Name: Vita Nova Motel
Address: 290 Riccarton Road, New Zealand, 8041, NZ

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2026

Sandra

Clean tidy room and great space, close to everything.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jan 2026

Adam

I had no issues staying at Vita Nova. The linen and towels were clean and the room had everything I needed, plus it was serviced daily. They even washed the one glass, bowl and spoon left from breakfast each day. Overall, I would stay here again.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2025

Tracey Ann

The only thing that the property needs is sky sports

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Sep 2025

Simon

Perfectly fine and inexpensive Riccarton motel

I stayed here at short notice for a conference held on the University campus. For this it was walkable and convenient. The motel was fine, I had an expectation about the quality I could expect and for one night it was perfectly fine.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

08 Aug 2025

KERRY

Really nice stay after a long day travelling. The heatpump and lights had been turned on for us. Very comfortable bed and clean room. Would stay again.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 May 2025

Leonora

Over all very good

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2024

Agnes

Nice place, with a kitchenette and spacious bathroom.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2024

Chano

happy with stay

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2024

Chano

Good stay

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2024

Terry

Very helpful staff. Handy to bus stop

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Sep 2024

Doug

Heating System in room not working.

8/10

Excellent

09 Sep 2024

Jamie

Clean and tidy, very helpful staff.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2024

Sacha

Perfect for a last minute accommodation beautifully presented friendly staff no hassle at check will use again 😀

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Nice room value for money

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

Nice and clean, handy location

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2021

renata

great spot when visiting our daughter at uni. On a busy road but quiet inside room. Nice linen and comfy bed

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Oct 2020

Evelyn

Very convenient & comfortable with great value 🎖

Loved the unit, great for a family of 4, could see the southern alps from the kids room window. Good size. The only thing was kitchen table is a little wobbly (told the owner) & the shower cubicle was snug 😔
Well priced, honestly best motel we have stayed in for a long time.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2020

Lisa

Awesome stay. The check in was easy and fast. Perfect parking onsite. Apartment had everything No complications at all

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2020

Verified traveler

am trip

Very clean and comfortable , recommended to everyone!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

I stayed in a duplex apartment - downstairs a small kitchen, shower room & sitting area, and upstairs a comfortable bed, plus a small outside balcony. Good shower, but it was in a very tight space. Quiet & efficient aircon. Friendly welcome from the owner.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Everything I could need was there, including a park. Staff were very kind and helpful. The room was a decent size for a studio and the bed very comfortable.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2019

Michael

Mr. Happy first night in New Zealand

It was what I expected, simple and clean. The room was a good size to house the two single beds, which were comfortable. Big clean shower room.
The staff were polite and helpful.
Located on a busy road, so some traffic noise.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Staff are very friendly. Great location as well, and will come here to stay again

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Very nice and tidy with this price. Good access to shopping mall as well.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Great location. Property had everything we needed for our short stay in Christchurch.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Sep 2019

J.C.

Close to city center. Near Westfield Riccarton. Very convinient location.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2019

Fiona

Nice unit.

Nice and quiet room.. Room quick to warm up on a cold night. Comfy bed up stairs in a loft area. Parking a little tight for larger vehicles.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2019

Rae

Well set up room was nice and cosy. Had a good effective heat pump nice quick hot water

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2019

Verified traveler

We only stayed one night but our room was perfect for what we wanted. The room was small but very cosy. The bathroom was very clean and roomy. The water pressure was awesome in the shower. The bed was comfortable. It was within walking distance to everything we needed. We would stay again.

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2019

Sash

Great value, very clean and tidy. Would stay there again for sure.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2019

KD

Nice hotel. Convenient to U C. Check in quick and easy.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

We enjoyed our stay as this was a few days away from home to just relax and just do the things we wanted to do. We really liked our room and it was always kept clean. The staff we very friendly which I really enjoyed. When going away and staying in Motels its just so nice to be met by very friendly staff, so we thank you for that.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Carpet is clean but stained. Time for an upgrade. However manager was superb and called me when I left a pair of shoes behind.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2019

Allen

Nice outlying location

Very friendly and helpful staff. Good location. It's about a 15 minute walk to a major shopping center, but only about 5 minutes to a smaller center with a good range of food choices. It is also on 3 main bus routes, with stops practically in front of the motel. One minor comfort issue was that the bedroom was not on the same level as the bath, but overall a very nice unit and great value. Would definitely stay there again.

