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9.0/10Excellent564 Reviews
Cleanliness9.2/10 9.2
Service9.4/10 9.4
Comfort8.8/10 8.8
Condition8.6/10 8.6
Location10.0/10 10.0
Neighborhood8.8/10 8.8
Value8.8/10 8.8
Amenities8.6/10 8.6
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About Ahuriri Motel
Enjoy garden views at Ahuriri Motels in Omarama, offering complimentary Wi-Fi and tour/ticket assistance. Make use of the motel's room service and amenities like luggage storage and laundry facilities. Free self-parking is available onsite.
The 14 guestrooms feature kitchenettes with refrigerators and microwaves, flat-screen TVs with satellite programming, and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is provided daily. A short walk from the motel are Totara Peak Gallery and Clay Cliffs. Lake Pukaki is 41 km away.
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With a stay at Ahuriri Motels in Omarama, you'll be within a 15-minute walk of Totara Peak Gallery and Clay Cliffs. This motel is 25 mi (40.2 km) from Lake Pukaki and 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Ladybird Hill Vineyard.
Make yourself at home in one of the 14 guestrooms, featuring kitchenettes with refrigerators and microwaves. Flat-screen televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily. Featured amenities include luggage storage and laundry facilities.
Free self parking is available onsite.
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Free WiFi
Parking available
Dining services
Concierge
Laundry
Entertainment
Non-smoking
Accessible facilities
Check-in and check-out
Check-in from
2:00 PM
Check-in until
8:30 PM
Check-out until
10:00 AM
Minimum check-in age
18
Hotel policies
No rollaway/extra beds available
No elevators
Professional property host/manager
Pets not allowed
Service animals are allowed
Service animals are exempt from fees/restrictions
Cleaning and safety
Sanitization
Contactless check-in is available
Contactless check-out is available
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Essential workers only - NO
Important information
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You need to know
- Contactless check-in and contactless check-out are available.
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Special Instructions
The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - 8:30 PM. If you are planning to arrive after 8:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation. The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools.
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Instructions
- Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
- Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
- Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
- Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds
- This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
- Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit
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Minimal age
18
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Optional fees
- Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 2 percent
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
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Spoken Language
English
Nearby attractions
Totara Peak Gallery
0.6 km / 0.4 mi
Clay Cliffs
1.1 km / 0.7 mi
Ladybird Hill Vineyard
1.3 km / 0.8 mi
Hot Tubs Omarama
1.5 km / 0.9 mi
Ahuriri River
3.8 km / 2.3 mi
Lake Benmore
7.9 km / 4.9 mi
Clay Cliffs Scenic Reserve
16.5 km / 10.3 mi
High Country Salmon
26.8 km / 16.7 mi
Benmore Dam
28.9 km / 18 mi
Lake Ruataniwha
29.9 km / 18.6 mi
Lake Ohau
30.6 km / 19 mi
Twizel Heritage Trail
30.9 km / 19.2 mi
Twizel Town Centre
31.4 km / 19.5 mi
Mueller Ridge
31.8 km / 19.7 mi
Lake Pukaki
40.2 km / 25 mi
Hotel facilities & services
Services and fees can vary. Check the selected room details and hotel policies before booking.
- Total number of rooms: 14
- Number of floors (main building): 1
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- Garden
- Luggage room
- Grill/BBQ
- Non-smoking establishment
- Minimum check-in age: 18
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Room QUEEN BED TWO BEDROOMSRoom • QUEEN BED TWO BEDROOMSROO.B2-QN
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STUDIO BASICSTUDIO • BASICSTU.Z1
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DOUBLE QUEEN SIZE BEDDOUBLE • QUEEN SIZE BEDDBL.QN
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DOUBLE QUEEN SIZE BED
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Room code: DBL.QN
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Room TWO QUEEN BEDSRoom • TWO QUEEN BEDSROO.2Q
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Room code: ROO.2Q
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Room THREE BEDROOMSRoom • THREE BEDROOMSROO.B3
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Room code: ROO.B3
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What other guests saying about Ahuriri Motel
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Melanie
The room was extremely clean.
Raewyn
A great place for an overnight on our way home. Clean and tidy. Warm and cosy. Helpful staff. Yummy meal at the local pub Boots and Jandals.
