Deluxe Room, 1 Bedroom | Private kitchen

Reviews of Central Court Motel

3 out of 5
Central Court Motel
54 Otaika Road, Woodhill, Whangarei

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 67 out of 183 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 75 out of 183 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 27 out of 183 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 183 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 183 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Felt like the room was recently refitted. Beds and pillows extra confy. Staff very pleasant and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from JM on 19 Feb 2020
Thank you for your review and we are glad that you have enjoyed your stay with us! Hope to see you again. Thank you.

8/10 Good

B

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Roadworks !!!!!!!!!!!
The management staff though very friendly had very poor English skills and communication was almost impossible. We were unable to order breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Rony on 1 Jul 2019
Thank you so much for taking time to give us a great point. We are very pleased to hear that you have enjoyed your stay. Hope to see you again :)

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The unit was freshly painted and furnished and very clean. The outside was not appealing and could do with some update
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Rony on 22 May 2019
Thank you for taking time to write us review. We will try to update when the road work finishes. Hope to see you again :)

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the whole stay was awful. #was given the wrong room #there was no shampoos or conditioners# #no iron # no pool as advertised#the spa pool was being heated during the day and not available till 5pm, had to ask for permission to use as it was locked, laundry was locked, had to ask for key, room was not serviced... it was an ugly stay
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Rony on 4 May 2019
Thanks for your review, sorry if you are given worng room. There must be misunderstanding on this. There is all-in-one sampoo and conditioner inside the automatic soap dispenser in the shower. As well as hand washer near the sink. Iron is inside under the sink. Sorry if you were not able to use the spa, it can be used for reservation eariler. Pool is under construction at the moment for upgrade. Any guest can ask laundry key from the office since we always lock for safety purpose. We do the service for the room every day. We are always committed to provide great service to all our guest. Sad to see review like this but hope we can do better in your future stay.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice room, everything worked fine, scenic area, nice beaches.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Rony on 2 May 2019
Thank you very much for taking time to write us a wonderful review. We are very pleased to hear that you have enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Five star accommodation in a 3-star motel. Really nice rooms, handy location, friendly helpful staff
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Rony on 22 May 2019
Thank you very much for taking time to write us a wonderful review. We are very pleased to hear that you have enjoyed your stay.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The very wet tiled floors when we arrive d, this is dangerous and a person could fall over.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Good location and generally clean throughout Property is basic but owners have tried to keep fresh. Having someone with a better grasp of English would help
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Very basic accommodations. Property is showing wear and tear. No extras such as hair dryer, shampoo, etc. Additional charges for use of anything on the property. If you leave the windows open, you’ll have lots of bugs.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My second stay, love the swimming pool there, and rest is all good as well, I would stay definitely again if I am in Whangarei
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice motel very close to the hospital where we made many visits also handy to town
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exactly what I needed
Good value for money. Compact and clean, and well stocked with the basics. A friendly welcome and rapid response from staff.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from robert on 1 Jan 2019
thanks for your positive feedback

8/10 Good

Ahlun

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Geeat facilities and close to township, good night rest which is always a plus. We checked in a lot later, but would have been nice to experience the pool and spa
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from k on 12 Oct 2018
The pool and spa outside of office hours is a health and safety issue and courtesy for other guests. We are very sorry the timing was wrong - thanks for your kind words

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
1. We noticed signboard outside offered GST discount to 65 + yr olds. We were told because we booked online this was refused. 2. Hot water in shower unable to be cooled down. We managed this by turning on hot water tap in basin, then were able to cool down shower hot water. 3. Issues with cracked shower head handle part which poured out scolding hot water. 4. Reported this hot water/tap issue and manager shrugged his shoulders and denied there was any problem. Consequently not a very pleasant stay in Whangarei.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from k on 12 Oct 2018
We are sorry that you had some issues. I did however try to explain that the sign also advises it is not in conjunction with any other deal. Because you accepted a cheap price through the company you booked through we could not do both. I also mentioned to the guest that we had just that day checked out a group of Hockey players that had used the room for the previous 8 days with no issues and only tried to advise it was a new issue that obviously just happened and I resolved that day - shrugging my shoulders !!

10/10 Excellent

Renee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
Very nice place, the staff were so nice. We were in whangarei due to family member in hospital. Made us feel welcome and made our time there hassel free. Definitely highly recommended to everyone. The rooms are very nice.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from shammy on 29 Aug 2018
ah - thank you. thanks for the kind words. we try our best and its nice someone liked our service and manner

6/10 Okay

Sarah, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great value for money
The bed was comfortable. The staff are friendly. The room is well equiped if you want to stay somewhere with a kitchenette.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from k on 8 Aug 2018
thanks for taking the time to give us a review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very handy to the hospital
Was super close to the hospital which was our reason for staying. Room was lovely and warm. Shower average. Bed very comfortable and loved the long rectangle pillows! Wish there was a hairdryer in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Response from k on 20 Jul 2018
Thanks for your feed back - hairdryers are available in the office - as per compendium - sorry if we had only know

