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Shelby Motor Lodge 4 stars

Invercargill

Shelby Motor Lodge provides rooms in Invercargill near Rugby Park Stadium and Southern Institute of Technology. This 4-star motel offers free WiFi. The motel features family rooms.

All units are equipped with air conditioning, a fridge, a microwave, a kettle, a shower, a hairdryer and a desk. Every room comes with a private bathroom, while selected rooms include a kitchen with a dishwasher. At the motel rooms come with bed linen and towels. The reception is verry helpfull and accomodating room is too cozy and i love it

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9
Superb
1,123 reviews
Price from
€ 97
per night

Akaroa Criterion Motel 4.5 stars

Akaroa

Centrally located in Akaroa, this motel offers rooms with either a balcony or a patio. It also includes 500MB of free WiFi per day, per room.

Akaroa Criterion Motel is situated opposite Children’s Bay. It is a 16-minute walk from Mt Vernon Akaroa. personal attention, I forgot my walking stick and they sent it to me. They advised us how to join a sailing race at the lake and good restaurants to dine. We had a very good time

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9.2
Superb
1,139 reviews
Price from
€ 95
per night

Scenicland Motels 3 stars

Greymouth

Offering free Wi-Fi and free on-site parking, the Scenicland Motels is located in Greymouth. All accommodation offers a TV with satellite channels and air-conditioning.

Greymouth Scenicland Motels is 3 minutes' walk from shops and restaurants and 200m from the Greymouth District Aquatic Centre. It is 15 minutes' walk from the beach. Shantytown is 10 minutes' drive away. The tour desk can arrange cycling along the West Coast Wilderness Cycle Trail, hiking and fishing trips. Easy access, room VERY clean and good size. Everything in good condition!

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9
Superb
1,372 reviews
Price from
€ 98
per night

Aoraki Court Motel 4.5 stars

Mount Cook Village

Aoraki Court Motel is a modern accommodation located in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park. All units feature great views of surrounding mountains and Mount Sefton. There is free on-site parking and free Wi-Fi. The 2 bedroom apartment is lovely, with many large windows looking out to the mountains. Kitchen has full utensils, oven, microwave... There's no supermarket around so be mindful to purchase your supplies in advance (in Geraldine town). At night, you can simply walk out to the yard for stars gazing.

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9.2
Superb
1,418 reviews
Price from
€ 188
per night

Golfcourse Road Chalets and Lodge 4 stars

Wanaka

Located on 10 acres of gardens, Golfcourse Road Chalets and Lodge with lovely lake, mountain or golf course views. Just 4 minutes’ drive from Lake Wanaka, the property features free WiFi and barbecue facilities. stunning location…open space…golf course…mountains…breeze and bird songs

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9
Superb
1,174 reviews
Price from
€ 128
per night

Archway Motels & Chalets 4 stars

Wanaka

Archway Motels & Chalets offers quiet and secluded accommodation, only 200 metres from Lake Wanaka. Set on 2 acres of gardens featuring native trees, tulips, roses and fruit trees, the spacious grounds include a covered BBQ area with picnic tables. Everything was perfect,heating sistem,bathroom and kitchen. The man at the reception was very kind and explain us everything. Price was perfect and location just 5 minutes walking to town centre!

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9
Superb
1,733 reviews
Price from
€ 100
per night

Tuscana Motor Lodge 4.5 stars

Christchurch City-Centre, Christchurch

Free Wi-Fi access is available at Tuscana Motor Lodge, offering spacious studios and apartments with DVD player and LCD satellite TV. Christchurch city centre is only 10 minutes’ walk away.

Tuscana Motor Lodge Christchurch is a 10-minute walk from Christchurch Casino. Christchurch International Airport is a 20-minute drive away. Grant, our host was awesome. Welcoming and gave us some great advice on restaurants in the area and tips for our onward journey to Queenstown which made our drive even more fun.

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9.1
Superb
1,006 reviews
Price from
€ 92
per night

Palazzo Motor Lodge 5 stars

Nelson

Just 350 metres from Nelson's CBD and award-winning cafes, restaurants and shops, Palazzo Motor Lodge offers accommodation with air-conditioning and double glazing in all apartments. The self-catering apartments also include free unlimited WiFi, and a Smart TV. The room and modern facilities were perfect for our little family. It was lovely and clean with special attention to details, we had everything we needed to make our stay comfortable and enjoyable. Max and Robyn provided us with toys for the children which we were most grateful for. We were able to use washing and drying facilities with ease. Centrally located it was an excellent choice, we would highly recommend.

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9.3
Superb
1,027 reviews
Price from
€ 90
per night

Northwood Motor Lodge 4.5 stars

Christchurch

Northwood Motor Lodge is a 4-star motel on the edge of Christchurch, only 8km from the airport. The motel offers modern, air-conditioned accommodation with free Wi-Fi.

The motel is located within large grounds and has a great garden. Leisure facilities include a barbecue area, and playground. Warm friendly welcome by the lovely owners, warm comfortable rooms with everything you might need. Convenient location. Comfortable beds for a great night sleep, thank you for having us 🌻

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9.3
Superb
1,327 reviews
Price from
€ 94
per night

Sahara Deluxe Studios

Dunedin

Sahara Deluxe Studios offers accommodation in Dunedin near Dunedin School of Dentistry and Olveston. The property is close to Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, The Octagon and Dunedin Railway Station. Otago Business Park is 700 metres away and University of Otago is 500 metres from the motel. We needed a place for two weeks that was close to Otago University. Sahara studios was perfect. Clean, comfortable, homely, cooking facilities, close to the main town and the university and Julie and Mike and Mel were super nice. We have found our regular spot to stay in Dunedin. Thanks Julie, Mike and team.

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9.1
Superb
153 reviews
Price from
€ 95
per night

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