Name: Edgewater Motor Lodge
Address: 359 Marine Parade, Napier, 4110, NZ

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2026

Irene

Perfect for an overnight stay, liked having 2 bathrooms.

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

29 Apr 2026

Trish

The rooms are very tired and dated. Noise from neighbouring guests was an issue and a party went on well into the early hours. I would not stay here again.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2026

Frederick

The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2026

Brenda

Staff were so helpful with organising return of items that were left behind.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

13 Apr 2026

Susan

it was ok

8/10

Excellent

25 Mar 2026

Dudley

Very nice clean room. Well serviced. Disappointed with couch squabs no life in them sitting you too low. Uncomfortable.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2026

Julie

We were fortunate enough to have a balcony appt on the first floor and woke up to the most amazing sunrise I have ever seen. Brilliant location and well equipped.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2026

Ruth

Staff very friendly and helpful. Property in a nice position for viewing beach and access to Napier town centre. Everything we needed at the property including pots and pans, plates, cutlery, etc and room large enough for two people for a few days.

Partner

4/10

Poor

15 Mar 2026

Jolynn

The hotel offer free parking which they did not have enough parking space when we arrived , we had to park our car on the street car park during our 4 night stays very disappointed . We had our room serviced once around 1:30pm and the day before we leave they told us they couldn’t service our room because the staff run out of time which by this time was around 2pm. Have a kitchenette with one small pot only and an electric pan which we use to cook our eggs and bacons with but it’s not suitable in my opinion . Bathroom door knob keep falling off every time you try to close or open the door very annoying , defiantly will not stay here again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2026

Debra

Great location, with ocean view. Overall property very clean and comfortable, but in need
Of modernising

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2026

Helen

Ocean view

Friends

8/10

Excellent

03 Mar 2026

Gordon

Clean unit. good location. Helpful staff. Outdoor patio and plunge pool need maintenance.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2026

Jennifer

The best little motel we have ever stayed at. The towels especially top class as were the sheets.Maybe the only fault was the patio could have had a sweep

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2026

Mary

Great room, across the street from the ocean, easy walk to the downtown street.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2026

Chris

Room was comfortable, nice balcony to sit out on and a kitchen with everything we needed

6/10

Pleasant

12 Feb 2026

Emily

Pretty run down. But in a good location short walk to shops and walk up bluff hill. The door locks are flimsy with a push button and no chain to put across. As a woman travelling on my own I did not feel safe staying here. Internet didn’t work in my room. Couldn’t get the smart tv to work. The remote was falling apart. Poor insulation I could hear every footstep and door opening from the room above me. The room was very spacious and clean. The pool is filthy, no one used it during my 2 day stay. The staff were nice but mostly unavailable.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

12 Feb 2026

Keith

The room had everything we required.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Feb 2026

Angela

Room clean, comfortable, tv worked well, loved that they provided milk, location good. A lot of road noise traffic early am.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 Feb 2026

Nick

Room was OK but quite dark inside, although staff very helpful. Area outside v noisy (Marine Parade) and windows not well insulated. Quite a bit of noise from other guests too...Location very convenient for town. Area immediately around the motel was a little rundown although much better either side. Good views of the sea from the room.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Feb 2026

Ian

The room cleanliness was not perfect, the shower leaked onto the lino between the shower and the spa bath.
The door handle came of on the inside of the bathroom door on a number occasions.
Food crumbs stuck along the top seal of the fridge door.
On a positive note the room was serviced daily and the towels changed and the motel is well located

.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2026

Richard

Room was very nice andclean

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

09 Jan 2026

Lynette

Staff courteous and an excellent room with a view

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2026

Linda

Lovely view from balcony and very handy to the Napier shops

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2026

Dev

great location, staff were supportive and amenities were all good

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2026

Lolly

Standard Studio - is a basic room, shared balcony. Comfortable. Clean. Great location. Good value.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2026

Tom

Clean room and perfect location

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2026

Deborah

Room was good ,?location great, staff very pleasant.

