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Reviews of Falls Motel & Waterfront Campground

3.5 out of 5
Falls Motel & Waterfront Campground
336 Puketona Road, corner of Puketona & Old Wharf Road, Haruru

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 13 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 28 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Nicky

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Gorgeous views from every room. Very friendly & welcoming owners. Upgrades of the rooms are planned but already very pleasant & clean. The pool is lovely and includes the views! A hidden gem.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023
Response from Cam on 27 Jan 2023
Hi Nicky, thank you for your review & for being a great guest. You're always welcome back. Kind regards Falls Motel

4/10 Poor

Alexandra

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The manager was amazing and he tried being very accomodating which we really appreciate. Unfortunately, for the money payed at this time ($137.50) the place itself was highly disappointing. The room was extremely smelly (musty etc), the place was very outdated, the bed was not comfortable, there was mould on the walls of toilet, there was an issue with the water pressure in the shower and the night light on all night outside the room, which is understandable for safety but then there needs to be a black out curtain or something to block the light out. The view in the morning however was fantastic.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice place with beautiful views and great owners. Few minutes from Paihia, good walking trails up to waterfall or down to lake. P.S. Peter, thanks a lot for special attention and service 🙂🙂🙂
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We needed some much needed RnR, and we received that in Spades. Absolutely loved the place
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
the property is probably overdue for some renovation as it is starting to show its age. however it was clean and comfortable and the owners were attentive to our needs and upgraded us to a more spacious room on arrival. situated out of town ,but within short drive of pahia.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful hospitality. I would definitely return again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Located on bend in river close to Haruru falls
Motel is right on the bend on the river just after the Haruru falls. Some rooms (1-7) are on a level with the pool and barbecue area - first photo. The upper floor rooms have views over the river and 8-10 have views of the falls from their private balconies.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very comfortable and a lovely out look and surroundings
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Matt, Auckland, NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room with a view
Small room with all the facilities you expect. Lovely view over the river, and from the pool, down to the falls. Friendly staff. TV doesn't get all the channels you expect, and the shower is warm. Close location to Paihia, Waitangi and the beach front.

8/10 Good

Diane, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location with view of Haruru Fals
While somewhat disappointed upon seeing our room, this was a good choice for our three days from Auckland to Cape Reinga, on a good highway just outside Paihua, where decent restaurants were available. Although quite run-down in general, everything was very clean, relaxing swim before dinner in the nice pool where we chatted with several couples.

6/10 Okay

Sam, Exeter SA

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good base for getting around.
Our host was very accomodating telling us what we could see and do as tourists. The rooms though could do with an upgrade so the place could match the amazing view. We had a downstairs room that was quiet drafty. I'm sure it would be a great place to stay in summer.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great views, awesome staff to deal with, and nice rooms

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great views from the Pool
Facilities were clean and tidy and the hosts were lovely.

10/10 Excellent

Marc, Whitehaven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent value
Only stayed one night, but would definitely stay again. Booked the luxury queen room and paid a reasonable rate for a solo traveller on a budget. Room opened out onto the skimming pool (great as it was a very hot day) with Haruru falls in the background. Around 3 miles from Waitangi Treaty Ground, this hotel was a similar distance from some great beaches and there would be more than enough to do for several days here (maybe not a whole week tho). Hotel doesn't offer food, but there are more than enough restraunts and a supermarket nearby to cope.

6/10 Okay

Neil, Adelaide

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Comfortable and Convenient
A good spot to launch your tour of the Bay of Islands and Northlands.

10/10 Excellent

Hanna, Hamilton, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice motel
It was so nice!! We really enjoyed our stay the room was really nice and we would stay there again and recommend it to all our friends and family!!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good quiet location
Nice cool rooms in summer, pool is a bonus. Room was cleaned everyday and restocked with tea!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Matt, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value, Great view, great stay :)
The wife and I chose to stay in haruru falls as a go between on our trip to cape reinga for a couple of nights, a stone throw from the sunny town of pahia and waitangi, it was an awesome stay and one of the highlights of our trip. Peter was a friendly host and gave a great rundown of things to see and do in the area as well as what was happening that weekend, as this was a birthday get away for the wife- it was awesome he recommended a great restaurant that suited our budget, the next morning he was keen to hear how we were going with our trip and was kind enough to take photos of us for us. Very friendly. Peter and his wife even walked us out at the end of our stay and invited us back next time we came up. Fantastic service :)

8/10 Good

Jozsef, New Zealand - Auckland

Liked: Staff & service
Facilities: Modest; Value: Affordable; Service: Good, Friendly; Cleanliness: Tidy;

10/10 Excellent

Christine, New Zealand - Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

niall, New Zealand - Nelson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

ROBERT

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bel endroit
Superbe accueil chaleureux par le responsable du motel et à l’ecoute pour nous proposer des activités. Toujours prêt à rendre service. Chambre simple mais propre. A disposition barbecues et piscine. Superbe vue sur les chutes.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Simple mais correct.
Juste à cité des chutes, vue sur les chutes mais aucun commerce à proximité. Possibilité de faire une randonnée de l'hôtel jusqu'à Waitangi Treaty ground.