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Reviews of Cedar Lodge Motel

3 out of 5
Cedar Lodge Motel
36 King Street, Timaru

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 63 out of 83 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 83 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 83 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 83 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 83 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Gwen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Carrie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The water pressure needs improving as shower wasn’t very good in our unit. Unusual set up with one bedside table and not many plugs in the bedroom for each person to plug devices in for charging
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Nicholas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value, nice and tidy, also nice Lazyboy chairs
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easy going, trouble free service, lovely approachable staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Jody on 9 Apr 2024
Hi Pen, Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review. We are so pleased you had a great stay and look forward to seeing you next time. RegardsJody

10/10 Excellent

Ray, Lake Forest Park

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great accommodations with friendly and warm service. Room was perfect, quiet and clean.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Jody on 9 Apr 2024
Hi Ray, Thank you so much for taking the time to complete a review. We are so pleased you had a great time and look forward to seeing you next time. RegardsJody

8/10 Good

Rob

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A pleasant motel, prices vary from day to day which can make it expensive in comparison to some 4 stars.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Jody on 9 Apr 2024
Hi Rob, Thank you so much for taking the time to complete a review. We really do appreciate it. I do apologize about the rate changes our amazing town appears to hold a lot of events and so when it is busy it can change the prices a little. Lok forward to seeing you next time. RegardsJody

8/10 Good

Lori

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice experience, would recommend
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from The Team on 5 Mar 2024
Hi Lori, Thank you so much for your review. Cant wait to see you on your next trip.Kind RegardsJody

8/10 Good

Karen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The welcome by office staff was great. The room was large and updated. We enjoyed being able to walk easily to town.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from The Team on 5 Mar 2024
Hi Karen, Thank you for taking the time to complete the review. We are so pleased you enjoyed your time here.Look forward to seeing you next time.Kind RegardsJody

10/10 Excellent

Deepak

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

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent motel great location and staff
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Jody on 11 Dec 2023
Hi Pamela, Thank you so much for your review. I do hope the rest of your trip went well. Look forward to seeing you next time you are in Timaru, New Zealand. Kind RegardsJody

10/10 Excellent

Iain

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great overnight stay. Very good accommodation and facilities. Enjoyed being able to walk to Botanic gardens. Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Jody on 20 Nov 2023
Thank you for the great review. Look forward to seeing you next time. RegardsJody and the Team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Jody on 20 Nov 2023
WOW, Thank you so much. Look forward to seeing you next time. RegardsJody and the Team

10/10 Excellent

Robert

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

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nicely renovated property. Very clean!! Helpful staff. Directed us to good places to eat and the penguin viewing area. Had a nice stay! 😊
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from The Team on 15 Feb 2023
Thank you so much for providing your lovely feedback - it is much appreciated! We are thrilled you enjoyed your stay with us and hope we can host you again if ever you're back our way. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convient location, very quiet, beautiful lodge, comfortable bed.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023
Response from The Team on 7 Feb 2023
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. It is much appreciated! We are pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and hope we can host you again in the future. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Kelsey

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a fabulous 4 night stay with my family. The owners are lovely welcoming people. The rooms are super clean and comfortable. There are little added touches that just make your stay more enjoyable. For example, They have washing facilities which is handy when you are travelling. Lots of TV channels. A trampoline for kids which was a real hit. Plenty of parking. An assortment of hot drinks. Warm rooms and plenty of blankets. Daily cleaning and extra towels. Kind staff who treat you like family. Definitely recommend this place.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023
Response from The Team on 29 Jan 2023
Thank you so much for providing your lovely feedback. It is greatly appreciated. We are thrilled you enjoyed your stay with us and hope we can host you again in the future. All the best

8/10 Good

Fiona

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly reception on arrival, very clean great pressure in shower and comfortable beds. Nice outlook with garden to sit in
Response from The Team on 29 Jan 2023
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. It is greatly appreciated. We are thrilled you enjoyed your stay with us and hope we can host you again in the future. All the best

10/10 Excellent

Rebekah

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

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
perfect location for us
Response from The Team on 5 Jan 2023
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. It is much appreciated. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and hope we can host you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Marie

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean. Friendly staff. Would stay again
Response from The Team on 5 Jan 2023
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. It is much appreciated. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to hosting you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Warren

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nicely renovated. Quiet and clean.
Response from The Team on 5 Jan 2023
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. It is much appreciated. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and hope we can host you again in the future.

8/10 Good

Brian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy access and clean. Great access to the botanical gardens.
Response from The Team on 5 Jan 2023
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. It is much appreciated. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and hope we can host you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

steven

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful room - very clean and comfortable
Response from The Team on 3 Jan 2023
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. It is much appreciated. We are thrilled you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Neal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful experience. Enjoyed a very good upgrade. Lovely management and staff.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Pam & the team. on 30 Nov 2022
Thank you for providing your feedback. It is much appreciated. We are thrilled you enjoyed your stay with us and hope we can host you again in the future.

