Name: Motel On Carroll
Address: 10 Carroll St City Centre, Dunedin, 9016, NZ

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jun 2026

Peter

Clean room, comfortable bed. Place could do with updating a bit but comfortable and convenient. Covered parking. Will stay again

Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2026

Rebecca

Love the location and Brian is always very helpful on check in:)

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Feb 2026

Stephanie Leah

Easy parking

6/10

Pleasant

10 Feb 2026

Stuart

Good sized room with kitchen facilities though only small bathroom. Staff pleasant and easy reception formalities.
The motel is well past its best but perfectly adequate for a short stay. A long walk from the city centre and shops.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2026

Rebecca

We were welcomed by Brian and the motel was central to everything we needed and we found it fab

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Dec 2025

Steven

Small unit but a very good and helpful manager.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

08 Dec 2025

Kevin

Check in good, room good size but bathroom small, missed servicing and parking limited.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Nov 2025

May-Britt V. R.

A basic motel with what you needed for a night. We enjoyed the 1980 style of furniture.

Partner

2/10

Poor

19 Nov 2025

Peter

Horrible old room, a mouse in the kitchen!
We had three nights booked but left after the first night and moved on to a lovely place- Clover Hill Studio in Milton.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Nov 2025

Robert

Very clean and comfortable, with useful kitchenette and free undercover parking all you really need.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2025

Peggy

The room was comfortable with good amenities (kitchenette & electric blanket were great). It was near downtown shops, Speight’s, and the bus stop.

Self

4/10

Poor

15 Oct 2025

Lynette

Pour

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2025

Mark

Cosy, clean room

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2025

Alex

Easy stay, cool place, clean and convenient. Will happily stay again on my next trip!

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2025

Ken

Comfortable but could be better

Comfortable enough and very central but a bit dated and town is a bit depressed.

Business

8/10

Excellent

11 Jul 2025

Terry

Clean, warm and cozy

8/10

Excellent

11 Apr 2025

Ian

Goiod

Reasonable good accommodation windows could do with curtains to block light out a night

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Mar 2025

Maud

Brian was very helpful. Although I didn’t meet him personally, I was able to arrange a late arrival and late departure easily via email.

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2025

Jenni

It was rather unique. Friendly helpful staff

Self

6/10

Pleasant

13 Mar 2025

Kevin

The “studio motel room” we stayed in should have been advertised as a SMALL hotel room with tea and coffee making facilities. A motel room it certainly was not. No cooking utensils or any way to prepare a meal and not a table to sit and eat at anyway. In what passed for a “kitchen” the shelf was so narrow a full sized dinner plate would not fit so there were none. The bathroom hand basin was so tiny you could hardly fit your head beside the tap to clean your teeth! The most expensive place we’ve had on our trip with the least facilities. Place was clean and staff excellent. Handy location but unfortunately not great value for money.

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2025

Peter

Comfortable

8/10

Excellent

21 Dec 2024

Leon

Quiet, central location near cafes, bookshops and within walking distance of the centre of town

Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Dec 2024

T

Chilled out place. Easy peasy all round

Relaxed checkin.....just a friendly welcome and showed us to our room. Lovely man. And didn't have to fill out anything. Loved it!

Partner

4/10

Poor

16 Nov 2024

Sarah

Very tired and dark.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2024

Mary

It was close to venue.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 Apr 2024

Erin

The towel rail in the bathroom fell off when we went in there, the guy came & looked at it & then glued it back on, not sure how long that would last. The room was tired with areas if neglect, door to bathroom dud not shut properly.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

21 Feb 2024

Trevor

Time for a bulldozer

Business

8/10

Excellent

21 Oct 2023

Tom

Unassuming little place, but well worth the stay

I little bit hidden entryway to the Motel off of Carroll, but worth a stay in the value for the price paid.

Clean & comfortable. Not the hotels fault, but there was a noisy neighbor on one of my nights
I would certainly stay again whenever in Dunedin

Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2023

Wendy

Great clean tidy and easy place to stay.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

08 May 2023

Kim

Great for what we needed, don’t judge a book by its cover, excellent service from Brian

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Apr 2023

Bronwyn

Though it is an old building the place was clean quiet centrally located and Mr Brian was a great host

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Apr 2023

Kenneth

Very good

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2023

Holly

Perfect place to stay for the night!