4/10 Poor

Deirdre, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Specifically booked for Spa usage
It was under repairs. This should be noted on the advertisement. Its deemed to be mis.asvertised that this is available & its not. There was a rowdy party 5 doors down an the noise was disturbing. Staff member cleaning our rm decided she would stand in our doorway an vent about Management telling her off. Rather dissappointed. Would clearly have looked elsewhere. Room was very clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018
Response from k on 18 Jul 2018
We are sorry you didn't enjoy your stay. Unfortunately we did have a break down with the spa and with parts from Australia it was out for a week. The guest actually had the option to stay elsewhere - we did not know the guest even wanted a spa until arrival. Sorry but we can stop guests talking outside there room while having a smoke - they were not a problem to other guests and were not late - again we are sorry but if we dont know of your concerns we cant fix them

10/10 Excellent

Ivan, Hamilton, NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The man who was at the reception when we arrive was very helpful. The unit has everything we needed. The location is the best for us; we will use this motel again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from k on 18 Jul 2018
thank you

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
1st time in Whangarei
Extremely clean motel- even the toaster doesn't have crumbs in it. I am a cleanliness freak and this definitely surpass the standard. Beds are very comfortable. Near to town but need a car. Road noises from trucks can be heard as near to road. Overall, I would stay again

8/10 Good

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good parking. Nice size room. Good kitchette. Powerpoints by bed. Full size dining table. Good tv screen. Only negative was some loud noises outside the room. Unsure wgat the bangs were as l already had pulked the curtains closed and was not going outside to look

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Family trip
The only disappointment was only 2 towels for 3 guests & milk wasn't replaced on day 2. Otherwise a basic but clean & tidy place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Response from shammy on 12 Apr 2018
sorry for the staff over sight - if we had know, obviously we would have given you an extra towel. as for the milk and like the towel, if I had known, a top up is not a problem.

10/10 Excellent

maryam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb spacious value
We stayed in a two bedroom unit for a one night stay on the way to up north with my family. It was excellent for that purpose. Great value for the money. Super spacious, refurnished, clean and tidy. A bit annoying of road noise as its so close to the SH. Its not really noticeable when windows closed. Otherwise friendly staff and great place. Highly recommend for a stopover or a weekend family stay.
Response from shammy on 10 Apr 2018
thanks for your kind words

6/10 Okay

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not an enjoyable experience 2nd time round! Not sure I’d return again.....
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Response from shammy on 5 Apr 2018
hi, what was your not so enjoyable experience so we can learn from it

8/10 Good

Graeme

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Response from shammy on 3 Apr 2018
thanks for your feed back

4/10 Poor

Morgan Stuart

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Adequate
Hotel advertised shampoo NOTHING.Ordered one bottled water NOTHING. Adequate for what we required.
Response from shammy on 5 Apr 2018
all rooms are supplied with hair wash, body wash and hand cleaner soap. we also have a shop in reception for refreshments, yes we sell water. NOTHING is not correct

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value motel
Good size room with sky tv. They have a option to purchase a continental or cooked breakfast. The rooms are older but the carpets and kitchenette had been updated.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Response from shammy on 20 Mar 2018
THANKS FOR YOUR KIND AND GENEROUS FEED BACK

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great to find motel close to where i needed to be.
absolutely enjoyed staying here. Such a friendly place.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from shammy on 20 Mar 2018
thanks for your very kind review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great, bed a little hard but that might just be personal prefrence. Other than that. All good
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from shammy on 20 Mar 2018
Thanks for your review. Beds are an awkward purchase for Motels. We generally go for the Middle of the road. Sorry though for your discomfort

10/10 Excellent

Kelly, Kaikohe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient and Comfortable
Overall would stay again and probably will have to if there is any vacancies.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018
Response from shammy on 20 Mar 2018
we are here - waiting for your call - thanks for thinking of us in the future

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Second time we have stayed and love the layout of the rooms and cleanliness. Our family of five enjoyed the stay and will be back!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Response from shammy on 20 Mar 2018
your too kind. we intend to continue the standard - thanks

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Handy stop when rain too heavy to camp
The manager was very obliging with our bad weather, last minute booking and the loads of laundry we needed to do. Enjoyed the hot tub 😊. Thanks!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Response from shammy on 10 Feb 2018
yes it was wet. service is part of our experience and we are glad you enjoyed it - thanks

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended
One night stay with mother in unit with a large double and single bed. Lovely owners, booked in over 2 hours early as unit ready. Spotless unit, looks recently renovated, comfortable beds, great bathroom. Park car outside door. Easy access to town, north or south of Whangarei. Great price for a night for what/where it is. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from shammy on 6 Feb 2018
thanks for your kind words. clean is great but service has to be up there

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Motel with swimming pool
Swimming pool is refreshing. Room clean, bed comfortable, kitchen with good utilities. I would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from shammy on 6 Feb 2018
we have some great cleaning staff that treat there job like being at home - thanks

