Name: Tudor Motor Lodge
Address: 24 Thackeray Street Hamilton Lakes, Hamilton, 3204, NZ

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2026

Tui

Stayed overnight in a 2bdrm apartment we arrived early and got to check in at no extra cost. Loved the customer service and even more so the room. Amazingly clean, tidy, comfortable bed, had a great nights sleep. Will definitely come back again being so close in walking distance to town, thank you!!!

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

07 Feb 2026

Graham

Tidy, clean room
Comfortable bed
accommodating staff

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Jun 2025

Sheree

Good basic accommodation. Could do with a bit of a updo but it is adequate for what we needed

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2025

sankar

Great

8/10

Excellent

25 Jan 2025

Mohammad

A great place to stay. An older building but neat and tidy inside, and fully equipped with heat pumps in the living area and bedrooms, large fridge, large TV screen etc. Staff extremely welcoming and friendly, offered us a free upgrade which was terrific! Beds are comfortable and clean, furnishing fairly new and pretty much spotless. Nice outdoor settings too. Plenty of secure off street parking. Will definitely be back next time we need a place to stay in Hamilton!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2024

Francis

All was excellent

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Dec 2024

Nigel

Walkable from city centre and cricket ground, maybe needs a little lick of paint here and there, but overall no complaints.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Oct 2024

Karen

The room was nice and large which was great. The shower could have been a lot cleaner - the shower head was very yucky and hadn't been cleaned properly in a very long time. Overall, for the price, it was great. Awesome location - could walk down the hill into the main street of Hamilton very easily.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2024

Bob

Clean and comfortable and to facilities

6/10

Pleasant

08 Sep 2024

Susan

2 bedroom apartment was ok. Toilet roll holder was broken and the room service hmmm don't know what they did apart from top up the toilet paper as beds were not made.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

26 Aug 2024

Joan

close to the hospital which is what we wanted. even though the lady we dealt with was asian she was very nice and understood us as we her.

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Jul 2024

Shaun

Nice

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2024

Viv

Nothing flash but clean and tidy. Lovely white sheets and towels. Heat pumps in every bedroom and lounge. Friendly youg girl on reception. Great for a stay to go to claudlands LAB concert

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jun 2024

Rachael

The room was comfortable and clean. However, we were stying in a room for 4 people and there were 2 of everything (towels, bowls, spoons, coffee sachets). That wasn't really appropriate in a room that sleeps 4.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2024

John

Easy to find, clean and warm. Close to the city and the hospital

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

26 May 2024

Sandra

It was OK for one night. First impression when driving in was not good. It looked very run down. The room was clean but an odd layout. The kitchen had pots & pans but no hotplates to be able to use them. No sink either for washing up. We had a ground floor room behind the office because we were physically not able to get up stairs with our bags. This was very noisy with people coming & going until quite late. The door had a broken bolt so could not be used for extra security. The property has a lot of people who are visiting the hospital for treatment etc, so not your normal tourist motel.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Apr 2024

Peter

Large rooms, old but in good condition and clean. Quiet area but a bit of a walk to shops and eating places

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Apr 2024

austen

Good value for money.
Would stay there again.

10/10

Exceptional

31 Mar 2024

Sue

Had everything we needed.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Mar 2024

Bridgid

Lucky to be close to lake and saw the Waikato balloons. Easy acccess to town. Charming welcome. Comfortable clean accomodation.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2024

Lolly

A family run motel. Very friendly and welcoming. The motel is old. An antique. But kept clean and comfortable. Handy to the city centre, Hamilton Lake and Balloons Over Waikato (hot air balloon festival).

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2024

Adele

Great location to shops food heaps parking. The room was good nice and cosy. The bed was nice comfy and clean. I would go back again for another stay

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

11 Feb 2024

Erin

Overall, our one night stay at the Tudor Motor Lodge was very comfortable. My only complaint is that the outside of the motel was a little rundown and we had been looking forward to a swim but the pool was closed (we had not been warned about this beforehand). However, the staff was friendly and helpful and very considerately offered to give us a first floor room because we had a heavy piece of luggage. All in all a comfortable place to spend the night.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jan 2024

Nikki

Property is old and could do with a spruce up but was definitely adequate for our need of a bed for the night. Most importantly, everything was clean. Location was good.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

02 Jan 2024

Verified traveler

It’s a clean bed for the night.

