Bella Vista Motel Napier

Room needed to be updated.

Good value for money, comfortable stay and very conveniently located.

Clean, tidy and perfect location for town. As mentioned a previous review, could do with better pillows but that is splitting hairs. Would be happy to stay there again

The motel is a short walk to the beach front and eating places. The room was clean and very comfortable. Slept well in the comfortable bed Had everything we needed for the two nights Had a drama with our hybrid car and the owner went out of his way to get onto a friend who gave us advise over the phone to get us on our way

A very small room was supposed to be a superior the standard room was even smaller.it was supposed to have a kitchen, but this was a microwave. Would not recommend this hotel, there are many better on the seafront. Napier is well worth visiting. One advantage is that it is centrally located, close to the town centre and the front.

It was nice and clean

Stayed for 1 night

All the ‘C’s, Clean convenient and comfortable.

handy to amenities

It was handy to Various Restaurants...walking distance to the Bay.. .handy to the Shops...Very clean units ... and friendly ..helpful staff

The guys very kindly let us know we had left things behind so that we couls quickly return and pick them up. Excellent service!

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Nice room ( one of the cheapest ones). Very clean and with fresh milk for the tea! Comfortable bed snd good value for money.

It was dingy and unpleasant.

Just one street from the waterfront parklands. Easy walk to the art deco downtown, the National Aquarium, across the road from the RSA, lots of eateries and shops within walking distance

Very close to the beach and also to city center

Quiet and comfortable

The good thing about the Bella Vista chain is that you can expect a certain standard of accommodation, and professional managers/owners. Bella Vista Napier is in a good location, central to shops etc but not on busy main road. Very well run motel, friendly and helpful managers/owners who provided an upstairs unit, as requested. Impressed by ceiling fan and air conditioning options. Just a couple of corners (shower area) and the door between bathroom and main room that need extra cleaning attention (splashes of some sort?)...Otherwise, obviously lots of attention to detail and effort put into cleaning, and yes, I'm fussy. Tips: book direct with Bella Vista to get best rate (either online through their site or phone), and support them, rather overseas booking agencies/companies. Go for Superior studio or larger if you can, more spacious than compact studio. Have found compact studio okay for one night if you're just looking for a bed and don't mind a cosy room.

Was nice and private did hear what was going on next door!

Nice clean tidy room, good air conditioning and comfortable beds

Friendly and helpful staff who did more than expected for us.a great holiday feeling.thankyou!!

Our (last minute) booking was cancelled through booking.com. We couldn't find anywhere on their website or booking.coms that stipulates credit cards must be used. (We had a visa debit card) our booking was canceled because they do not accept visa debit cards. They (bella vista motel) did respond promptly via email, and took our call to explain the cancellation. I wouldn't recommend this place if you were in a jam and needed accommodation urgently.

Close walking distance for so meny activities. Awesome friendly saff and atmosphere.

Rooms a bit small, no place to put a big bag but the floor. A full length mirror would have been good. Beds very comfortable.

Problems with paying for motel then over charged use because of card problem that we didn't know about. Milk in glass bottle so didnt know what expiry date was. Bed and pillow need replacing. Shower over bath needs replacing and bathroom. Tv quality poor doesn't work properly.

Very convenient location, short walk to everywhere.

Close to centre. Good clean room, with all facilities.

Clean and convenient. We stayed for one night at this standard Bella Vista motel one block back from the seafront. It was in a quiet location and our studio was fine for 1 night. Walking distance of restaurants, supermarkets and petrol station are within a couple of minutes drive.

Very friendly, clean and helpful. We had the a wonderful two nights and such comfortable beds.

Not located with waterfront access you find this little old motel. Room size is fine, bathrooms OK (you have to stand in the bath tub to have a shower). Good beds. No noise. Breakfast are a bit lousy - this should be lifted to a higher level! Location is OK on the middle of the beachfront.

Extremely clean and comfortable motel, short walk close to town & very quite! An older motel, but! first priorities are hygiene, comfort, peace and locality! All the staff were ver welcoming, we opened the door of our unit and were pleasantly surprised for the price, all rooms were fully booked. We certainly would stay again

Very friendly and helpful hosts. they went out of their way to meet our needs, and were responsive to our enquiries prior to our stay.

Our studio room was very small and cramped. Just about too small for two people. Room rather shabby and could do with an upgrade. There were plates, cutlery and microwave but could have done with better cooking facilities, e.g. hotplate, utensils for cooking and pots and pans. The room was also overpriced (by about $50) compared to the other motels that we used while travelling round East Cape which did have cooking facilities included for a cheaper price. Was convenient in the CBD of Napier but wouldn't stay here again. Room for improvement. Carparking wasn't the best either. We had to park along from our unit which is a pain when loading/unloading your car.

