Once known as the home of last resort, an old nunnery on Grey Lynn's Great North Rd has been reborn from a decrepit boarding house to a boutique hotel. ​​​​​​Getting it off the groundDAVID WHITE/STUFF One of the last tenants to leave the St Joseph’s boarding house in October 2018. It was a very run down place.”DAVID WHITE/STUFF A former tenant of St Josephs boarding house, with his personal protection. “It was a lot of work and a lot of money.”DAVID WHITE/STUFF Property developer Andy Davies, transformed the old boarding house into boutique accommodation. The Convent Hotel now features 22 hotel rooms, designed to look rustic yet contemporary, and is filled with nods to its religious past.

Source: Stuff November 10, 2020 21:45 UTC