Awatea Reserve
Awatea Reserve, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North, Palmerston North City, New Zealand- Park
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Convenient Location
Located just a short walk from The Square, A’L a Vista Motel offers self-contained accommodation perfect for exploring the area.
Comfortable Amenities
Each room is equipped with a 32-inch flat-screen TV, DVD player, kitchenette, and heated seating area. Some rooms even feature a relaxing spa bath for added luxury.
Leisure and Entertainment
Guests can unwind in the outdoor pool, have a BBQ, or choose a movie from the DVD library. With free Wi-Fi, on-site parking, a guest laundry, and a children’s playground, A’L a Vista ensures a pleasant stay for all.
Book your stay at A’L a Vista Motel now for a memorable experience!
Check-in from
01:00 PM
Check-out by
10:00 AM
Parking
FREE
Children
Allowed
Pets
Not allowed
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide)
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 6 guests
6 adults · 5 children
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide), Double bed (131-150 cm wide), Sofa bed (Variable Size), Queen bed (151-180 cm wide)
In-room amenities
1 Queen Bed OR 1 Twin Bed
Soundproofed room
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV, cable channels, and DVD player
Food & Drink - Kitchenette with refrigerator, microwave, cookware/dishware, and coffee/tea maker
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, a hair dryer, and towels
Practical - Desk and iron/ironing board
Comfort - Heating and ceiling fan
Accessibility - Wheelchair accessible
Need to Know - No housekeeping
Non-Smoking
Sleeps
Up to 3 guests
3 adults · 2 children
Beds
Twin bed (90-99 cm wide)
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 3 guests
3 adults · 2 children
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide), Extra-large double bed (Super-king size) (181-210 cm wide)
In-room amenities
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Provider-sourced guest reviews.
lovely furniture etc Delightful spa bath. Warm room and sound proofing was good. Very clean and neat.
Only one ultra thin cake of soap for two of us and both soap dispensers were empty, and only a single face flannel. Bed was a bit lumpy. Curtains and blinds could not hide light coming through.
I had to leave early due to family bereavement and was not offered a refund. The receptionist said she would speak to the manager but I didn't get a reply.
Warm cosy room
Parking facility not alot of turn around area to park vehicle the direction of the parking spot, received voice message informing us our room number, arrived room which was occupied, after speaking with person on call she informed me it was another room.
Comfortable, close to town and quiet
Dog friendly, no extra charge. Daily housekeeping. Very helpful owners. Fantastic shower pressure.
Curtains don6 cover light streaming in from outside that can't be turned off. Small single bed very uncomfortable.
Staff
Nothing
Location was fantastic. Warm, comfortable room. Spa bath Easy access Friendly staff. Decent electric frying pan for cooking.
Bed a bit too soft for me. Lots of outside light comes in at night Bathroom had hair left in bath and around the toilet and sink when we arrived.
Location and the staff is friendly
Central location to everything, spa, small kitchen area with toaster, kettle, microwave and cooktop. beds were nice, small tv for entertainment that had netflix and other apps. Also had a heater which was really handy for the cold night.
spa jets did need a little cleaning as there was some hair and small chunks of dirt, otherwise everything was okay
Very Great
Very great
Handy to town
Tv could have been bigger. Only a 32 inch. It was ok
Owners went over and above . The room was so clean, comfortable and a bonus with a spa bath . would highly recommend and would stay again.
Central location, comfy beds, good heating
No soundproofing so could easily hear other guests talking outside late at night. Our unit could do with interior redecorating and better curtains / track to cut out exterior lighting.
The rooms were near the road so it was quiet and peaceful
Nothing
Very easy
The guy helping was fantastic. Very kind and accommodating.
its a motel. It was as expected.
Location was good and the Spa Bath.
All good.
Great location, cleanliness excellent, good value spa bath amazing!! all good, except the bed in room 7
Bed! in room 7 - pretty shocking, very saggy and soft and a bit lumpy. Not much sleep managed, due to the bed discomfort. Had chosen the motel as saw a couple of reviews that said the beds were very good. (Just not in Room 7 obviously!)
위치가 아주 좋았고, 방도 쾌적하고 청소 상태도 괜챃았어요. 침대와 침구도 만족스러웠습니다.