Our room was cramped and run down. I realize the tourist industry is trying to get on its feet again but there did not appear to be any attempt to maintain the room. The welcome from staff was equally depressing. Our room door was broken and the manager seemed to resent being asked to do anything about it. The room was part of a package so I don’t know what we paid for it, but it was too much.

Rooms was extremely small. One person would have been fine, but two people it was a little cramped. Staff were not very friendly or helpful. It was convenient for town and the water which was nice. Easy walking area.

Close to town, walking distance. Beach only one street over. Lots of options for dining.

Warm, but very basic standard room for a superior studio rating. Central location.Aged decor,Poor bathroom, lots of water on floor, poor shelving and no vanity in bathroom. Cheap and nasty. No area for cases.

Great place to stay for 5 days. Big rooms and close to town center

Comfortable bed, nice room. Opposite Napier RSA where we had dinner.

We did not expect to pay 198 dollars for a tiny unit . There was only one arm chair and the other chair had to be moved when one of us moved. We are both of us elderly and found that unit the worst we have stayed at. Not to be repeated

We decided to stay here as there wasn’t much available for a reasonable price in Napier. Unit was clean and tidy however not really a lot of room to move around/room also quite dark. Recommended to if you are only after a bed for the night otherwise stay somewhere else.

Goid

Very central Motel. Clean and roomy.

It is close to everything. I walked everywhere including the beach and restaurants.

We've stayed here a few times now & always are greeted like long time friends. Very handy to town & a comfortable motel to stay in without handy parking outside your door too.

It was ok the tap in the bathroom was a bit hard to turn on and off.

Friendly reception, eco-friendly (body wash and shampoo were in refillable dispensers and milk in a small refillable bottle). Very comfortable and clean. Great shower. Walking distance to the beach, great restaurants and CBD. Guests are mainly people on business.

We stayed here for two nights in May 2020. The motel is located very close to the centre of Napier, just a block or two from the shopping area. Across the road are Noel Leeming and The Warehouse. It is easy to find on one of the main roads. We stayed in a ground-floor unit. There was a little bit of noise at night from other motel guests parking their cars, but it wasn't too disturbing. The unit itself (bed in the lounge plus separate bedroom with two single beds) was large with a kitchenette for cooking and a dining table. The main bed was very comfortable. I slept very well. We will certainly consider staying here again when we return to Napier.

A friendly reception and given a choice of units was a good start. Whilst the unit was small and the furniture well used, it was clean, tidy and had everything you needed. (The name "Bella Vista" was a bit of a stretch, affording views of Noel Leeming and the RSA from the front, though maybe upstairs back units had a view of the sea. But you wouldn't mark it down for that, it was a pleasant and comfortable stay)

We tried to book for Art Deco 2022. Wanted 3 nights but told minimum of 4 nights only. So decided that we would do 4 nights Weds to Saturday....only to be told that their 4 nights starts Thursday to Sunday.....no flexibility at all. Needed those dates so we could go to work Monday....don't like being dictated too....so no booking made.

The Hotel is a Bella Vista and like many of them quite small rooms however we book them knowing this, it is in a great location easy walking distance to Central City, Restaurants and Bars. The check in was bare minimum though may have had something to do with COVID manager/owner was wearing a mask. Around 15 minutes after we booked out we got a call from the owner we had left some shoes we were in town and went back to collect them. If he hadn't been so on to it we may have lost them or being paying postage. The toilet needs a good clean apart from that everything else okay. Would stay for the location.

Close to beach and city centre. Clean and wasn’t to noisey.

clean.comfortable, great location, we walked every where also nice to have room serviced each day..thank you..

Friendly management, compact room. Clean and tidy. On-site parking and close to supermarket and the foreshore

This property is very close to town and the sea front. No views thoughs.

The location is good and walkable distance to the shopping area. The room is clean. However, the mattress is pretty old as I could feel the spring of the mattress in one area. I have to shift towards the center of the double bed to get a good night sleep.

Clean rooms. Comfortable bed. Close to city, shopping centre, supermarkets and Marine Parade. Probably would book a larger room with a little more room for movement in future.

The motel is in a good location to town and the beach. However the room is extremely small.Our door to the bathroom got stuck once closed and it was lucky that my partner was there to let me out as I could not get the door open from the inside of the bathroom. When we told the owner in the morning he said he knew about the problem but that no-one was able to fix it.I was annoyed that he did not mention the problem to us on check in or that we were not given a non faulty room as the motel was not fully booked. Also prime TV channels meant free- view TV and not sky. Would def not stay there again.

Handy to shops and hassle free easy access will be back have already booked another date

My brother and I had two nights here. Motel is close to CBD and has the RSA across the road for good meals. Our hosts Wendy & Jimmy were great. We will use this motel next time we are in Napier.Also it is only one street away from the water front.

