Otorohanga & Waitomo Motels

Shower

The beds were uncomfortable and it was badly run down,had a air freshener that stinks and you were breathing it as you sleep tasting it,spa was across the road so it was to far from our room.

The pool and spa across a main road. Only water for coffee and dishes was in the bathroom area. This did not meet tikanga.

Location was good we walked to our party

Some milk for a cup would have been nice

Easy accessable warm owner brought extra heaters in case we got cold. Room has a heat pump

Not many power sockets

Really nice room.

Stayed before visiting family and feel welcome and comfortable

The noise from upstairs is annoying at times with alot of banging Need a do not disturb sign as my partner was recovering from surgery and we both were woken up from room service. The lovely lady was very good though 👌

Staff are friendly and accommodating.

I feel the rooms need to be upgraded, could be cleaner

Unit 7 was clean, modern, double bed firm, single bed super soft. Great for the price. Good water pressure.

Needed more pillows to relax with while watching TV in bed.

都很好

Cosy

Bit dated

Clean and comfortable

Checkin took 15minutes

The owners and staff were so friendly and helpful. They upgraded me in a bigger unit at no extra cost. It was warm and had everything I need and extras. I would definitely stay there again.

Amazing Services, Clean, Comfy Beds and Room was immaculate, The owner upgraded my daughter and i at no charge, So we decided to stay another night,

We didnt like that we had to leave, It was nice to get away and have a space so comfortable for my daughter and I to stay, We had to return to Wellington

We on arrival opted to move to a room closer to the spa and they could accommodate us. It was very quiet on the pool side of the property. Double bed had a lovely new mattress

The older units were a bit dated... But still had everything we needed. The kitchen could do with a multiplug.

Easy to find and friendly staff. Facilities clean

The room shook when some trucks went past. Also could hear the people upstairs too.

Lovely, clean and tidy Welcoming

A reading light would have been good The blind on the door didn’t seem to go all the way down.

The unit was comfortable.

Unfortunately the road noise from the continuous trucks was too much and resulted in sleep disturbance. Unit was outdated.

Convenience

The noise

Good sized room. Had everything you needed.

Big room and smart TV

Little fat to walk to town

Location

Very dated. No milk.

Great customer service, we were a last minute booking where I booked 2 nights separately as our plans were changing a lot!! The accommodated us so we didnt have to move rooms which was perfect!

No milk was provided, coffes and tea facilities there, but no milk, also our bathroom fan didn't work.

Wonderful kind staff. Excellently comfortable rooms. We only stayed one night but the rooms are well stocked with everything you might need for an extended stay.

Affordable, clean and has a pool and spa.

Nothing.

Good location - quiet - nice facilities

Staff require you to write down your full credit card details on paper for security (this is insecure, especially since the details were in full view of subsequent guests - I requested another means of security and was able to pay $100 cash - on checkout I was berated for not ‘just doing what everyone else did’ - I confirmed with booking.com that collection of credit card details in this manner is not ok.

Très gentil Monsieur à l’accueil. Parking sur place . Calme , spacieux .

Rien

I liked being able to hear the birds at night. Linens were clean and fresh

We were expected to write down our credit card details on a piece of paper, very insecure, even though we had already booked through booking.com, which give security, the man was very rude to me, although nice to my husband. The room was very untidy, cups and dishes put away dirty, I had to wash everything in the cupboards before using them. Had lip marks, finger prints, coffee and hot chocolate dried onto the inside of mugs food on plates. Shower was rough, not nice. Spa wasn't functioning, and pool was not in good state of repair. The room wasn't ready for us either. Initially we arrived early so didnt mind the room not being ready but when we came back at check in the hotelier came out and was very rude about us being back when he didnt realise I could hear him, and then we had to wait for the room to be finished, for about half an hour or more.

Spa and swimming pool. Met our needs for one night stay. Room was warm.

Too many bugs in swimming pool. Have to use room towel which was fine but not used to.

Clean and a good location

Good location and spacious

Road traffic from lorries very very noisy. Will keep you awake all night. Got no sleep.

What breakfast,had McDonald...

I didn't like the fact the space at the back where i was staying had a huge carpark an a small strip of grass for dogs to go pee an poo..

A nice place to stay. Our room was set back from the main road, so it was quiet. There’s also a pool for keeping kids entertained on sunny days. Overall, great value for money.

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Nichts

Ich war überzeugt, dass unser Motel in Picton der unterste Level ist. Hier wurden wir aufgeklärt, dass es noch tiefer geht. Das Otorohanga & Waitomo Motel ist das schlechteste, älteste und schäbigste Motel, das wir in ganz NZ je hatten! Die Einrichtung ist eine reine Zumutung, alles selbst geschreinert (wenn's gut gemächt wäre - super), wir sind schlliesslich nicht mehr in den 1940er Jahren. Die Wasserhahne kalt und heiss sind 40 cm auseinander und fast bündig mit der Wand – nicht zu gebrauchen. Entwerde verbrennt man sich die Hände oder sie gefrieren. Spinnweben und Staub in jedem Zimmer bis hinau unter die Decke. Die Beleuchtung ist miserabel, falls sie überhaut geht. Da kein anderes Motel mehr verfügbar war blieb uns nicht weiter übrig als auszuharren. Keine Empfehlung, nicht mal für meinen Feind.

