162 Kings Of Riccarton Motel

8/10

Excellent

01 Jun 2026

Garry

Fitted the bill met all my requirements for my stay
Thank you Amit

Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2026

Jamie

2 bedroom room was at the back and the road noise was very minimal.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

11 May 2026

Kirk

It was handy to the shops

Self

2/10

Poor

21 Feb 2026

Bronwyn

Horrendously overcharged for a sub standard room advertised as Luxury King. Charged twice for the same night and the cleanliness was very average. Will not be back.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2026

Neil

The staff very helpful and courteous. The room was clean with daily cleaning and towel changes when required.
Would definitely recommend.
Thanks

Self

8/10

Excellent

25 Jan 2026

Fiona

Good stay. Spacious rooms. Quiet.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2026

Cora

Location

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2025

Barbara

EVERYTHING........was excellent but in particular, the manager and his staff. They were cheerful, helpful, obliging. Particularly helpful. I had a few problems (personal) while there and absolutely nothing was too much trouble. You haven't asked but I would definitely suggest this motel to friends, family or anyone staying in Christchurch. Thank you again for all your kindnesses!

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

06 Oct 2025

Sharon

Close to shopping and restaurants.
The couch was small and uncomfortable. The tv didn't reach to the bedroom so couldn't relax and watch tv.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2025

Acacia

Great Location and easy accessibility and parking. Walkable distance to shops and dining. Great friendly welcoming staff.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Sep 2025

Aimee

Clean and handy location

Fine for overnight stay , handy location rooms are clean and comfortable unfortunately we had noisy neighbours next door and with the adjustment joining door in the room you could hear everything . It would make me think twice about staying again

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2025

Andrew

No sky tv but price and location are very good.

8/10

Excellent

18 May 2025

Tania

Owner is always accommodating
Room is always clean and tidy.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

08 May 2025

Adrienne

Have stayed here many times over the last ten years.
Always a very good place to stay.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Mar 2025

John

I asked for a ground floor room - and was given a room set up for handicapped people - no amenities as described in the booking I made.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2025

Wei Chong George

staff waited for me even though i reached at 10pm plus due to my long drive back to CHC. rooms were clean and functional. plenty of parking available and next to a big mall!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Feb 2025

Diane

Quiet, warm and comfortable.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2024

Tania

Great place to stay. Will definitely stay again

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

09 Oct 2024

Dallas

we paid for a King size, bed and room and received less than a Queen size bed and room the person serving was rude, and did not listen to my needs, the batroom was pokey, old and needs repairs, the fan was so noisy it was hard to talk over, I will not recomend them or will i book with this Motel again

Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2024

Matt

Great spot, very reasonably priced.

Business

2/10

Poor

10 Jul 2024

Sue

Booked motel for 2 adults and 3 yr old .
Comfy bed. Blankets stained. Bathroom / toilet had green mould .

Was advised I was in room upstairs but next day could move downstairs once a disabled person left. I hadnt requested a room downstairs. I thought he meant he was giving us the option if we chose to move. Didn't think any more about it.

1st day my 93 yr old mother experienced a power cut which lasted entire day. Power by 6pm still not on so I contacted the motel to request a room for my mother . They accommodated this. As we left for motel power was restored.
Recontacted motel within 10 to 15 minutes to cancel the room . Manager refused to cancel as he had already called the housemaid to turn the bed back ( whatever that means). Cost $90.00 then said will you still want to use it!!
Arrived back at motel and manager showed us to the room and requested I didn't use the shower, towels or kitchen facilities!!!
Next day went out had a phone call from motel staff to say they had removed all our belongings to the downstairs room. I had not requested a room change. I was very unhappy they entered and removed our belongings whilst we werent present.
Returned in evening to find the upstairs room we previously had now had a red light in window. We all know wat that means. Not child / family friendly environment. Would not recommend.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2024

Wendy

The service and location were excellent. I would definitely recommend this Motel to anyone.

8/10

Excellent

30 Jun 2024

Lynda

Nice unit. Everything i needed. Great spa bath on bathroom. Was just very disappointed with the sofa bed. Very stained and not reallt suitable for use any more.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2024

Bethany

Decent rooms, good bathrooms and cosy beds.