We enjoyed our stay at Bella Vista. The proprietors were friendly and helpful. The location is excellent, close to Marine Parade, restaurants, cafes and shopping. Well appointed amenities, warm and cosy.

Clean and quiet with friendly staff. I'd be happy to stay here again.

Very accomodating & friendly - great people & a lovely clean, well located motel.

Great location, room is quite large, comfy bed. An older style motel but renovated quite nicely. Very close to everything - walking distance. Fairly quiet too. Parking fairly easy. Would stay here again.

Very clean room with good facilities. Great location - the motel is perfectly located within 5 minutes walk from the centre of Napier. We would definitely stay there again.

The place was generally okay, clean and tidy etc, but the room was oh so small, or in your terms -"compact".

Lovely people and helped with our queries. Let us in early which was appreciated.

Close the central Napier convenient for shops, restaurants, bars etc. we found this to be a clean and comfortable motel. Our unit was a downstairs with convenient adjacent parking. Though a little on the small side when compared to other places we stayed on our trip we would return. The proprietess on reception was pleasant and friendly and the service was good.

Really close to town walking distance. Very clean and helpful staff

I’ve stayed here a few times and always seem to sleep well. As I have mostly been on my own I would go across the road to the RSA or The Station for dinner and to the Drift Restaurant for breakfast and dinner on other nights. On the other side of the restaurant is Marine parade. The rooms are a little underwhelming but quaint.

A very good stopover Motel even for 1 night. Well positioned 1 street back from the Esplanade. All.necesaary accoutrements and a pkeasant welcome. Would stay again.

Good location,nice and clean

Great location, spacious room, helpful staff. Screens on windows and door would be helpful.

Excellent location, good for walking around town centre.

Very convenient with good parking, sadly the WiFi was not too great. A nice welcome, a sincere welcome we would say. Good linen, and towels .

Comfortable motel Close to seafront and within walking distance of the town centre

Close to city. Room far too small for two people. No room for two suitcases. Nowhere for two to sit at a table. Unsatisfactory.

The room was very compact, but nice and clean. Friendly staff and good parking.

Was very tidy quiet and close to where we wanted to be

The owner was very friendly and helpful, the property was in a location that was within easy walking distance of nearly everything.

No microwave in unit. Heated towel rail in bathroom doesn't work.

Only a short stay, overnight. Room was handy to the celebration we were going to that is why we chose to stay at the Bella Vista. Annoyed we were asked to pay for our room straight away. The reason we give visa card numbers is ??? for what reason??? As it turns out we normally do pay on entry but still annoyed being asked to.

Very convenient. Just right what you need.. . . . . .

Easy walking distance to town and the Marine Parade.

Quiet and convenient. Easy walking to restaurants etc

It was an OK place to stay, but very small for 3 adults. Location good and staff was helpful. I would stay here again if I was traveling by myself or just 2 person.

Close walking distance to shops, cafes and activities. Good sized rooms and bathroom.

Very warm and such a nice little room I had booked but very unusually that there was no kitchen sink , had to use the bathroom sink to clean dishes 😕 other then that very lovely room and staff/owners were very aproachable and kind.

Its in the perfect spot for shopping, cafes and the beach and Marine Parade are a 2 minute walk away. Lovely

Although our stay was pleasant, we were surprised not to find a microwave in the unit.

Stayed 2 nights and not enough room for 2 suitcases so kept one in the car. Room was not serviced properly after the first night. Free Wifi not completely true as there was a cap of 1GB.

Great stay, central location. Main areas in walking distance. Friendly staff. Room was clean, tidy and comfortable bed. 😁

Bella Vista Napier is Ok but no longer for me. Location is great, room was clean. Disappointing was check-in. Owner suddenly wanted to charge 1.5% on top of agreed price for payment with credit card. For me this is like saying that the motel does not see me as welcome guest but instead as a cash cow. Sorry, but no more Bella Vista for me.

Great welcome from knowledgeable staff. Clean room and professionally detailed. Lovely stay.

Hotel was clean and comfortable and updated. Free parking. Wifi was not good - very slow. Hotel is close to Marine Parade. Walkable to shops, restaurants and waterfront. Room was perfect for 2; would have been a bit small for more than 2.

TV did not work in the twin bedroom everything else was okay

Small but adequate room. Parking (free) outside room. Short walk into town.

Good location, efficient check in. Would be good to have smal personal safe in room for valuables, lacking in most NZ hotels.

Great location and parking right outside. Kettle toaster and microwave plus plates and cutlery, washing up liquid and cloth etc

Price was exhorbitant compared to previous Bella Vistas, and Room 2 that we were in. especially in the bathroom, on entering the bathroom the floor dipped down on entering because on the shower, quite dangerous for some, water from shower just about got to the the toilet.