8/10

Excellent

09 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Compact room that provided essentials. Would stay again

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

Nice room at a very reasonable price - very comfortable bed

10/10

Exceptional

02 Oct 2018

Edgar

Anniversary week

Overall great stay

Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

Lovely 1x bedroom unit, good layout, good location. Comfortable for family of three,would stay again

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2018

Geoff

Handy location to city, airport and road south. Good as simple overnight stay accommodation. No relaxed seating. Limited general TV channels (but numerous religious and shopping!). Friendly, welcoming host.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2018

kelly

Convenient, & comfortable. Efficient service. Great shower 😉

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Property was comparatively new.
Facilities/amenities excellent.
Management very helpful.
Proximity to shops and airport excellent.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Thank you for late check in assistance

Very friendly helpful

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Jan 2018

Peter

Good value for money

Staff shifted us to another unit when we requested a quieter room. No fuss or bother at all!

10/10

Exceptional

17 Dec 2017

Verified traveler

There was privacy for the occupants of the two rooms.
The proprietor was very helpful and friendly.
The motel was quite central

8/10

Excellent

19 Nov 2017

Aleisha

No issues, clean and well maintained. Bed area was quite small though and nowhere to put luggage on mezzanine with bed. Otherwise excellent.

8/10

Excellent

27 Oct 2017

ursula

Great location , clean and tidy

Fantastic location and very friendly staff. Beds are very comfortable but couch wasn’t! Room is also very small and not much space for three adults in a two bedroom room.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

18 Oct 2017

Verified traveler

Fairly close to airport. The staff didn't understand my questions. Had to drag all our suitcases up a flight of stairs, there were five of us.

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2017

KOBEN

Nice hotel, fit for purpose! Close to shops etc

Very clean with modern facilities! People were friendly and accommodating! Would stay again! 1 flaw, parking a bit tight & not suitable for big vehicle's!

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2017

couple from Oz

Nice motel close to airport.

One of the best motels we have stayed at in NZ. Loved the little extras in the room. Staff were friendly and informative. Would definately recommend to stay.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2017

Verified traveler

Lovely Hosts

Had a lovely stay here, they were very accommodating of our children even leaving a tray of complimentary snacks in the room for them. The first night wasn't the best due to noisy guests above us but when we spoke to reception the following morning they were great and didn't book anyone above us for the second night. Very clean room and facilities.

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jun 2017

Lucy

Handy motel to Bush Inn

It was a cold wet night so it took a bit to warm up the room with the heater and the bathroom was freezing cold especially on bare feet.
Good shower though and very comfortable bed.
Everything else was perfect.

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2017

Verified traveler

Overnighter

Really handy motel in Christchurch and suitable for short stays. On the main road and so the traffic can be disturbing.

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2017

Jane

An excellent choice we would stay here again. Very clean and comfortable. the staff were helpful, and it was a great location for us.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2017

susanne

handy and tidy

great place and great location. tidy and clean. would stay there again.

Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Apr 2017

Christine

Good location, friendly staff.

Good location, friendly staff. We booked a two bedroom unit and it was smaller than expected but still had everything we needed. Was surprised it didn't have an oven but I believe you can use a bench top oven upon request.

Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Apr 2017

Graeme

Guest Noise.

4 men in the next until were speaking in very loud voices until I got up at 1 am to ask them to quieten down. I was surprised the staff didn't hear them as I think they live on the grounds.
As well, our bathroomm door was very squeaky and made a lot of noise at night.

4/10

Poor

04 Mar 2017

Chris

Nice Hotel, Pity about the false advertising

Nice Modern clean hotel. Chosen specifically for what was advertised as Sound Proof rooms. How wrong were we! Woken 3 times in the night by chit chat coming from outside and they were 2 rooms away! Room got overly hot during the night, Went to find the air con, oops wrong again! Won't return as not value for money and not advertised correctly.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2017

John

On arrival I was greeted by a very helpful staff member. Checked in very promptly and shown to my room.