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 Mar 2023

MR EDWARD

Not really a motel.

This is not really a motel. They have a first come first served small car park and the rooms are more like a hotel. Wifi was poor but made up for by free washing and drying facilities. Room wasn’t properly cleaned (there was a paper, bottle and dust under the bed for example) and I hit my head on the badly placed microwave. Price was the saving grace.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2023

Gisella

Extremely kind reception! Something went wrong with the booking and they had only prepared for me to arrive the next day. I was almost prepared to find somewhere else to stay the night, but they prepared their break room for a single night and let me stay there while also giving me a refund.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

28 Feb 2023

Sarah

I don't know how this got 3 stars. We've stayed in far nicer for the same cost. In a room for 4 there were only 3 off most things in the kitchenette. The mugs are stained, chipped and cracked too. The room smelled of fried food and looks like it was furnished from a charity shop. The blanket on our bed had dried on brown crispy dirt and the carpets are dirty. Would not recommend.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Dec 2022

Mike

Quiet

Business Self

4/10

Poor

27 Nov 2022

Hannah

Sound issues

Sound seems to travel through the walls and floor of the complex pretty easily and there was a family with young kids running around and screaming till after midnight that kept me up plus other guests.

Business

8/10

Excellent

19 Nov 2022

Monique

Comfy bed, good for the price, no surprises

Leisure

2/10

Poor

10 Nov 2022

Raymond

This property was well below standard.There was rubbish littered in the carpark.This included food products.Scaffolding due to roof maintenance hindered access to garage.I would never recommend this rundown unsafe motel to anyone.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2022

Judith

All was good apart from other noisy staying who were having a verbal argument

Self

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jun 2022

Julie

Loved everything except for the noisy neighbours!

Everything about the room was great - it was clean, the bed was comfortable, the shower had great water pressure, and the kitchenette had everything I needed. I was a bit disappointed by the view from my window as I had expected something like the lovely view in the picture, and all I had was a tiny window that overlooked a very nasty-looking carpark area behind neighbouring buildings, but luckily I wasn't there for the view. The biggest downside was the fact that the walls were so thin I could hear every word spoken by the people in the neighbouring room, and they talked well into the small hours of the morning, and then started up again early in the morning. I would definitely stay here again as the location was convenient and the facilities were good, but I'd pack some earplugs!

Self

2/10

Poor

04 Jun 2022

michael

The place was nothing like the on-line photos and I wouldn't stay there again or recommend it to anyone

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2021

John

Lovely, friendly staff. It says budget hotel on the wall outside, but the room had Everton you need, with a great heater and free use of the laundry. The limited parking was the only potential downside for me but I was to always tome it right to get the free park. Amazing location for the price.

Self

4/10

Poor

10 May 2021

Verified traveler

Poor value. Prices jump for graduation weekend.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

05 May 2021

Verified traveler

Did like free on site parking

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2021

Carol

Stay at Motel on Carroll

Studio room was clean and well prepared.
Very close to where we were having a meeting.undercover parking was important to us.
Would be happy to stay there again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

Small and basic right in the heart of industrial dunedin so not the best location views of a car junk yard

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Apr 2021

Donna

Very cute just down fall no sky and tv sound isnt tge best.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

Didn’t like the noisey shower from the neighboring room

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

25 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

Bathroom certainly sub-standard - no heating, no steam extractor, water temp varied as other units used their facilities.
TV sound self-muted for a few seconds occasionally.
Parking a bit of a squeeze.
Lighting a bit dim.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

17 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

The property is very old. There is no sound proofing. The owners or staff resided above our room and we could hear them walking across the floor and walking up the stairs, talking and showering and then every word spoken at the office. They did provide extra tea/coffee supplies to guests.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2021

Frances

Happy to come back

I was happy that the gave me a choice of two room. Would have liked some green tea as I do not drink coffee. Extremely clean which made up for the some worn furniture

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Jan 2021

JESSICA

We stayed in a 3 bedroom aptmt. It was very spacious and had 2 bathroom which is great for 6 of us. The lication is within 10 mins walking distance to city. Only downside is the motel security. Reception is closed but the main door is not locked at nite so anyone can walk in from the street. Feels a bit unsecure.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2021

