Panorama Motel

We stayed here last night. Beautiful location !! Very scenic view. Very clean and comfortable room, loads of space. The bed was very comfortable The lady in receptors very cheerful and helpful. I would highly recommend this motel to anyone.

We chose this motel as it was pet friendly and had good reviews, it didn't disappoint, staff were very friendly and helpful, rooms were clean and tidy, and had everything we needed, short walk to town and lovely views, will happily stay again.

Kerri and Terry are the hosts with the most. They went out of their way to make our stay the best it could be, and went above and beyond. Nothing was a bother to them. The rooms were spotlessly clean and very comfortable. The views from the room were spectacular. We highly recommend Panorama Motels as the place to stay in Kaikōura.

Very comfortable place to stay. It's very much an older place, and we were hoping it hadn't gone downhill since we were there last; it hadn't. Breathtaking views of the Seawards from our balcony in the morning, and locals will wave and say hello. Well-appointed, friendly management. Small shower was a minor drawback but hey. We'll be back.

Warned about rebuilding after earthquake and our room was next to the construction site, but not expecting the 0730 start with drills and hammers. Room was comfortable and functional; I suspect we had been allocated it as it was ‘accessible’ and my wife has a disability, but I really think we should have been offered something away from the construction works. No real issues otherwise and, whilst it is on the outskirts of the town, it worked for us.

We stayed at this lovely motel for 2 nights. We had a one bedroom apartment on the upper level. A lovely cosy wood cabin style apartment with stunning views out to sea. It was well equipped, had comfortable beds and was spotlessly clean. There was a lovely helpful lady on reception when I checked in. I would highly recommend a stay here. It's a short drive into town for shops and restaurants, there is however a pub and restaurant a short walk away from the motel, The Pier Hotel where we had a meal on our second evening, I would suggest booking ahead as we failed to get a table when we turned up on the first evening. We had a lovely coastal walk while we were there, plenty of sea lions and a variety of sea birds to be seen, which was lovely. We also went on a whale watching flight, we were lucky enough to spot a ***** whale as well as pods of dolphins. Overall a great stay.