Lonnie
Great place to stop, to breakup a long trip
Michelle
The service was great with our lights and heater being turned on before we arrived.
jp
Everything was perfect thanks
Jen
Lodging at this hotel felt less like checking into transient housing and more like experiencing the advantages of a meticulously administered private home. The overall design provided an idiosyncratic duality: the front façade presented a warm classic charm, while the rear opened up to sweeping, that framed the landscape well. However, the true magic lay in the gardens. It wasn't just landscaping; it was a living storybook. With its winding, moss-draped paths, rolling green hills, and clusters of ancient, gnarled trees, the grounds possessed an ethereal quality where one could easily imagine Hobbits tending their vegetable patches or smoking a pipe on a sun-drenched porch. This is also a means to visit Mt Cook and vicinity on a budget.
David
This is a great motel with full cooking and dining facilities in the room. Very spacious and clean and easy access to the rooms. The rooms are quiet and warm. Ideal for a stop in Omarama.
Josephine
This was a unique stay having monastery decor. Would love to have stayed longer.
Joseph
All good
Andrea
Yes
Junya
Great room and facilities to stay in the area.
Carolyn
Extremely basic and cramped. Did not meet expectations.
Harry
Great little place and very good value for the price. The check-in staff were lovely, and it had everything we needed, including a TV and tea, coffee, and free milk.
The views are stunning, and it’s a perfect stopover between Aoraki and Queenstown. Would definitely stay again.
The views are stunning, and it’s a perfect stopover between Aoraki and Queenstown. Would definitely stay again.
jacob
Please make sure that the fragrances of cleaning products and/or air freshener are very limited for people like me who react very strongly to artificial smells.
Kruti
Good mountain view with tidy room and lots amenities
Lenore
Clean quiet
Karen
Super clean and spacious. Easy parking outside room.
Will definitely stay again.
Will definitely stay again.
Sonya
Easy and comfortable place to stay, friendly people
Bill
Very basic cabin type accommodation. Good value for a good overnight rest. The room was clean. The staff was nice. No mountain views to speak of but only an hour from Mount Cook.
Pik
The living room is nice, but a little bit cold, the heater is not close to the cough, it needs time to warm up the room. Master bedroom has no heater and is small, the queen size bed occupied the whole room, no space for bag luggage and walk around. The bathroom is old style.
Susan
Just what we needed after a long drive. Very comfortable
William
A great place place with efficiencies for an overnight stay. The place was clean, the kitchen enough for breakfast and milk enough for instant coffee and cereal. The area is quiet and off the main road for a good night’s sleep.
Had a hearty meal at the Glider Cafe.
Had a hearty meal at the Glider Cafe.
Lyn
Everything about this Motel was excellent, from the staff at check in, to the Motel itself was great. Very clean, nicely decorated, plenty of cooking utensils, shower clean with lovely shower Gel, Shampoo & conditioner.
I would highly recommend a stay at Ahuriri Motels.
I would highly recommend a stay at Ahuriri Motels.
Kerri-Ann
We were in a 3 bedroom place with a queen or double bed in one room and 2 twin beds in each of the other two rooms. There was also a kitchette, table, and living area. This gave us room to spread out a little more and we really appreciated the kitchen for some of our meals. It was clean and up to date and had all the basics. The beds were comfortable. The bathroom was clean and up to date. The motel also had a communal living area, kitchen, and laundry. There was also a BBQ that we could’ve used.
Jean-Claude
Clean room & friendly staff.
Stephanie
Spacious, clean and warm. Friendly staff member. Quiet. Plenty of cooking facilities.
John
Room was good.
Alexandra
Clean, comfortable, and friendly staff
Mark
I’ve stayed here quite a few times but this time was disappointing. Towels were covered in long hair. Hot water ran out quickly, bed uncomfortable, freezer didn’t freeze a bottle of water in two days, kitchenette was much smaller and quite useless compared to the larger rooms. Would I stay here again? Maybe for convenience but twizel is only a few minutes away.
Gordon
Clean room but dated furniture .
Staff welcoming, nice touch with complimentary milk. Just right for an overnight stop.
Staff welcoming, nice touch with complimentary milk. Just right for an overnight stop.
Madushin
Wet clean room
Samantha
We enjoyed our stay at Ahuriri Motels. We just stayed one night here on our travels around NZ. Check in and out was easy. The room was cosy and easy to heat, which was good as it had been very cool that day. A nice touch was the fresh milk that was provided when you arrived.