Verified traveler

We were a bit hesitant when we first pulled up. Im glad we stayed. The bed was comfortable. We had a really good comfotable night.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Dec 2020

gerald

Not what we expected a bit dated .the view from the lounge window was a brick wall it would be better if they painted a mural on it

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Dec 2020

Verified traveler

Centrally located. Nice and clean room upon arrival. Room was very spacious with kitchenette. Overall stay was great. 🙂

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

06 Dec 2020

Pamela

Adequate accomodation. Little bit small, but we were only staying one night.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

we had the run of the motel. no management around during the weekend, off road parking limited, good positioning close to city centre

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Mar 2020

Brooke

The room was quite tired and cramped but Brian was very accomodating. We were part of a wedding party, so he helped us make it a little more special for them but providing us with a complimentary cheese board and wine. He also allowed us to use the 3 bedroom apartment so we could get ready for their wedding. Thank you Brian. We were very grateful :)

Friends_and_family Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

The location was good. I didnt feel it was good value as it was a very small room and the kitchenette was not suitable for cooking.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Mar 2020

Dominic

Basic room. Microwave, tv, forks etc. All I needed, really. Handy to city.

Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Motel well located in quiet location a short walk away from Octagon. Staff were very helpful helpful and room was very clean. Only downside was thin walls between rooms meant one could hear your neighbours. Complimentary bowl of fruit at reception was really great. Complimentary bottle of pinot noir was very much appreciated! Would stay here again if visiting Dunedin.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Getting a text from the hosts prior to arriving was amazing, never had that happen before. Our 3 bedroom apartment was so roomy and the beds very comfy.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2020

Angela

From the outside, it doesn’t look like much. But then you get inside and it is modern and comfortable.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Convenient location, nice place to stay. Water spouting a bit noisy during rain.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

21 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

the only window in the kitchen area did not open. Luckily it did not seal properly otherwise no fresh air in the unit.
Quite noisy at times with others coming and going - not much sound proofing.
it would have been good to have had a handout -no linen being changed, rubbish emptied etc, which was fine, but what to do about that yourself.
handy to town which is why I stayed there and great to have the car parked undercover.
also didn't really like our names on display at the front counter - not sure the reason for that - no permission asked to do that or rationale why.
clean and tidy if not a little cramped especially in the kitchen area.
Good for what I wanted - going to a conference, and ideal for a single person in the room - would have been very cramped with 2 people.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

31 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Great Location.

Great location, very clean, Motel Manager was very helpful.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 Oct 2019

PJ

Great location, clean and quiet while we were there. Off street parking good. Unusual room layout with bedroom lacking any exterior windows. View was brick wall. Ok for the price.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2019

Anonymous

Great service and friendly stadf. 2nd time ive stayed here enjiyed it ince again

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

18 Oct 2019

Anonymous

Overall had a reslly nice stay. The staff were helpful and nothing was problem to ask for

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

the stay was made so easy. Certainly central enough for what we needed

Friends_and_family Partner

4/10

Poor

26 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Communication from hosts was great. However, my room wasn't overly clean, hair etc stuck in bedspread, pubic hair on toilet seat! Left my window closed due to it being a very cold day & when I returned my room had a very strong smell of body odour. Furnishings were lovely quality but couch could definitely do with a vacuum. Also have to say I wasn't too keen on the late checkin process.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Car parking available, walking distance to the Octagon, warm & spacious unit, comfy beds

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

02 Jun 2019

Chris

Nice location some covered parking , good size room

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 May 2019

Verified traveler

Close to everything I needed. Free undercover parking was a bonus. Would stay there again

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 May 2019

Verified traveler

Close to a conference we were attending. Friendly manager.

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Apr 2019

Gayle

Great place to stay for a short visit. Close to city.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Central location was ideal as the Dunedin centre is in easy walking distance.

The property is ideal for those need accommodation during events and family meetings. It lacks an outdoors and view from the unit but suited our requirements.