제일 아쉬웠던 건 인터넷 연결입니다. 와이파이가 정말 느려서 동영상은 거의 볼 수가 없을 정도고 연결돼도 계속 끊겨서 정말 짜증스러웠습니다.
Locstion excrptionsl. No breakfsst ordered.
No sharp kitchen knife. No ice msking tray. No bowl for food. Scimpy selection of utentials. Fridge was more like a freezer.
Loved the spa
Nice staff
Good location. Spa bath
Service was excelent
Nothing very comfy
Parking right outside room.
When cleaning my bath on arrival, the chrome cap fell off, revealing the HORRIFIC water intake for the jets. There was Pubic or Beard Hair (take your pick), chunks of black gunk and dead bugs floating in the bath after I flushed the jets for 2 minutes. When I went and asked for someone to please clean it, the son just stared and eventually said he can come down with a rag and spray?!? But he left it dirtier than when he got there and a smell lingered. I then asked for a new room, just to find that one worse than the original. I called the owner who admitted to not cleaning the water intake filters on the spa baths, she states they "aren't meant to be cleaned" then changed to "I'd have to pay my staff all day if they had to clean those". When I explained, you are supposed to clean a spa bath, she said she didn't know what my problem is and she's never had a complaint before, then said she'll look at it tomorrow, but I never heard from her again... The microwave was old, dirty, with a black explosion mark inside and needed replacing. Pool was unusable, it may be cold but if it is in your listing as usable, it must be. Room service didn't come on my third day, so I had no towels. The springs in the mattress dug into my back and honestly, this place was just horrible!! I'm not usually one to diss a family business as I understand times are tough, but the owner and her son's reaction to the dirty spa was to get angry and accusatory at me instead of offering any assistance, showing they just don't care. This place is an emergency housing place, and they treat it as such. This SHOULD NOT be listed for regular paying customers to use.
Comfortable room, quiet, lovely pool & spa
I liked the location of the hotel and that friendliness of the staff
The place was very run down. One of the beds in the room was missing a bed leg and the fold out couch was horrific to sleep on. They also appeared to have long term tenants staying who were extremely loud waking my family up at 6am and being rowdy all night including a little girl who was bashing our car on multiple occasions with toys and left scratches.
The spa and comfortable bed
Nil
Great location, can walk to shops and main part of town, park outside unit, nice swimming pool, excellent spa bath and shower, good cooking facilities, no issues with noise, complex was quiet, would stay again and recommend asking for a spa bath unit at rear of property
It was hard to get the TV working, but eventually got this sorted
Receptionist was lovely, kind and helpful.
Had a nice spa in the room yet it was not cleaned properly and had dirt everywhere.
There was insect and moths inside the room and got bitten by million bed bugs all around my body. The neighbour's were way to loud all night.
Amazing managers
The staff were friendly, great location, room was very clean and it had a spa bath.
Good value and my son liked the pool
Spa bath was lovely water pressure was awesome 😊bed was nice and bug and comfortable 👍
The unit next door had a spa bath about 3.30am but lucky they didn’t have the spa on to long…🤷♀️
Very comfortable bed and pillows
The front curtains didnt fully close and let light in from the outside light all night Also the shower over the bath had no curtain so water sprayed all over the floor
Amazing service, kind staff.
The price was expensive for what it was, the room was very outdated.
The location was good
Wasn't very clean..
Great bunch of people to deal with, very professional and very helpful.
A little more pressure on shower rose would be great.
Easy check in
The bathroom was filthy, couldn’t have a bath until I had thoroughly cleaned it. I took photos as the black mould and dirt was coming out of the jets
The motel was right near town and close to food outlets.
I ordered two beds and I thought two rooms, got one room with a queen bed for myself and my son. So the staff pulled the bed apart into two singles. Found it hard to sleep.
It was close to town and to the park
Great shower, comfy bed,. Good location. Pool looked nice but weather wasn't great during our stay
The whole place fellt like it needed an upgrade, a bit of TLC. Slight smell to room. People smoking outside and close to room.
Geat location.Great price.
pRICE point
Pool was cloudy and not that inviting
Clean quiet
I liked everything
Location. Parking.