Business_and_leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jun 2024

Werner

Standard Motel around the mall

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jun 2024

janet

not suffucient tea coffee etc. also bathroom toilitries

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2024

Robert

The location is handy

8/10

Excellent

24 Mar 2024

William

Quite and good location

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

15 Mar 2024

Mike

The only thing I didn't like was that it advertises on the sign outside that they have 50 channels of SKY TV and that certainly wasn't the case. Apart from the sports channels and maybe four of five others, most channels were unavailable. Apart from this, it was not a bad place to stay, and very convenient to the Riccarton Mall,

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2024

Lynley

The unit was immaculately clean.
The manager was super nice, polite and helpful.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2024

Kirsten

Great motel, clean room, friendly helpful staff and close to Riccarton Mall. Even though on busy road, not too much noise from the traffic.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2023

Marian

Would just like to make a comment on the firmness of the bed. It was to the extreme. Very uncomfortable, but other than that great.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Nov 2023

amanda

Fantastic location. Close to everything. Room and bathroom were clean and serviced daily. I would stay here again if I an back in Christchurch

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

21 Oct 2023

C

Less Sky Channels

Well they no longer have all the Sky channels, guess the package deals may have changed but the channels i usually watched, Crime, ID and a few more were no longer available.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

12 Oct 2023

christine

Liked the location. Didn't like the bed it was brokenthen moved to a room that not similar to what we paid for. It was a cheaper room with less facilities and our room was no longer serviced.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2023

Neha

Was a enjoyable stay
Thanks

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

20 Sep 2023

Edward

Comfortable room. Right across from the mall - was expecting road noise but it was minimal.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

17 Sep 2023

Kuldeep

Highly recommended

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2023

James

Great place to stay. Great service.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2023

Nicola

Only thing was our money coming out of bank account before we arrived.
Thought that was taking liberty.

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2023

HAU TUN

5 stars for very friendly staff.

Though the property and facilities are getting old - some are broken. Average cleanliness - the towels were stained.

4/10

Poor

04 Jun 2023

Allison

The spa bath plug leaked and needed topping up. Hot water filling the bath was really slow. TV was not great. No ice cube tray. Very small but the bed was clean and comfortable. Notice about using towels more once?. Electric blanket not working and overall not very warm.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

21 May 2023

Max

These good be lovely motels but sadly very tired.Couch uncomfortable beds uncomfortable with a plastic underlay and various other sheets under bottom sheet. Curtains and blinds shabby and dirty. Carpet has stains and holes.Sink is partly blocked. Would could be a lovely private outdoor area is unkept and furniture turning green.Hopefully someone will love it again.yours sincerely Lesley Brocket ( Former motelier)

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 May 2023

Minda

The place is very close to big shops and very handy to coffee shops. Easy to find. The room is clean and no big issues

Except my only concerned is the bathroom floor I find it very slippery.

2/10

Poor

10 Apr 2023

Saurabh

The hotel canceled my booking last minute at the time of check in around 7 pm when no one is there at the reception. After 30 mins they told me that transferred my booking to another hotel - Econolodge. The other hotel charged me for the night even though I refused to stay there. And now I still dont have the refund on my card. Orbitz is not even helping here.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

31 Mar 2023

Keira

i loved the spa bath and the cleanliness of the room itself

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Mar 2023

Marcus

Handy in Riccarton

Handily placed to Riccarton Mall. Small rooms, but makes for a cosy stay. A couple of things in the bathroom need looking at, so a bit more care would enhance.

Business

8/10

Excellent

19 Mar 2023

David

I didn't notice until morning there was no milk in the fridge & the office wasn't open at that time. Just an oversight I'm sure. Most helpful in keeping my bag after I checked out for me to pick up later

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2023

Robin

Staff checked what we needed daily as we stayed more than one night.
Traffic noise was a bit of a concern, but used to it by night 3. Parking not as easy as thought, but sufficient.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2023

William

Cost effective and relaxing low budget Hotel

A pleasant 2 night stay. Very cost affective. Clean, tidy and relaxing

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jan 2023

Nicola

Ok

8/10

Excellent

10 Nov 2022

Tania

Close to Westfield and the road noise wasn't bad. Parking can be a problem if motel is full. Would stay again

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2022

John

Very good.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

23 Oct 2022

G

Stuff that

The carpet is stuffed, the ceiling is stuffed in the bathroom, Vertical blind is stuffed. The room is in need of a lot of repair.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

