Read a review of our restaurant which appeared in CAFÉ Magazine. (PDF Format, 30KB)

The Taranaki Daily News ran a two page feature on Nice Hotel.
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Waterfront haven shows Taranaki at its best
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Read a recent story about our hotel which appeared in the Auckland Guide. (PDF Format, 250KB)

Read a story about our hotel which appeared in the Wellington Guide. (PDF Format, 2.9MB)

"The street level bistro is open and friendly with an attractive deck for summer nights and a small garden with fish pond down below. Good food, relaxed atmosphere and super firendly service mean Nice Bistro lives up to its name...."
North and South magazine - June 2002

"Once again, the 140 year-old former Redcoats hospital... has been reincarnated, this time emerging as a wonderfully offbeat boutique hotel and bistro. Part of the pleasure in staying comes from being swathed in sumptuous titbits, part is in meeting the gregarious proprietors. An evening meal in their adjoining Nice Bistro often develops into a kind of private party."
Urbis magazine - 2000/2001

"Using interesting art (a few by Don Driver), lots of cream paint, blonde wood and splashes of vibrant colour, Terry Parkes had returned the changing face of the 1860 building to its hotel origins. Touches of Kitsch, Kiwiana and Victoriana add to the overall opulence. The food is groomed with care and artistic flair and the menu changes twice each season to make the most of fresh produce, but some staples will stay. The two-in-a-bowl soup is always there, but its flavours change with the weather."
Cuisine Magazine

Nice Bistro has twice been awarded runner up status for the region by Cafe Magazine publisher and chief judge Michael Guy.