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Reviews of Ducks & Drakes Boutique Motel & Backpackers

3 out of 5
Ducks & Drakes Boutique Motel & Backpackers
48 Lemon Street, New Plymouth

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 53 out of 113 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 52 out of 113 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 113 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 113 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 113 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Abigail

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place, has everything you need for a stay. In a safe and quiet neighbourhood. Very close to New World/ Countdown for food shops. Brett at reception was very friendly and welcoming. Comfy beds. Showers take a little while to heat up so it felt like I was wasting water but the hot water came through eventually. Would definitely recommend Duck & Drakes!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
clean and comfortable rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Roger

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

bruce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Brett was great, supportive, and has a caring personality...carried my bags from the car as i was on crutches. My bed was very comfortable with a nice view out on the courtyard. The kitchen has everything and there is a large lounge, sun/day room and dinning room...spacious, tidy and clean. Great value for money.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Marine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay
Nice room with closet. Easy parking on the street. Great host. Big kitchen and fridges.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is our accommodation of choice when we go to Ngāmotu (New Plymouth). The separate accommodation is excellent, and the location is fantastic.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant stay, not so pleasant weather.
I chose a one-bedroom cottage unit for our stay to give us a bit of extra room. I thought that by staying at Ducks & Drakes, we would be able to walk to some of the New Plymouth sites and this was the case. I also wanted to use the shuttle service to get to the National Park, but instead Brett recommended another company that offered private 3-hour city tours which suited our needs better, particularly as the weather was not great.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bensoy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Just about right for our trip. Excellent
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Eta

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Not used to sharing a bathroom but it worked out ok. Bret was friendly and helpful, bed was comfortable .
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a wonderful place to stay with a really homely feel and beautiful common areas. Easy walking distance to the town, with two supermarkets just across the road.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Kevin

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ruth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great place
Well located place, well equipped kitchen. Would return if in the area
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Jan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Large well equipped kitchen room had a torn curtain The paint work needed a touch up Staff Brett welcoming Took us on a tour explained the design of the rooms Allowed me to park my car close to the building.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Awesome
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Recommend
Great location, we stayed in a cottage really comfortable
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Paul

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ashneel

10/10 Excellent

Shawnna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great communication, pleasant and very accommodating staff at check-in. Room was large and clean. Only thing I would want added would be a fan as it gets really warm in the summer
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jaspal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
it's a nice property at great location, plenty of street parking available and good service by the host
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice cosy place/room.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

8/10 Good

Alison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
New Plymouth value for money getaway
Warm friendly atmosphere.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Love that they have dogs :)
The house is really such a cute space - you really feel like you are in someone's very cosy home, from the decor, the fireplace, and even the lovely dogs! Service was friendly and helpful, everything was clean and tidy from the bathrooms to the kitchen, and I had a wonderful stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the room - it was cute and comfortable and had all the amenities we needed. Staff were friendly and helpful too.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was not what was advertised booked single room with twin bed not tiny room with single bed. Will not be returning.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Found the property fairly easily, room good size and close to loo and shower so no problem not en-suite. Friendly and helpful owners, laundry available and short walk down hill to centre
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice hostel
Facility was in very good condition for a hostel. I stayed 4 nights in a private single room and would return. Great location. Walking distance to downtown and several grocery stores within a few blocks. But just a couple of blocks from the business zone in a quiet neighborhood.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great for a backpackers kind of place
We don’t normally stay at backpackers / hostel type places but this place is a cut above, really nice private rooms with nice common baths. Great on site owner, very well run.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Needed to upgrade to an ensuite, handled very well and a comfortable room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Michelle, ex Kiwi, grampians Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable place close to the CBD
1 bedroom cabin walking distance to CBD. Nice room, only missing few little things like dish cloth, tea towel and light globe in lamp. Staff very nice, friendly. Fire alarm went off at 2 am which was a horrible shock in the middle of the night! think it was just a false alarm. Overall, had everything we needed/expected. Stairs to room could be problem for some with heavy luggage. Was at good price, can’t complain.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

You get what you pay for - small, old but clean
Price worthy and central in New Plymouth. Walking distance to supermarkets and downtown. Limited parking. $5 extra for sauna if you book through hotels.com Little out dated but clean room. Room not cleaned daily but towel changed. Heather (and hot water bottle...)in the room. Would not live here with my family but alone for a few nights is OK.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ducks and Drakes ideal for great value stay
Great value place for a stay in New Plymouth. Reasonable size room, comfy bed, clean bathrooms. Kitchen not the biggest, but fine when not busy.

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute and comfortable
Stayed in one of the motel units. It was great, really cute decor and super spacious with everything you could need. Much more comfortable and quieter than the hotels in the city area I usually stay in but still close to the main cbd.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Energetic backpackers / motel in New Plymouth
Cottage room is very comfortable. Reasonably close to town. Close to supermarket.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient for walking to town
Good value backpacker hotel. Owner lives here. Charming old house.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to TSB stadium
Great for a night, when attending a concert at the stadium. Nice and close and good price
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Glenn, Wellington NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A nice place, glad I found it
The answers to the other questions (what did I like, what could be improved, and location) what pretty much cover it. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

linda and jack, te awamutu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place. Clean and tidy. Quiet and chilled out with a nice vibe ☺
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good location, clean and perfect for our requirements
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Greg, Hawera

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Back packers / cheap accommodation
Satisfactory for a back packers. Convenient location to and from town.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017
Response from Chief Drake on 9 Sept 2017
Thanks Greg. Appreciate the review.

8/10 Good

willy, s

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient to the town centre
Cozy place. Colourful design. Staff were accomodating. Kitchen was nice and tidy.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Response from Chief Drake on 9 Sept 2017
Glad you enjoyed the stay Willy...

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Reality of room substantially different to photo.
Hostel was clean and tidy - but old and basic. Photo didn't represent this. Room needed a paint and had threadbare carpet. Toilets and shower were clean but aged and marked. Bed, pillows, and bedding also showing their age. Curtains were cute but looked to have been sewn together from salvage find sheets.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Welcoming stay felt like a home

10/10 Excellent

Ole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

MR, NZ

Liked: Staff & service
That'll do pig
Wouldn't stay again- facilities are kept clean as far as I could tell but hugely outdated-place is 2-3 decades due for a renovation. Accessibility is awkward with stairs and no on site parking which was a problem for me but hosts allowed me to park in cottage car parks thankfully otherwise I would have had to forfeit my room and go elsewhere.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice quiet venue with great hosts.
Stayed for four nights; D and D absolutely met my requirements in terms of comfort and friendliness. Thank you