Cool building but hotel itself needs rennovation. Room, to our great surprise, had no bathroom (or ac, or accessible plugs, or adequate lighting, or bedside table). Street noise is CONSIDERABLE, especially the trains which seem like they are running through the room, several times a nights. You can also hear everyone else on the floor, and loud car/truck noise from the street. When we arrived, the reception area was filled with dirty laundry and noone in sight. The place has potential - it is a beautiful street and quirky historical building- but the hotel really needs to step it up. Probably the least comfortable place we stayed in in New Zealand.