16 Oct 2022

Mark

Unit was dated scruffy and needed a damn good clean TV was way to small...blood stains on pillow case blinds encrusted with dust paint peeling in bathroom toilet roll holder held on with a band aid and broken blinds...need to be majourly updated

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2022

Graham

The units are well equipped but showing age through wear and tear, outdoor garden area at rear needs clean up, the price is reasonable though and good location

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2022

Sandra

Great property, clean,excellently stocked ,easy location and very welcoming staff

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

20 Aug 2022

Ashlee

Room smelt like mold bathroom had mold around window frames bottom of shower was stained,inside of front door had spill/dirty water marks seats had large stains,under bed rubbish had been left by prior guests fridge had prior guests milk and beers left uncleaned out,front door blinds broken.have stayed here before over the years was a 4.5/5 now its a 1/5.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 May 2022

Anouska

Early check in was appreciated. Very close to mall

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

08 May 2022

Theresa

Not sure where the 50 TV channels are,

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2022

Kasche

Enjoyed our stay at 162 Kings. Check in was easy, room was clean and tidy. Great location!

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

26 Mar 2022

Holly

Spa bath, good set up. Soap/hair wash would be nice , an oven would be cool too

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

27 Feb 2022

Colin

Handy for Mall. Very cramped, Limited channels on TV certainly not 50 as advertised. Cobwebs and spiders on ceiling. Very tired motel - budget quality

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2022

John

Great location very quiet even though it is situated on a main road. Would definitely stay here again.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Feb 2022

Gordon

Close to Uni

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Feb 2022

DONNA

Nice motel

Motel conveniently located to parks, shopping and city.
Room was very good, but starting to need abit of maintenance. Would recommend to others and definitely stay again

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Feb 2022

David

Room we were put in was out back, felt damp/cold with damp smell. I understand times are tough and not a lot of customers to pay for keeping them upkept but based on this visit I wouldn't stay again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2021

Tony

Quiet, relaxing, friendly staff. Got everything we needed. Love it.
Found a Lego toy and a hair bend left behind from previous guests underneath bed. A door missing on the closet in one of the room. But this will not stop us from coming back .

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

13 Dec 2021

Brendon

Good location, handy to mall

Business

8/10

Excellent

02 Nov 2021

Owen

I didn't like the managers attitude when i could not find the bath plug. Rather than just finding it or getting us a new one he made a big deal by looking in the bath room twice. On the second visit he clamed to have found it were we had and he had looked before. he made a big deal out of it for no reason saying it was there all the time and it was our fault for loosing it. he turned it into a bigger issue than it needed to be.
We will not be staying there on our next visit.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Oct 2021

Zenda

Small unit

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Sep 2021

Palmer

Great location. 5 minute walk to Riccarton mall

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

19 Sep 2021

Dianna

The cleaning was good except cobweb with dirty long legged spider.
The bed was uncomfortable but size and linen were great
The the room itself was absolutely fine
The Spa bath tap was broken
And when staff came to discuss tge Spa they argued with me on ny booking details. And told i was just lucky to get this room as an upgrade! I had booked and paid for an king studio with spa bath. I even had to show him my confirmation of my booking.
However staff did give us free milk both days stayed here.
Other issue had was due to a party or noisy tennants up in suite above us. Kept us awake up until 3.30am

Business Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

15 Sep 2021

Emma

Lovely unit, small but perfectly adequate considering we only slept there. Some of the bedding needed replacing as there were some wear in the duvet cover and a couple of rips. Bed was comfy, pillows were great (and had a pillow menu!) shower water pressure was next level amazing. Customer service was great, especially when I rang the day before to add an extra night, no issue at all. Location was great.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2021

Matthew

Awesome

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

Everything was great

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

Well situated for what we required

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

The room was definitely quiet considering its on a main road in chch but the room had a definite damp musty odour to it.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Tidy and close to shops and restaurants

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

31 May 2021

Peter

Clean, Friendly but Noisy until Late

unfortunately i didn't sleep well, the road noise was constant which may have been made worst by the weather.

room was ok, starting to show its age but would have been ok without the noise for the price.

I experienced a 4.2 magnitude quake which had shaken me a bit but no damage.. apart of every day life in Christchurch these days

Business

4/10

Poor

20 May 2021

Diana

Disappointed.

