Merivale Court Motel

2/10

Poor

28 Jul 2025

Loretta

It was run down i open the wardrobe the hot water cylinder was in there look how diry it was
The kitchen smelt and the bedding was so light and cheap we need to keep the heating on all night
Very tight parking to
DON'T Stay

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Apr 2025

Faye

The property was convient. Handy to supermarket and shops, however needs a good update. Very tired. A general maintenance program needed.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

17 Dec 2024

Nadia

Room was filthy have taken photos if needed. Stains on carpet, dirty walls, holes in wall in toilet, picture in toilet fell off the wall nearly hitting one of my children. Electrical plugs in kitchen sticky and dirty. Coffee cups dirty in the cupboard. Blinds dirty in bathroom. People staying in room above us partied until 2am very loud. Not a great stay away from home unfortunately. Wouldn’t recommend.

Business Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

30 Sep 2024

Jolene

A bit run down and in need of some updating. The beds are really hard, the parking is difficult with very little space, wardrobe doors that don't stay closed, and there is no soap dish in the shower! Lots of paint scrapes on the walls & milk wasn't replenished all weekend. The place just needs a bit of money put towards better presentation, especially given the area it's in.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Mar 2024

Beverley

The unit was clean and ideally located for walking to shops and restaurants. Quiet and good parking provided.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

26 Feb 2024

Jack

Cheap price but cleanliness wasn’t really up to standard, black mould in bathroom, extractor fan didn’t work, I guess I’m just picky after being in the business for most of my life. Will stay again, tho

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jan 2024

A

Good location let down by lack of maintenance

Pros: good location, traffic noise not too loud, beds reasonably comfortable. Cons: Very much not cleaned regularly or properly, ants in kitchen, toilet not cleaned. Nowhere near enough power points, staff difficult to find even during opening hours. It seems like this place has been gradually falling into disrepair and the kitchen was well overdue a remodel with broken cupboards and lots of grime everywhere. I would probably have been a lot more happy with this place if it was a ‘you get what you pay for’ deal but it was substantially more expensive than a much cleaner and more spacious motel just down the road which we also stayed at. Would not recommend unfortunately.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2023

Deborah

Lovely

Absolutely love this place. although older it is super comfortable and very spacious and homely.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

06 Aug 2023

Janine

It was difficult to get hold of staff for checkin and checkout. Location handy. Clean and warm. Carpet dirty in patches.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2023

Edna

Clean and comfortable. Highly recommended.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2023

Lachlan

Was a great stay

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2023

Lynley

was a fine middle of the road property to stay at

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2023

Anita

For the price and the location the property was warm, clean and comfortable. Thank you

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

05 Jun 2023

Tanya

Unable to get into carparks or out of the driveway at several different times of the day and night as some guests had multiple vehicles. No where to turn safely. Loud guests with music and yelling.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

27 May 2023

rob

place was dirty.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2023

Mary

Spacious and reasonably priced

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2023

Judith

A very clean and tidy room

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

10 Apr 2023

Tony

Absolute dump

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2023

Ann

Comfortable stay

Comfortable stay.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2023

Mark

Great price, friendly staff and nice little chocolate on arrival. Was also great to check in early. Good location to the city.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

22 Mar 2023

Rebecca

Convenient and tidy just some is a little old. Old water damage in bathroom. But suited me for what I needed for one night

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Mar 2023

Fiona

Quick service

Convenient motel. 2 bedroom unit a little dated in style. Toilet door could do with a swap out to a sliding one for ease of bathroom use. Comfy bed. Quick & friendly out of hours service for a lighting issue we discovered.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Mar 2023

peter

dated but well priced

dated but clean

Business

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2023

Mervyn

Hot water could be turned down a bit.No tea towel provided.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Feb 2023

S

Very ran down property.The kitchen has got dirty and worn out pot and fry pan that should not be using anymore. Broken ceiling in the bathroom.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

10 Feb 2023

Shontelle

I liked that it was clean and tidy. Nice for a relaxing weekend. And the staff member we dealt with was amazing. Although the car parking was not ideal as everytime others came in we had to move our car a number of times then other cars would take our car park. Also another complaint we had was that the wifi turned off around 6pm each night. We're were not happy having to hot spot the children on their phones. Then it would come back on in the morning but always off at 6pm.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2023

Carolyn

Lovely rooms. Nice big shower .
Lovely and clean.

