Standard Studio, Kitchenette (Waterfront Studio) | Terrace/patio
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Reviews of Akaroa Waterfront Motels

4 out of 5
Akaroa Waterfront Motels
56-64 Rue Jolie, Akaroa

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 269 out of 424 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 121 out of 424 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 24 out of 424 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 424 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 424 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Takahiro

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Good location, nice service.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Elise and AWM team on 5 May 2024
Thank you very much for your great feedback.We are glad you enjoyed your stay and the service :) Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Elise and the AWM team on 23 May 2024
Thank you Dave for the great reviewKind regards

10/10 Excellent

James, Christchurch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great motel to stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Elise and AWM team on 5 May 2024
Thank you for the nice reviewWe are pleased you had a great time.KInd regards

6/10 Okay

Neville

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Elise and the AWM team on 23 May 2024
Hi NevilleThank you for your feedbackkind regards

10/10 Excellent

Shona

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location and very helpful staff. Perfect for exploring the town area and absolute beachfront for views and relaxing.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

DOUG

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Property is tired and needs a lot of TLC. "Waterfront" description is a bit of a stretch of the truth when you assume you will have waterfront views. Only about half of the units have water front views. Parking is also tight when the large 4WD vehicles are parked beside
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wayne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay, we loved it 👍
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Gerald

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The motel has a lovely location however intending guests should note that "Daily Housekeeping" is not being provided as part of Covid safety measures.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brenda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Wonderful 2 night stay, right on the waterfront and in the centre of Akaroa. Outdoor games for the kids (and adults) and very reasonably priced kayak hire. The motel unit was a bit dated and worn out but it was clean. Great for the price!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Tim

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Udara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Waking up to the amazing view. Huge collection of kitchen ware..
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

JOHN

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s by the water
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Olivia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent location
We had a great stay. It’s a perfect location by the water and has all the amenities you would want for a weekend break.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bryce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great spot
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Delwyn

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Dinghy and kayaks. Bean bags. Close to shops. View from dining room.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Fernando

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy check in and nice stay!!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is in an excellent position within easy walking distance to cafes and shops near the local museum and Grand Hotel
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely view in peaceful surroundings.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stunning views over the lake from the luxury of your own apartment
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay.
Brilliant setting with a beautiful view of the harbour. Facilities were all modern and well maintained. Roominess was perfectly adequate, bed was comfortable. We generally opt for budget accommodation, but the little extra we paid was very well worth it. Would recommend it and would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Elise and the AWM team on 18 Sept 2023
Dear KathrynThank you for your lovely comments, we are glad you enjoyed the location and our facilities. We love to hear the roominess was perfectly adequate for you and you found the bed comfortable.Thank you for choosing us while in Akaroa and we are looking forward to welcoming you back soon

8/10 Good

Jayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice view
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Elise and the AWM team on 18 Sept 2023
Hi JayneThank you for your review.We hope to have a chance to welcome you again soon

8/10 Good

Ceri

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good accommodation well situated
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Elise and the AWM team on 11 Sept 2023
Hi CeriThank you for your lovely commentsWe hope to have a chance to welcome you again soon

10/10 Excellent

Hedi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property on the sea side. No roads in front of you, just the bay. Nice and peaceful. Will definitely come back here.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Elise and the AWM team on 11 Sept 2023
Hi HediThank you for your great commentsWe are glad you had a nice time and enjoyed our absolute waterfront location.We are looking froward to welcoming you again soon

10/10 Excellent

Graeme

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Happy and very content stay in Akaroa
Great location,, spacious room with kitchenette facilities ,, reasonable price for off season / August visit. Our 1st visit to Akaroa,, and so glad we did,, enchanting town.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Elise and the AWM team on 11 Sept 2023
Thank you Graeme for your reviewWe are glad you enjoyed our location and facilities.If you like it in Winter , you would love it in Summer ;) We hope to have a chance to seeing you again in a future occasionBest regards

10/10 Excellent

terri

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a 1 br unit for two of us, but there is also a double bed in the lounge, which is not what we expected. It is hard for us to have guests.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

CATHERINE

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing views including snow on the hills. Even though it wa winter, the motel is very warm and cosy
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Diana

