Midway Pacifica Lodge

6/10

Pleasant

05 Apr 2026

Denise

The property is clean but needs lots more TLC. The bathroom looks quite new and the kitchen was in good condition also. Having a hot plate and cooking equipment was nice but would have liked a table and chairs to sit at to eat. The front door was old, draughty and generally very flimsy and not secure. There is no noise insultion, so you can hear your neighbours quite clearly. Its one of 3 motels on the road and you have to collect keys at a different location. Not a place I would recommend.

Partner

2/10

Poor

03 Apr 2026

Justine

The room looked like it hasn't been cleaned in a long time. The dishcloth stank. The bathroom was so dirty. There were marks in the bedding and under the bed and couches were not clean. We found old tissues and other stuff.

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

01 Apr 2026

Merv

This wasn’t very well run had to go to another property to collect the keys , rooms smell like smoker has been in then & have just painted to mask the smell we had been lucky the bedding was clean
Holds in door, ceiling and mould around windows, and the was a wire sticking out of the mattress which left me with an injured leg. And if you want to ask any dishers it has to be don’t in the bathroom sink
The dish liquid wash in a pump bottle that looked like it had been pulled out of the bin!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

31 Mar 2026

Lance

Internet would not connect, gave up trying.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2026

Merv

Everything you need right there and very clean and tidy

Partner

2/10

Poor

01 Mar 2026

Teatamea

Waited in reception for 20 minutes before being seen by the receptionist that had no manners and demanded everything, room was filthy and not what I had booked for, came back to the accommodation the next day later in the afternoon and rooms had still not been cleaned. Overall I give the motel a bad rating & definitely won’t be staying there again or suggesting to anyone.

Self

4/10

Poor

23 Feb 2026

Sacha

Strong incense type smell in the room gave us all a headache had to sleep with doors open, bathroom light didn’t work and no door handle on inside of bathroom. Uncomfortable beds. Check in is down the road, checked us into wrong room. Only plus was they were able to accommodate our trailer as they had rooms that were permanently closed.

8/10

Excellent

13 Jan 2026

Trung

Nice clean rooms. Dairy change new clean towels and top up coffee/tea. Free usage of washer and dryer machine.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

01 Dec 2025

Eham

All good

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

15 Sep 2025

Aruna

Very dirty, smelling, no garbage can,no hangers, no iron, no bedside tables.
Never recommend.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

01 Aug 2025

George

There was a pizza in the oven from the last person who stayed the rubbish not emptied and i was bitten by fleas was not impressed at all

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jul 2025

Ngakan Made Lawrence

Good price, close to restaurants

4/10

Poor

13 Jul 2025

Geoff

Very run down conditions: toilet sest not properly attached, reception in adjoining hotel

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

01 May 2025

Brian

For the price its great for a couple of nights, easy access to the motorway if your traveling to Wellington, Stokes Valley etc, Petone is just around the corner.
The downside is the Traffic noise is non stop any time of day or night.
The driveway needs addressing as you will bottom out when exiting if your aint carefull.
The carpet in my room stunk from possibly the carpet, there must have been a flood at some point. The carpet needs ripping out and the room a good airing.
The shower curtain had mold and needs replacing.
Where was the tea towel or dishwashing liquid to wash the dishes.
Very poor signal for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube on the TV. They all kept losing signal halfway through a show or movie.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

24 Apr 2025

Melanie

Light above bed didn't work, no extractor in bathroom so everything foggy, I felt ever movement my partner made when in bed it was so soft. Only 1 glass and 1fork to share. Couch was hard and uncomfortable. Tv remote didn't work until we stretched out springs so batteries had connections.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

20 Feb 2025

Anne

Towels were stained along with the dishcloth, so didn't feel to shower. Toilet bowl was not clean, neither any of the lino floors. No tea towels to dry dishes, cobwebs and because it was a warm day we had bare feet and before bed we checked them and they were very dirty, same thing in the morning sadly.
To pick up the key at 10.30 having just come off the ferry, you had to go to another property which meant crossing a road then having to walk to the rear of the property in the dark and find a lock box, but not as I know it.
Sleeping was another issue, you could feel the springs thru the mattress so they need to go to the tip really.
So, no recommendations here🙀🙀

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

20 Feb 2025

phillip

Service nothing advertised existed.worst place l have stayed at. Its an embarrassment to Expedia

Business_and_leisure Family

2/10

Poor

14 Feb 2025

Sasha

Greeted by sign with another motel's address to collect keys. Asked if I got after-hours check-in email and giggled when I said no, is 8.30pm after-hours? Had to go back to other motel to request tea towel, dish sponge, face cloths and hand towels. Took time to produce 1st two. Learnt they don't provide face cloths or hand towels, only bath towels and mat. Ignored dirty towel. No instructions for old stove with markings worn off controls. Minimal cutlery. No sharp knife. Dish detergent provided in used plastic orange juice bottle. Ceiling light installed inside stall shower.

