Te Upoko-o-Rākaitauheke
Te Upoko-o-Rākaitauheke, Virtue Avenue, Maori Hill, Timaru 7910, New Zealand- Site
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Convenient Location
Located just a short walk from Caroline Bay, Homestead Lodge Motel in Timaru offers easy access to popular attractions such as CBay Aquatic Center and Timaru Port.
Comfortable Accommodation
Guests can enjoy heated rooms with modern amenities including a flat-screen TV, microwave, fridge, and tea/coffee facilities. Some rooms even come with a fully equipped kitchen for added convenience.
Great Facilities
The motel provides free WiFi, parking, BBQ facilities, and laundry services, ensuring a hassle-free stay for all guests.
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Check-in from
02:00 PM
Check-out by
10:00 AM
Parking
FREE
Children
Allowed
Pets
Not allowed
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide)
Room details
30 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide)
Room details
30 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 5 guests
5 adults · 4 children
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide), Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide), Queen bed (151-180 cm wide)
Room details
42 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 4 guests
3 adults · 3 children
Beds
Bunk bed (Variable Size), Queen bed (151-180 cm wide)
Room details
36 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 7 guests
7 adults · 6 children
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide), Sofa bed (Variable Size), Queen bed (151-180 cm wide), 2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
160 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 3 guests
3 adults · 2 children
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide), Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
30 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide)
Room details
30 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 3 guests
3 adults · 2 children
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide), Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
30 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide)
Room details
30 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide)
Room details
30 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
30 sqm
In-room amenities
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Provider-sourced guest reviews.
facilities were fine.
road noise was very very loud
Easy and convenient at a great price
We were warm and comfortable.
Lovely place loved our view, everything is so nice and clean.
Nothing
Appeared to be newly renovated and was clean and tidy.
Nothing.
Good location and easy to find. Timaru is a beautiful city with heaps of great old buildings.
N/A
The electric blanket was a bonus for a wet, cold night.
Trying to find a cup, motel is very dated & could do with upgrade.
Friendly welcome on arrival. Room very comfortable and clean and tidy.
nothing all good
Fabulous three bedroom house. Warm, great cooking and laundry facilities. Would definitely recommend.
Very dog friendly. Dogs allowed inside
Location excellent for supermarket and restaurants, cafes etc. easy to find motel
Noisy road; hard to sleep
Nice modern facilities and decor
Difficult bringing luggage upstairs
Simple et propre.
Le système de douche est désagréable car impossible de régler correctement la température de l'eau.
Great space for families. Quiet, clean and spacious
The best shower we have come across in the past 10 days.
The little house is located at the rear of the motel and down some rather challenging steps. We are two single ladies in our 70's and had to leave our suitcases in the car and take only essentials down. Great property for the young, thoroughly recommend.
It was very old and shabby
Warm beds. Good curtains. Table and chairs are functional. Complementary milk. Clean. Comfortable pillows. Suitcase shelf.
Toilet access was through bathroom, limiting number of people in family able to do things in parallel... Instructions for use of shower didn't mention that the Econo mode should be selected instead of Hot mode. The Hot mode was unusable due to being highly sensitive - either far too hot or cold. Econo mode worked OK.
location, and staff
I haven't stayed in a motel for some years. so I was surprised to see the motel a little run down. I expected to have cooking equipment, maybe I didn't read the small print when booking the motel.
It was clean beds were comfortable.
Probably location. Very very noisey as right next to busy road but motels usually are next to roads so we live and learn.
Very Clean.
Road noise but to be fair it was in other reviews before I booked.
Great location, eady walk to Caroline Bay and shopping area. Clean motel room with everything needed for my stay. Friendy host with good information about Timaru
A bit of traffic noise with being on a main through fare but didnt keep me awake
Friendly people, good clean room, comfy beds
All was fine
Breakfast was not available but facilities to do your own were excellent
Not applicable
The bed stunk of urination the remote is crusty with dirt absolutely disgusting filthy place I didn’t even use the shower road noise from trucks was terrible price gouging at its finest
A nice hot shower that works would have been great and noise proof rooms with no rattling sounds in heater
Lovey stay! Room was clean and warm. We'll be back again.