We only stayed for one night passing through. It’s had better days. Its old and run down. The beds were clean and that’s all that mattered. We wouldn’t have stayed for any longer.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Dec 2023

Aloma

Handy locate to where i needed to visit. Easy to find. Nice and quiet

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2023

Dawid

Motel niedaleko centrum miasta. Okolica spokojna i cicha. Duży parking. W pełni wyposażona kuchnia. Dodatko od właścicielki dostaje się kartonik mleka do kawy

Partner

4/10

Poor

23 Oct 2023

Debz

Staff were not engaging. Minimal guidance until I asked. No access to swimming pool.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Sep 2023

Zane

You pay for what you get. Its not a terrible place, the location is good. The rooms like they are from the 1980s, but they are simple, clean and what you expect from a Motel Lodge.

I would recommend for something basic and simple and would stay again given the location.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2023

ANN LEONIE

It was fine

Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Sep 2023

Marie

Interactions with staff were pleasant and accommodating. Our room, although tired looking was very clean. Parking fairly tight, but managed to obtain one nightly. Overall suited our requirements perfectly.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

27 Aug 2023

Verified traveler

Run down

Handy location to where we had to go, but the place was so run down and dirty, the carpet had stains and was sticky, rotting wood, dog poop outside our room, uncomfortable pillows and bed etc etc. It looks like it could have once been a nice place but hasn’t been looked after for a while and the owners haven’t spent any money on maintenance or convenience items like soap. I wouldn’t stay here again.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2023

Cynthia

Friendly welcome and very helpful with direction to place we had an appointment at

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Aug 2023

Craig

Did not look much from the front, but a very comfortable unit with full facilities and very clean.the only addition that I'd ask for ,is a safety lock on the door to complement the door lock

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 Aug 2023

Gus

The room was clean and tidy, the amenities were reasonable, but the property was a distance away from other transport e.g. buses and the local stadium.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

12 Aug 2023

Grant

Very easy to book in, staff were okay as we had little contact.
Bit mingy with the tea bags, had to buy extra.
Warm and dry unit at a reasonable price. Would use again

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Aug 2023

Nancy

The room was very clean and had a good heater, which warmed thins up quickly. It was not fancy but everything met expectations. I would stay there again.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

16 Jun 2023

Gwen

The stove was missing buttons one window was missing latches, electric blanket had no on off switch so couldn’t be used only 4 sets of linen 6 bed unit, towel rail hanging off wall and shower wouldn’t drain properly eeeeeewh!!!! And bathroom was like a cool store no heating or expelaire was clean though

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jun 2023

Colin

I booked two rooms a some months before we arrived and requested they be together. They were not and were quite some distance apart. The person at reception appeared surly when I arrived to uplift the keys. One room was fine, however our room had a musty/sour/BO type smell which was unpleasant and was shabby compared to the other room.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

12 May 2023

Ellen

Spacious and tidy

Business Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Apr 2023

Suzanne

Property was quite old and run down inside and out. However the staff were friendly and helpful, the shower was good and the bed comfortable. Also it is within walking distance to the lake and shops/restaurants. Having said that, we would not stay there again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2023

Alexander

Great value for the money!

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

18 Mar 2023

Jennifer

OK, but could be a lot better

Pros: close to town, on site parking, one bedroom apartment, kitchen with basic amenities.

Cons: smoking allowed on walkway outside room so smoke comes in neighbours windows, gardens are not well kept, pool did not look inviting and area around it desperately needs landscaping, terrible pillows, wifi very patchy, living area converted into sleeping area with two single beds, so had to sit on them or at dining table to watch TV, walls badly patched and painted and other repairs done half heartedly eg stovetop replacement and makes it looked very unloved. TV in main bedroom had been removed.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2023

Jennifer

Lovely spacious room. Clean and tidy. May have been recently refurbished.