BEWARE !!!!!! 1) Blood on the mattress protector. 2) Many large bodily fluid stains on comforter. 3) Shower went from scolding to cold. 4) Shower was in spa bath..way too high to get in to. 6) No grab handles. 7) Many marks of semen on duvet cover. 8) Two burn holes on the other comforter. One large. 8) Staff entered without knocking. 9) 9) They looked through windows. 10) 8 coffee rings on glass table. 11) All glass tables were dirty. 12) Heater was thick with dust and stunk when turned on. (Cold day). 13) Lack if coffee etc. 14) Only one toilet roll for a two day stay. 15) Very dirty grout in bathroom. 16) Hand basin damaged. 17) Toilet dirty. 18) Water damaged cabinetry 19) Ceiling fan has black filth. 20) Filthy floor tiles. 21) Fire alarm went off all night. 22) Extremely noisy neighbours (we understand that's not the owners fauly). 23) Alot of other people's hair everywhere (even on stove). 24) When you flushed the toilet it nearly overflowed every time. 24) No air-conditioning. Noisy fan. 25) Dirty ring around the spa bath. 26) Food on teaspoon. Owner was informed and shown bedding etc. She said her cleaner had already left. l asked for replacement bedding. Went out, came back and nothing was cleaned or replaced. We understand the tiredness of the units due to to there age but no excuse for the lack of cleaning and not replacing bedding when asked. We gave them a chance to put things right but they didn't hence this review. Cleaners should be monitored ! Will never stay here again and would certainly not recommend this motel. Negative 100! No discount offered and we could have stayed in cleaner places for the SAME price. I have so many other photos and videos. We should not have paid full price.
Comfortable bed Reasonable price
Outside chair covered in cobwebs. The bath did not have any holding rails. No liquid soap in dispenser by bath. Shower control difficult to adjust to correct temperature.
Good value for money, staff lovely and accommodating. Loved there were dark towels
Our stay was quite noisy. Room a little outdated
Location, very quite as I was in back unit. And the spa bath was amazing!
Room facilities were good, kitchen bathroom, Spa Bath, parking.
Water running hot and cold. TV was too small.
Was the most comfortable bed ive slept in lately.. and the kids loved the pool
GREAT ROOM FOR THE PRICE WE PAID, ENOUGH ROOM TO COMFORTABLY FIT 6 PEOPLE, WE ENJOYED THE POOL FACILITIES
PRETTY SURE THE PEOPLE STAYING IN THE ROOM NEXT TO US AND DOWN THE WAY WERE EMERGENCY ACCOMODATION FAMILYS, AS THEY WERE VERY NOISEY IMTIMIDATING AND HAD A SMALL CHILD SLEEPING OUTSIDE THEIR ROOM DOOR FOR HOURS ON A BLANKET HUGGING A PILLOW, IF I HAD PAID MORE FOR THE ROOM IT WOULD OF REALLY PEED ME OFF BUT I UNDERSTAND THESE THINGS, YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR, HAVE EMPATHY FOR THOSE WHO ARE DOWN AND OUT AND BE GREATFUL YOU GOT A ROOM LAST MINUTE FOR A CHEAP PRICE..
Clean and the beds were comfy az. Pool the kids loved it. Everything u needed was short distance away. Great staff friendly made sure we had what we needed. Thank you had a great stay .
Nothing really. Had everything we needed.
Location, spa bath ability to cater to a family of 6. 2 adults 4 childrens. I felt most facilities were fair.
Pool was misrepresented in advertising. Run down and green. No laundry facilities on site. Only a $10 service per load. Staff service on phone call was great, counter service was minimal quite underwhelming.
The spa was amazing :)
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Cleanliness
4.31/10Multiple reports of unclean bedding and overall poor cleanliness.
Service
8.78/10Staff was described as friendly, but service times were slow.
Location
9.82/10Many reviews highlighted the great location of the hotel.
Room Quality
7.77/10Mixed feelings; some rooms were clean while others had issues.
Amenities
7.3/10Disappointment regarding the pool and lack of facilities.
Value for Money
8.26/10Generally considered reasonable, despite cleanliness concerns.
Food and Beverage
8.31/10No mentions of food; breakfast was not provided.
Overall Experience
6.28/10Overall negative experience primarily due to cleanliness issues.