Thezone Motel

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2026

Aaron

Value for money was great better than expected

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 May 2026

Ardyanto

Clean room and kitchen and helpful staff

Family

8/10

Excellent

04 May 2026

Jen

Traffic noise is a problem but for the price who cares

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2026

Sahand

Friendly staff, clean room with everything you'd need

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2026

Leone

The kitchen was clean and fully equipped. The laundry had no powder, called duty manager , no reply, went on voice mail. so washed with no powder.

8/10

Excellent

21 Apr 2026

Wendy

Fab stay super clean cute and comfortable
Couldn't get wifi the first night and it was patchy the second

Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2026

Steve

Handy location, good price.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

26 Mar 2026

Ed

Our room was very dated but clean. It was a bit crowded too. Had trouble locking the door so sought assistance from the reception who gladly helped. Unfortunately we had already struggled with the lock for half an hour of our morning when we would've preferred sightseeing. The lock was also hard to unlock. I think we were unlucky with the room. I saw nicer rooms in other units.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Mar 2026

Silive

Place was great. Clean and tidy, just wish the shower space is a bit bigger. Easy to find. Car parking was alright.

6/10

Pleasant

19 Mar 2026

wayne

Ok

6/10

Pleasant

15 Mar 2026

Jeremy

Great location, property was older but the price reflected that. Comfortable bed so had a good stay.

Self

8/10

Excellent

06 Mar 2026

Håkan

Nice and clear instructions for my late check in, room was clean and functional with well equipped kitchen. It is very close to a busy road, but there is not much traffic during the night so not a big problem. Close to a nice beach and good restaurants (but avoid the “Italian” nearby, it's terrible. Nice stay!

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2026

Christopher

Great place to stay ❤️

Self

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2026

Cathryn

Yes and yes

Family

6/10

Pleasant

01 Mar 2026

Colleen

Very clean and tidy. The young cleaner was very obliging. Bed to big for room. Very dated motel

Friends

2/10

Poor

17 Feb 2026

Simon

This motel is in a poor state.
black mould in the bathroom window
TV worked intermittently but only on 3 channels
fridge is held up in one corner with a sponge
silverfish bugs in the room which ended up on my clothing.

would never stay at this location again.

Self

8/10

Excellent

12 Feb 2026

Rodney

Clean room staff helpful

6/10

Pleasant

08 Feb 2026

Uwe

Specious and tidy. A bit noisy, yet one has to expect while staying on main road.

4/10

Poor

27 Jan 2026

Garry

Staff took payment before arrival - not good :(

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

20 Jan 2026

Duane

First let me say the place was clean. But this hotel os run by ghosts. Office is closed on Saturday! No information provided to assist guests. Not impressed

8/10

Excellent

12 Jan 2026

Candice

Enjoyed

8/10

Excellent

08 Jan 2026

ROSS

All good no complaints

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2025

Leanne

Room was basic but very spacious, clean and comfortable, exactly what we needed. Full kitchen provided which was fantastic considering the affordable price. Very close to Nelson airport which is why we booked there. Great value, friendly staff and comfy bed.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

27 Dec 2025

Fitri

Good

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

23 Dec 2025

Bevin

Excellent value for money, and spotlessly clean with friendly staff. However there are some problems with the amenities that did not hinder our enjoyment of the place.

The stove in our unit had a broken control panel that made it difficult to use the oven, and the floor of the oven had some unrecognizable powder underneath the aluminum foil.

The driers in the shared laundry facility did not work well, leaving the clothes about as damp as they went in.

We would definitely stay there again, everything else about the facility was great. Especially the staff.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

07 Dec 2025

Stacey

The bathroom was dirty as heck but everything else was good

8/10

Excellent

02 Dec 2025

Karen

Clean and tidy. Self checkin

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2025

Patrucia

Yes, it was to my satifaction thakyou

8/10

Excellent

14 Nov 2025

Rick

Nothing

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2025

RUDY

Spacious family unit, bedroom with large double and a single bed and a single bed in lounge ,well equipped kitchen, dining area etc.
All very clean ,good quality bed linnen.
All great value for money
Would definitely stay here again.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jul 2025

Craig & Lee

Bed was a bit average, was the o ly thing that let the place down.

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jul 2025

Philipa

For the number of rooms, parking is very scarce and tight

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2025

GLENN

Good place to stay. Didn't meet any staff, was texted where my room was, a where the key was. On leaving, I just left the key on the table and closed up the room, if they didn't want to meet me on checkin g, I wasn't meeting them on checkout either.

4/10

Poor

06 Jan 2022

Lisa

Disappointed as I had thought I’d booked a nice night away with my husband… turned out it is an emergency accommodation provider .
I’m not a snob and don’t judge people but they should have disclosed this when booking
At 300/night I was expecting something nice and romantic … there were kids and families everywhere. I would suggest they include this in their booking information.