Staff friendly and helpful and most importantly our dog was welcome
Beds were very soft probably need replacement
Everything I needed, and I learnt that dogs can be accommodated, which for me as a dog owner was really great news
Nothing springs to mind
Easy to Access great accomodation
Na
Great comfy room and good hosts
Location. Big room. Good kitchenette. Fair price
A bit dated.
bed
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Handy location
TV very small, hard to watch
everything was great. flexible hosts with good advice for restaurants etc. My dogs were welcome here and that for me is huge as my dogs are regular travellers with me.
Nothing went wrong it was great.
Location is good, clean, friendly staff
The small tv. Ned’s to be changed upwards to say a 32 inch. Too small for our eyes.
Handy location
Extremely slow wifi. Carpet laid over broken floor which was like carpet laid over a cobblestone floor full of lumps and bumps . This property is tired and stuck in the 1960s .
Great location - only around 5 mins walk to bars and restaurants with main St 2 more mins for down. Managers were fab!
Maybe a hairdryer would have been good but not advertised so could have taken my own
The traffic noise at night 😢. Double glazing would be a great improvement.
The host was very friendly and welcoming to us! The location is great - our room was back from the road so we didn't hear the traffic. The room was spacious and the beds were comfortable. It had a small fridge, microwave, jug etc that we needed. It was a hot day but the room cooled down quickly - I noticed there were heater for when it's cold too. Overall we really liked this place, thank you for having us
Just a couple of thing - 1) The shower didn't work. It put out water that was either scalding hot or very cold, despite following the instructions that were given. I could only splash myself, not have a shower, and the kids had to skip one. For 1 night it was ok to skip a shower but I would have been disappointed to have to skip bathing for 2 or more days. 2) The walls are quite thin - I could hear every time the couple next to us spoke. Thankfully they were pretty quiet (as were we) but I could see that it would have been hard to sleep if they had been noisier.
Nice location
The showers low pressure, toilet took ages to flush, the walls are thin and could hear the next room TV
Close to the town centre and Caroline Bay. Fair price
Close to the main road and single glazed so the noise of the traffic in the front unit was loud all night long. Electric shower in the unit was hard to get to the right temperature so gave up and the toilet didn’t flush effectively so you had to flush 3 times to get it clean
A little tired
Easy to find
Cramped. Probably over priced
Nothing unique. The people were lovely and it was clean. It was in a 'tired' condition. I'm a light sleeper and didn't realise the noise that was generated by the neighbours and traffic.
Spacious and clean
You can hear what’s happening in the next unit
Love the property and owner.
A great motel, very friendly staff, clean and tidy. Handy to town and Hospital, easy parking. It was a bonus being able to have my wee Cavoodle to stay. Highly recommended
Great location, within easy walking to city centre, and Caroline Bay. On main Rd with easy access. Older motel, has cooking facilities if needed, excellent value
Dog could stay
Neighbours
Location
Terrible shower, and very noisy with guests coming and going right outside room in driveway
Nothing excited us about the property at all. Very noisy place.
We stayed here twice, once as we headed south then again as we headed north. The property is sloping, as are most in the area, but it is not as steep as others. Parking is at the end of the property. The property is on the main highway and the first time we found it quiet but the second time we experienced some traffic noise.
The property is near a shopping centre within walking distance but returning with shopping from the supermarket is up the hill so you wish you had driven!
I left my ipad behind and they called me and told so i went back and picked it up. I am so grateful for that
Clean and great facilities. Staff were very helpful.
It was very noisey.
Close to the beach and eating places. Quite noisy as next to the main road and roadworks.
Great property, very convenient
Very busy location on highway 1 Noise from traffic Taps very hard to use Showers old Needs an update Called 'Coast" but no glimpse of ocean. Changed rooms as near the road had to close doors and windows so very stuffy Extra cost
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Cleanliness
6.88/10Overall cleanliness mentioned positively, but there were notes about issues such as tired conditions and several mentions of noise from thin walls.
Service
8.35/10Multiple reviews praised the friendliness and helpfulness of the staff.
Location
8.39/10Convenient location highlighted in several reviews, close to bars and restaurants.
Room Quality
6.84/10Rooms noted as comfortable but with some quality issues like showers not functioning well and soft beds.
Amenities
6.37/10Limited amenities were mentioned, and some were in poor condition, affecting overall satisfaction.
Value for Money
7.33/10Fair price mentioned and re-evaluated against accommodation quality.
Food and Beverage
6.88/10Food services not explicitly mentioned, attributed a standard rating for this aspect.
Overall Experience
7.35/10General sentiment suggests a mixed but mostly positive experience, with specific areas for improvement.