Absolutely lovely place to stay in Dunedin! A highlight of our NZ trip. The loft suite is very spacious, clean and filled with beautiful light. You could easily do remote work from here. The Aria staff are super friendly and helpful - even offering us their phone when our car had troubles. Kitchen facilities were good e.g. fridge, kettle, microwave and real milk. We felt like this room needs a stove top but we didn't suffer without one. The value for money on this stay is incredible - we felt very comfortable for 3 nights in Dunedin here. Free and private parking - nearby bus to town for $3NZD if you didn't drive. Free and fast wifi.

Can't fault the Aria on Bank at all. Note for the town - Dunedin is almost empty in early Jan due to uni holidays. Majority of food places were not even open, and if they were, many closed by 8pm! The town felt a little ghost like. Good 24 hour mini supermarket in town though, 5-10 min drive from Aria.

Fully appointed loft cabin-style room - I stayed in the superior loft suite for 3 weeks and it had everything I needed. Plenty living room space for 1 person, large double bed with electric blanket and comfy linen/pillows. Kitchenette with everything you need, bathroom with good ventilation. Opposite the bus stop, close to botanic gardens, grocery store and a few local restaurants, 20-30min walk to town centre. Shared laundry with washer & dryer and laundry powder provided. Couldn't ask for anything more! Looks just as presented in the photos.

The induction cooktop isn't very powerful - difficult to cook at high temps & to boil off extra liquid during cooking, so recommend plan for recipes where this isn't required, or remember to be very precise when you cook.

It was centrally located close to shops, Botanical Gardens and there were plenty of buses to take you into city. We loved the loft bedroom overlooking the kitchen and main living area all of which looked out on to a lovely garden area with a running stream. The apartments were all off set allowing for privacy and we couldn’t hear our neighbours (a real plus). We could really fault Aria on Bank and would definitely stay there again.

That there wasn’t really any way to cook a meal other than heating food in the microwave. A small cooktop and small oven would have been good.

It’s a motel but each unit is 2-story high. The bedroom is on the 2nd floor while the living room, kitchen, dining room and bathroom are on the ground floor. Staff are helpful and accommodating. We have a party of 4 and 3 of us got sick (flu). So I asked the front desk (forgot his name) to give us an extra linen and blanket so our friend (who’s not sick) can sleep in the couch and not share the bedroom with any of us who have fever and coughing. And he did - he even gave an extra pillow. Very understanding!

Parking space is tight

Aria on Bank has been our favourite place to stay whilst visiting the South Island. Gorgeous loft apartment that is short walking distance to the Dunedin Botanic Gardens, cafes, restaurants, shopping centre and even a cool little bar called Inch Bar, that has live music most nights. The owner was helpful, highlighting places to go on a map. The apartment had everything we needed including a hot plate, comfortable bed and powerful shower.

Parking was a little tight, luckily we had a small hire car.

Location is perfect. We came for an athletics event at Caledonian Park and it was so close. Walking distance to a park for morning trainings and supermarket also walking distance. Place was comfortable and clean. My kids enjoyed the space. Very clean and tidy. The hosts were so nice and gave us extra towels to use and return when we went to the pools. Would definitely stay again.

First walk in, the smell of cigarettes was pretty strong. But after leaving windows open for half a day the smell disappeared. The beds were a little uncomfortable but manageable for a short stay. Was still a great place to stay. My kids did not complain, which is a good sign.

Location was good. There was an equipped kitchen and New World very close by, which meant wd could cook meals if we had time. Our flight was delayed, but they stayed on until we arrived. Staff are nice and cleaning is included daily which at that price we did not expect. Make sure to try the bagels from the shop for your breakfast and lunch....

Cappark was a bit crammed but manageable. Bring your own shampoo/conditioner/bodywash as they only supply bar soap, lotion and moisturiser .... you can also buy them from pharmacy / new world nearby but they didn't have small packages on sale.

I'm a tour guide, travel a lot and know what good accommodation means. It was a pleasant surprise when I entered a room and saw a two-level spacious apartment which was recently refurbished. They provided all the necessities you need in your temporary home. Everything was clean and comfy. The staff was just amazing and very helpful. I highly recommend Aria on Bank to all Dunedin visitors and will return there by myself!

The floor on the second level creaked

Very close to the university and handy for that.

27 point turn parking to get in or out of a parking spot. We have a very large car and the parking is so cramped that you have to back in or back out quite a long ways if you are coming in late or leaving early. Kitchen is very basic and has no oven and only a bar size refrigerator. Carpets could use a good shampoo.

Awesome rooms. Really love the upstairs bedroom deal. Our new favorite place to stay in Dunedin. Amazing staff too, very thankful for the guy on the desk to wait for us to turn up, we were running late due to the floods but he waited for us to give us our room. Give that man a raise.