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great convenient place
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Elise and the AWM team on 13 Aug 2023
Hi DianaThank you for your nice comments, we are glad you enjoyed the motel and our location.Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Elise and the AWM team on 13 Aug 2023
Thank you for your lovely rating.We are glad you had a great time, and we hope to have a chance to welcome you again soon

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Kularb

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

ALLAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All good.
A good stay in a good motel in a lovely town. One concern: some people may arrive and find they are placed, not in the building pictured, but across the stream in units that don’t look onto the harbour. Good idea to check.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely setting. Spacious rooms. Good wifi. Tricky faucets to know when actually off & not dripping.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

4/10 Poor

Miranda Wen

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Filthy couch
We arrived early but the unit was ready and the receptionist was kind and friendly to let us in straight away. Later my partner felt uncomfortable after sitting in the extremely filthy couch. He developed itchiness and moved away from it. The couch has a dark colour cover on top. We didn’t come back to the lounge again. The bathroom was actually quite clean. We chose the unit with harbour view and the view was indeed beautiful from the lounge and the outdoor sitting. We would definitely recommend to rid of the couch.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

mark

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

C F

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent accommodation
Lovely spot, great friendly service, plenty for kids to do, definately returning
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Rohana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely beautiful setting. Great little apartment, well equipped. Very comfortable for a week or more. We arrived early in the pouring rain and staff stored our bags, got our room ready early and notified us. We woke to birds, waves, no noise. The town is charming. Good food, happy locals, a theatre and grocery steps away.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

MR EDWARD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb motel.
Excellent room that was spacious and contained everything we needed - staff super helpful. Excellent wifi and lots of tv channels.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Russell

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay. Nice and quiet with lovely views
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location with an excellent view of the inlet. Very friendly staff. If I return to Akaroa, this is where I will book.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Helen

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I didn't get the motel pictured on the website, the unit we got looked over a car park, it was very tired in need of an update. The carpet was stained and the mat looked like some shabby old unclean thing. The staff were nice and the actual checkout and in was easy to follow. I suggest you put in the actual motel you are promoting not the much nicer one next door, I expected what was shown!!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Elise and the AWM team on 14 Jan 2023
Hi Helen, Thank you for your comments and staying with us.We have 24 units and 7 room types in 2 buildings, however, at this time of the year, the waterfront units get fully booked weeks in advance.I had a look at the website and there are 56 pictures for the property and 6 pictures for the 2-bedroom description (showing the lounge, kitchenette, bathroom and 2 bedrooms. the main difference was the bedding that we have upgraded few months ago)We have done intensive upgrades in the last few years in the different units, including bedding, crockery, kitchenette, carpet, hot water cylinder, games...and the flooring of the upstairs units was done last October. The last four 2-bedroom units are expected to be replaced this autumn. We also have set up nice tables and seats by the waterfront, which is shared by all the guests, so if your unit doesn't have direct view, you can still enjoy the harbour.We are glad you enjoyed our staff and check in and check out. Maybe I would suggest to come back and try one of our other units type which might be more suitable to you. Also if you book direct on our own website you would see better the different options.Best regards

10/10 Excellent

Annie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Especially good for young children as the sea is right there ..safe and shallow. Plus a little creek to play in. For older children too, outside billiard and tennis table, huge chess set and 4in-row. For the family canoes and a small boat to hire. So close to everything you need. 🤗

10/10 Excellent

Isabella

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Such a lovely charming place to stay
Response from Elise and the AWM team on 12 Dec 2022
Hi IsabellaThank you for your lovely commentsWe hope to have a chance to welcome you again soonkind regards

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022
Response from Elise and the AWM team on 2 Dec 2022
Thank you very much for your great ratingkind regards

10/10 Excellent

Murray

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay
Wonderful location with stunning views over the harbour. Motel room and facilities while excellent. Would highly recommended this motel to anyone wishing to stay in Akaroa.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022
Response from Elise and the AWM team on 2 Dec 2022
Dear MurrayThank you so much for your fantastic commentsWe are glad you enjoyed your time with us and our facilitiesSincerely

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location was quiet, right on the waterfront and the unit had all day sun and nice views. The staff we saw were friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Elise and the AWM team on 2 Dec 2022
Dear ChristopherThank you for your lovely commentsWe hope to welcome you again in the future