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The Dawson Motel
Taranaki- New Plymouth · New Zealand
16 Dawson StreetView location
9.6/10Excellent206 Reviews
Cleanliness10.0/10 10.0
Service9.6/10 9.6
Comfort9.6/10 9.6
Condition9.6/10 9.6
Neighborhood9.0/10 9.0
Value8.6/10 8.6
Amenities9.4/10 9.4
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About The Dawson Motel
This smoke-free motel offers complimentary bicycles and paid full breakfasts daily. Amenities include express check-in/check-out and dry cleaning/laundry services. Free self-parking is available onsite. The 23 air-conditioned rooms feature refrigerators, microwaves, complimentary wired and wireless internet, and LCD TVs with satellite programming. Private bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Conveniences such as phones, desks, and complimentary weekday newspapers are also provided. Located in the heart of New Plymouth, The Dawson Motel is within a 5-minute walk of the War Memorial and the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery. This motel is also close to the TSB Showplace and Puke Ariki.
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With a stay at The Dawson Motel, you'll be centrally located in New Plymouth, just a 4-minute walk from Govett-Brewster Art Gallery and 5 minutes by foot from Puke Ariki. This motel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from TSB Showplace and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Wind Wand.
Make yourself at home in one of the 23 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Wired and wireless internet access is complimentary, and LCD televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and complimentary weekday newspapers.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Free self parking is available onsite.
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Free WiFi
Parking available
Dining services
Concierge
Laundry
Entertainment
Non-smoking
Accessible facilities
Check-in and check-out
Check-in from
2:00 PM
Check-in until
9:00 PM
Check-out until
10:00 AM
Hotel policies
No rollaway/extra beds available
No elevators
Professional property host/manager
Pets not allowed
Service animals are allowed
Service animals are exempt from fees/restrictions
Cleaning and safety
Sanitization
Contactless check-in is available
Contactless check-out is available
Essential Travel
Essential workers only - NO
Important information
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You need to know
- Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
- The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
- Contactless check-in and contactless check-out are available.
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Special Instructions
The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 9:00 PM. To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. If you are planning to arrive after 9:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and key retrieval information. The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools.
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Instructions
- 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, debit cards, and cash
- Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit
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Optional fees
- Fee for full breakfast: approximately NZD 10.50 to 20.00 per person
- Late check-out fee: NZD 50.0 (subject to availability)
- Crib (infant bed) fee: NZD 10.0 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
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Spoken Language
English
Nearby attractions
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
0.4 km / 0.2 mi
Puke Ariki
0.4 km / 0.3 mi
TSB Showplace
0.5 km / 0.3 mi
Kawaroa Park
0.6 km / 0.4 mi
Centre City Shopping Centre
0.7 km / 0.4 mi
Saint Mary's Church
0.7 km / 0.5 mi
Wind Wand
0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Coastal Walkway
0.9 km / 0.5 mi
New Plymouth Observatory
0.9 km / 0.6 mi
Pukekura Park
1.3 km / 0.8 mi
Yarrow Stadium
1.7 km / 1.1 mi
Te Henui Walkway
1.9 km / 1.2 mi
Huatoki Walkway
1.9 km / 1.2 mi
East End Reserve
2 km / 1.2 mi
Fitzroy Beach
2.1 km / 1.3 mi
Hotel facilities & services
Services and fees can vary. Check the selected room details and hotel policies before booking.