2/10

Poor

17 Jan 2025

Ian

Room cleanliness was non existent even when we had to wait for the staff to clean before we entered.
There were kitchen facilities but no pots or pans to cook with.
Plates etc and cutlery were dirty.
Neither of the lights in the bathroom worked, one was missing the bulb completely. Mould on the inside of the shower head.
Honestly wish I had checked the reviews before staying here.
Definitely would not recommend in current state.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Jan 2025

Tracey

Although somewhat dated, the property was good and had all the necessary facilities. It was a shame that the kitchen was dirty and needed a good clean. Otherwise the property would have been great. However the Supervisor was very apologetic and upgraded us to better and cleaner accommodation at no extra cost. We were very grateful and in turn had an awesome stay!

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

02 Jan 2025

Gurleen

Not a Good experience

it’s really bad experience form my side . Not tidying up. Room didn’t clean properly & toilet too.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

01 Jan 2025

Nelson

Not as clean as we expected. Only 1 rubbish bin for the whole house (no bin in the toilet).

6/10

Pleasant

25 Dec 2024

Nasirah

Convenient position, nice walk to waterfront. Close to shops. Comfortable bed, spacious room.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

07 Nov 2024

Tom

On arrival had to get all the bedding changed it was dirty and stained, booked for 3 people only had 2 towels asked for another they brought a tea towel.
Took about 3 times to explain. No milk in the rooms

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

02 Nov 2024

Dale

Check in at a seperate location. TV didnt work properly. Toilet was broken. Bathroom was disgusting.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

20 Oct 2024

Jana

It was SUPER dirty.

Stove had food splattered on it and the fridge had crumbs inside.
The shower was either stained black or had black mold in the tub.
The bedding had stains and burn holes all over them.
DON'T trust the pictures ! It was nothing like them, other than the space layout. Minus the clean bedding, kitchen or bathroom and minus the bedside tables.

No frying pans ! Only 2 small pots which made cooking for 4 people very tricky.

There's wifi but we weren't given any password or anything to connect EVEN though it specifically promotes having free wifi !

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

11 Oct 2024

Mitch

I had crisp clean sheets, which is normal. The shower curtain was moldy and needed cleaning or replacing. The TV didn't work well. I asked for new batteries for the remote, and was given batteries from another remote. I still couldnt get the TV to work properly. The lino is badly laid in the bathroom and toilet, which would make it difficult and time-consuming to clean well. I don't know what the other rooms are like. I was in Room 16.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

09 Oct 2024

Sue

The young women that welcomed us at reception was helpful and friendly.
The bed linen and bed were fine.
New net curtains were fresh and clean.
Heater was efficient.
Bathroom basin nice and clean and spacious.
Regular and efficient trash removal.
However:
No plug for the sink.
Lacked dishcloth, face cloths and toweling was basic.
Floors were very dirty, which made the room smell bad.
Entrance door stained and dirty and gaps around it.
Wood in the door as security looked unsightly, a piece cut to size or a lock would be better.
Masking tape still around a light in the roof, that had a poor plaster/paint job around it.
Just a few small things would have improved it a lot....mainly disinfect and scrub the floors

2/10

Poor

08 Oct 2024

Roshika

Room was very dirty .ver uncomfortable beds.room was smelly..oven was very dirty..not enough cooking utensils .only 1 pot without lid .. cupboards were very dirty and sticky. .i would not recommend it to anyone

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

07 Oct 2024

Robyn

No informati9j sheer, only basic tv

6/10

Pleasant

03 Oct 2024

Rachael

Check in was at another motel down the road

4/10

Poor

03 Oct 2024

Amanda

We had no towels when we arrived, the staff kindly brought us some but half of them were still damp and had stains on them.
The facilities are very dated and need a good clean.

Family

2/10

Poor

29 Sep 2024

Jane

Shower wasn’t cleaned

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

09 Aug 2024

Stephen

It was adequate

Business Self

2/10

Poor

19 Jul 2024

Felicity

This accommodation was very unsatisfactory. It was dirty and very run down. We had no heaters until we asked for some and the whole interior was unhygienic and below standard. Dirty cofee mugs, hair in the bed, dirty shower, mould, drawings on the wall, dirty sock on the ground and bad smelling.
This was a really bsd experience.