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Conveniently located and good parking . Rooms are tidy and comfortable bed

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Very convenient location. Helpful staff. Bowl of fruit at reception to help yourself from. Free use of laundry facilities.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Nicely run, lobby is from the inner back covered parking garage. Area is a bit deserted, but walkable to shopping and eating district.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

The property was ok and the manager was helpful but the motel is in an area of town where there no readily accesible restsurants. If a guest is renting a car or doesn't mind paying for rides/taxis it's not bad. But for a guest who likes to walk to things close by, this is not a good spot. It's just a matter of the old saying,\"location, location, location.\" Unfortunately this property doesn't meet that criteria.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

24 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

No windows in room- except the \"window\" looking out to the underground carpark! Squealing tyres from cars coming in to the carpark kept me up- and the room door was right next to the office of the person who checked me in. Not like the picture in the slightest.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

22 Feb 2019

Sharon

Disappointing Dunedin

Very tiny room. Limited car parking. Position not as close to city centre as described

Family

6/10

Pleasant

14 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

I thought the property was a bit run down and overpriced.

6/10

Pleasant

03 Feb 2019

Sharon

New owner very nice
My room was layed put like obstacles course
Need a redesign.

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2018

Geoff

Clean, warm and comfortable but definitely a place to use as a base as there's not much natural light.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Nov 2018

Jason

Don't tell anyone about Motel on Carroll...it's too good to be known about!

6/10

Pleasant

05 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

Very helpful staff.

We stayed in the small studio room for two nights. It was good value for money but rather cramped for two people. The staff were extremely helpful and very friendly and the motel's location was very convenient for what we wanted. Being a little way out of the centre of Dunedin meant it was nice and quiet!

Partner

2/10

Poor

02 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

My room was next to the basement carpark and had no window.

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2018

Jackie

Motel on Carroll is unique in lots of ways! The location was good, if a little odd, and the room comfortable enough - but it's the first place I've ever stayed where I didn't see any staff at all. In the event, lack of personal contact wasn't a problem - I got an email explaining the arrival procedures, and the room was ready, with the key in the door, when we turned up. And there was a phone number provided if I had any issues. However it was a wee bit creepy, having only a message on a whiteboard to welcome us, and seeing no one else on the premises, save for a fleeting glimpse of one other guest at the end of a corridor.
The room had everything we needed - but only because what we needed didn't include heating, as the only available means was a panel heater, propped against a wall, out of reach of any power points. I was reluctant to shift it - I'm sure it was meant to be fixed to the wall - so it was a relief that the room was warm enough without it. Would I stay there again? Probably (provided I wasn't on my own), if only because reasonably priced accommodation in Dunedin is scarce. Would I recommend it to others? Only with some fairly weighty provisos.

8/10

Excellent

27 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Compact but perfectly adequate for my one night stay.

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Home away from home

Comfortable. Everything you needed for the kitchen. Everything I needed for a stay away from home. Big room, flat screen TV.

Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Awesome spot we walked everywhere

Went for pink - had a single room for us both and was small but totally doable! Really friendly people. And awesome spot we walked everywhere including to and from concert at Forsyth Barr Stadium

4/10

Poor

19 Jul 2018

Paul

Avoid Room 12

I only booked this motel, due to having to come to Dunedin on short notice.

Room 12 is a shoe box of a room, with only one window to an underground carpark. There is no natural light. When I arrived, the room was stone cold, and it took hours for the ancient heater to warm the room. Also there was no contact with any staff over my entire stay. With only a white board as a welcome.

I can only be glad that my wife wasn't with me, on this overnight stay, as she would have refused to stay here.

6/10

Pleasant

15 May 2018

Verified traveler

Reception unstaffed and key in room door. Room not like photos on web! Very small with queen bed up against wall, ok for one person. No external windows other than looking out into carpark internal garage. Very noisy as cars coming and going and room right by reception where people used phone to contact staff. Not value for the money paid in comparison to other accommodation i have used in Dunedin.

6/10

Pleasant

13 May 2018

Verified traveler

Close to CBD, quiet, great parking and comfortable

We came from ChCh for the weekend. The room had a small kitchen and 2 bedrooms. It was perfect for what we needed. The heater warmed the rooms up and beds were comfortable (on the hard side but not to hard). We walked into town which took about 10 minutes. Check in and out was easy. This isn't fancy but it is clean and comfortable.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Nice and close to the octagon

Nice little motel, with great amenities and close to town. Only thing is that there is limited car parks so it is first in first serve.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Absolutely loved the 3 bedroom apartment, so much room. Very funky apartment.