Business Partner

4/10

Poor

05 Feb 2023

Verified traveler

Dirty in most areas with spider webs in bathroom, toilet and shower. Told to park anywhere but then asked to move as designated parking despite opposite being stayed in welcome sheet and on website. Had to phone several times to get someone for check in as office unattended and was after 2pm. Single bed mattress on a lean with springs being felt. POSITIVE NOTE received a fan as no air con and 30 degrees.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

29 Jan 2023

peter

well priced and clean

very good needs updating ,but very clean

Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2023

Darren

Had everything I needed was left alone room was tidy good place to rest after checking out Christchurch not far from city

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jan 2023

Sara

Lovely customer service at the front desk
Very budget accommodation tho.
Light in room was making noises so had to remove the bulb. Floor and couches were stained and just gave a dirty feel making me not enjoy my stay.
Dated accommodation could do with a upgrade.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jan 2023

HACKED

Seemed fine at first but lots of ants in the room and then a cockroach. Also found used womens underwear left in the room. Addressed this with management but nothing was done. Apart from that, it was conveniently located and the room was modern. Check in and out was easy.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2023

Jamie

A clean and friendly place close to restaurants and take away

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Dec 2022

Amanda

The property was cheap but needs updating. Good location, no milk in fridge, front office was not open so we never meet anyone there. Keys are left in a lock box

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

16 Nov 2022

Bruce

Staff excellent service. Check in and out very smooth.
Room clean.
Carpet and flooring old and stained.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2022

Mark

Great stay, nice newly renovated room that had a very comfy bed and was clean. Nice little touch of chocolates upon entering the room. Good location.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2022

Jenny

Clean, quiet and comfortable. Will definitely be staying here again

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2022

Ann

Great price

Sweet manager!!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

02 Oct 2022

Tony

Great location

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

31 Aug 2022

Marty

Not flash at all.

The room was not ready when I arrived they said to come back in a couple of hours so I did, then it still wasn't ready and told me to come back in an hour, an hour and a half later it was finally ready.

There was someone's hair all over the shower wall. The pillows were like thin concrete blocks and killed my neck. There is no one on-site to help out in the mornings.

Business

8/10

Excellent

09 Aug 2022

ANTHONY

Only one night but convenient for what we needed.

Business Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jul 2022

Clayton

Motel was fine except the shower could do with more pressure.

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

14 May 2022

Nicola

This property needs a reno as its very outdated with old furniture and amenities and the room didn't feel clean. Had trouble finding a plug to charge our phones.
When we checked in the girl said sorry our room doesn't have net curtains they were stolen by the previous occupants!! So had to keep the curtains closed the entire time as unit overlooked driveway and other guests walking past. Felt unsafe for the remainder of our stay.
Would not recommend this hotel.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

13 Dec 2021

Lee-Ann

You had to wash dishes in the hand basin where you brushed your teeth. There was no dish towels or dish washing up liquid. As a result the face cloth had to be used as well as the hand towel. NOT SANITARY. The sliding door was difficult to lock. Felt like it was a store room conversion because the other rooms were different . Don’t offer good rates if you don’t provide decent rooms or at least make customers aware.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

13 Dec 2021

Martin

Only thing good was location, hygiene does not exist behind toilet door dust was thick floor could do with a good scrub, had to ask for clean towels in middle of afternoon not good when we were about only tenants there. This is first time I’ve had to put a review like this didn’t expect this from motel in Merivale

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Nov 2021

Steve

Great location but this place is in need of some cleaning repairs a lot of potential to be a great motel if given some love

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

16 Oct 2021

Jacqueline

Overnighter

really disappointed, property looks nothing like the photos, really needs a tidy up, carpets were filthy I was scared to walk on them in bare feet.
Manager knocked on my door at 5pm and said the builder was here and would like to install a lock box on the outside of the door, surely this could have been done between reservations??
Location was great, very close to the mall and restaurants just a shame it was so dirty.

Self

4/10

Poor

12 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

If you have lung problems, don't go there.

The condition of the bathroom was disgusting, mould everywhere, ceiling covered in mould. This is a health hazard.

Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

lovley staff

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Ok , place, nice staff, get what you pay for.

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jun 2021

John

Location location

Good location

Self

8/10

Excellent

21 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

Liked how you had sunshine most of the day. Loved the huge shower

Business Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

Stay was pleasant enough. Although bathroom had brown marks on walls and doors and a strange unpleasant smell, had to leave window open.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

12 Jul 2020

John

Horrible small room. Not value for money. Be carefull.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Jul 2020

James

Handy location. Was good to get two separate bedrooms

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2020

Sarah

Good stay close to town An very sound stay Cher’s

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

31 Jan 2020

Leigh

Leigh

Good location, waking distance to Merivale, Hagley Park and CBD. Unit was old but clean and quiet, parking was very tight so parked on the road.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

nice friendly staff and nice rooms except the bugs that were swimming on the sink from open window?not very generous wifi allocation, thanks though we all slept well.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Oct 2019

David

A no-frills, comfortable and functional venue.

