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Reviews of Blenheim Road Motor Lodge

3 out of 5
Blenheim Road Motor Lodge
282 Blenheim Rd, Christchurch, Canterbury

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 36 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just used the motel as our bed as we were visiting friends,but it was a peaceful place and having the outside area was a bonus
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Always great value & comfortable. Staff friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Elliot

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The owners are lovely and welcoming - very accommodating. The room was very clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

steven

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
It was a great place. Lovely people and I would definitely recommend and stay again. But not really suitable for a family staying.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

6/10 Okay

Susan

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Room as billed as luxury - definitely wasn't, very basic and dated. Refused to use credit card provided with booking causing upset with our judges who were using the accommodation, and a raft of extra work in having to claim and get reimbursed.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We were moved to another room because of the tv not working which was fine, but when we returned after night out toour new room there was an awful sewage smell seeping into room. Think they needed to sort drains. Very tired units. Bed very comfortable though
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It wasnt clean there was mould round the bathroom window that had a piece ofwire attached to try to open it as the latch was missing. There was no fan or ventilation in bathroom toilet area so after having a shower the steam made the floor slippery. The bed were so hard and uncomfortable that I restless sleep and woke with a extremely sworn back and little sleep. Would not stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Budget motel, clean, comfortable beds, good shower, quiet
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

6/10 Okay

Colleen

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Affordable but well maintained and clean. Reasonably central location in Riccarton.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Keith on 22 Apr 2020
Thank you very much for the feed back. Keith

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Keith on 18 Jan 2020
Thank you very much.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We liked staying here. The owner was friendly and had some great suggestions for places to eat and things to do. The room was a bit old fashioned but with everything you needed for a comfortable stay. There was Sky TV and free wifi (that I assumed was unlimited because it never ran out but we weren't heavy users) I had concerns about road noise being right on Blenheim Road but the room was set far enough back from the road and adequately soundproofed so we didn't hear a thing. I'd stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Keith on 19 Dec 2019
Thank you very much for your fabulous comments.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Keith on 16 Nov 2019
Thank you very much for your appreciation.

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and tidy.Keith the host lovely and helpful person.Top bloke
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Keith on 13 Nov 2019
Thank you very much for your lovely comments Stephen

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect for what we needed. Close to our location abling us to go out and enjoy ourselves. Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Keith on 9 Nov 2019
Thank you very much for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Keith on 4 Nov 2019
Thank you Natalie. We are delighted see that you enjoyed your stay with us.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Property is showing signs of age and needs upgrading. On positive side it had an excellent shower and very comfortable bed.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Keith on 21 Oct 2019
Thank you Very much for your feed back and we have already started upgrading the rooms, inside and outside. Thank you once again for your comments about the property

8/10 Good

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Was real great host went out of his way to help us would go again
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Keith on 11 Oct 2019
Thank you very much for taking time to give us feed back Margaret.

2/10 Terrible

Reza

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrible horrible experience
I did arrive 12 midnight I have already called him before hand I have giving him a ring and tell him my name and the booking details and that I’m going to be late on arrival When I have arrived I notice that he only gives us a room for three which is my family is five people booking for My booking was for three adult one seven years old and one eight months old baby When I arrived see he only gives us one room for three when I told him that my booking was for five people he was making dramas and asking me to pay extra which I have already told him about my booking and showing him copy of my full booking which is one booking for two Rooms But he insists that I have to pay extra and hold me up for one hour until I called to hotel.com to sort it out ( I think my booking online ) And he was arguing why his price is different to my booking price They have already explained that his price was after the commission But he was keep saying he is losing money at the end when he got it but he was insisting in being rude to everybody the hotel.com‘s problem which is it wasn’t Customer service mean nothing to this person I have told them it’s past midnight I got the kids And they need sleep,I will sort it out in the morning but he didn’t want to let go and keep arguing for more money NOT HAPPY But thanks to hotel.com to sort it out and give us $60 vouchers
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Double bed mattress had collapsed and head end lower than the feet end. Had to place blankets under the mattress to be able to sleep level . A very uncomfortable nights sleep. Discovered in the morning that the hot plate didn’t work. The second person to shower ran out of hot water. The new looking shower and LED lights don’t make up for a very tired property . 3 differenct Motel stays in Christchurch in 2 weeks, and this was the only one to disappoint. 1 star at best.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Keith on 11 Oct 2019
Thank you very much for your detailed feed back Sir. We have now replaced the mattress and the hotplate. We are extremely sorry for the troubles you had to go through that night

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Keith on 1 Sept 2019
Thank you very much

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The price was good for the location. It was quite during the night. The linen on the bed was nice and clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Keith on 10 Jul 2019
Hi There, Thanks so much for the kinds comments, i'm ahppy to hear you enjoyed the stay and liked the fresh, nice and clean linen. Thanks :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great apartments aswell as a welcoming receptionist who is always caring of your needs.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2019
Response from Keith on 10 Jul 2019
Thank you for your comments our number one priority is service :)

6/10 Okay

Stephanie

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Keith on 23 Jul 2019
Thank you Stephanie.

6/10 Okay

kevin

Liked: Cleanliness
ch ch stay
very noisy sounded like a generator thumping away all night needs a blind on the front door as security lights light up the whole room small heater not much heat bed comfortable enough lots of traffic
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from keith on 10 Jul 2019
Hi Kevin, Thanks so much for your feedback. We didn't have any other complaints on the day you stayed regarding sound. Our rooms are located a far distance from the road so noise from traffic is just not true. Once again thanks for the feedback :)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from K on 23 Jul 2019
Thank you very much.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not quite what I expected! Over time I grew to like the place. My only criticism is the awkwardness of having one toilet for potentially six people; especially when another guest was in the toilet/shower for nearly one hour.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location was what we expected. The staff was friendly, but the facility is dated both inside and out.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from George on 2 May 2019
Hi there, Thanks for your feedback. I hope you had a great stay at the Blenheim Road Motorlodge. We are currently pursuing hotel upgrades. :) Kind Regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nicest thing was the gentleman who helped me. Very kind and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from George on 2 May 2019
Hi there, Thanks for your feedback. I hope you had a great stay at the Blenheim Road Motorlodge. Hope to see you again soon. Kind Regards

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from George on 15 Apr 2019
Thanks for your kind review score. Hopefully you’ll stay with us again :)

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean room, friendly owner and cooking facilities a plus for us.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Keith on 27 Mar 2019
Hi There, we really appreciate your feedback and hope that your stay with us at the Blenheim Road Motor Lodge was a great one. Kind Regards, Keith :)