# Fable Christchurch, Christchurch Central City

Fable Christchurch is a hotel at 166 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City.

[Call 03 943 3888](<tel:+6439433888>) · [Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Fable%20Christchurch%2C%20166%20Gloucester%20Street%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Fable%20Christchurch%2C%20166%20Gloucester%20Street%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Licensed.** Holds an on-licence hotel on the council’s register, to 9 June 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

From the street, a verified Street View pano (2024-06): https://www.google.com/maps/@?api=1&map_action=pano&pano=ZWt-SLmN7ZmKD9xKA5VsQA

## About, in one paragraph

On the record it offers air conditioning. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Manchester St Super Stop, route 1, route 5, route 7) is 105 m away; a shared path passes within 67 m; council off-street parking is 33 m away. The address’s own page keeps 11 council reports on file. It holds an on-licence hotel on the council’s register.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 166 Gloucester Street, Christchurch 8011 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Kind:** Hotels _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Phone:** +64 3 943 3888 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Website:** https://www.fablehotelsandresorts.com/hotels/fable-christchurch, gone when last read 18 Oct 2026 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Email:** reservations@fablechristchurch.com _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Services:** Air conditioning _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Dates from:** 2021 _(Wikidata)_
- **Food registration:** reg CCC004573/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 8 Nov 2026 _(MPI food register)_
- **Alcohol licence:** On-licence hotel, expires 9 June 2029, held by NZ Hotel Company South Limited _(Council licence register)_

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** City centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [166 Gloucester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/166-gloucester-street), 11 reports on file

## What stood on Gloucester Street

[1860, Photograph: Mr Luck's House, Gloucester Street, Christchurch 1860](https://collection.canterburymuseum.com/objects/767639)

_From Canterbury Museum. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Fable Christchurch, 2024-06._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/gloucester-street#s-then)


## The reports nearby
6,584 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9091986), [162 Gloucester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/162-gloucester-street)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9085935), [195 Hereford St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/195-hereford-street)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9083072), [158 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/158-gloucester-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082771), [196 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/196-gloucester-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082761), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082743), Rauora Park 214 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9082738), [195R Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/195r-hereford-street)
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/9081855), [160 Manchester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/160-manchester-street)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9074919), [230 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/230-cambridge-terrace)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9074664), [210 Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/210-armagh-street)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9071726), [136 Worcester St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/136-worcester-street)
- [Traffic Signals](https://www.chch.live/report/9060208), [168 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/168-gloucester-street)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Manchester St Super Stop, 105 m (routes 1, 5, 7, 8, 27, 29, 44, 86, 91, 92, 95) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Manchester St Super Stop, 159 m (routes 1, 5, 7, 8, 27, 29, 44, 86, 91, 92, 95) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Gloucester St near Latimer Square, 190 m (routes 5, 7) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Shared path, 67 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- Car park, Wilson off-street parking, 33 m (35 spaces) _(Council parking data)_
- [Gloucester Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/gloucester-street), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Fable%20Christchurch%2C%20166%20Gloucester%20Street%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5299918,172.639019)

## Nearby

- [The Straits Cafe & Junction Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/the-straits-cafe-junction-bar-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 5 m
- [Sampan House](https://www.chch.live/business/sampan-house-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 18 m
- [Christchurch Attractions](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-attractions-christchurch-central-city), Business, 20 m
- [Sampan Noodle House](https://www.chch.live/business/sampan-noodle-house-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 20 m
- [Rendezvous Hotel Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/rendezvous-hotel-christchurch-christchurch-central-city), Hotels, 22 m
- [Safe Journey's Travel](https://www.chch.live/business/safe-journey-s-travel-christchurch-central-city), Travel agents, 25 m
- [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), Botanic, 168 m
- [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), Botanic, 234 m
- [Godley Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1084-godley-statue-reserve), Botanic, 277 m

_Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._
- [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56), Library, 147 m

## The nearest other hotels

- [Rendezvous Hotel Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/rendezvous-hotel-christchurch-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 22 m
- [Hotel 115](https://www.chch.live/business/hotel-115-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 95 m
- [Quest Apartments](https://www.chch.live/business/quest-apartments-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 99 m
- [Opening Soon: Holiday Inn Express](https://www.chch.live/business/opening-soon-holiday-inn-express-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 102 m
- [Novotel](https://www.chch.live/business/novotel-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 117 m
- [Adina Heritage Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/adina-heritage-christchurch-ex-the-heritage-christchurch-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 133 m
- [Heritage Christchurch Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/heritage-christchurch-hotel-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 133 m
- [Old Government Building Suites](https://www.chch.live/business/old-government-building-suites-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 183 m
- [Every one in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hotel#in-christchurch-central-city)

## Also in Christchurch Central City

- [Swiss Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/swiss-cafe-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 30 m
- [UniMed](https://www.chch.live/business/unimed-christchurch-central-city), Insurance, 32 m
- [Coffee Corner](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-corner-christchurch-central-city), Cafés, 34 m
- [Junction Convenience](https://www.chch.live/business/junction-convenience-christchurch-central-city), Dairies & convenience, 35 m
- [Cathedral Junction Convenience Store](https://www.chch.live/business/cathedral-junction-convenience-store-christchurch-central-city), Delis, 36 m
- [CKL Catering And Events](https://www.chch.live/business/ckl-catering-and-events-christchurch-central-city), Caterers, 40 m
- [Gin Gin](https://www.chch.live/business/gin-gin-christchurch-central-city), Bars & pubs, 43 m
- [Wine Spot](https://www.chch.live/business/wine-spot-christchurch-central-city), Bottle stores, 45 m
- [Crew Technology Recruitment](https://www.chch.live/business/crew-technology-recruitment-christchurch-central-city), Recruitment, 48 m
- [Edizi](https://www.chch.live/business/edizi-christchurch-central-city), Restaurants, 48 m
- [Every kind of business in Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5299918&lon=172.639019)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5299918,172.639019,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Fable%20Christchurch)
- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/11957217028), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Fable Christchurch?**

A hotel in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.

**Where is Fable Christchurch?**

166 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City, on [Gloucester Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/gloucester-street). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5299918,172.639019,17)

**Is Fable Christchurch still trading?**

Holds an on-licence hotel on the council’s register, to 9 June 2029, the strongest sign the record can give that it trades.

**How do you contact Fable Christchurch?**

phone [03 943 3888](tel:+6439433888), its [website](https://www.fablehotelsandresorts.com/hotels/fable-christchurch), email [reservations@fablechristchurch.com](mailto:reservations@fablechristchurch.com).

**What other hotels are near Fable Christchurch?**

[Rendezvous Hotel Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/rendezvous-hotel-christchurch-christchurch-central-city) (22 m), [Hotel 115](https://www.chch.live/business/hotel-115-christchurch-central-city) (95 m), [Quest Apartments](https://www.chch.live/business/quest-apartments-christchurch-central-city) (99 m), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hotel).

**What’s near Fable Christchurch?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/166-gloucester-street) holds 11 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [The Straits Cafe & Junction Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/the-straits-cafe-junction-bar-christchurch-central-city) (5 m); the Manchester St Super Stop bus stop is 105 m away: routes 1, 5, 7, 8, 27, 29, 44, 86, 91, 92, 95; a shared path passes within 67 m; nearest park: [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square) (168 m).

**What stood where Fable Christchurch is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5299918&lon=172.639019)

## Sources

- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch City Council licensed-premises register, a licence must be current for the premises to sell alcohol (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata, the item an OpenStreetMap mapper linked the premises to (CC0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address
- Record assembled 2026-10-19

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