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Rating 10 - Excellent. 76 out of 106 reviews" "
10 - Excellent
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Rating 8 - Good. 29 out of 106 reviews" "
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Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 106 reviews" "
6 - Okay
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9.6/10
Cleanliness
9.6/10
Staff & service
9.4/10
Amenities
9.2/10
Property conditions & facilities
8.6/10
Eco-friendliness
Reviews
8/10 Good
Belinda
Apr 19, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean, tidy motel. The bed was large and comfortable. Location is great.
Havelock North Motor Lodge is probably the best hotel of our current trip around New Zealand
Great location , well furnished with everything you might need in a kitchen ( including scissors to open the pesky plasticized coffee sachets !)
Best shower we have used so far/heat pump and Tv great too
Parking and walkability to local restaurants was also a bonus
Aaron and his wife run a great motel
Highly recommended for Havelock North accommodation
Robyn
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Aaron on Mar 11, 2024
Thank you Robyn. I hope you continue to have an enjoyable trip around New Zealand. If you get the opportunity try a "Zeffer apple crumble cider"
8/10 Good
Kahutia Bernard
Travelled with family
Feb 25, 2024
Booking was easy and contact made earlier as we were travelling advising room was ready and could be accessed earlier than expected if need be.
Rooms were clean and all facilities functioned well. Water pressure great and plenty of hot water. Doors on cabinetry showing signs of age (sagging) but all functional.
Would be happy to rebook if required in future.
Arrived home after dark to find no park available close to ground level room. Numbered allocated parking for each room available would help. Breakfast inhouse not used as so many dining options available across the street and in surrounding streets. Shopping and dining options very handy.
Kahutia Bernard
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Aaron on Feb 25, 2024
Hi Kahutia, thank you for your feedback. We won't ever number the parks as we want people to have flexibility, numbered parks create many issues, we are lucky enough to have more parks than rooms so parking is never an issue.
I was particularly impressed with the service provided at Havelock North Motor Lodge. It was better then at some 5 stars hotels.
The room was spacious, clean and comfortable. Super handy location. Highly recommend
The room was very large with everything you would need. Nice modern furnishing. Great location in the centre of town with on site parking. Check in and out was super quick and easy with friendly staff.
Ewan
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Aaron on Feb 20, 2024
Thank you for staying, and providing us your feedback.
We had the Manager ring us the morning we checked in to see what time we’d arrive and then pre-checked us in over the phone so we just needed to go straight to our room. We really appreciated that.
The room was large and roomy but looked a little tired inside - although was clean.
We enjoyed being walking distance to restaurants and cafes for eating out although we had a microwave in the room if we’d decided to eat in.
I would stay there again.
Havelock Motor Lodge is our go-to place to stay when we are over that way. The owners are very accommodating, it's extremely close to walk to restaurants, bars & shopping. Extremely clean and tidy.
WARREN
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Aaron on Sep 11, 2023
Thank you for your feedback, we always pride ourselves on cleanliness and the staff will love hearing tis commendation of their efforts. We look forward to welcoming you again.
It is a great motor lodge. The location is great. The staff is extremely friendly and helpful. Comfortable bed. It has the best television channel options of any lodging facility I have stayed at anywhere in the world,
BERNARD
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Aaron on Aug 5, 2023
Thank you Bernard, we always try to treat each and every guest in the way we would want to be treated. It is lovely to hear your feedback, thank you for staying with us.
Parking was limited weren't sure which was our park, went out and when we came back someone else was in the space that we thought was ours. Maybe put unit numbers on parks?
Debbie
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Aaron on May 16, 2023
Thank you for your feedback. We have 14 units and 17 carparks, so I find it strange you couldn't find a park. Parks are not assigned to units to avoid people thinking they have a set parking space.
6/10 Okay
Norman
Travelled with partner
May 1, 2023
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Road noise was very high but apart from that good accommodation
Norman
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Aaron on May 1, 2023
Sorry to hear you stayed on a day which was very noisy.
The place and staff there were great, rooms were so nice and we enjoyed our stay there. Apart from the noisey cars and stuff outside and most of the shops being closed for the holidays it was a very nice stay there.
Ivan
Response from Aaron on Jan 5, 2023
Thank you for staying. Yes, Christmas and New Year has many places closed which does limit choices.
It was very well situated, and clean, but it was hard to sleep with the humming sound going off and on all night, plus there was a light outside that made it bright inside (need to take an eye mask) probable needs blackout curtains or blinds.
Norma
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
Response from Aaron on May 1, 2022
Hi Norma, I find the best way to get rid of a humming sound is to give my wife a prod and ask her to stop. :) Do you know where the noise came from so I can check it out?