Methven Golf Course - 4 min drive
  • Rakaia Gorge Walkway - 11 min drive
  • Rakaia Gorge - 13 min drive
  • Mount Hutt Skifield - 40 min drive

Getting around

  • Christchurch International Airport (CHC) - 67 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Dubliner - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Primo E Secundo - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Brown Pub - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Thai Chilli Methven - Restaurant - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Craft @ Arabica - ‬2 min walk

About this property

The Brown Pub

Hotel in Methven with a restaurant and a bar
The Brown Pub offers 12 accommodations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 12 guestrooms. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
You can enjoy a meal at the restaurant serving the guests of The Brown Pub, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Continental breakfasts are available daily for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby and ATM/banking services. Free self parking is available onsite.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
The Brown Pub has a restaurant on site.

Languages

Czech, English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast available for a fee daily: NZD 8.00 per person
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • ATM/banking services
  • Free newspapers in reception

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (limited)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 6:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The check-in location differs from the property location; go to: [the bar]
Guests must contact the property for check-in information
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 6:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)

Children and extra beds

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

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately NZD 8.00 per person

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
This property accepts credit cards

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

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The Brown Pub Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 38 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 68 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Brown Pub is the ideal location for a cost effective holiday. I've stayed here a number of times and keep coming back. Remember, it's a pub so it goes off like a frog in a sock on Friday and Saturday nights - so either be part of the celebrations or wear ear plugs !! The staff are sensational - going that extra mile even into the wee hours of the morning. The rooms are clean and warm, the kitchen is great, stacks of hot water in the showers... and the WiFi is faster than at home ! Everything you could possibly need for a short stay or a family holiday. I'll be back.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Machal

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The bed linen was very clean
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wee Yan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location ! The staff is friendly and helpful !
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Diego

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brad

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

10/10 Excellent

Agnieszka

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great value
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Definitely bang for your buck. Large room, warm. Adequate kitchenette for simple meal prep. Walk across the road to catch the Mt Hutt bus.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff clean and comfortable. Good food in the restaurant
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

HELEN

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Suited us perfectly. Centrally situated. Staff most helpful and great to deal with. Kitchen to make tea/coffee was good. Only downside it is a joint bathroom and toilet, but is still most convenient as close to bedrooms.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ally and Brad

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Love the staff a home away from home and enjoy meeting the locals - return every couple of weeks to chill on the pool table and the balcony to watch the world go by !
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

MIKE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Exactly what we expected. Clean, comfortable inexpensive accommodation.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Liz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

ray

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a great place! Value for money. Clean and really well kitted out. The bed was comfy and the shared balcony awesome. We'll be back!!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Robert

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Philip

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The location and heritage maintenance
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Michelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and central in methven clean nice room downsides were blue pub very noisy over the road live music went on until nearly midnight could do with more blankets on beds as gets chilly during night duvet was very thin
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jahneiya

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Everything is so close together
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sagi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Perfect accommodation love everything about it
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Libby

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
I thought this place was excellent value for money. It is in a great location right on the Main Street - walking distance to everything. Akthough our room was quite small and basic the bed was very comfortable ( and large) sheets were a crisp cotton and very clean. The kitchenette was well kitted out and having a living space and verandah was excellent although both were tired and the living space a little overstuffed with a mishmash of furniture . The decor was also a mishmash but pretty inoffensive. The bathroom was very clean . I would stay again and recommend to others. I have no comment on the food as we didn’t eat at the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bernie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Liked everything about this place very good value for money
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Tamsin

Stayed 1 night in May 2023