4/10

Poor

25 Dec 2025

Paul

Yes the room felt neglected. When you advertise kitchen facilities available , you forgot to mention cleaning dishes in the bathroom sink next to the toilet. Not the most hygienic way to wash the utensils.
The carpet was dirty had big stains everywhere, the toilet seat was peeling and the hairdryer was broken unsafe to use wires hanging out. Cleaning ladies were nice tough job to do when the whole Motel needs a make over. Would not recommend!!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Dec 2025

Helen

Excellent location had a good view of the sea . Be aware it’s on a fairly busy road so you do get some noise . Room was clean bedding and towels pristinely white very good . Shower was good water always hot . Just behind the motel is a huge warehouse if you like shopping there . Within easy walking distance to the main shopping centre and the aquarium . If you get chance go to the Faraday museum it’s amazing and only costs $12.00 .

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Dec 2025

Gillian

Green was old and tired, limited space, but well use, noisy with limited supplies.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Dec 2025

james

Great sea view. Comfortable living room. Easy parking

Business

8/10

Excellent

09 Dec 2025

Sheokumar

Room was good. But balcony was shared and small.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2025

Michelle

Clean room, swimming pool bit dirty, would stay there again.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Dec 2025

Sonya

Yes the room was clean , comfortable, had a great view of the sea. Staff were friendly and welcoming. The motel was close to beach and town . Great stay

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2025

Marie

Great area, very easy for walking for everything downtown. The room was huge, clean and very comfortable. We definitely recommend staying here.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2025

PETER

Very nice, clean and tidy.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2025

Paul

Great location, right across from the water with a great view.

Overall the room was good. Best shower I've had in New Zealand thus far.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Nov 2025

Wanda

Clean spacious room and balcony, well stocked kitchen made it possible to prepare a hot nutritious breakfast. Great views of the ocean and sunrise, easy walk into town and the Coastal Walkway.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Nov 2025

Warwick

All met our standard expectation

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

11 Nov 2025

Anthony

Clean room apart from windows. Limited parking. Overall looking a little tired.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2025

Grant

handy location, nice outlook over to beach and green spaces. clean tidy room

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Nov 2025

Xiong

No lift for 2nd floor, which was rather challenging to bring up my luggages

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2025

Susan

Kitchen was good for what we needed.
Balcony was ok - view over to beach was great.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2025

Michael

Really enjoyed my stay here.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Oct 2025

Neale

Motel well equipped

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2025

Michelle

Kitchen was ideal for larger family. Kids loved having their room upstairs with a little hidey cupboard where there was a lounge. View was great of the ocean

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Oct 2025

Jenny

Rooms not very soundproof.....could hear all that was been said in the neighbouring rooms, plus the rooms below! Probably wouldn't stay again as plenty more better options near by. Adequate for the price paid and good location.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

28 Sep 2025

Leeanne

Room was a good size, greay deep spa, clean and comfortable. Only negative was that tge fridge was off and we didnt know meaning oir milk etc went bad

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2025

Rachel

Great location to the beach and town. Clean and tidy unit with great views. Would definitely recommend the Edgewater motel to others

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Jul 2025

Reina

Great

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2025

Patricia

Suited our needs, close to restaurants etc

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2025

Leanne

Convenient place to stay. Worse carpark ever ever but beside thatgood place

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2025

Karen

Great little stopover

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Jun 2025

stephen

Quite a distance to walk to get some breakfast.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

22 May 2025

Barry

Price should have been a warning as to the standard of the accommodation

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2025

Ashleigh

We’ve stayed at The Edgewater for 5 years now for the HawkesBay marathon. It’s always a great choice for us! Consistently clean, tidy, and well priced. Suits us well with a good location to walk to restaurants and opposite the playground and waterfront for nice walks. It has everything you need to be comfortable. Lovely views, friendly staff. Will happily book here again and again.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

17 May 2025

James and Anne

Great position

A great position opposite the beach on Napier's Marine Parade, and an easy walk into town.