Overall cleanliness was ok, but as per my photos, the curtains were not fully attached to the rail, the duvet cover was very creased and obviously un-ironed. The ceiling in the bathroom was coming away and had obviously been previously patched. The shower stool showed signs of mould, and the carpet between the bathroom and the bedroom was fraying and threadbare. I paid $450.60 for 4 nights and certainly don’t consider this value for money. I tried to discuss my concerns with the motel, but due to a language barrier this proved difficult.

Self

8/10

Excellent

11 May 2021

Christine

Good motel close to Riccarton Mall.

Great spot near Riccarton Mall. Easy walk to restaurants for food etc. Comfortable with Sky channels. Good value for money. Check in and out easy. Would stay again. Although near main road didn’t really hear traffic.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

older unit was quiet well situated close to westfield centre and bus servie

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 Apr 2021

Keith

Small room

We booked a 1 bedroom apartment but were given a very small studio unit. They were adamant that this is hotels.com had booked for us even though we had paperwork showing otherwise. There was not enough parking and they had nothing like the 50+ tv channels they advertise and the TV was pretty small. But it was clean and well located.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

We had a one-bedroom accommodation. The sitting room was tiny. The bedroom had a super-king bed in a small room. Heating worked very well and efficiently. Obliging host who arranged taxi for us to catch very early train. Even though the motel is on a busy road, the room as at the back of the car park so no traffic noise.

Friends_and_family Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Mar 2021

DILIP

nice motel!

for an o/night stay this was a nice place indeed...very convenient location....shopping /restaurants all nearby...nice
the two single sofas need a bit of a clean-up though....but otherwise pantry was well stocked, bathrm and bed.very cleantv/music/heating was satisfactory indeed......etc.
recommended!!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

The unit itself was pretty dated. The ceiling in bathroom was discoloured and mouldy with condensation on walls. Towels were threadbare in places, the bed was made roughly and generally the overall look of the place was tired. Even the plants were dead in their pots outside! I don’t normally write negative comments but this was just disappointing, compared to the pictures and what they offer on their Wotif page.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

Was very central. My room was at the front. Room was tidy n clean.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

Lovely rooms and staff. Didn’t receive any continental breakfast which was disappointing.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Feb 2021

Christine

Great location

Got reasonable rate. Very handy to Westfield
Riccarton and Rouges Restaurant which was excellent. Had downstairs unit at back so no rod noise. Good parking no site. Bed comfortable but bathroom needs refreshing as mould present.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

Our room was clean & comfortable, and very handy to shopping centre. It was fine for our short stay in Christchurch.

Business_and_leisure Family

2/10

Poor

12 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

The room was not as was photographed online. Tiny and in need of TLC. The office was not open until 9am and closed at 5-6pm. It was hard to get any service. We did manage to upgrade our room after the first night and we were happy to pay the extra but we were overcharged on our credit card by $146.25 against the receipt amount. We are very angry and are now waiting to get a refund.
Management seem to be extremely incompetent!!

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

Great stayGreat stayGreat stayGreat stayGreat stay.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

02 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

The hotel was adequate for the price
Some confusion with check in as the hotel shares the same car park as the hotel next door and the buildings are the same colour and style and were previously one hotel now split int two.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

18 Jan 2021

Verified traveler

A compact, modern, queen bed studio. Next to major shopping mall and Hagley park. It's compact style better suits a single person.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Jan 2021

Tracy

Booked for my parents, Location was great, staff were lovely, it was clean and tidy. Would stay again

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Dec 2020

Tony

It was very close to the Riccarton Mall
It was peaceful and quiet

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

08 Oct 2020

Verified traveler

Handy location, tidy rooms

Good experience, upgraded our room for the first night due to flooding in our original room we booked.... ended up in a different room but was overall a good motel in a very handy location to Westfield mall and other areas.

Partner

4/10

Poor

26 Aug 2020

Gary

Decor dated

The decor of the room was dated and had area of paint flaking off.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2020

Barbara

Nice Stay but some room for Improvement

Large very comfortable bed and quiet unit at the back of property which was really close to the mall. Nice easy check in, quality bathroom products and very clean bathroom. Unfortunately stay was let down by thin old towels (only 2 towels provided in a spa 1 bed unit) and couch that was sunk at one end so two people could not sit on (should have been replaced years ago looking at the age/style). Nice touch that they left water for people to defrost their cars in the morning. Would stay again if the couch and towels were addressed, everything else was fine including nice plunger coffee :)

Partner