Leisure

2/10

Poor

18 Jul 2024

Tash

This motel was disgusting, the floors were sticky and the shower was mouldy, the rubbish bin and heater were broken and to top it off there was a cockroach roaming around, i would not reccomend staying here at all, spend the extra money and get somewhere clean and friendly.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2024

Phil

You get what at you Pay For! , the Internet worked which was a bonus, could of done with a heater as it was winter time , otherwise fine 🙂

Business Self

2/10

Poor

01 Jul 2024

Hedia

I booked a reservation. Took out a cancellation plan incase, I was on holiday in Gisborne. I Had to change the date of my booking, because I couldn’t travel to Wellington due to the Wairoa flood. They weren’t helpful at all, & there was no refund, so they kept my $183

2/10

Poor

30 Jun 2024

Ashleigh

Did not match the advertised photos. Very dirty and unkept place. Did not feel secure at all.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2024

Coulton

everything I needed for the nite could not of asked for more

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

10 Jun 2024

Levana

Unfortunately my families stay was far from good. There was mould on the ceilings and window sills, the oven was filthy, the kitchen floor was sticky and slippery and it had not been mopped. The bathroom floor was just as sticky. The carpets too were sticky and needed a proper carpet clean,our white socks turned black just from walking on the carpet
Broken dusty curtains. Lack of cutlery, pots and pans. Broken door handles.! No housekeeping was done at all, the heating was minimal that we had to use the dirty oven to heat the room. Overall terrible.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2024

Darren

Convenient, quite large unit just very dated. And the soap dispenser in the shower needed fixing.

Leisure

4/10

Poor

08 May 2024

Graeme

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Leisure

4/10

Poor

05 May 2024

Sioota Makolo

Poor customer service

Business

2/10

Poor

24 Apr 2024

Verified traveler

Unclean. Unhygienic. Rubbish bin was not emptied. Beds were uncomfortable, could feel the springs. Supposed to stay 3 nights but couldn’t. So far unsuccessful in getting a refund.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

18 Apr 2024

Jeanette

There is no words to describe this it was dirty smelt of mould not tea or milk and only items for one person not two really noise traffic all night. The carpet was damp and when I got into bed there was long black hair on my feet. T V control didn’t work, hot water was not hot just warm, there was only one pillow each and no side tables. The furniture was old and uncomfortable and for short people. After requesting a room change this was denied we left and found a much better place to spend our time on Wellington my advice is Don’t stay here

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Apr 2024

Keziah

Close to main roads and ammenities needed

6/10

Pleasant

01 Apr 2024

Kirsten

Our room was spacious. All furniture required was there. Cooking equipment and crockery/cutlery adequate. The wall heater and fan heater did not work. Some dishes weren't clean. Dirty around oven top. No dishwasher powder. Alot of traffic noise, but that was to be expected for location. Poor wifi signal.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

28 Mar 2024

Tasmynn

First arrived to realise you have to walk 100m down the road to get key. Room wasn’t even ready as it still hadn’t been cleaned. Room was absolutely disgusting. Bath tub looks like it had an old shower mat in there previously and had left dirt marks all over the bath tub floor. Absolutely gross will never be staying here again & most definitely would not recommend staying here either.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

26 Mar 2024

Kirk

Old dated and smelly!!!

Business

2/10

Poor

24 Mar 2024

Natasha

There were people walking arouns the property drinking. Also check in says 1pm i was there at 1 and didnt get key till 1.45 as the room wasnt ready also a cery large truck was blocking the driveway made it very hard for access when the truck is there. Very poor service wouldnt recommend

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2024

Anne

I left my jacket in the room by mistake and received it back. Thank you.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

18 Mar 2024

William

It's a dump. Don't stay here

Self

4/10

Poor

14 Mar 2024

Keyten

We didn’t have lights that worked in the bathroom
No one was at the reception
The rubbish bins were still full

Business

2/10

Poor

13 Mar 2024

Jayden

Absolutely disgusting, I have requested a full refund. Would attach photos if possible, dirt and filth, last straw was the cockroach crawling out from behind the bed past my head. I had to get out and find new accommodation it was so gross.

