Seasonal outdoor pool, open 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, pool umbrellas

Reviews of Wayside Motel

3 out of 5
Wayside Motel
77 Main North Road, Woodend

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 62 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 93 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 93 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Julia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A wonderful place to stay. The staff were very friendly and helpful and made me feel welcomed.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Wayside on 16 Feb 2024
We appreciate your feedback, thank you Julia, it was nice meeting you.

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly and helpful management.Easy access to Christchurch.
Stayed 15 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Wayside on 9 Feb 2024
Your feedback is appreciated, thank you David.

10/10 Excellent

David

Great place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Wayside on 11 Jan 2024
Thank you David.

8/10 Good

Gabrielle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
There wasn’t anything we didn’t like
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Wayside on 21 Dec 2023
Thank you for your review Gabrielle, we appreciate this.

10/10 Excellent

Rosemary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Welcomed warmly and shown to room and explained how things worked
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Wayside on 25 Nov 2023
We really appreciate your feedback, thank you Rosemary.

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly helpful owners
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Wayside on 25 Oct 2023
Thank you Deborah, we appreciate your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Lisa and Gary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a great place to stay and if travelling north again would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Wayside on 23 Oct 2023
Thank you Lisa and Gary, we hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Mark, Phoenix

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable updated room at an older motel. The owner is friendly and helpful. Wifi, heat and the kitchen appliances all worked very well. Recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Wayside on 8 Oct 2023
Thank you Mark for staying with us and for your valuable feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Don

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great service - friendly and helpful. Booked one night, and returned for another a week later
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Wayside on 12 Aug 2023
Thank you Don, we appreciate your feedback. Hope to have you stay with us again.

4/10 Poor

niall

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
never go there again
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Wayside on 28 Jul 2023
Thanks Niall, strange you don't give a reason why you would never stay here again. You would be happy to hear that we would never let you stay here again.

8/10 Good

Petrus

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice and quiet area, good service. on the downside the wifi could be better
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Wayside on 25 Jun 2023
Your feedback is appreciated Petrus. Sorry about the fact that you could not log onto your TV programs through the wifi.

8/10 Good

Gary

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly host. Close to town and eateries.
Stayed 14 nights in May 2023
Response from Wayside on 23 May 2023
Thanks Gary for your review we appreciate it.

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hosts !!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Wayside on 3 May 2023
Hi RobertThanks for your review hope you enjoy the rest of your trip.

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Wayside on 14 May 2023
We appreciate your feedback, thank you.

8/10 Good

Gabrielle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Care and concern, shown by the owner, for the customer to have a good experience.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Wayside on 24 Mar 2023
We appreciate your feedback, thank you Gabrielle.

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
good value good location
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Wayside on 17 Mar 2023
Thank you David, hope to see you staying with us again.

6/10 Okay

Daniel, Sale

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Perfect spot for an overnight stay at a reasonable price. The one bedroom apartment had cooking facilities but pretty old and could do with a few renovations.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Wayside on 17 Mar 2023
Thank you for your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Vicki

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Wayside on 16 Mar 2023
We appreciate your feedback, thank you Vicki

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great check in welcome ,and management go out of there way to make you feel at home and feel comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Wayside on 17 Feb 2023
Thank you Mark, we hope you will stop here again when you in the area.

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Manager was. Wonderful! So pleasant and helpful. Ollder facility. Very clean and spacious..
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2023
Response from Wayside on 31 Jan 2023
Thank you Charles for taking the time to give us your feedback. We appreciate this and look forward seeing you next time.

10/10 Excellent

Janine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely and clean, well provisioned, great staff, comfy bed
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Wayside on 31 Jan 2023
Thank you Janine, we value your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent stay great management looked after me well
Response from Wayside on 17 Jan 2023
It was nice meeting you Gary. Thank you, we appreciate your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and quiet and private. Staff friendly and helpful
Response from Wayside on 7 Jan 2023
We appreciate your feedback Maria, thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Penny

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful check in. Clean and comfortable and roomy
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Wayside on 7 Jan 2023
Thank you Penny, so good to hear you were happy with your unit.

10/10 Excellent

Ngaire

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was very leased with facilities as already stated. Excellent over night stop over on my trip south
Response from Wayside on 6 Jan 2023
Thank you very much we are glad you enjoyed you stay at our MotelMike & Charlotte

8/10 Good

Annie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The unit was spacious, clean and quiet with a lovely outlook over a lawn and shrubs. The decor was a bit dated but was comfortable. Spa bath was fantastic!
Response from Wayside on 23 Dec 2022
Glad to hear you enjoyed the spa bath.

