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Good size room with proper cooking facilities, 4 hot plates & full size oven. Only thing we weren’t keen on was the high breakfast bar with bar stools. These were not practical for our age & mobility to get on to.
The place was clean, good value for the money. And the car can be parked outside where your room is.
Olive
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Auto Lodge on 23 May 2024
Thank you for your feedback - we have a wide variety of rooms and room types, some with a carpark outside, some upstairs and also rooms serviced by lifts in our hotel tower. We look forward to seeing you again
Fantastic person on reception when checking in and out.
Great comfortable bed.
Bathroom is coming due for refurbishment but shower was good (over bath).
Room had aircon which was good.
Very good breakfast options.
Toilet flush was not brilliant but we survived 😀
All in all we will stay again.
The motel was in a convenient location and the staff were very friendly and helpful. The room was clean and comfortable. Unfortunately there was no air conditioning or fan as the nights were quite warm. There is a small fridge and kettle but unfortunately no other kitchenette facilities which is a little unusual for NZ motels.
Toby
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Auto Lodge on 1 Mar 2024
Thanks Toby for your review. We are glad you had a good stay and found our team helpful and friendly. We are working at adding AC units to our rooms at present. It looks like you booked a Standard Studio which is a hotel-style room as described on the website and online sites. We do have a number of motel-style rooms with kitchen facilities also for your reference for future stays with us.
We had an amazing time. The staff were so helpful and friendly. The rooms had generous sized beds which were so comfy and an incredible view of Mt Taranaki with the ocean to the other side. There’s a decent sized pool and spa available for us which our little one loved. Can’t wait to stay again.
Verified traveller
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
8/10 Good
Megumi
29 Dec 2023
Megumi
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
8/10 Good
Michelle
29 Dec 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Michelle
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
10/10 Excellent
Robert
27 Dec 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great big room, mostly very clean (toilet roll holders were very caked with dust but everything else was spotless). Great location close to the beach and city. Quiet and nice views at the rear of the hotel although there was a lot of passing traffic but I think that was probably due to it being so close to Christmas. The rear rooms are very close to the road but I expect usually it's quiet as it's just a little cul-de-sac. Staff were friendly and helpful. Room was a bit tired but they're in the process of renovating. Very happy with this accommodation.
I like the facilities. It has a good location close to everything. It has a great Bar and Restaurant. The staff were excellent, very helpful. The only little problem was the bathroom didn't have a fun to deal with the steam.
Studio room was comfortable but ready for the renovation that was taking place in the block we were in.
Lots of trucks staying overnight and sometimes quite a lot of noise.
I liked the facilities, it had an excellent bar and Restaurant area. The staff were excellent and Helpful.
The only minus was a rather tired bathroom with no fan to deal with the steam which fogged up the mirrors for quite some time.
Otherwise couldn’t fault the place and would stay there again.
this hotel is well outdated, needs a revamp. toilet would not work properly I would not recommend any one to stay there
W
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Auto Lodge on 18 Oct 2023
Thankyou for your review on our Standard room - our refurbishment programme is on-going, however our Executive and Superior Kitchen studios are all recently refurbished with new bathrooms and furnishings.