4/10

Poor

07 Mar 2024

Graeme

Did not appreciate having to go to another property for the key. And when there, the bell for service did not work. And then I had to wait for some time for the person I rang to actually arrive.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Mar 2024

Adrian and Lorraine

Conveniently located but noisy until late at night and then early in the morning. Room was average at best. There was no tea, coffee. milk or sugar so had to go to a neighbouring set of motels run by the same outfit to ask. Tea bags and coffee eventually were delivered to the room but still waiting on the milk. To check in you have to go to the other set of motels , the same with handing back the key at the end of the stay. I would not normally stay here by choice.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

05 Mar 2024

David

The motel is old broken down I have stayed in hundreds of motels and without exception this is the worst NEVER AGAIN
my booking was accepted on Wotif on the day I was to book I was rung and told the room wasn't actually available but I could stay at another motel were it turned out the reception for both motes was located
I was then told I would have the room I had booked
this turned out to be nothing like the staged photo badly maintained run down I was glad to check out the next day I couldn't relocate as the city was booked out
BE WARNED THIS IS THE PITS

Business Self

2/10

Poor

04 Mar 2024

Arlie

Filthy

It was old and bloody dirty it needed a good clean up and paint and Lino

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

28 Feb 2024

Rohit

Property is in dire need of TLC. Floor felt old and sticky including the carpet. Price was okay but even if its dirt cheap you wouldnt expect the place to be as dirty as it was. Lower your expectations and you might not be disappointed. We didnt feel the room was secure as thr main door felt very light and old; a small push might break it down.

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

24 Feb 2024

Dennis

Handy to Ferries

Co joined motels .hand written note in a window to redirect you. Then a phone call with a promise of a few minutes..20 minutes later we were given a key went to the room dirty carpets and old smokey smell with too moch cologne to cover. Got given another room ...new carpet clean and smelled ok .Bed was very comfortable..Bathroom clean and tidy...

Partner

2/10

Poor

22 Feb 2024

Frans

Dirty old motel.

It was bad. Dirty old and not what was expected.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

22 Feb 2024

Vicki L

A lot of traffic noise. Bed was very soft and a bit saggy. Otherwise ok.

Partner

2/10

Poor

21 Feb 2024

Warwick

Poor standard of the room . Tv nearly falling off the wall - very hard to use, smells dirty, lack of maintainence and terrible check in process for customers - essentially get your key from another motel down the road

Business Self

2/10

Poor

19 Feb 2024

James

Cheap and nasty

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Feb 2024

Colin

Property was average in quality, but suited our requirements, as it was close to the inter-islander ferry terminal.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

15 Feb 2024

Shahid

Rooms had a horrible smell

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2024

Rod

Good value

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

03 Feb 2024

Odette

The oven is a hazard. Does not work properly, no markings on dials and unbeknown to us the grill came on automatically when we turned the power on at the wall and almost created a fire. The pillows are about 1cm thick. I woke up with a sore neck and a headache. Had to go out and buy a pillow to avoid this the next night. Other than that, the place was clean and tidy and the free offstreet parking was great..

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Feb 2024

DENNIS

I thought I got value for the money paid.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

28 Jan 2024

Haley

The unit did not look clean, everything looked run down and out of date, no internet connection or information on how to connect was provided, staff were not very welcoming on arrival

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

24 Jan 2024

Cathryn

I found the overall state of the unit that I stayed in to be in poor condition and not very clean at all. The ranchslider curtains were not hanging well - possibly due to the hooks being broken or missing, the bed cover had dirty marks on several areas and was not even placed squarely on the bed. The toilet seat was broken resulting in it moving around if I was not careful how I sat. There was a horrible dirty mark on the wall behind the kettle. The benchtop in the kitchenette area looked filthy along on edge. There was a dirty mark, unknown origin, on the handbasin and the bathroom window frame was very grubby.. There were only 2 coffee sachets, no milk supplied, and only sachets of creamer and no teaspoons to stir drinks with. This unit was very overpriced for the poor overall state.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Jan 2024

Nadine

Nice motel for the cheap price. Owners were great when i helpt a elderly lady. Definitely will go back

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jan 2024

joseph

The property was fine for the price. However, certain areas could do with a spruce up. Bed was comfortable and clean, the only real downside was that the Wi-Fi wouldn't work on our last morning.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2024

Linda

Great

4/10

Poor

07 Jan 2024

sunil

old run down place. bathroom terrible. floors needs work. Kitchen did not have any utencils even tho it said kitchen. had to get stuff from other rooms. needs urgent work in this room and better facilities

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

30 Dec 2023

Pawandeep Kaur

the room I booked was different in pictures and it was old and smelly... but luckily we got transferred to another motel

Business_and_leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

29 Dec 2023

FAAFETAI

No aircon/heatpump. Fan too small for the dark room.
TV REMOTE BROKEN. WIFI NOT AVAILABLE ALL THE TIME. UNABLE TO DO WORK ON LAPTOP AS WIFI WANT WORKING CONTINOUSLY

8/10

Excellent

24 Dec 2023

Stone

Shower was great, the place did the job that we required. If we wanted an upmarket motel experience then we would have paid more to have one. It was more than adequate.