- Total number of rooms: 23
- hotel
- Wheelchair-accessible
- Car park
- Check-in hour
- Check-out hour
- Wi-fi
- Airport Shuttle
- Room service
- Laundry service
- LaunderetteExtra charge
- Bicycle hire serviceExtra charge
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- Hotel safe
- Lift accessExtra charge
- Newspapers
- Luggage room
- Clothes dryer
- Bikes available
- Towels and bed linenExtra charge
- Restaurant
- Spa centreExtra charge
- Breakfast
- Non-smoking establishment
Meal plans
Meal plan types
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Room types
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SUITE TWO BEDSSUITE • TWO BEDSSUI.2B
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- Guests: 1–8 • Adults: max. 8 • Children: max. 5
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- SUITE
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- TWO BEDS
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- SUITE
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- TWO BEDS
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Room code: SUI.2B
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APARTMENT STANDARDAPARTMENT • STANDARDAPT.ST
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- Guests: 1–10 • Adults: max. 10 • Children: max. 6
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- STANDARD
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- STANDARD
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Room code: APT.ST
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TWIN STANDARDTWIN • STANDARDTWN.ST
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- Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
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- TWIN
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- STANDARD
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TWIN STANDARD
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- Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
- Room type
- TWIN
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- STANDARD
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Room code: TWN.ST
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APARTMENT ONE BEDROOMAPARTMENT • ONE BEDROOMAPT.B1
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- Guests: 1–10 • Adults: max. 10 • Children: max. 6
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- ONE BEDROOM
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APARTMENT ONE BEDROOM
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- Guests: 1–10 • Adults: max. 10 • Children: max. 6
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- ONE BEDROOM
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Room code: APT.B1
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STUDIO KING BED NON SMOKINGSTUDIO • KING BED NON SMOKINGSTU.KG-NM
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- Guests: 1–5 • Adults: max. 5 • Children: max. 3
- Room type
- STUDIO
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- KING BED NON SMOKING
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STUDIO KING BED NON SMOKING
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- Guests: 1–5 • Adults: max. 5 • Children: max. 3
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- STUDIO
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- KING BED NON SMOKING
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Room code: STU.KG-NM
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TRIPLE TWO BEDSTRIPLE • TWO BEDSTPL.2B
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- Guests: 1–5 • Adults: max. 3 • Children: max. 4
- Room type
- TRIPLE
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- TWO BEDS
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TRIPLE TWO BEDS
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- Guests: 1–5 • Adults: max. 3 • Children: max. 4
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- TRIPLE
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- TWO BEDS
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Room code: TPL.2B
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SUITE LUXURYSUITE • LUXURYSUI.LX
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- Guests: 1–8 • Adults: max. 8 • Children: max. 5
- Room type
- SUITE
- View / characteristic
- LUXURY
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SUITE LUXURY
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- Guests: 1–8 • Adults: max. 8 • Children: max. 5
- Room type
- SUITE
- View / characteristic
- LUXURY
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Room code: SUI.LX
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APARTMENT TWO BEDROOMSAPARTMENT • TWO BEDROOMSAPT.B2
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- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–10 • Adults: max. 10 • Children: max. 6
- Room type
- APARTMENT
- View / characteristic
- TWO BEDROOMS
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- Guests: 1–10 • Adults: max. 10 • Children: max. 6
- Room type
- APARTMENT
- View / characteristic
- TWO BEDROOMS
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Room code: APT.B2
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Guest reviews
What other guests saying about The Dawson Motel
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Mia
It exceeded our expectation. Great location, easy parking, so clean and cozy staying.
If we go back to New Plymouth, we will stay at the same place 100%
If we go back to New Plymouth, we will stay at the same place 100%
Sarah
Friendly staff, great room, super quiet and very convenient to shops and restaurants!
Kurt
While everything about the hotel experience was great, nothing stood out more than the owners Grant and Trudy Smith. Grant is one of those people who makes you feel like you've been friends for years even though you only met a few minutes ago. Trudy was just as personable. Whether it be getting restaurant recommendations or borrowing bikes to ride on the New Plymouth Coastal Walkway, they were always ready to be helpful.
Maggie
Clean and tidy room. Friendly staff
Paula
Great stay, very clean walkable to town center and walkway. Would definitely stay here again when next in New Plymouth
Pauline
Nice clean and friendly, very good location
Gordon and Karen
Staff were very friendly and helpful. Unit cosy and comfortable. Shower was absolutely heavenly! I look forward to be able to stay there another time. A+
Hayley
We loved our stay! It was perfect for what we needed. Staff were lovely and very friendly.
Jaedra
Lovely hosts and very helpful .. quality room and amenities. Very highly recommend.
Steve
Very clean unit.
Very close to restaurants and town.
Warm and cosy
Ideal for couple of nights
Very close to restaurants and town.
Warm and cosy
Ideal for couple of nights
Lisa-Marie
A lovely place to stay. It was very clean & staff were very professional & polite. Will definately stay there again.
Many thanks!
Many thanks!
BRIAN
Handy to city centre.
Graham
The room was comfortable spotlessly clean. It served our purposes well for a pleasant stay.
Ricky
Handy to Restaurants and bars
Handy to Restaurants and bars, easy access to northern motorway.
Tania
Modern, clean and decent room size.
Alan
Excellent location - spacious rooms - friendly owners & staff
Sheena
Nice rooms, clean and tidy
George
A great facility with really lovely folks operating it. It was truly a pleasure to stay there. Thank you so much!
