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3.5 out of 5
Homestead Lodge Motel
28 Evans Street, Timaru

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 38 out of 144 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 64 out of 144 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 28 out of 144 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 144 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 144 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Single-glazed windows right on SH1 meant I could hear every truck throughout the night. Terrible sleep! Also, the walls were thin so I could also hear the snorer next door. The shower was terrible... I could go on. However, I find in these situations that the manager is not the owner, and so has no ability to upgrade the property. The owner takes their lease payments and the manager apologises on their behalf. The manager of this property was very efficient and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Gillian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family stay
The room was good and a central location.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021
Response from Debbie on 4 May 2021
Hi Gillian, Thank you for your fantastic score, really pleased that you liked your room and our location. Look forward to seeing you again one day. Kind Regards Debbie

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Clean & tidy. It was in a good location. Room was tired and needed updating. Not keen on doing dishes in bathroom sink. Shower box very small. Wouldn't stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021
Response from Debbie on 4 May 2021
Hello Anonymous, Yes we are a great location, thanks for saying we have clean and tidy rooms. We also have other rooms with kitchenettes, you had booked a standard studio. Kind Regards Debbie

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great for the family!
We enjoyed our stay. It was very comfortable with plenty of space for the family.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Response from Debbie on 13 Mar 2021
Hello Kathryn, Thank you very much for your fabulous review and score of our accommodation. We are so pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay with the family. Kind Regards Debbie & Shaun

6/10 Okay

Brent

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
1st time stay in 28yrs
Great place, being a lite sleeper not tye best room to be in, nothing wrong with cindition, service or venue
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Response from Debbie on 11 Mar 2021
Hello Brent, Glad you found our service and venue great, thanks for staying with us. Kind Regards Debbie & Shaun

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The motel is very clean and tidy, it is convenient to the city but also to places around, the staff are friendly and helpful. the only minuses could be road noise if the unit is near the street, but it is not intrusive. The showers water supply and control could be improved. I was happy with my stay and have used this motel many times.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021
Response from Debbie on 16 Feb 2021
Hello from Homestead, Thank you for your review, great score and repeat custom. Next time you stay please feel free to ask us about operating the shower, we are more than happy to assist. Kind Regards Shaun & Debbie

8/10 Good

Keith

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good for a short stay in Timaru
Homestead Lodge Motel met our expectations for a comfortable stay in Timaru. Fair value for the price.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place but a shame about the double bed was horrible major roll together nice and tidy rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Debbie on 12 Feb 2020
Hello, could please advise room number if possible so we can check the bed out.

8/10 Good

AL

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
COMFORTABLE MOTEL
You have to call beforehand if you will arrive late since the Reception closes at night. They will give you instructions about your room no. and where to get the key. Overall it was a good stay and roomy enough for 3 people. I just wish though they'd put blackout curtains instead of vertical blinds since the glass facade is too big
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Debbie on 8 Jan 2020
Hello and thank you for your great score of our motel. We do have plans over time to replace our curtains, currently we have been painting rooms, updating furniture and double glazing has been installed in some units. Thank you.

4/10 Poor

Andrew

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Passing through only, not a destination
Very basic, very dates
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Homestead Lodge Motel on 1 Jan 2020
Hello Andrew, You booked our BUDGET apartment for your stay. We also have updated motel units and a fantastic modern three bedroom house as options to book on Hotels.com.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. Great location to restaurants and town. Spacious rooms with good kitchenettes
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Debbie on 11 Dec 2019
Hello and thank you for your wonderful score and comments of our motel. We love operating our motel and really appreciate your awesome feedback. Merry Christmas and all the best for 2020. Kind Regards Debbie & Shaun

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Back motel less traffic noise. Didn't like the stairs as 3 year old kept going to the edge with a big drop off
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Debbie on 4 Dec 2019
Hello Anonymous, Thank you for your great score. Please if you have an issue next time come to reception we would be happy to assist.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Debbie on 4 Dec 2019
Homestead Lodge Motel appreciates your great score of our motel.