8/10

Excellent

11 Mar 2023

Leanne

We stayed here for two nights. The room was clean and comfy, and the beds were comfortable. The room has an electric cook top, bar fridge, microwave, kettle and toaster. Ample parking. Nothing too flash but it is a cheaper option.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2023

Narelle

Old but functional. Reception staff very pleasant.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2023

Linda

Excellent Staff

The staff was extremely helpful. It's a bit hilly if you would like to walk. We walked 4 bkocks to a large grocery store. The kitchen was well equipped and we were able to take our evening and breakfast meals in.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2023

John

Great stay

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Feb 2023

ashwin

Location was great!

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

10 Feb 2023

Carol-Moana

Sheets were dirty, towels were stained - everything was very tired and the pool is no longer available. Pretty disappointed to be honest. It was quiet and the shower had good pressure but the condition of the towels override that

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Feb 2023

Kim

It is an older property in need of outside and. Inside work. The staff were friendly.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jan 2023

Steve

Book this location for the use of the pool while in town only to find the pool a dark shade of green. I dont mind old, but this could do with a bit of money spent on the beds, pillows and a clean up of the areas that we need tom walk around.

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Jan 2023

ERIKA

Très bien placé dans la ville. Très calme.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

27 Dec 2022

Sancha

Very disappointing stay. The unit was shabby. Dirty hand marks on the walls beside the beds and the single sheets looked like they hadn’t been changed since the last stayers. Grotty shower and generally unhygienic and no effort to upgrade the deteriorating interior or exterior. And my daughter caught her foot on one of the many nails sticking up from the outside stairwell. I will never be staying here again

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

22 Nov 2022

Daniel

Nice having 3 beds available in room, like kitchenette. Hoping to stay longer next trip.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

30 Oct 2022

David

Affordable accomodation.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Oct 2022

Wally

Property was adequate, but there was a feeling of it being a bit old and tired - could use some TLC.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

11 Sep 2022

Keri

Very tired building inside and out. Not clean at all. We had to wash the dishes BEFORE we used them. Lack of cooking utensils, no full length mirror so multiple people using small bathroom mirror to get ready. No hot water in bathroom sink. Cleaned the toaster as it was a fire risk. Dirty bedding which was really gross. Wouldn’t recommend or stay again.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2022

Bruce

Very roomy

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2022

Alison

close to central city

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Jun 2022

Hana

Ok place to stay close to town center

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

10 May 2022

Kevin

Suited our needs

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Oct 2021

Flordeliza

We've stayed here before, we're happy with it, friendly and helpful staff, we like its location being convenient to the city centre.

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Sep 2021

Martin

I was charged an additional $30 for having our little dog in our room in advance.
This was unexpected as we booked a pet friendly room?

Leisure Pet

4/10

Poor

18 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Will not stay their again.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Beds were comfortable. Bathroom got real steamed as no extractor fan. Net curtains were ripped on old looking. Lots of water puddles as you step out of unit from heavy rain

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Clean and tidy. Lovely staff. Unfortunately some guests have absolutely no respect for others and were noisy ALL night.

Self

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Property was centrally located, quiet, value for money.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2021

Gulcan

Mrs

We stayed in a two bedroom apartment (extra two beds in living room). Kitchen cabinets were out dated. No conditioner, shampoo was in dispense bottle in shower. Walking distance to Victoria street, restaurants, cafes, and pak n save.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

09 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Convenient location and the room was spacious. The building is dated but it didn't bother us.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Friendly staff, rooms are dated and require some upgrades, the microwave was in a bad position, had to duck under it to reach the fridge.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Great Location

Had a good stay.The place could do with some repairs to the stairs.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2021

Verified traveler

First impressions were 50/50 However, it was more of a do not judge a book by a cover type, Staff very welcoming, room was tidy and very spacious. Will definitely book again

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2021

Verified traveler

We had a lovely stay at the Tudor, there is a large carpark and room for extra vehicles, staff were friendly and very accomodating, the room was warm and had a peaceful atmosphere would definately go back again.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

25 May 2021

Jennifer

Good Location

Very nice staff and close to town. Decent size room. Staying again in a couple of weeks as its very clean so well done to the housekeeping staff.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 May 2021

L

Felt a little dodgy

Ok for a one night stop over on our way North. Was a good price but did feel a little dodgy. Room was spacious and bed was comfortable and our car was there in the morning so all in all, ok. Feel like we survived it. Not sure I would recommend.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