The room and bathroom are a good size, and everything was clean and neat.

Our only problem was that the person upstairs must have been wearing army boots.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Apr 2025

Ian

This is an older property than would probably benefit from a spruce up. It was quite dark even during the daytime due to its ground floor location. It was an easy walk into town and some tourist places. Cleanliness was average and there was some black mould in the grout of the shower tiles. The heatpump was smelly and needed cleaned. The bathroom fan, inside and out, also needed to be cleaned.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2025

Roxane

Incredibly freindly staff when I arrived and soo accomodating.

8/10

Excellent

27 Apr 2025

Raewyn

Cleaning lady was very helpful when reception not available

8/10

Excellent

22 Apr 2025

Alexander

place was very clean and tidy

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Apr 2025

Charles

Value for money walking distance to bars,restaurants and across the road to the beach.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2025

Richard

Great location, very reasonable price

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Apr 2025

Julie

I like the location of the property, across road from the beach and close to venue had function at. Motel very noisy especially if downstairs, woken 6am with children running around upstairs.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2025

Tracey

Nice spot, we were only there 1 night handy to local area

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Apr 2025

Zena

Very disappointed. Room needs upgrading. Fans needs cleaning as covered in dust. Bathroom felt grotty. Traffic noise could be heard. Carpet smelt and was grubby and had an odour. Went to see receptionist but all locked up and gone for the day.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2025

Robyn

Loved our room, and it was great being handy to everything. Enjoyed walking along the waterfront across from the motel. We would definitely come back to Napier next time in New Zealand, and would happily stay here again.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Apr 2025

Kerry

A fairly old property and not overly clean. Not convenient to the centre of town, especially on a wet day as we experienced. Beachfront would have been nicer had the deck been spacious, however, part of the balcony was obscured by a partial wall and you could barely fit the very small table and two chairs on it. A very inexpensive apartment on the plus side but the property desperately needs renovations.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Apr 2025

Patrick

bon séjour a Edgewater Motor Lodge

Bon motel pour une étape,
bien placé en centre ville face a l'océan

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Mar 2025

Verified traveler

2 night stay in Napier

Room itself is nice, being right on the main strip. Staff are very friendly and helpful

Can get noisy at night however that’s due to proximity of road and that would apply to all of the motels on marine parade.

One thing i wasn’t happy with was the luggage storage, or lack thereof due to the reception being closed from 11-1, just make sure you read the motel check-in procedures beforehand.

Basic microwave which is fine for the room just to eat at night, for Napier the place is fine and met my expectations

Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2025

Erin

Loved the convenience of location to shopping, restaurants and the beach.

Business_and_leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Mar 2025

Rene

Great location and friendly staff, but a leak right above the bed made the last night of the stay uncomfortable.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2025

Linda

Balcony area needy cleaning. A Balcony chair leg was broken.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Mar 2025

Christine

Great place for families

Great location, friendly and very obliging staff. Manager and staff went out of their way to accommodate our needs. Thank you

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2025

Neal

The beach was across the street. The room was spacious and clean. Dining options were near. The room was well equipped.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Mar 2025

Jenny

The Unit we stayed in was very nice and clean. But the bathroom was in desperate need of attention. The shower was terrible - impossible to stand under to get wet! I know bathrooms are very expensive to replace and that times are tough at present, but this bathroom needs to be replaced. Otherwise everything was A1.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2025

Kevan

Great position right near the coast and also convenient for restaurants etc . They have let the small pool go downhill as no longer in the high season , so don’t go for a swim 😳 I would recommend highly apart from that .