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

We were informed that some rooms were tenanted for social housing. Thought that it will be ok but turned out to be a bad idea. People from nearby room were fighting at the middle of the night so hard to sleep. No heating inside the main bedroom. To top it all off a big drama played out on the last night- one of the lady owners threw a tantrum, crying and shouting out in the street in front of our room as partner seems to be leaving her. A lot of drama for a week we wanted to spend trying to relax.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Jun 2020

Verified traveler

Our unit,#15, was good.Had a lounge, seperate kitchen, seperate bathroom and a bedroom. A very cosy unit.

Business_and_leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

It was fine for what I needed for just the night but found the room and facilities a little outdated. Nice large room and enjoyed the Sky Sport. Really hand to all food, shops etc

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

29 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Great location to beach and local bars . Traffic noise at night noisey due to being on state highway.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

It felt like home in this place - which was important in view of the bad weather outside! The room was cosy.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

20 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

It is dated and not appealing to stay at. Our coach was tattered and torn. One of the beds was comfortable and one was not. There were spider webs around the doors so needs a thorough cleaning.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Dec 2019

William

Comfortable room with friendly service

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Close to restaurants and great for groups, garden rooms were good but a little tired but perfect for us.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

08 Oct 2019

Miguel

Friendly staff but the studio was disappointing. The decor is dated and the downstairs rooms have no view. It was clean but best for a quick one night stopover rather than a weekend

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Aug 2019

georgina

Very clean and comfortable. Noisy place with traffic. If not used to that its hard to sleep.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2019

Jillene

Good clean,warm and friendly moteliers.

As this is our 4th time staying at Castles. we really like this place. It is close to where we want to go, Clean and tidy, warm also. The shower water has excellent pressure. Castles is easy to find. Close to several good eatery's, the beach is only minutes away.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Very helpful & friendly staff, great location ......

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2019

Verified traveler

Thoroughly appreciated all the amenities available for one night only. Only dislike is unit being upstsirs for an older senior to walk upstairs prone to having an accident. Well worth recommending motel. Young lady very polite and accommdating when given wrong unit

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

01 May 2019

Verified traveler

While the unit was reasonable there were cob webs on roof around the walls and spiders were plainly visible

Friends_and_family Partner

4/10

Poor

23 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

First the staff never cleaned our unit for the 3 nights we were there. Run out of toilet paper, towels.,soap,etc.Had to force them to do a basic clean in the end. Sleep on same sheets for all 3 nights.
Next is the noise from the road all night long and you could hear people talking in the unit next to us.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2019

MATTHEW

DOG SHOW JUDGING

Lovely owners and really helpful, clean and good location easy access to local areas and town. Have stayed before and will be back in the future.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

The accommodation was ok but the access from the main road was poor because of heavy traffic which creates noise 24/7.

We would not use this property again.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Was in older motel out the back. Dated but very clean. Had an accident away from the Motel and was impressed they refunded some of my remaining prepayment.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

19 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Dirty, moldy, and noisey

Dirty, moldy, and noisey. Great if you want to slam beers with the screaming drunks in the other units. The free airport shuttle doesn't bother to show up. Overall, massive mistake.

Partner

4/10

Poor

06 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

We didn’t think we got what was advertised. It was hot and there were only 2 small fans. Bathroom was tiny and room was not very well arranged.

8/10

Excellent

22 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Very helpful staff, and we had a quiet stay in one of the \"garden\" units near the Muritai Street entrance. Clean unit and had everything you needed. Window catches in the kitchen and bathroom were not great.

8/10

Excellent

17 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Good location, walk to beach and a coffee shop. Back courtyard needs a bit of attention and table & chairs.

8/10

Excellent

10 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Great location, close to the beach and city centre!

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

The girl at the front desk was exceptionally nice and welcoming

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Friendly and clean great location we would stay again

8/10

Excellent

06 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Castles Motel was conveniently located & well equiped.

8/10

Excellent

01 Jan 2019

Radek

Nice motel in good location. Room was clean, kitchen well equipped

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Older motel but kept in a clean and tidy condition.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Nov 2018

john

Close to loads of amenities and beach. 2 km from city centre. Very clean . Friendly staff. Bar behind motel , the Smugglers, excellent.

4/10

Poor

03 Nov 2018

Edward

Not easy access to disabled suite. Bed linen clean but pillows very uncomfortable. No hob,only microwave. Full kitchen advertised.No waste bin in bathroom. Laundry facilities very dirty. Really old grubby dryer. Certainly overrated as a four star facility.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2018

kath

Good room, some road noise and the toilet roll holder did not work at all properly please fix that ta

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2018

DES

perfect location

comfortable spacious room …. very comfortable bed

4/10

Poor

02 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Extra $100 for paying with debit card

Left before reception opened rang later to find out about getting money refunded told it will take 5 days still waiting

8/10

Excellent

01 Sep 2018

Peter

Great stay

Spacious, well appointed room with an excellent kitchen area.

Family

8/10

Excellent

15 May 2018

A C N

Tidy, clean and got everything you need

They got anything you need and tidy, clean room.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 May 2018

Verified traveler

Room was quiet and offered all that we needed. It was clean and tidy and close to the venue for our conference.

8/10

Excellent

26 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Nice room, spa was excellent for my back. Some good places to dine all within handy walking distance.

