A1 Kaikoura Motel & Holiday Park

I stayed in one of the units at the back of the property, described on the website as 'double room garden', on the Thursday before Easter weekend. The unit was clean and well-appointed. It had a living area (basic kitchenette with toaster, kettle, microwave and cutlery/crockery; sofa to watch tv; a small dining table and chairs), a bedroom area with a really comfy bed and a small en-suite bathroom with one of the best showers I've ever experienced. There was outdoor seating too, overlooking the campsites and out to a rural outlook beyond. The whole complex was super-quiet while I was there and the location of the unit (sheltered from SH1 by the reception building and road-front motel units) meant that there was no road noise at night. At $130 this was an absolute bargain. I've got to admit I was a bit nervous about some of the older reviews on Trip Advisor but I needn't have been: I'll definitely be back when I'm next in Kaikoura.

We couldn't get into anywhere else so this is the place we had to stay for 3 nights. So overpriced and horrible. It ruined our stay in Kaikoura. Furniture is old,broken or rusty, room in our studio cabin was dirty, glasses dirty, windows and door filthy with dust and dirt. The lighting was poor. The showers and toilets open onto the kitchen. So grose. The family room/tv room was poor, almost 3rd world stuff. This place seriously needs a major renovation and need to drop the prices now.

The two bedroom unit we stayed in had been extensively upgraded recently and was nicely furnished and very clean. It was very good value, being walking distance to restaurants, bars, and the whale watch office. There is road noise at night, but that goes for all the accommodation places along Beach Road.

Stayed in Kaikōura for one night and booked on the same day. Was a busy but quite sure with plenty outdoor space. Indoor space was large and spacious. Bed was separated from kitchen / living room area by a wall which meant it was really quite and I had a great sleep Power in shower was decent with hot water Note there is no sea view 😀

Upgraded to bigger rooms so more room for our two dogs.Nice an clean great facilities .Staff very friendly and helpful .Thank you very much.Good laundry facilities,nice and near to town .so nice to be able to bring out dogs

We stopped here for 2 nights on our way down to Christchurch. Lady at reception was very efficient and accommodating. They managed to sort out a change to our reservation last minute so that we could accommodate an additional traveller in our suite. All facilities were clean and tidy when we arrived and we were well placed for visiting the shops, bars and eateries in the town. You get a bit of road noise if you are stopping in one of the units at the front although traffic noise dies down later in the evening. Would stop here again.

Not a “luxury apartment” as advertised and sold, more a run down freezing, uninsulated old quality building with average deco. Old wall mounted fan heaters not enough to heat the rooms. Not we’ll run. They did tell us it was busy but when our parking was taken by other guests, not remotely interested in sorting Not worth the money