Wellington, Wellington
The Intrepid Hotel
An 18-room hotel converted from Cadbury Chocolate's 1909 Te Aro office and warehouse, after a three-year refurbishment that included seismic strengthening.
Open · May 2021
The Intrepid Hotel, an 18-room independent boutique hotel in the former 1909 Cadbury Chocolate office and warehouse on Wellington's Ghuznee Street, opened in May 2021 after a three-year refurbishment that included seismic strengthening. Puffin wine bar occupies the building's original grand entrance on the ground floor.
The essentials
- Group
- Independent (Locay Hotel Collection)
- Opening
- May 2021
- Rooms & suites
- 18 rooms
- Segment
- Luxury boutique
- Designer
- NC
- Entry rate
- NC
The place
On Ghuznee Street in Te Aro, Wellington's inner-city creative and hospitality district, a short walk from Cuba Street.
The concept
The Intrepid occupies the 1909 former office and warehouse building of the Cadbury Chocolate company, converted into an 18-room luxury boutique hotel after a three-year refurbishment that included seismic strengthening — the building's first use as a hotel, not a rebrand of an existing one. The 18 rooms are spread across three floors and split between three configurations — Precious (queen), Baker Street (king) and Mighty (super king) — furnished with in-room complimentary drinks and snacks.
Dining & wellness
Puffin, a wine bar and wine shop on the ground floor of the same building, occupies the hotel's original grand tiled entrance with velvet booths and colourful decor; it functions as the property's main food-and-beverage venue.
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