8/10 Good

Wayne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good budget motel
Good budget motel on main road so quite noisy. Didnt have huge expectations because it was cheap so pleasantly surprised.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Debbie on 4 Dec 2019
Glad you had a happy stay. Our motel is currently going through some changes including updating rooms through painting, new furniture and installation of double glazing.

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good room
Friendly staff. Good room. Been on main road you had the traffic noise but this didn't worry us. Would stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Debbie on 4 Dec 2019
Hello Donna, Thank you very much for your awesome score, really happy you enjoyed your stay, look forward to seeing you again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Location close to Caroline Bay Hall. Good parking.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Debbie on 3 Oct 2019
Hello, Thank you for your positive review. Happy to hear you found our location and parking great. Thanks again for choosing Homestead. Kind Regards Debbie & Shaun

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very convinent location. Nice clean & tidy room. Very friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Debbie on 24 Sept 2019
Hello Anonymous, Thank you for your awesome score of our motel and staff, we really appreciate your feedback. Cheers.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The property was good, double glassing or something to shut out the noise from the road, also had a bit of a problem with multi plug, but generally was good
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Debbie on 24 Sept 2019
Hello Anonymous, That you for your great score of our motel. Yes we are having double glazing installed in your room type December 2019.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was alot of traffic noise . So pleased we were not in the room next to the road .We could hear the people in the next room very easily . The vertical blinds block out very little light
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Debbie on 24 Sept 2019
Hello Anonymous, We are well aware of some traffic noise, our location is central to all that Timaru has to offer. Double glazing is being installed December 2020 for that room.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was great Funny thought as the web site said last room when I booked Yet there were two spare units both nights Pretty sure this is a common advertising ploy
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Debbie on 13 Aug 2019
Thank you for your awesome review.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very noisy road .inside the tap was licking and the single bed was old and to soft. The fridge was noisy.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Over all was fin the only thing was that I didn’t like the showers
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Debbie on 31 May 2019
Hello Anonymous, Sorry to hear you didn't like the showers. We are always available to assist guests with any issues. The great thing about our showers is each room has their own hot water system so always plenty of hot water. Thank you.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great budget motel - good clean room, very good w-fi, and a warm welcome. Maybe a little noisy during the evening being so close to the road. BUT I'd stay again, very good location for working in the region, very good vfm.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Response from Debbie on 31 May 2019
Hello, thank you for staying with us and your great review, we look forward to seeing you again.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rather run down - bathroom and toilet need to be fixed up and repainted
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Debbie on 31 May 2019
Hello Anonymous, Here at Homestead we continue to upgrade our rooms whenever possible. Thank you.

8/10 Good

lorna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice motel
Accommodation comfortable although a bit tired and in need of an update but no complaints. 10min walk to centre which is a lovely walk with nice views of the bay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Debbie on 31 May 2019
Thank you Lorna for booking with us, glad you had a great stay.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean but noisy this is what annoys me about reviews I have given answer and you want more comment .....!!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Deanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Debbie on 11 Feb 2019
Hello Deanna, Thank you for your amazing score of our motel and for choosing Homestead Lodge as your accommodation. Kind Regards Debbie

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Well located. Short drive to center of town. Ideal for an overnight stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Debbie on 3 Feb 2019
Thank you very much for your custom, we are glad you enjoyed your stay and found our motel so handy to town.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Pleasant place to stay. Basic but comfortable but it was priced well and that was the key thing. Wall between my bedroom and next unit’s bedroom were thin as a man coughing in the next unit woke me in the night. But all in all a comfortable stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Barry, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Accommodation fully equipped kitchen
My family of 5 stayed there for 1 night. We were all very impressed by the fully equipped kitchen. Everything in good order despite a little bit worn out. The rooms and beds were clean. Will get disappointed if one needs a good illuminated living room. The staff was nice. Check in and check out were done within a minute. Supermarkets were not far away and access was convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Gman, NZ

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basic but clean
Very friendly staff/owners, but this motel is very outdated and not at all as it appeared online. It's also on the main road and the noise of trucks is loud. The owners did put me in a room further from the road, so they are aware of this issue and at least make an effort to make your stay easier.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

NZ, Seattle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Within walking distance of park and downtown. Good value for cost.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from Debbie on 18 Jul 2018
Thank you for your review, we are glad you found our location and tariff so great.

