Hotels Near Lord Rutherford Memorial in Brightwater

First impression is that its too close to busy road and too far from everything. However its about 5 minutes from the Richmond shopping centre, 10 minutes to Tahunanui beach and another 10 minutes to the centre of town. They are also well sound proofed, so little, if any, traffic noise. We had a unit with a seperate bed room. It was one of the nicest, roomiest motel we have had. It was bright and airy. It looked recently renovated. There was a microwave and modern range top. Excellent selection of cooking utensils. Really nice pool. Usable in March! Extra towels for swimming replaced each day. Comfortable bed and you can shut all the light at night. Service was top rate. The propieters friendly and helpful.

The team at saxton went above and beyond to help us when stranded in Nelson due to having to isolate and having nowhere else to go. They were super supportive and personally checked in on us to make sure we were ok and had everything we needed. The room and facilities were clean, tidy and well appointed. I would absolutely recommend

Very clean motels, located within easy walking distance to the beach, shops, plus many food outlets. The hosts are incredibly friendly and obliging - our team made very good use of the heated swimming pool, plus the bbq facilities. We have stayed here many times and have never been disappointed.

Stayed one night with 6 birth RV on grassed powered spot in Oct 2023. First off, this site is huge. The largest we stayed on in 15 days of touring South Island. That said, the facilities are clean and all work as they should. Worth noting some facility blocks are locked up in quieter times. Wifi was supplied It is right on Tahunanui Beach which is a real bonus. Take a walk out and it is huge and beautiful in a rugged desolate way. Huge driftwood scatters the sand. The sea was dramatic the day we went and all the better for it. We had a space overlooking it and it was a joy to wake up to. Check in was easy and the map very clear. Worth noting this as it is like entering a small village. If you are staying in Nelson then you could do a lot worse.

The price has the advantage of being a little cheaper than other holiday top 10, but it was a little disappointing that towels were not provided. The facilities were clean and the staff were friendly, which was nice.

We booked a family room with 3 bedrooms for 3 couples and 2 kids. The kitchen was quite small for a 3 bedroom family room and one of the rooms was quite small - not even enough space to open suitcases. It was cold and we found that the smallest room’s electric blanket wasn’t plugged in. To top it off there wasn’t a power outlet in the room either. Went to call reception but the phone wasn’t connected to the phone point either. Had to move the furniture to connect the phone and reception staff said the house keeping staff will look into it. I told them no one can add a power point in the room now and they said we can give you an extension cord and try and find an extra heater!!! We were traveling with parents and little kids - extension cord wasn’t an ideal solution. Went up to the reception and at one point the receptionist (who was in training) said she can give us our money back and we can leave. Where were we going to go at night with the whole family??? Eventually to resolve the issue they offered us 3 separate rooms upstairs, at least they had working heating. Next morning while trying to heat up some food, we found the microwave in one of the rooms wasn’t plugged in and there was no outlet for it either!!! Hopefully the hotel invests in making sure their appliances work and have outlets to plug them in. And provide better training to staff so they don’t put the responsibility/shift the blame on each other (reception putting it on house keeping and vice versa).

Great location ,very clean and tastefully fitted very friendly and professional staff, also nice to see is a big tv screen very rarely seen at other places we stayed Especially watching a live game of rugby( all blacks beating the boks) Very comfortable beds great linen and pillows we stayed in a twin poolside room with spabath and 2 double beds Highly recommended and at a great rate We looking forward staying here again