8/10 Good

Waiparangi

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Greg

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good
Had a back unit was was a long way off road so very quiet. Nice bed, good amenities, Sky TV, nice and fast check in. All Good
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Carla

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and we are surprised that the unit was serviced daily! So clean and fresh, Super friendly staff. We will definitely be back to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Pam & the team. on 24 Aug 2022
Thank you so much for taking the time to provide feedback. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay with us and we hope we can host you again in the future

8/10 Good

Adrienne

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
great clean place to stay, friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Pam & the team. on 26 Apr 2022
Thank you Adrienne for choosing to stay with us and taking the time to review our facilities. We hope you are able to return in the future. Kind Regards,

10/10 Excellent

Liz, Darfield

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pam was super friendly. Its an older motel, but clean & warm. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from The Cedar Lodge and Coastal Ridge Team on 28 Nov 2021
Many thanks for taking the time to provide your feedback. It is much appreciated

10/10 Excellent

Angelene

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Best Place.
This was the most amazing stay so clean, a very comfortable Bed and an amazing Team. The only thing I felt is the photos were stretched out to make the rooms look bigger than they really are. I am still very happy with our stay otherwise.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Response from The Cedar Lodge Team on 18 Oct 2021
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. We really appreciate it! We have noted your comment regarding the photos and we will review our on-line images. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay , very friendly people.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Response from The Cedar Lodge and Coastal Ridge Team on 4 Jul 2021
Many thanks for taking the time to provide your feedback. It is much appreciated. We hope we can host you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Peta

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great welcome!
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from The Cedar Lodge and Coastal Ridge Team on 15 Jun 2021
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. It is much appreciated. We hope we can host you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in May 2021
Response from The Cedar Lodge and Coastal Ridge Team on 15 Jun 2021
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. It is much appreciated. We hope we can host you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Immaculately clean. Bed very comfortable with electric blanket. Lounge warm and cosy with full range of Sky channels. Kitchen fully equipped.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021
Response from The Cedar Lodge and Coastal Ridge Team on 16 Feb 2021
Many thanks for taking the time to provide feedback on your stay with us. It is much appreciated! We hope we can host you again in the future. Best regards

10/10 Excellent

Sue, Gore

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very welcoming & helpful during our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020
Response from The Cedar Lodge Team on 21 Oct 2020
Many thanks for taking time to provide feedback. It is very much appreciated. We hope we can host you again some time in the future. Best wishes

10/10 Excellent

MurrayL, Hawkes Bay

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Return visitor to Cedar Lodge. Never disappoints. Rooms clean, tidy, warm, and spacious. Staff always friendly and welcoming. Always impressed with how quiet it is, particularly given location next to SH1.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Response from Pam and Andrea on 26 Jul 2020
Many thanks for taking the time to post your review Murray. We're thrilled you enjoy your stays with us. We look forward to hosting you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Richelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We were running late and had to ring to say we would be checking in late. Our room light was left on for us, heater and electric blankets were on too! We even got an extra sachet of hot chocolate for us to enjoy when we arrived. Hot water took awhile to get hot but it did! Not a complaint though just an observation. Great service and hubby loved the bed in our room.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020
Response from Cedar on 18 Jun 2020
Dear Richelle we loved having you stay with us. Thank you for the fabulous review . We are really glad you enjoyed our beds! We appreciate your comments on the hot water as we have had a recent upgrade and we have now made a small adjustment to the system. We look forward to having you stay with us again. Warmest Regards Cedar Team

10/10 Excellent

RACHEL

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
excellent
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from The Cedar Lodge and Coastal Ridge Team on 28 Apr 2020
Many thanks for choosing to stay with us Rachel and for providing a review. We hope we can host you again in the future.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Cleanest motel I’ve ever stayed in! Bathroom is a bit old fashioned. Had two arm chairs not a couch like I was expecting.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Cedar on 13 Feb 2020
Thank you for taking the time to give us such a great review! Some of our units have two comfy armchairs and some have a couch and a chair. Let us know if you require a couch next time and we can put you in the right room. Warmest Regards, Cedar Lodge Team

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A very comfortable place to stay.
A one night stay in a very comfortable room, comfy bed and had everything we needed. Very friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Cedar on 11 Feb 2020
James, thank you for the wonderful review! Much appreciated. Hope you get to come and stay with us again. Regards Cedar Team

10/10 Excellent

Shona, Thompson

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Warm welcome is always appreciated and it was very evident here. Will stay again if ever back that way.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Cedar on 3 Feb 2020
We really love our guests! Hope to have you stay with us again on your return journey. Warmest Regards Cedar Lodge Team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Cedar on 22 Jan 2020
Thank you for staying with us and taking the time to give us such a wonderful review! Regards Cedar Lodge Team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great motel in Timaru
Great motel, we were upgraded to a better room, which we appreciated. The unit had everything we needed, a separate bedroom, bathroom, lounge and kitchenette. The check in was very friendly woman and very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Cedar on 20 Jan 2020
Happy you enjoyed your stay with us and thank you for the wonderful review, much appreciated!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff. We booked this in the last minute as we were stranded due to the Rangitata river flooding. They were so kind & helpful to everyone. If possible 6*
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Cedar on 18 Dec 2019
Thank you very much for taking the time to write a review. It was a pleasure to have you stay with us. We hope the rest of your trip in New Zealand went smoothly and you got back home safely. Best wishes from the Cedar Lodge Team.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Space was great couldn’t have asked for anything more excellent
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Cedar Lodge on 27 Nov 2019
Thanks for staying with us. We appreciate your feedback!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very helpful an accommodating for our late arrival very professional
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Cedar Team on 7 Oct 2019
Thank you for staying with us and we are glad you got here safe and sound! Warm Regards, Cedar Lodge Team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well run, clean and quiet in a nice neighbourhood and convenient for town.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Cedar Team on 23 Sept 2019
We appreciate your review. We hope you come and stay with us again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Liked everything, room was relatively modern amd nice and clean, good heater. Only semi negative comment was that the wifi was a little hit and miss, but that wasnt a big deal, but the sraff were lovely and extremely accomodatiing.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Cedar Lodge Team on 17 Sept 2019
Thank you for your comments. We are glad you enjoyed your stay. Please feel free to contact us directly to talk about your experience with the Wifi. We are always looking for ways to improve our guest experience.