10/10 Excellent

Carole, Christchurch NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Warm rooms
The motel was a well kept one. The staff were lovely and the rooms were so comfortable and warm.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Debbie on 18 Jul 2018
Hello Carole, Thank you for your awesome review and fabulous score, we are so glad you enjoyed your stay.

6/10 Okay

Lyn

Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Debbie on 3 Jun 2018
Thank you for taking the time to score our motel, we hope you enjoyed your stay. Kind Regards Debbie

8/10 Good

Joy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ok but noisy
These motels are pretty dated but reception staff wonderful. Awake most of the night, no insulation between units or from the street noise.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Debbie on 25 Jan 2018
Thank you for your generous score of our motel. Kind Regards Debbie

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had to wash dishes in handbasin. Small poor quality tv
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Jacob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice motel
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017
Thank you Jacob, we are glad you enjoyed your stay. Kind Regards Debbie

6/10 Okay

laurie, melbourne

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
close to beach etc the
the noise from the traffic going past on the road outside was terrible we might as well be sleeping on the footpath. the noise echoes around the buildings. the buildings need double glazed but looking at the age of them be better to be removed an new ones built. I would not stay there again in presence condition
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay great host
Great host printed a document for the wedding early in morning of the day
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017
Response from Debbie on 26 Nov 2017
Thank you so much for your lovely comment and great score for our motel

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Perfect for our requirements- overnight stop. Within walking distance from takeaways and groceries
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017
Response from Debbie on 26 Nov 2017
Hello and thank you for your great review we are glad you had a pleasant stay.

10/10 Excellent

June

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly place.
Timaru is a lovely place to visit. Homestead Lodge was close to everything we needed, walking distance to food outlets etc. The rooms were very clean and comfy.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017
Hello June, Thank you very much for your wonderful review of our motel and town. Glad you found our location so handy and that your room was very clean. Kind Regards Debbie

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Noisy
This motel is right on a busy highway with plenty of truck traffic at all hours.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean, comfortable but very small
Average accommodation very small room and bathroom
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Good enough to stay in, helpful when found lightbulb needed changing and if to channels all working.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The facilities were clean and tidy. The king size bed was comfortable and we have no complaints. Easy access and hassle free.
Response from Debbie on 3 May 2017
Hello Anonymous, Thank you for such a great score, we are happy to hear you found the king bed comfortable and our rooms were clean. Glad you enjoyed you stay. Kind Regards Debbie

8/10 Good

Martina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Noise from the road was a bit much Was upgraded to another room on arrival which was lovely Good,friendly service
Hello Martina, Glad you appreciated the upgrade and that you found our service friendly. Thanks for staying with us we really appreciate it. Kind Regards Debbie

8/10 Good

Lou, NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location good sized unit
The unit was everything we needed, clean tidy and gave us space for the whole family. Some of the mugs were super clean but nothing a quick clean didn't fix. The staff were very friendly and helpful.
Response from Debbie on 21 Apr 2017
Hello Lou, Thank you for your feed back and great score. Pleased to hear you had a great stay. Kind Regards Debbie

10/10 Excellent

Pauline, Morrinsville, North Island NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Location
Clean (if not an older style decor), Motel well located to central township and a short walk from great eateries (Bay Hill) and Caroline Bay. Friendly welcome from Debbie who was very helpful and answered all our questions. Friendly cleaning staff. Rooms of older style decor but very clean and well presented. Perfect for our short stay in Timaru.
Response from Debbie on 18 Mar 2017
Hello Pauline, Thank you very much for your 5 out of 5 score for our motel and your favourable response in regard to our staff and service. Happy to hear you had a great stay, all the best for 2017. Kind Regards Debbie