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Kaikoura Motor Inn

3.0 star property

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Terrace/patio
Reception
Family 2 Bedrooms for 3 people | In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Front of property
Fridge, microwave, stovetop, electric kettle

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
205 Beach Road, Kaikoura, 7300
  • Kaikoura Beach
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Peninsula Walkway
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Point Kean Seal Colony
    ‪12 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Family Suite, 2 Bedrooms, Non Smoking, Kitchen

Family Suite, 2 Bedrooms, Non Smoking, Kitchen | In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Suite, 2 Bedrooms, Non Smoking, Kitchen

  • 517 sq ft
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Queen Bed and 3 Twin Beds

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Studio, Non Smoking

  • 237 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for 2 bedroom apartment with twin beds

2 bedroom apartment with twin beds | In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

2 bedroom apartment with twin beds

  • 517 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Studio, Non Smoking, Mountain View

In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Studio, Non Smoking, Mountain View

  • 237 sq ft
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Family 2 Bedrooms for 3 people

Family 2 Bedrooms for 3 people | In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family 2 Bedrooms for 3 people

  • 517 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Family 2 Bedrooms for 4 people

Family 2 Bedrooms for 4 people | In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family 2 Bedrooms for 4 people

  • 517 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About this property

Kaikoura Motor Inn

3-star Kaikōura motel with free in-room WiFi
This smoke-free motel features concierge services, laundry facilities, and tour/ticket assistance. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a garden, barbecue grills, and a picnic area are onsite.
Kaikoura Motor Inn offers 9 accommodations with safes and hair dryers. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries.

This Kaikōura motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. 32-inch LED televisions come with cable channels. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Kaikoura Motor Inn features barbecue grills, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This eco-certified motel also offers a garden, a picnic area, and concierge services. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Kaikoura Motor Inn is a smoke-free property.

Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8 AM and 9 AM.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Qualmark Sustainable Tourism Business Award, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Malay

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/truck parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee: NZD 10 to 20 per person

Things to do

  • Playground

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator (single-level property)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LED TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Stovetop

More

  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM
Contactless check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 8 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), lockbox

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for NZD 20.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are available for NZD 10.0 per day

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately NZD 10 to 20 per person
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: NZD 10.0 per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: NZD 20.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

Rating provided by Qualmark®, source of official star ratings for accommodation in New Zealand.

Property is also known as

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Kaikoura Motor Inn Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 204 out of 492 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 200 out of 492 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 64 out of 492 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 16 out of 492 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 492 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Traveled with family and small children
Very functional and well maintained. Perfect for our family to cook dinner at the end of a great day.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tania

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely stay. Place is a bit dated but beautifully clean and wonderful friendly service.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Robyn

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The moment I walked into reception I was overwhelmed with a nasty pungent smell. It was really unpleasant.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Jack

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were friendly, bed a little firm but otherwise an enjoyable stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steven D

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff was helpful and full of smiles!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Barry

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
was all satisfactory
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Yvonne

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Ross

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good and fair value for money
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owners were wonderful and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer, Ellicott City

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved the friendly service and the room was great!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Maureen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Basic motel setting, no cook top and there’s an electric cooker provide but in unsafe to use condition ( heavy scratched Teflon pan, lid nob half broken), so I only used the toaster and microwave oven. Reception lady is very nice but the reception room has a strange smell, appears to be the uncleaned hoover exhaust bad smell that lingers. Location is away from town centre right on the main road connected to HWY 1. So frequent traffics including large vehicles at a fast speed with loud noises. Shower pressure was really good and ithe room clean. Next time will choose the beach side near town centre.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Helen

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Xinxin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Jan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable and quiet
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Vijay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good place to stay. Spacious. Shower door was too narrow.you need to squeeze through the doors to get I to the shower. The owner loves in am adjacent unit and they have 2 big dogs. All instructions are clerly printed and kept on file in the rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jacquelyn

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Very friendly staff. Easy access Comfortable bed.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janene

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a spacious room with good amenities. Clean and with good parking. I would stay there again. It was close to town and provided everything that we needed. Comfy beds allowed a goid night sleep. There is teaffic noise but ygsf disnt annoy or keep us awake.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was spacious and clean. Owner was super friendly and helpful. Walked to kaikoura takeaways located right up the road and it was a great spot for dinner.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Heather

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Wayne

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
ideal spot for our family
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024