Breakfasts are made to order...
...in our stainless steel kitchen and served in the adjacent dining-room. We can cater for any special dietary needs, just let us know when you book if you have any food allergies or special requirements. Our hearty New Zealand breakfasts are made from the freshest available GE free produce.
Our rose dining-room features linen damask tablecloths, silver cutlery and fine bone china. Relax in the comfort of this spacious room and enjoy your breakfast in style.
The richly furnished huge front parlour can be a theatrette with its video projector and hi fi sound system. Sky digital is available on all the house TV's and can be controlled by the guest's own Sky remote in the upstairs bedrooms.
Braemar is a smoke free environment and fire safety is assured by an active fire detection system connected to the Central Fire Station.
Leave your car at home - all that the Auckland Central Business District has to offer is within easy walking distance - relax and explore Auckland City on foot or take an inexpensive inner city bus trip.
"This is a wonderful bed-and-breakfast in an Edwardian town house. There are three bedrooms recently renovated to their original look. The location is very central [in the heart of the central business district]. The owners' enthusiasm for helping their guests was unlimited. There is a choice of three rooms, which all come with goose-down duvets and pillows."
- Sylvia and Robert Hartz
Redlands, California - Readers recommend; LA Times March 27 , 2005 New Zealand: Kiwi cool
Braemar on Parliament Street - in downtown Auckland - is a unique Bed and Breakfast...
...being the only Edwardian townhouse in the Auckland Central Business District still used as a residence. Built in 1901, it has been lovingly restored but with the addition of up to the minute technology for comfort and convenience.
It's the title shot in Geoff Murphy's Kiwi classic movie Goodbye Pork Pie. Our Kauri staircase dazzled in Don Selwyn's beautiful film Maori Merchant of Venice. In 2004, the BBC film Not Only But Always stars Braemar (alongside Rhys Ifans of Notting Hill fame). Where flyer Jean Batten's father Fred had his apartment upstairs is now our main guest suite.
Upstairs in the Batten Suite, a guest suite of three rooms, the bedroom is furnished with antique furniture and a queen size posturepaedic bed, separate tiled shower and toilet. The third room in the suite is a private lounge with heritage open fireplace, the couch folding out to sleep two when required. We also have two guest-rooms that share the original big bathroom.
Downstairs the original maid's room is now a cosy and quiet bedroom and has a private bathroom.
Wireless broadband available. All our bathrooms have restored old style large clawfoot baths and separate stand-alone tiled showers, served by continuous hot water gas burners. Heat lamps warm these areas as fans extract the steam. All toiletries are complimentary and we endeavour to offer the finest New Zealand made products available.
Being located by Auckland University means that cinemas, theatres, cafes, restaurants, the Skytower, the Ferry Buildings, the railway and bus stations, the Vector Arena and ASB Tennis Courts are all just a short walk away.
We share our home with two toy poodles and a small black cat.
Braemar in the News
After the completion of a seven year renovation, in 2005 Braemar was featured in Renovations TRENDS magazine. The beautiful pictures are courtesy of our fab photographer Mark Smith.
If you are looking for Bed and Breakfast in Auckland, come to Braemar on Parliament where we offer high quality accommodation for travellers who prefer a friendly atmosphere and personal attention.
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