4/10

Poor

24 Dec 2023

JUDI

Very confusing check-in as office was unattended. Had to go to neighbouring motel to collect key. It was a warm evening and the fan in the room didn't work (it was too late to let reception know), we accidently spilt water on the carpet so put a bath towel on it to wipe it up..ewwww yuk..white towel was FILTHY from the FILTHY carpet. BUT.. the water pressure in the shower was great and the bed was comfortable.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

22 Dec 2023

Kallysa

Floors in bathroom and toilet were sticky.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

18 Dec 2023

KENEILWE

I arrived very late (0200am) and I had to walk to the other side of the lodge to get the room key at that time🙆‍♀️🙆‍♀️🙆‍♀️💔💔💔. It’s not good for first timers. Scary as hell. They should find ways to keep keys within property for clients. PLEASE..

Found the room not cleaned. They did clean the next day and didn’t bother cleaning again for the next 2 days I stayed there.

They should have wifi passwords in the rooms. I had to wait for the following day to get the password to let my family know I was safe.

I believe the place has a lot of potential

Business_and_leisure Self

4/10

Poor

09 Dec 2023

Craig

Older property which is overflow from other property

4/10

Poor

06 Dec 2023

Robin

Cut out square in carpet, carpet sticky. You had no reception area had to go to next hotel.
Only 2 plates and 1 bowl, no teaspoons, and 1 only use once milk!!
Would not stay again.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

24 Nov 2023

Shinae

Would not recommend this place to my worst enemy. We arrived and our room was flooded, there was water literally POURING from the roof. They gave us another one, which had no plates or bowls, no microwave, the freakin toilet didn’t even flush. The wifi didn’t work, the TV didn’t work. The room smelt musty and gross. We didn’t even want to stay but after a long day of traveling we needed rest. We were up and left by 7.30am because nobody wanted to be there. The owners weren’t helpful or at all concerned when we complained. Do not stay here unless you want to be disappointed!!

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

15 Nov 2023

Michael

very dirty not clean and smells .no rubbish bin inside tv channels couldn't see full picture.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

10 Nov 2023

Philip

We were very unhappy with the condition of rooms, run down and dirty. We didn't stay.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

07 Nov 2023

ronald

we were shocked with the place. Its used to house social welfare emergency housing people. The room was very run down, there was burn marks in the bedding and no on site manager you need to book in at another motel down the road that is run by the same people and also used as emergency housing. There was no way i felt safe having my wife and son there. DO NOT BOOK THIS PLACE.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

05 Nov 2023

Fiona

No TV1 channel. No internet login in room

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

04 Sep 2023

Valerie

what was unique about this Motel was that we were the only people on the property,
It was a bit tired and could do with a upgrade soon.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Aug 2023

Srinivasan

The location is good.
There are no heaters in the upstairs. No cutleries.

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Aug 2023

Richard

Excellent Service

Great for the price and incredibly good service. Comfy bed. Thanks.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jul 2023

Danny

still noisy in nighttime.

4/10

Poor

22 Jul 2023

Brian

The room had a smart TV but the wifi was so poor it wasn’t much good. Over all property is dated and needs renovating

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jul 2023

Sally

Bit noisy with traffic but you are on the main road. Basic but everything you need. Bed was comfy.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

05 Mar 2023

Roger

It was OK. I did haveto chase up to get information for after hours check in. While unit was generally clean, there were some areas of the bathroon that could have been better attended to

Business Partner

2/10

Poor

24 Jan 2022

Pam

Disguisting,

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jan 2022

Michael

Noise from traffic loud needed earplugs. Room felt cramped.

Business Partner

2/10

Poor

07 Jan 2022

Todd

The property has many health and safety problems including broken plugs, missing light bulbs. Issues with gas hot water system.

I have laid a formal complaint.

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

06 Dec 2021

Erica

For the price we paid for this unit overnight we were quite disappointed. Quite frankly it was a bit of a dump. On arrival at 7pm, even though the office hours stated they were open until 9pm, no one was there. The staff member that did eventually arrive after being called, was not particularly friendly or welcoming. On the bright said the parking was very convenient and the room did have everything we needed, but it was all very run down and extremely basic. The flooring was lifting up, there were stains on the carpet, the ol rusty fridge wasn't even on so we dared not touch the milk that was in it! There were burn stains in the bathroom sink, lights hanging off the wall by their wiring, the window was broken, the very thin bottom sheet was directly on the old mattress { no under cover }. There was obviously very little dusting done, the kitchen floor had definitely not been vacuumed........

Leisure Partner