20 May 2021

Verified traveler

Staff were helpful & the room was clean & comfortable. Beds were very nice & accommodation within short walk or drive to main cafes & shops. Would recommend & stay again nextvtime we are visiting Hamilton.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2021

Verified traveler

Properly was clean. Very basic but had everything we needed for a weekend stay.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 May 2021

Verified traveler

The motel is very central and within walking distance of the lake and restaurants. On the whole the room was clean but shabby. The shower could do with some mould treatment around the base and slightly more attention to cleaning. It was the kitchen that was disappointing. Pots that had been badly burnt and a scourer that was well past its use-by-date, a very rusty base in the microwave (which was replaced promptly) and buttons on the ceramic stove top that refused to cooperate.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 May 2021

Diane

Overall rating of 4 out of 5

Fantastic shower, nice and hot with good water pressure. Very helpful receptionist who was new on the job. Takeaway and delivery menus would have been helpful for people who don't drive.

Self

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2021

Verified traveler

Tudor Motel Lodge met out needs and was centrally located close to the CBD. We walked into town each night for dinner and walk back again with no problems. While the overall unit could have done with a spruce up, the cleanliness couldn't have been better. We were also upgraded to a larger room with an addition 2 x single beds which gave us additional space to spread out. Wifi was excellent.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

Very spacious - two rooms with two TVs (one of them did't work). Quite convenient location close to city center. Unlimited free parking. Reasonable price. I will stay in this place again )

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

Very friendly staff

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

I liked the spacious bathroom and kitchen area was well equipped. The only problem, the milk in the fridge was expired and the sheets were kinda itchy and dusty. Airpump was broken and was blowing air up to the ceiling so couldn't feel anything.

Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

Great Location, dated but suitable for overnight stay

Friends_and_family Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Apr 2021

Alastair

Comfy but not great

The room was OK, the place is old & need of upgrade on the exterior, our room had been upgrade and was better than what I was thinking I would find from the exterior. A lack of any in room imformation on local eaties etc

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

How friendly the staff are and nothing is too much trouble

Friends_and_family Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

the lodge is close to town and supermarket, good kitchen facilities, shower had great pressure
rooms needs up-dating , basic rooms
good it had a pool

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

The place was clean and tidy. Great parking. Walking distance to supermarkets and town.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Jan 2021

Carol

As described on website, well equipped, only stayed 1 night.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2020

Matt

We found the place to be very comfortable and enjoyed our stay here and my son

Business

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2020

Verified traveler

Neat tidy clean quiet very handy to Hamilton
Would stay again great value for money

Business Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Dec 2020

Helen

Not dissapointed

Staff friendly and helpful. Check in and out was quick. Quite noisy at times from other guests at times. It did have everything we needed for our stay and was spotlessly clean and tidy.

Business

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2020

Brent

It is an older property but the room was clean and tidy and the staff were very helpful. It is in an excellent location for quickly going to the city or the hospital.

Business Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Nov 2020

sue

Needs a refresh on paint etc for outside

Didn’t look very nice on the outside was a bit old and dated but the unit we stayed in was very nice

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Aug 2020

Verified traveler

Value for money. Pretty basic, has everything you need.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2020

John

One night in Hamilton

Booked this motel with 2 rooms as it was close to town & restaurants & we were needing a place for 3 of us to stay.
There were beds in the lounge as well, which suited us just fine. The motel is quite old, but very adequate for our needs for q 1 night stay.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2020

Maree

This trip was around a hospital visit for my father who is 82 and not very mobile. A call earlier in the week determined we would need a ground floor room. When we arrived the awesome lady took me too our room and had reserved the park outside our room with a cone for easy access. She set up the aircon for us and had tv going. Couldn’t have asked for better. Room was great with seperate room and nice and clean with everything flat and accessible for my father. Nice central location too. Will gladly stay again and recommend to others

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jul 2020

Donna

A Budget Hotel

A family stay for 2 nights, the room was average condition though a little tired. the beds were comfortable but the sheets were threadbare and ripped, rather poor for the price of the hotel. The only upside is it is pet friendly.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

I was very grateful for being able to stay at short notice as the Covid lockdown came into effect. The email advice about contactless entry was welcome. The room I was in had a quite spacious kitchen as well as a refurbished bathroom. The decor is modest, befitting the modest price.

Friends_and_family Family