8/10 Good

Tommi, Karikari Peninsula

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice comfy motel close to city
Thoroughly enjoyed my stay...Bed comfy had all the cooking stuff that was needed dam excellent shower
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from shammy on 6 Feb 2018
yes - invested in all beds recently along with the reno its all been good - thanks

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and friendly staff, clean and spacious room, great value for money!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from shammy on 6 Feb 2018
clean and affordable is becoming our catch phase - we are glad you agree

8/10 Good

Surya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel
+ nice clean room + stove top and cooking gear in the room + lots of TV channels, including premium - no AC
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017
Response from shammy on 30 Jan 2018
thanks for your time in this review.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Clean and tidy
Basic facilities. Clean and tidy rooms. Air conditioning was a welcome bonus on a muggy night. Basic pool and spa, needed cleaning but kids had a great time cooling off. The staff were helpful and friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from shammy on 25 Jan 2018
SORRY ABOUT THE FLIES AND ANTS - HUMID WEATHER WITH RAIN NOT EVEN I CAN PREVENT THEM.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient location, clean and friendly.
Easy and convenient location close to town, shopping and highway.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from shammy on 30 Jan 2018
thanks , we do try to make your short stay a nice memory

10/10 Excellent

Taherabai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from shammy on 30 Jan 2018
thanks for your kind review - we are trying to make all gests feeel its home away from home

8/10 Good

Toreka

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyable stay
We had a very enjoyable stay. The room was clean, comfortable and had everything that we needed.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Response from shammy on 9 Jan 2018
thanks for your kind feedback

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to amenities
Pleasing experience for an overnight stopover. Will recommend to others.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from S on 5 Jan 2018
Thanks for your kind words

8/10 Good

Heather, Hamilton, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Easy to find
Found this Motel very easy to find, lovely lady checked us in and room was comfortable but found bed a bit hard.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017
Response from shammy on 7 Jan 2018
Hi, Thanks for your feed back. Please let me explain. The front entrance concrete - we are waiting for Transit NZ to upgrade the road, and spending 10 or 15 thousand on repairs when later this year they are ripping it up for upgrades is yes untidy but what do you do. The Bed not made properly on the last day. This was because as explained on Public Holidays we don't service the rooms, although we ask all guests if they require fresh towel or tea, cffee etc. This is also pointed out in our compendium. This allows us to keep our affordable prices. Hopes this helps explain your comments

2/10 Terrible

Pauline, Auckland City

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
"Double dipping" Motel
I have a fractured spine and my daughter was driving me from Auckland to the Far North in a bed in the back of a van to see my sister who has terminal cancer. I booked and paid for 2 nights in a Superior studio at Central motel and requested two single beds. When we arrived we were very clear to the lady who greeted us about the situation we were going into the following day explaining that we may not use the unit the following night but I had booked and paid for 2 nights because I could only travel 2 1/2 hrs and then needed to rest. We told her the following morning that we would let her know if we were not returning. When we arrived back at the motel at approx 7pm she had no rooms available and it was clear she had "double dipped". She offered us a tiny room with no airflow and no shower or handbasin and a small refund (it is the height of summer in New Zealand!). My daughter has managed motels for years and was furious particularly as we had already stayed one night and had paid for the room in advance. We asked for a refund which we were given and as there was no accommodation available in Whangarei we were left with no alternative but to return to Auckland even though I was in a great deal of pain. I would never recommend this motel to anyone. We will be lodging an official complaint to, hopefully, prevent this happening to anybody else.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017
Response from shammy on 5 Jan 2018
Of course there is alway's two sides to the story. Unfortunately not all is factual from the guest. The guest booked and paid for a King bed only as the online booking shows. To blame my assistant Manager is unfair. The guest left in the morning as well as the Key, given her discussion with my Manager it was obvious, and also given the daughter was well versed in the industry leaving the key and taking all personal effects means you have vacated the room as the guest indicated the day earlier. On return the Manager tried her best. Double dipping is also unfair - if you leave and have spoken to staff about the idea then what can you expect. you book the wrong room type and blame us. you cancel the second night, but return and blame us. you get a full refund for your mistake - I believe we have given you, the guest GREAT service. Sometimes when guests or people in general are confronted with the truth they have made a mistake it hurts. but to blame us is not fair

10/10 Excellent

Anastasia , Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A really nice and cosy motel.
Very clean and comfortable for our two night stay. The only thing I would say is the shower pressure was very low, we were looking forward to having a nice shower after a day at the beach and unfortunately it was quite disappointing given it has been renovated. But overall we really enjoyed our stay. The staff were lovely.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017
Response from shammy on 2 Jan 2018
wow! - so sorry. Had no isea you had an issue. The new systems we had to tone back as the MAINS PRESSURE WAS TOO MUCH. SORRY WE DIDN'T KNOW - WE COULD HAVE ADJUSTED

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The room was fine and as described. The motel surroundings and the pool were pretty depressing. I wouldn't recommend it if you are looking for a motel with a pool.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from shammy on 2 Jan 2018
We are very disappointed you didn't enjoy your surroundings here. We try our best and we will always try to improve where we can. Thanks for your feedback.