10/10 Excellent

Lyn

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Wayside on 28 Nov 2022
Thank you, we appreciate your review Lyn

8/10 Good

Lateisha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

LINDSAY

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A This is the best place to check in if You're Staying in Woodend, Great Location, walking distance to everything, Such Friendly Helpful Staff that really do go the extra mile to make sure that You have a pleasant stay and have everything You need, the Rooms and facilities make it a Home away from Home with a well equipped Kitchen for all Your needs, I Highly Recommend this Property to Anyone, Great Value for Your Money Too
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Wayside on 26 Oct 2022
Lindsay, thank you for your feedback. It is good to hear you have enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to see you again in future.

8/10 Good

martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The unit was very nice, but I was in the front unit and it could have benefitted from double glazing to mute the traffic noise
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Wayside on 13 Sept 2022
Hi Martin sorry about the road noise ,but the 3 units at the front of the Motel are double glazed including the one you were in, next time ask for unit 17 which is the furthest from the road.Many thanks Mike & Charlotte

10/10 Excellent

Ivan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly hosts, clean and tidy units
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Wayside on 31 Aug 2022
Thank you Ivan for the feedback, hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Mike has to be the friendliest and most helpful proprietor we've ever met. Nothing was a hassle. Wifi was a little patchy and the interiors a little dated, but the rooms were warm and fully furnished. Would happily stay again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Wayside on 6 May 2022
Thanks Scott, we appreciate your feedback.

8/10 Good

John

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Wayside on 24 Apr 2022
Thank you Sue, we appreciate your feedback.

8/10 Good

darryl

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from wayside on 1 Apr 2022
Thank you for your review Darryl.

2/10 Terrible

Geoff

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lyn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owners are very helpful and friendly. Pleasure to stay will return 10/10.😀
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Manager on 31 Dec 2021
Thank you. We look forward having you stay with us again.

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Manager on 7 Nov 2021
Thanks Kate for staying with us and for your feedback, we appreciate this.

8/10 Good

Fiona

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Older unit, clean but quite comfortable. Great location for our need. Shower upgrade would be good
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021
Response from Manager on 1 Nov 2021
Thanks Fiona, you did mention on check out you would prefer a hand held shower and not the fix one like the one in the unit you have booked. Some of our units have hand held shower heads. We appreciate your feedback.

8/10 Good

Lyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very welcomed by Mike. Unit was nice and clean, warm and convenient. Thank you. Lyn
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Manager on 13 Jul 2021
Thank you Lyn, we appreciate your feedback.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Nothing uniqic
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from wayside on 2 Jul 2021
Thanks for the response

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021
Response from Manager on 29 May 2021
We appreciate your feedback, Peter. Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s location is ideal if you arrive by air in Christchurch and heading elsewhere as it is on the main north route and close to the inland scenic route south but not that far from Christchurch itself. A range of types of units are available with the cheapest units having a kitchen but the luxury units are something special-they have the biggest spa bath I’ve seen in a motel unit. The owners are friendly and helpful. After arriving I and seeing my unit I immediately made a booking for the day prior to my departure from Christchurch. The town has plenty of food options.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021
Response from Manager on 23 May 2021
Thank you for your valuable feedback. It is wonderful to hear you were happy with your choice of accommodation and with what Woodend had to offer.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021
Response from Manager on 9 Apr 2021
Thank you for your feedback, it is good to hear you were happy with your stay with us.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Extremely friendly and helpful owners. The amenities in the unit were a bit dated (e.g. not many power points; I had to unplug the microwave to plug in the kettle) but overall very comfortable and homely. The extra down bed cover was very much appreciated.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Response from Manager on 21 Mar 2021
Thank you, Eleanor. The plug for the kettle is on the wall above the sink and the plug for the microwave and the fridge is at the side of the cupboard, so no need to unplug the microwave to use the kettle. Sorry you missed that, but we do appreciate your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic, friendly staff. Very clean and spacious room.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Response from Manager on 14 Mar 2021
Thank you, we really appreciate your feedback.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This property was OK for a night but very old and tired and lacking in a few areas. Lighting was poor and it was lacking in power points. It was fine for just one night but wouldn’t have wanted a long term stay.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021
Response from Manager on 23 Feb 2021
It would have helped if you have put your name when giving us feedback, so that we could see which unit you are referring to. This property might be old, but we are proud of the service we provide.

10/10 Excellent

Holly

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021
Response from Manager on 9 Feb 2021
Your feedback is appreciated. Thank you Holly.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The owners were very friendly,my daughter loved the pool,beds were comfortable
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2021
Response from Manager on 22 Jan 2021
We are so happy you have enjoyed your stay and your daughter the pool. Thank you, we appreciate your feedback.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wayside.
Great service, nice accommodation. Good pool for sunny days.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2021
Response from Manager on 10 Jan 2021
Thank you, it is always good to hear when people enjoyed their stay with us.