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2025

Joanne

We stayed here as part of our road trip around New Zealand. All staff were smashing, the room was ideal for our needs and very clean although it was looking a little tired. Ideally situated, within walking distance of the many shops and restaurants. Thank you for a lovely stay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2025

Paul

Great location for exploring the Hawke's Bay area. Room was well equipped, car park was a squeeze. No spare parking slots on our first night.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Mar 2025

Carolyn

Love the location across from the beach.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2025

Nigel

The good thing about this is its position close to beach and shopping.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

26 Feb 2025

Bradley

Staying on business and had the family room as it was the only available room when I booked.
Room decor was outdated, the couches need replacing as there is little padding/support left.
Cleanliness was the biggest issue with dishes and cutlery that was not cleaned well, and shortly after I got into bed I was surprised to find a cockroach crawling across me.
Couldn't advise manager as it was late, and they were not available on checkout as they had not opened reception yet.

Business

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2025

David

Comfortable and convenient for restaurants, shops.

The reception went smoothly and I had any questions answered quickly and to my satisfaction. The room was comfortable and well equipped however the general impression was that the facility was a little tired, that said I would definitely stay again if I was in the area. The house staff were extremely polite and very friendly.

Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Feb 2025

Amanda

Super friendly staff on reception and nice sea view. Easy access to promenade and town centre.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Feb 2025

Chris

Good motel for a 1 night stay. We booked because it was right on the beach. A little disappointing that rip tides meant its usafe to swim from
Easy walk iinto centre of Napier though.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2025

Vanessa

Stayed here 10years ago. Enjoyed stay then & then again now.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2025

Chris

A shame that balconies are shared and not private. Everything else was great

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2025

Ian

Not applicable. arrived v late, left v early

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2025

s

Great Place to Stop Over

Great place on seafront promenade with free parking.
An easy walk in to town and restaurants.
Room had a balcony with table and chairs and was lovely sitting out at night and morning time.
Great place to stop over.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Feb 2025

Jessica

This motel is average and aged. Our room had no working wifi or phone that worked & had mould on walls in bathroom.
Time warped back to the 70s with stucco ceilings which were filthy.
Our couches were falling to pieces & our room smelled of wet dog.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2025

kevin

Great motor inn overlooking the sea and only a 10 minute walk from the Art Deco centre. Large room, nicely furnished with a very large comfortable bed. There are numerous eating options closeby.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Feb 2025

Neil

Ideal for a short two day stay.

Good location being a short walk into the town centre and having parking was a bonus. Adequate facilities in the room did just fine for a two night stay in Napier.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

02 Feb 2025

Steve

Position in town great. Staff were helpful. Misleading promotion of swimming pool which was small and uninviting. Unit was clean but decor was old and in need of upgrade especially bathroom.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2025

Tangiwai

I loved everything, the staff were fantastic. My mum and I will definitely book here again and thank you 😊

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

31 Jan 2025

Julia

We stayed here years ago and it was good. Great location on Marine Parade. Unfortunately it is now in a dilapidated and dirty state. (We stayed on first floor in room 12). The toilet didn’t flush properly the toilet seat was cheap plastic and pitted. The decor and paintwork was chipped and dingy. The curtains falling off the track. Dust everywhere. The outside plunge pool was green and looked mouldy. The manager hid from us and other guests who were trying to get a refund. Awful don’t stay here.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jan 2025

Anne

Convenient location for walking downtown and along the Marine parade. Our room was dated/tired and needs some modernized renovations (bathroom/furniture/floors) & completed wall repairs.

8/10

Excellent

19 Jan 2025

James

Love napier

Good location and near the beach

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2025

Kylie

Had a great night at Edgewater motel in a Superior Studio Unit. It was a really decent size for what it had - have stayed in much smaller places that still have the sofa bed and a smaller queen crammed in. Having the balcony was great, although we didn't use it much, we were able to dry our swimming stuff after spending the day at Splash Planet! Easy walk to the restaurants and across the road from the ocean, with all the various entertainments offered down Marine Parade.
Bed was really comfortable which is always a bonus.
The kitchen space wasn't used by us, but was spacious and had everything you need.
Would recommend.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2025

Despina

Loved to be close to skatepark and it was clean

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2025

Lisa

Very happy with everything, a bit of a walk into town but a coffee van opposite which was open early, so it wasn't a problem.
We enjoyed our stay.