Smith House

Superior studio accommodation with a riverside, central location. Smith House overlooks the Whanganui River and is within an easy scenic walk along the riverside to the city centre. We provide two newly built studio apartments ‘Harakeke’ and ‘ToeToe’. Specifically designed for the needs of the modern day guest, the rooms are self contained with kitchen and bathroom facilities, air conditioning, modern TV and WIFI setups. Whether it is for business or leisure, relax in comfort and style in the complete package of home away from home. Particular attention has been paid to the overall quality of the amenities. Your vehicle enjoys secure parking on site and your bicycles have fully covered secure storage.

Smith house sits alongside the majestic Whanganui River. There is a very pleasant walkway along its riverbank which is just metres from your room. This scenic walk not only provides an easy route to the city centre and its attractions, but is also part of a favourite local walk/run known as ‘The Bridges’ which loops back to your starting point. The Whanganui River is the longest navigable river in Aotearoa NZ. Since the first Maori arrived in this country the area has been a place of importance, especially as a gateway to the interior of Te Ika-a-Māui North Island. Those inter- connections up and down the river for Maori are as strong today as they have ever been. Latterly, with European settlement, prosperity for the city continued. Substantial amounts of Victorian and Edwardian architecture was built mostly to a very high standard and a lot of it still survives today in the most impressive street collection of its type in the country. The likely saviour of these buildings was that Whanganui only enjoyed a static growth in the second half of the last century which meant rampant development didn’t occur as it might have done. Whanganui is the third oldest city in the country.