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Christchurch

116 motels

Dunedin

35 motels

Nelson

27 motels

Blenheim

24 motels

Timaru

21 motels

Te Anau

21 motels

Invercargill

21 motels

Kaikoura

20 motels

Wanaka

14 motels

Greymouth

14 motels

Oamaru

14 motels

Queenstown

13 motels

Picton

12 motels

Franz Josef

11 motels

Westport

11 motels

The best motels in South Island

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Hokitika's Kiwi Holiday Park and Motels

Hokitika

Hokitika's Kiwi Holiday Park and Motels offers accommodations in Hokitika, a 17-minute walk from Hokitika Beach and 25 miles from Greymouth Train Station.

B
Brian
From
New Zealand
It was clean and well keep. The grounds we nice
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.3
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 1,117 reviews
Price from
$56.30
1 night, 2 adults

Haast Beach Motel

Haast

Offering studio rooms for 1 or 2 people and family rooms for up to 6 people, this property includes rooms with cooking facilities and private bathrooms. Free parking is available on-site.

S
Sandra
From
New Zealand
Perfect for what we required on the night
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.1
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 1,100 reviews
Price from
$116.17
1 night, 2 adults

Panorama Motel

Kaikoura

Wake up to stunning views of the Kaikoura Mountains and the sea at Panorama Motel. Our units are all ensuite and smoke-free.

M
Matthew
From
New Zealand
great location, very clean, great reception staff, amazing view - of course...
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.0
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 1,573 reviews
Price from
$112.59
1 night, 2 adults

Arthur's Pass Alpine Motel

Arthur's Pass

Arthur's Pass Alpine Motel is located high in New Zealand’s Southern Alps, within Arthur’s Pass Village.

S
Scott
From
Canada
Nice cabins, good facilities. Beautiful location.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.0
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 1,115 reviews
Price from
$76.77
1 night, 2 adults

Aoraki Court Motel

Mount Cook Village

Aoraki Court Motel is a modern accommodations located in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park. All units feature great views of surrounding mountains and Mount Sefton.

S
Saengusa
From
Thailand
Every thing. Check-in/ out process is very easy. Staffs are very nice and helpful. Rooms are clean and functional. Location is not far from center.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.1
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 1,127 reviews
Price from
$280.97
1 night, 2 adults

Golfcourse Road Chalets and Lodge

Wanaka

Located on 10 acres of gardens, Golfcourse Road Chalets and Lodge with lovely lake, mountain or golf course views.

R
Rui
From
China
The chalet is very nice and clean with excellent views
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.1
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 1,686 reviews
Price from
$143.56
1 night, 2 adults

Hanmer Springs Scenic Views Motel

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.

J
Jai
From
Australia
Got a free upgrade to a private spa room - comfortable, spacious and beautiful views. The owners were really friendly, Emma was extremely helpful and gave me some great recommendations!
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.1
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 1,164 reviews
Price from
$90.07
1 night, 2 adults

Admirals Nelson

Nelson

Admirals Motor Inn offers self-contained units with kitchen facilities, private bathroom and spacious lounge area with satellite TV and free WiFi. Guests have access to a shared laundry.

R
Rebecca
From
New Zealand
The rooms were sparklingly clean, comfortable and a very handy central location. We were able to walk to the Nelson markets. I would be very happy to stay here again.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.0
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 1,004 reviews
Price from
$85.77
1 night, 2 adults

Archway Motels & Chalets

Wanaka

Archway Motels & Chalets offers quiet and secluded accommodations, only 656 feet from Lake Wanaka.

V
Vira Cania
From
Netherlands
friendly owner, beautiful and modern room, spacious, nice location, there’s playground for kids, love every single of it.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.0
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 2,021 reviews
Price from
$156.07
1 night, 2 adults

The Chalets Motel

Hanmer Springs

The Chalets Motel offers charming self-contained cottages with scenic mountain views. Featuring a DVD library, it is just 1969 feet from hot pools and Hanmer Springs’ village center.

C
Colin
From
New Zealand
Helpful staff;good location handy to everything ; manager was excellent .
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.0
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 1,120 reviews
Price from
$86.74
1 night, 2 adults
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Scored out of 10, guest rating 7.7
Good - What previous guests thought, 1,851 reviews
Lovely motel located close to main attractions about 15 minute walk Staff friendly lovely clean units hot showers lots of parking great place to stay. Laundry service available on site too
Guest review byROB
Group
Avg. price/night: $91.23
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.6
Excellent - What previous guests thought, 1,650 reviews
Perfect motel. Friendly manager. Good location. Spacious rooms. (we stayed with five people). Kitchen had everything you need. Walking distance to the centre of the town.
Guest review byMonique
Family with young children
Avg. price/night: $101.52
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.2
Very Good - What previous guests thought, 1,167 reviews
I’m so thankful that the lady who own this motel helped me when I realized that I booked the wrong dates on arrival! Thank you! A pretty spacious room! We did enjoyed the one night stay at this motel and Greymouth!
Guest review byJingyi
Family with young children
Avg. price/night: $73.57
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.4
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 793 reviews
From the very friendly welcome to the amazing unit that was spotless - everything was perfect! The view down to the water was the cherry on the cake. Cannot reccomend this amazing motel highly enough
Guest review byDiane
Young couple
Avg. price/night: $98.29
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.3
Very Good - What previous guests thought, 792 reviews
Owners are lovely as usual. My go-to motel when I visit Geraldine. Perfectly situated close to centre of town, quiet and good facilities.
Guest review byNicola
Solo traveler
Avg. price/night: $117.71
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.0
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 602 reviews
Perfect location to daily commute to the Mt.Hutt ski fields. Super clean room and very comfy bed. The hosts Warren and Lesley are super friendly and know how to make guests feel right at home. Highly recommend this motel - we stayed 2 nights and everything was just perfect. Thanks for your warm hospitality 😊
Guest review byPhill
Family with young children
Avg. price/night: $91.23
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.0
Very Good - What previous guests thought, 816 reviews
So warm (even though -6C outside!!) and clean. Had everything we needed. Kitchen had everything we needed to cook, and 2 supermarkets neighboring motel made it super easy to cook for ourselves. Great to be able to have our dogs with us. Set up for dogs was great with a back door that opened to court yard with grass patch out front. Motel very accommodating with allowing us a late check out when someone in our group was unwell. Staff super friendly!
Guest review byBowen
Family with young children
Avg. price/night: $123.60
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.6
Excellent - What previous guests thought, 1,087 reviews
Excellent little motel, mr David is amazing!! Clean,nice quiet place, loved it!!
Guest review bycharaka
Family with young children
Avg. price/night: $123.60
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.9
Excellent - What previous guests thought, 957 reviews
Close to everything we wanted to do , the room was so roomy for the 3 of us we had a 2 bedroom apartment, nice and clean and warm bed was comfortable and so was the pillows, the Motel was in walking distance to Dunedin city and also to the market down the railway station wasn't far to walk .
Guest review byHelen
Travelers with friends
Avg. price/night: $109.04
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.8
Excellent - What previous guests thought, 279 reviews
Old school motel at its best. Warm, spacious, cosy and great service.
Guest review byJeanette
Group