The Brown Pub0

I was pleasantly surprised by this property as I initially didn't expect all that much based on the description and location of the property. I stayed in a single room and the room was clean, well-lit and spacious with a window offering a view of the square across the street. The common areas were all tidily organised and clean, and the balcony adjoining onto the sitting room was a particularly nice touch for having breakfast on, or having a drink in the evening when I was looking for some quiet time and space. There was car parking around the back of the pub which was spacious, the wifi was fast, the showers were clean and had good water pressure, and the location of the pub in the middle of town was outstanding. Overall it was a comfortable and reasonably-priced place to stay.

The only things that I feel were a negative (and the only reasons I'm not giving it a 10) are that the furnishings in the room felt quite antiquated and could probably do with an update. They were clean and functional but were definitely a bit "rustic" and old-fashioned. Otherwise, there was a bit of noise through the floor from the pub below but this stopped at a fairly reasonable hour (about 10:30-11:00 p.m. or thereabouts) and was not serious enough to cause any issues. It might be prudent to bring ear plugs though on the off-chance you are staying at the property for a very busy night.

Friendly staff. I was surprised how spacious the room was. It had a hand basin. Towel (big fluffy white towel), soap and face cloth provided free. Bed was really comfortable. Seemed safe. It has a separate shared lounge area, kitchen (fridge, toaster, jug, microwave) and an outdoor upstairs patio. Had a number of shared toilet and shower options which were clean. Methven is pretty tiny. Pub is only about 2 blocks from the Four Square and Super Value and there is a good burger/pizza place less than a block away. The pub also has a restaurant. Methven is about 13min drive from Rakaia Gorge Walkway (which has beautiful bright blue water)-it is worth making a photo stop there if you can.

You could faintly hear the pub noise (but it didn't go late into the night and it didn't disturb getting to sleep), so nothing to worry about. I'd stay again if I came back to Methven.

We chose the location because we were spending the afternoon at the Opuke Thermal Pools, and didn't want to drive after hours relaxing there. Having the possibility to have dinner and drinks at the same place was a bonus! And actually the dinner looked so good that we clasped to the waitress when she appeared with our plates. We also appreciated that there were bath towels.

A mirror a bit bigger in the toilet would have been nice...

We loved the quirkiness of staying in an old NZ pub hotel. The decor and decorating was exceptional and very well done. We loved sitting on the balcony and watching the people, traffic and tractors go by. A truly incredible experience.

Unfortunately one of our rooms had a very loud dripping tap, which was very disturbing through the night and unfortunately dampered our stay slightly.

This is a well organised pub with great facilities.

Next time I will take my own pillow but this is only because I’m fussy when it comes to pillows. There was nothing wrong with the ones supplied. Also, I wasn’t sure what milk in the fridge was the right one to use for our cups of tea. Perhaps an obvious ‘Pub Milk’ jug could solve this problem

Perfect location right in middle of town + clean rooms and decent bathroom/showers.

Already read this in reviews and was to be expected as was a room above a pub but was very noisy up until about 11 at night. After this point and during day room was quiet. We were so sleepy from skiing it didn’t matter too much anyway.

The friendliest staff! The room was great and exceeded expectations. It's not your regular pub stay, rooms are really lovely and our bathroom was freshly renovated. Would definitely stay again!

Unfortunately sound from the Blue Pub was a little loud but my partner and I were pretty tired and fell asleep straight away so didn't bother us too much!

Great to have the upgrade option of the bathroom in the room, not really into shared bathrooms anymore

Vent / duct outside the bedroom window was noisy, we kept that window closed if we were in. It didn't go on too late though which was great

It was easy to get drinks and order food, The locals were very friendly. The tab and pokies were entertaining. And The locals were very helpful if you needed to find something out.

The pub does shut too early on Friday and Saturday. Just when you get some friends in to catch up with, you get told it's closing time. And that sucks.

They are very nice people. Just telling them what I need and they tried their best to help. Be aware of these room are above a pub, don't expect to go bed early especially in Friday and Saturday.