8/10

Excellent

15 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Quiet and comfortable.

A good place for an overnight stay in Nelson.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Apr 2018

Julie

Very convenient for what we needed

Was easy to find, very helpful when confirming your stay. Stayed only 1 night. Very good price.

6/10

Pleasant

27 Mar 2018

Karen

Good location

Good location. Living room had 2 beds in it leaving no room for comfortable seating. Older shower.

2/10

Poor

27 Mar 2018

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8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2018

Simon

Well run and excellent staff

Extremely pleasant stay albeit marred by the noise of the traffic - not the proprietors fault!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2018

monica

The best

The best accomodation of our south island tour. Very friendly staff and very helpfull staff.. Will use them when next in Nelson.

8/10

Excellent

10 Mar 2018

Raewyn

Nice quiet convenient place to stay

This place is a quiet friendly place to stay. Nice clean, comfortable rooms with friendly patrons.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2018

roy

close to beach and ammenities

clean and tidy, separate rooms and kitchen. Large spa bath in our room

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Feb 2018

Paresh

Nelson stay

Very basic near main road so lot of noise during day. No A/C so very hot and bugs if open windows.

Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Feb 2018

Verified traveler

Average experience. Little contact with staff but when required support was helpful and prompt. Stay was brief and served its purpose at reasonable cost. Handy location. Parking was somewhat limited.

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2018

Karyn

Motel fine / friendly owners

Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jan 2018

Verified traveler

great accommodation - very clean and tidy great location

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jan 2018

Claudie

Convenient to beach and local restaurants

This was an older style motel but had everything we needed. Separate well equipped kitchen and plenty of hot water in the shower. The bed was comfortable. It was a studio unit !!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2018

Nicki

Great service and comfortable stay

We only had one night at Castles Motel, but were very impressed with the service we received. When we arrived we were informed that the room we had booked was not available due to a plumbing issue, and the owners were very apologetic and accommodating in providing us with another room. The room we stayed in was very comfortable and clean and we could not have asked for anything better.

Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Jan 2018

Cindy

Castles Motel

Cant say enough about this place. Close proximity to Tahuna Beach, cafes, bakery, dairy. The staff were very obliging and nothing was too much trouble. On arrival, we were checked in and greeted by Lucy, who went out of her way to ensure we had maps and everything at hand. The only downside is that the weather did not play its part and to get to our unit we had to climb the steps in the rain. Maybe some sort of shelter wouldn't go amiss. We definitely recommend this motel to anyone. We will be back!

8/10

Excellent

15 Dec 2017

Anna

Very helpful staff

We had a very nuce stay on our way to Picton. Hotel staff was very nice, advised on the local attractions, restaurants etc.
The price was reasonable.

6/10

Pleasant

25 Nov 2017

Peter

ok central

unit needed some attention to the stove no where to put toiletries tap fitting needed attention also disappointing that there was no water saving devices in unit

8/10

Excellent

18 Nov 2017

cyndi

Older motel close to beach

It was clean, good location
The beds and bedding is old. It needs a Reno but the management is lovely and work hard to give a good experience.

6/10

Pleasant

01 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

nice comfy bed and all I needed for a nights stay while daughter in hospital

Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2017

David

Good stay, enjoyed our few days in Nelson, at least in part because we were so comfortable at the motel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2017

Verified traveler

Private room and close to fab restaurants,pubs and beach

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2017

Catherine

Castles Motel

We stayed in the accommodation at the back of the site. It was quiet and comfortable as it is away from the main road. The unit was clean and tidy and had everything we needed.
Smugglers is a 2 minute walk away and does great food.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2017

Andrew

Excellent Value

Extremely comfortable room with updated furnishings and fittings and the added bonus of a kitchen. I booked for one night and then decided to stay three more nights. Excellent value.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2017

Verified traveler

Great location and amenities, fantastic hosts. Close to beautiful beach, CBD etc. Large and clean and although on busy road, quiet. Free parking and Internet. Would definitely stay here again.

6/10

Pleasant

06 Jul 2017

Verified traveler

Comfortable quiet motel with all the basics provided

8/10

Excellent

15 Apr 2017

Verified traveler

Quiet

Nice helpful people ,this is an older motel but clean and tidy ,we stayed downstairs and found it nice and quiet ,

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2017

Verified traveler

Staff were helpful with information about the area, supplying umbrellas as it was very wet weather.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2017

Marie

Enjoyed Our Stay

My husband and I stayed 2 nights at Castles Motel on a 3 week driving tour of the South Island, and primarily used it as a base to explore the Abel Tasman National Park. It was a bit further than we anticipated (about an hour drive to meet up with our boat tour), so we probably should have considered Motueka instead. That said though, we enjoyed our stay at Castles Motel. We found our room to be very comfortable and included everything we needed (great to have access to a washer/dryer on the premises). The wifi was unlimited and very good. It's location within Nelson was good - numerous restaurants (Smuggler's, a good choice), a liquor store, a gas station, a fruit/veggie stand and access to the beach all within close walking distance.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2017

Ann

Nice Hotel central to everything

We booked online and everything was as seen online, Very good