Michael
Very clean, updated Motel
Clean and updated motel and room. Nice amenities in room and conveniently located.
Andree
The shower rose needs some servicing but apart from that it was lovely.
Hayley
Very clean. Great service at checkout.
Te Aomihia
Warm caring staff n nice spacious clean rooms
Mike
Quiet, tidy and comfy.
convenient location, friendly staff. Great having access to an EV charger for a nominal fee (cheaper than super charger by far)
Karen
Perfect location for visiting the city (within 10-15 minutes walk of most key attractions). Easy to access main routes in and out of the city for further exploring. Very clean unit. Comfortable beds. Great spot. Will be returning for our next visit.
Adrienne
Good value for location in CBD.
Kerry
Handy to town, very walkable
Koutilya
It was a nice and safe trip
Paul
Excellent rooms. Excellent facilities. Great parking. Friendly reception/host.
Kerry-Lynn
Lovely studio unit in a great location
Vincent
Clean comfortable room.
No traffic problems as it’s off the main road.
No traffic problems as it’s off the main road.
William
Great motel in town
Great overnight stay near the town centre. Godd location and great ground floor room
Alexandra
An excellent place to start beautiful motel rooms and facilities will definitely stay again
susan
Thank you for a nice stay
Antony
Dawson Motel is a clean and comfortable motel. From my bedroom, I had views of the sea. Friendly, helpful staff. I would recommended this motel in New Plymouth.
Laura
The traffic can get noisy as of busy road. Monday morning a construction sight had noisy trucks and fortcliffs. So best to stay friday and saturday night. Unless a heavy sleeper. Nice and clean. Do need some upgrades for electric jug and the mugs were very small. The sheets were not very soft but other than that very pleased and nice services. Very clean and tidy.
Grant
What a lovely motel. Spotlessly clean, modern, comfy bed and really quiet. A great nights stay thank you.
james
The staff were exceptionally helpful and friendly, adding to a pleasant stay. The rooms were serviced daily and were quite quiet, comfortable and spacious with a modern feel. Conveniently placed, shopping and restaurants were close by. The outdoor activities were also close, as well as the Coastal Walk.
Vinay
Shower head was faulty. Water sprayed all over except on you. Staff tried to assist but unfortunately did not resolve issue
Jody
Good location and so clean. Was so lovely to have complimentary cookies with the tea and coffee, Never had that before. We loved our stay.
Kate
It was a great stay with plenty of well designed space, nice linens and great shower with amazing water pressure. Staff were friendly and its a central location.
Theresa
Handy location. Clean and comfortable.
Josh
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Laurie
Staff was friendly and accommodating. Very clean. Convenient to everything by walking.
sharyn
Thumbs up for Dawson
Helpful staff with directions and food outlet suggestions. Rooms are comfortable and clean. Awesome shower in our one bedroom unit. Handy to town, park and beach.
Rosaline Maria
Needed to know entrance was not on Dawson St. Otherwise all was excellent.
Joy
Helpful friendly host
bruce
a little noisy with trucks passing thankfully no trains units nicely modern and kept clean friendly staff will come again
Bernard
So central to CBD. Walking distance to shopping, restaurants, walkway.
Excellent parking and room very spacious.
IMMACULATE!!!
Excellent parking and room very spacious.
IMMACULATE!!!
Deborah
Super clean, great amenities, friendly host & staff, superb location.
Will stay again ☺️
Will stay again ☺️
Robyn
Lovely motel, only comment would be a better shower rose, there was good pressure but more squirted out of shower rose
Alison
Clean and spacious family room. Well equipped and warm.
Chris
Great
Mark
Very clean and friendly staff. Nice and quiet and yet close enough to walk to town. Would recommend and would stay again.
Ian
Quiet, very central, safe, efficient, decent rooms well set up.
Georgia
The owner Warren was a lovely gentleman, very welcoming and a great place to stay especially if you have an EV as charging is available.
James
Very clean and referbished feeling. Safe, quiet. Close to lots of food options and shopping.
Cheryl
Lovely staff, clean and spacious.
tomoko
Crean and bus-tub is really nice
Verified traveler
Excellent
Very friendly and very helpful
Biju
it is very clean, and tidy property. Staff was very friendly and welcoming. Furniture are very good ones.
If they can have a smart tv and netflix, Prime ,Disney plus will be more good.
If they can have a smart tv and netflix, Prime ,Disney plus will be more good.
Katie
Staff were excellent, easy close access to city
Duncan
The Dawson Motel was very close to the shops and restaurants. But you could also park your car safely at the Motel if needed.