I found the unit to be spacious, super, super clean and tidy.

I wanted to be close to the University of Canterbury Student village as well as to the Riccarton Mall and this was very located for that.

Overall a most enjoyable stay.

8/10

Excellent

03 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

Great location for getting to Riccarton Mall, spacious room that was very clean .

8/10

Excellent

27 Jan 2017

TheZealot

Good accomodation for family

Pro: Excellent staff, enough Wifi, clean. comfortable
Con: there is no extractor fan in the kitchen. Maybe there is but I can't find it out.
Generally It is good accomodation for family stay.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

02 Dec 2016

Mike

Noisey but clean and friendly

10/10

Exceptional

02 Oct 2016

Allison

Staff were friendly and helpful. Room was clean and comfortable.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Sep 2016

Verified traveler

Very nice place to stay

Very clean and comfortable. Extremely adequate for families and weekend breaks away.

Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2016

Verified traveler

The room was good but there was no milk in the fridge while we were staying there for two days.

8/10

Excellent

18 Jun 2016

Verified traveler

Super clean with fantastic service

Great staff they were super helpful from making sure our heat pump was working to removing a bed we did not need. They were very efficient and pleasent more than happy to help. This hotel was exceptionally clean with nice linen. My only suggestion would be that the couch was a bit big for room and not particularly comfortable if you were spending a lot of time in. I would stay here again.

6/10

Pleasant

31 May 2016

Sharon

Great for a summer stay

Room was cold...it is winter! But the heating was insufficient and noisy, so I was warm and awake or cold and asleep. Eventually slept with electric blanket on....living dangerously

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2016

Cleonie

Handy to everything

This was a very modern and clean unit. We had two rooms, The bathroom was great. However, we had to close one door of the unit to open the bedroom door. The main bedroom was very small. Not great if you don't like small places. It was fine for one night, nothing really to complain you can live with it.
Lady in the office very friendly and couldn't do enough for us.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2016

Henry

Nice location & Well Maintained rooms

Very nice rooms, well maintained and clean.
Room 9 had a lot of character with a loft with 2 beds on top as well as a master bedroom.
Close to supermarkets, dining places and near the airport.
Beds were comfortable.
Thoroughly enjoyed the stay and would recommend to others

8/10

Excellent

10 Apr 2016

Verified traveler

Comfy Beds!

Very comfortable beds. Good location, shopping centre and selection of restaurants 5-10 minute walk away. Booked in for one night, stayed for two.

8/10

Excellent

10 Apr 2016

Blair

Great place

Had a good stay here. The mezzanine level worked well with us as we had a toddler with us, so we were able to put her downstairs while we stayed upstairs.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2016

Verified traveler

Nice place for a stay!

Amazing accommodation.

Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Feb 2016

Chrissie

Nice motel near University

Nice comfortable motel near to Canterbury University. Easy to find on Riccarton Rd.- although this is a major road the motel was quiet. Sunny outdoor patio area.
Near to shopping malls - (in either direction) Easy flat walking or a couple of bus stops.
Great staff, gave good directions and were readily available.
A lovely stay in beautiful Christchurch.

8/10

Excellent

21 Feb 2016

Lauren

Good basic motel

We stayed here for 3 nights and mostly enjoyed our stay. However there were a few things that did bother me.
The seal around the front door was missing and there was a very large gap which would make it freezing in winter. The other guests sat at the table right outside our door until 2am and were very noisy so I think a good seal would help to somewhat dull the noise.
It was also very hot in Christchurch the week we visited and our upstairs room was also very warm. It was in much need of a fan or air conditioning.
In saying that it was a very clean, good sized room (but shower was tiny) and the staff were friendly.
It is in a good location being close to both Riccarton mall and Bush Inn and the bus stop is just outside.

8/10

Excellent

22 Nov 2015

Linda

Small rooms. Couch was really uncomfortable. Very clean.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2015

Julie

Cery clean and comfortable stay!

I really rate there level of cleaniness. The place was spotless every day! Really can't fault the staff. I usually have the two-level room, which gives me more of a feeling of space. Really think it's quite snuggly up in the bed room.
Long story short; it's a great little motel.