Unpretentious and functional. It did what it said on the tin without frills. Close enough to the city centre to facilitate exploration. A very reasonable mid-budget experience (not perfect but very acceptable). I spent 2 nights pending departure from CHC; enough to see the sights and enjoy the atmosphere. A smaller than usual establishment, friendly personable staff, clean and tidy but a little bit jaded/tired. Comfortable and pleasant, without frills. Good value for the money.

Self

4/10

Poor

05 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Very average

Absolutely stunk of cigarette smoke. Even the pillows on the bed

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2019

Rob

Room was clean and adequate, and with enough heating to make it habitable. The bed was comfortable. The kitchen was equipped adequately and the bathroom facilities were \"dated\" but fine. Good value for money.
I had real problems with internet access, but the receptionist was most helpful in sorting them out.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

22 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Close to malls and restaurants, central area for Christchurch

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

19 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

No laundry, no parking, no sky... waste of our money and time. Very disappointing.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Mar 2019

Shabah

Good value for money

Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Good location close to City Centre, with bus transport in the road, Merivale shops 500 metres away, and a shopping mall at the end of Papanui Road.

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

the unit was outstanding for the cost. very helpful owner .
Lovely and clean and excellent furnishings. Lovely and spacious

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Good

Friends

4/10

Poor

16 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

We found clothing from a previous occupant under the bed, found smoke detector with battery missing from it in the wardrobe on top of spare pillows.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

27 Jan 2019

P

Bed configuration not as requested and not able to be corrected. Staff were not helpful. No compensation provided. Very 'tired' room and facilities. Woken in the middle of the night by other guests banging on our room door.

8/10

Excellent

13 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Basic yet comfortable for overnight stay.

Basic, all that was required. No sky sports though.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jan 2019

Rob

Room upstairs we had was dated and the walls through to the next rooms are paper thin and the floors creak badly when someone is in the next room.
The room was clean and handy to town

8/10

Excellent

04 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Great location, quiet, safe parking. Good value of money.

6/10

Pleasant

26 Nov 2018

Di

Average facility - had to request additional coffee and sugar with four people in the room.

4/10

Poor

22 Nov 2018

Jen

Great location and lovely staff but very tired room especially the bathroom. Needs quite an update. Didn’t feel clean.

8/10

Excellent

14 Nov 2018

Neville

Good local motel in Merivale

The Merivale Court Motel was very convenient to transport and Merivale Mall . The amenities were good . Would stay again

Friends

8/10

Excellent

14 Nov 2018

Kelley

Super comfortable bed. Older unit but it was lovely and clean, had everything I needed and was a great price.

6/10

Pleasant

14 Oct 2018

Mandy

Nice staff room was good toilet and bathroom very small

4/10

Poor

14 Sep 2018

John

Facilities were ok, but very basic.
On arrival it took too long to get a response when I pushed the bell in the office. That was also the only time I saw a member of staff. When I left two days later at 7.55 am the office was still locked and I could not find a box to put the key in so left it in the unit on the table.
In the unit the light above the table did not work. The extractor in the bathroom did not work. The glasses in the cupboard were not clean - greasy fingerprints all over. I decided to wash whatever I needed to use first.

6/10

Pleasant

26 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Couldn't check in at 2pm as room wasn't ready. Had booked a 2 bedroom unit with a queen and 2 singles, only to find 2 queens when we got into the room.
I asked why we didn't have what I booked, to be told guests in that room had extended their stay. Not impressed. Was offered a rollaway bed or pull out couch.

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

The motel room we had was lovely and warm with the sun in all day. The bus stop to town is outside the motel and Merivale Mall is walking distance down the road. Very happy to have stayed there.

6/10

Pleasant

04 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

This motel was suitable for an overnight stay and the price I paid was pleasing.

4/10

Poor

22 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Clean but poor condition

Inadequate window covering and bright outside lights - so not good for sleeping

8/10

Excellent

25 Feb 2018

moc

Met all my requirements and good location for wedding I attended. Parking is restricted and had to park on street one evening.