Tanti
Good overall stay. The manager/owner was lovely too.
Jacqueline
Quiet and spotless
A very clean motel with everything one could want. Centrally located and despite being fully booked it was quiet.
MS PATRICIA W
Great short stay. Close to City.
Clean
Clean
Gerard
It was alright ...
The Dawson doesn't differ much from other motels in this category. My stay was comfortable, but traffic noise can be a bit bothersome. The Dawson has no pool or sports equipment, which I would expect of a 41/2 star motel, especially for the price which I paid !
Darcel
Great stay
Philip
Great place to stay. Clean and tidy rooms, very modern and stylish. Parking on site with a short walk to the water front and CBD, would stay here again.
Verified traveler
Beautiful modern and clean motel, great bathroom with a large tub that included jets. On arrival we were greeted by one of the lovely owners and provided with guidance about the WiFi and parking available, as well as a generous glass bottle of milk. The master bedroom and lounge both had TV's with Sky. We had a very pleasant stay and we will definitely be back again. Highly recommended!
Verified traveler
Loved it! Super modern, warm, perfectly clean, light, quiet, well appointed. Great location too. Exceeded my expectations. The kids loved it as well. Definitely planning to return.
Veronica
Good location
We were in New Plymouth for the Americarna weekend and booked this months in advance thankfully. It was clean and tidy with a very comfortable bed. We particularly liked how close to the centre of town it is so we could walk everywhere. Would definitely stay again.
Verified traveler
good location, clean room and nice host
Verified traveler
Parking is a bit tight but that's probably because we had our ute rather than car.
The room was nice well set out and clean.
The room was nice well set out and clean.
Verified traveler
Its always a pleasure to stay over at the Dawsons. Tried another motel last vist, but they could not match Warren's n Carol's home from home.
Monica
Nice break way
Lovely place to stay and friendly staff. Nice to have one lower levels. Very close to town centre.
Verified traveler
Great location and good quality facilities. Friendly and knowledgeable host. Will definitely stay there again.
Verified traveler
Great location, easy access to city center. Wou,d recomend this motel
Colin
Good value
Comfortable clean, central and well maintained. Our new go-to accommodation in New Plymouth.
Verified traveler
Disapointing that theres nothing but rooms. No pool or spa or bath in our roon
Salma
Worth your dollars!
Just what i needed. Comfortable and clean.
Hina
Everything I needed. Clean and lovely.
Deb
Great location. Close to the water and eating establishments.
Kiran
Heart of the city
Great rooms and awesome shower
Nicky
Modern, clean and walking distance to eateries etc.
Mareta
Flawless Very accomodating people.Very clean and tidy definitely stay next time in the Naki
Kiran
Great stay
Great friendly service. Awesome shower, close to the city center
Verified traveler
Clean and modern
Was pleasantly surprised as room was clean and modern
David
Simply awesome in New Plymouth
Great,location, easy 5 minute to walk to nearby cafes, bars & restaurants. Hassle free on site parking, comfortable beds. Great selection of TV channels.Quiet location, Fantastic service.
Verified traveler
Convenient and clean. Great place to stay at would always book this for New Plymouth trips for sure.
Verified traveler
Great location. Modern very clean units. Hosts very helpful and friendly. Thanks
Verified traveler
Very friendly staff in a well maintained and well equipped property .
Verified traveler
Beautiful modern rooms, very clean, and they’re doing their bit for the environment
Verified traveler
Well located within easy walking distance of the city centre. Easy parking and very modern.
Verified traveler
Really good. Just have ice in the trays so drunken guests can rip straight into their GnTs after a long journey ;-)
David
Simply fantastic
Welcoming & friendly service. Easy parking, Great WiFi, Walking distance to many restaurants & cafes. Nice quiet location
Verified traveler
Easy walk to restaurants and other facilities in New Plymouth.
Verified traveler
Apart from the super clean and spacious room was the added bonus of the free bikes for guest use and the big car park. Have to mention the wonderful high pressure shower too !
deborah
Delight on Dawson
Lovely couple.
Excellent facility.
Exceptionally clean!
Excellent facility.
Exceptionally clean!
Verified traveler
The hosts and staff were friendly, accommodating and just wonderful
Verified traveler
Fantastic Stay, have booked in again for Americana next year. Thanks so much for everything, Perfect Hosts
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The Dawson Motel
16 Dawson Street, New Plymouth, New Zealand
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