Very clean, location to Glowworms and the local pub, which had great food

Relaxed friendly environment - staff very friendly & accomodating

Friendly and helpful owner. They accommodated our request for a quiet room.

Nothing

This motel is very old and run down and needs a lot of attention. Some lights did not work, the bottom of the bed was ripped and torn. The pool looked terrible and not possible for swimming. All in all very poor quality and extremely disappointing.

Attractive outside

Proximity to very noisy road. Trucks thundering by, scarily close. Photos on Booking.com completely misleading

Very noisy thank goodness I had earplugs

Great shower and hair dryer, comfortable bed and over all quite comfortable, had most everything you could want for overnight stay.

I'm not good with perfumes so not keen on the perfume, and needed more kitchen bench space for cooking, very cramped with microwave on bench.

Pragmatisch, sauberes Motel. Alles vorhanden und die Betten waren bequem.

Die Lage ist etwas außerhalb der Stadt

Amazing host. Friendly and very caring. All the way from Paetiki Shops Ricks Liquor Taupō to the King Country Otorohanga.....

Clean

Nothing

Nothing

It was very very noisy. Didn’t sleep at because of road noise to the extent that the room vibrated all night as heavy trucks went past

Welcoming & comfortable

Room was a bit old school, but reasonably clean & comfortable

Traffic noise

Every problem was quickly solved by the staff at the reception without a need for paying extra money. Pool and whirlpool available.

Quite new place. Good facilities.

Some road noise but quite OK. A flywire door to air the room would be nice.

Enjoyed having a warm spa on an extremely wet night.

We were happy with quiet motel room overlooking farmland & views to New housing development

Chambre spacieuse ou l’on peut cuisiner.

Mériterai un rafraîchissement général

place is abit dated

Quite dated and in need of renovation

Good bed. Warm heatpump

Nothing like advertised photos. No reno since last century I think. Stuck in a basement with concrete block walls. No view of farm, shabby old bathroom and kitchen. Sparse furniture not at all relaxing atmosphere

I liked that it is cheap, lots of parking, and our room was serviced while we were out.

The Heat pump had been turned off at the meter board, so I froze the first night, there was no spare blankets at all and no electric blankets, so I had to steal blankets off other beds. Floors were dirty and sticky according to our childs dirty socks. No vacuum or broom n shovel in any rooms. Location is noisey with trucks going past which vibrate the rooms.

Clean, comfy bed. Is located right on the highway on the way out of town. We stopped here because it was one of the few places after doing caving at Waitomo Caves so it served the purpose.

Compared to other hotels and air BnB’s we stayed at on North Island that were in great locations with many more facilities, this was more expensive for what you get. Not too many other choices around though

Clean and comfy 2 bedroom rooms, accommodating owner. Hot tub was a nice way to relax after a busy day.

Shower head is installed very low. Water stream was quite weak, but no issues with hot water supply.

Good value.

Nothing

When we arrived, we found that the rooms were nothing like the pictures on booking.com The rooms where dingy, very cramped and not particularly clean. We did not feel that the rooms were safe or secure. My son couldn't even fit in the shower comfortably and the toilet room was tiny. The fridge was in the middle of the room with a microwave on top of it. We found bread and a lot of bugs in the swimming pool; the so-called change rooms were an unlined room with a dirty sick and a stool and nothing else and the toilet near the pool was also unlined and very dirty. There was a hole in near the driveway that was only covered with some sort of metal sheet, the swing set did not look safe and the room that the spa was in was locked and couldn't be accessed. As we were travelling with 4 smaller children, we decided that we did not want to risk staying at this property. I would not recommend this property at all

The staff were super friendly and helpful. We were only passing through, so staying one night, but the studio unit had everything we needed and was very comfortable

Very friendly and accommodating owner.

Property was a little dated and needed some very minor maintenance issues addressed.

Owners/managers very pleasant.

Very dated accommodation where several things didn't. We couldn't get the air con going, the external light wasn't working, and couldn't find an outside rubbish bin. The pool was very dirty and the surroundings needed tidying up.

The staff were amazing and helpful. Got to do our washing for a little extra cost. (It was even returned all folded)!!! The spa was lovely, and it was close to everything.

The shower was a bit small.

Very friendly and welcoming people was a good rest from Hamilton. We stayed for about 3 nights but you have to be aware of the kitchenette has no sink or cooking facilities. But there are rooms there with kitchens that's the only downside we had when booking but apart from that would definitely recommend if your going to see the caves and glowworms. ☺️

No cooking facilities in our room but there are other rooms with cooking facilities

Clean room and crisp sheets

This motel is VERY old and dated. Our room was dark and had a strong musty smell, the carpet was very old. Even some minor cosmetic changes would make a major difference. Our room was not at the same standard as the photos of the rooms online.

The kitchen was great

the shower was a bit difficult

Very clean, comfortable

The trucks going past which shook the foundation.

Staff were very friendly at check out

Very dated , thick cobwebs and used tissues behind bed head, carpet not laid safely, cutlery mismatched and some not clean. Mould and rust in shower with previous guests empty packets left behind