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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.

At the motel, every room comes with a desk, a flat-screen TV, a private bathroom, bed linen and towels. Rooms come with a kettle, while selected rooms include a kitchen with a dishwasher and an oven. All units will provide guests with a fridge. Very spacious and comfortable. Great location! The room had full amenities.

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9
Superb
1,108 reviews
Price from
£94
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. Wonderful small hotel with views and balconies looking out over the water. Restaurants, bars and coffee shops are all within walking distance. Very friendly and attentive staff. Really made you feel welcome.

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9.2
Superb
1,088 reviews
Price from
£83
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. Everything you need is here. Lovely large bed, all kitchen essentials, very spacious room and bathroom.

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9
Superb
1,345 reviews
Price from
£85
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. Extremely clean and tidy, really nice staff and incredible views!

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9.2
Superb
1,364 reviews
Price from
£190
per night

Amross Motel 4 stars

Dunedin

Centrally located in Dunedin, Amross Motel is 400 m from Otago Museum. Guests enjoy free unlimited fiberspeed WiFi daily on multiple devices, more than 50 satellite channels and free Netflix.

Apartments with disabled facilities are available. The motel offers self-service laundry facilities and luggage storage is also provided. Guests enjoy unlimited access to high-speed fibre optic internet on multiple devices. All rooms offer a 50-inch smart LED TV with a wireless keyboard. The location is very good, just walk distance to the Otago university and the station. The motel host, Barry, also gives us very detail instruction and tour guide for our reference.

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9.3
Superb
1,013 reviews
Price from
£90
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. Spacious, comfy, could see the milky way

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9
Superb
1,269 reviews
Price from
£112
per night

Hanmer Springs Scenic Views Motel 4 stars

Hanmer Springs

Enjoying beautiful mountain views, Scenic Views Motel provides spacious self-catered units with a patio and full kitchen facilities. Guests can enjoy free unlimited WiFi.

Scenic Views Motel is 1.5 km from Hanmer Springs Golf Course.Towels can be hired for guests going to the Hanmer Springs Thermal Reserve, about 400 metres away. amazing motel, well serviced with all your needs including laundry facilities, private, friendly, beautiful outlook, fabulous location will definitely be back as it was great value and more.

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9.1
Superb
1,019 reviews
Price from
£84
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
1,854 reviews
Price from
£120
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. Great rooms, great location and nice couple at reception would highly recommend

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9.1
Superb
1,033 reviews
Price from
£80
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 hosts were amazing. It was very clean and the rooms were very well decorated

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9.3
Superb
1,039 reviews
Price from
£75
per night

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