6/10

Pleasant

21 Feb 2018

Steven

Property is acceptable, moderately comfortable and clean. Decor is dated. I found wifi service to be of generally unacceptable quality, with long periods where no connectivity was possible. I view reliable and fast wifi service (and with NZ's infrastructure there seems no credible reason for this to be unavailable) as such a basic requirement these days that to find it of poor quality at an accommodation property inclines my overall rating to \"do not recommend\".

8/10

Excellent

14 Feb 2018

Ronwyn

Ok

Place was ok. Carpark is not out the front of unit. Warm night need a fan more air movement.

8/10

Excellent

17 Jan 2018

Jenny

Value for money and good facilities

The hotel is older but in nice condition. The staff were friendly and nice. We had a two bedroom room and were pleased that there was two queen sized beds.

4/10

Poor

30 Dec 2017

Vince

Clean but outdated

Fresh paint doesn't hide the dated facilities and fit out. Kitchen cupboards with contact on shelves. Stippled ceilings. Painted wallpaper and mildew down both corners in toilet. Linen change every 3 days but no towel rail to hang towels. 4.0 rating. Who is kidding who?!!

6/10

Pleasant

13 Dec 2017

Verified traveler

close to where we needed to be

the condition of the motel was very tired, in need of redecorating

8/10

Excellent

11 Dec 2017

Jeff

Short stay

Low cost but adequate for a short stay. No frills.

Staff ok.

Could not get wifi

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2017

Yumiko

Affordable price

Old but clean and good location .

8/10

Excellent

20 Nov 2017

peter

Handy motel

Have stayed here previously 8n same room. Excellent location.
Rooms a little tired, but hey we didn’t go to CHC to sit in a motel room all day! Handy to ever6 thing, Merivale Mall 1 minute up the road, lots of bars and res5aurants handy.
Good value, would be happy to stay there again!

Very comfy bed.

6/10

Pleasant

15 Nov 2017

LEN

AN OVERNIGHT STAY

OK for a couple of days - very basic Motel
Communication very poor - arriving late at night - no advice given as to unit number or where to find the key

6/10

Pleasant

30 Oct 2017

sandy

Convenient room close to town.

I knew this had dated rooms and was an older place. It was tidy enough but is ready for a makeover.

6/10

Pleasant

13 Aug 2017

Janet

Adequate facilities

Place a bit tired. Could do with modernising. Adequate but not likely to stay again when plenty of others nearby.

Partner

2/10

Poor

31 Jul 2017

W

Mouldy room

We were put into unit 6 Studio Unit which had mould covering the ceiling and walls in the toilet and bathroom and on closer inspection, the mould was crawling with mites of somesort. There was also mould in the kitchen and the Studio Unit also smelled of paint, not sure what had been painted as it was very dirty and mouldy. It was very disgusting THIS ENVIRONMENT COULD MAKE SOMEONE VERY VERY SICK!!! We demanded another unit and that unit was better however there was no cloths for washing or drying dishes and room service was all less than minimal. The little amount of dishes that I used were left on the bench to dry, the used towels were not replaced. Flat batteries in the TV remotes didn't help either.

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2017

Lesley

Room was cold whe i arrived but didnt take long to warm up was ideal location for course i was on roof in the shower needs attention as looked like black mould but reast of unit clean and tidy with plenty of warm blankets on the bed

8/10

Excellent

30 Apr 2017

Jodie travels

Very nice accommodating staff

We booked this hotel for a one night stay after our midnight arriving flight from Brisbane. We pretty much arrived to find our room ready for us as planned and had a nice restful sleep before our drive to Blenheim. Although quite basic, the room was more than adequate for our needs and clean. Appreciated that the owner/manager had the room available for us to check in after midnight without any issue. Thank you!

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2017

Lisa

Very tidy and handy to town

The motel is a bit dated however they made up for it by excellent service and I had an unexpected room upgrade so I could stay close to family. The location was great - walking distance to Merivale and also the CBD.

6/10

Pleasant

06 Apr 2017

Verified traveler

Old and tired and no oven in a 2 bedroom suite. The one bedroom unit is nothing more than a part of the garage and should not be let.

4/10

Poor

02 Apr 2017

Verified traveler

Won't Be Staying Again

I had room 9. It had a moldy shower, a bathroom door which wouldn't shut without locking, and a vanity in the bedroom/living area. There was also a huge slug in the shower. The room seems to be an after thought, jammed between the office and laundry. I was not provided with any login details for Wifi, and the office was closed by the time I needed it. On check out, the office was locked with no way to leave a key for them or bell to gain attention (at 8:45am). It was stuffy and has a lot of road noise, so you either need to like the heat or noise.