A couple days before making the Ferry crossing from Wellington to Picton - with a 6 p.m. arrival and rental car pickup - I hunted around on-line for a cheap overnight accommodation in Picton or Blenheim for my son and me so we could start our longer journey south rested. Nothing much was showing up for less expensive places for Friday night. Then this $33 dollar price popped up at a place in Havelick 45 minutes west (not my preferred direction). of Picton. This was for bunks in a shared room, shared bathroom & other facilities. OK. My booking clearly said 2 adults/1 room. So when the option of 2 bunks (I thought) for $33 popped up, I was like, "Sure I'll drive 45 minutes out of my way for that price!" OK, you're thinking, "You're stupid." But there it was in the confirmation, "You pay the hotel $33.00."
When we arrived around 7:30 p.m., the Blue Moon was dark, but the door not locked. We found the Reception and some guy back in the kitchen said the owners were out. Helped us find the note and key they'd left for the bunk room. They had not left the wifi password.
We made our beds in the freezing cold room without a heater. One widow was painted open and couldn't be locked. No towels, just an ice cold air dryer in the WC.
Never saw the owners 'til morning. Everything would have been acceptable at $33. But when I went to pay she said $33 was per person. For slightly more than $66, we could have avoided the drive and gotten much better stopping at a random "vacancy" sign.