Abhishek
This place is great for a couple of nights if you’re visiting the nearby attractions such as Aoraki/Mt Cook. The facility is older and maybe due for a renovation. However, it still offers a good value. You can park the car right infront of your room. They gave us fresh milk to have with coffee, which was a nice touch! Restaurant options are not great in that small community. Overall, it was a good night stay for us after hiking in the Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park.
Gordon
nice facilitty
Tyler
Ahuriri Motels vastly exceeded by expectations. Great property with an interesting story. The cabin was much nice and larger than the photos already suggested. I could move in! Very comfortable and a great location. Loved the stay.
Gabrielle
Great place to stay
Rick
Well designed units. Laundry onsite.
Aarne
Convenient for one night.
Nothing to complain about it.
Nothing to complain about it.
William
Only stayed 1 night.
john
Very courteous staff and room very clean.Very close to shopping centre and only 15 minutes walk to Hagley Park..
Judith
Cute little room for a 1 night stay.
Sonya
Amazing location! Staff was lovely, she offered fresh milk for our morning coffee . Very cute place to stay !
Cory
Easy check-in and check-out. The room is clean and has everything we needed for an overnight stay.
Debra
Great room, had all we needed, great views
Cheryl
Very clean. Friendly staff
Zhiqiang
Every thing is good
Hemmaphan
Happy stay.
Flavio
Clean, good shower, walking distance to restaurants and cafes.
Barbara
Staff very welcoming. Could do with a hook for clothes,and bench in the bathroom
Andrew
Comfortable enough for our stay
Room was very clean and everything in good order. Could park on the grass outside our room which was handy. Friendly team looking after us. A nice touch that they turned a heater on prior to us arriving and there was another heater if we needed it.
Alexander
Quiet, small motel with very nice host
Ray
It was quiet and easy to book in.
The motel suited our needs.
The motel suited our needs.
Rebecca
Easy place to stay , lovely and spacious , relaxed and casual
Zoe
Nice place to stay for a night, very clean and tidy.
Verified traveler
Excellent Motel
Was an excellent stay. Motel units were really clean, super comfy beds and bathroom linen. It was a freezing cold night and the rooms were very warm and well insulated. Kitchen well stocked with everything you could need for self catering. Staff very friendly and helpful.
Zwe Wint
Quite a nice place and view for one night stay
Alistair
The unit is basic, but well equipped with heaters, and good cooking equipment. Well insulated and warm.
Omarama is stunning in winter
Omarama is stunning in winter
Kirsty
Spacious and friendly.
Lovely helpful host.
Great well appointed unit, spacious and everything we needed.
The heaters kept us cosy after we woke to -1 degree in the morning.
Thank you for the great user friendly laundry facilities.
We felt the hot water system could have been better. The shower was weak and hard to get really hot and we boiled the kettle to wash the dishes.
Great well appointed unit, spacious and everything we needed.
The heaters kept us cosy after we woke to -1 degree in the morning.
Thank you for the great user friendly laundry facilities.
We felt the hot water system could have been better. The shower was weak and hard to get really hot and we boiled the kettle to wash the dishes.
Mark
Ripper stay ✅✅✅✅✅
Recently stayed there and absolutely loved it … great helpful staff ,super clean rooms and fantastic central position close to supermarket, pub , cafe , servo etc . Would definitely go back 👍
Linda
Manager very accomodating with earlier checkin ✅
Ross
Clean, well-appointed motel conveniently situated near the centre of town. Owner is friendly too.
Verified traveler
Stopped for one night and the motel was exactly what we needed. Clean, peaceful location and onsite free parking right in front of the room which was convenient. Funny smell in the room coming from the cupboards in the kitchenette, couldn't put our finger on it as they weren't dirty (likely just old/musty).
Stephan
Property was clean but beds were not comfortable and the rooms were very small and outdated. For a short stay while travelling through it was fine.
John
This property was clean, but very dated. The cabinet in the bathroom looked like it had water damage. The bathroom only had a shaver outlet, but there was a full size mirror in the main room- problem was I couldn't get ready in the morning until my husband woke up! The bed was hard and I had a terrible time sleeping. We rented a basic studio, so maybe the other rooms were better, but I would not stay here again. Like all other motels in NZ, the windows didn't have screens, and I was killing moths and sand flys for quite a while once it got dark, even though we closed the windows immediately upon arrival.
Claudine
good location. Old buildings. toilet floor looks and feels like it can succumb any minute
David
Good location, nice room. Staff were kind and helpful.
Derek
Very comfortable stay, clean and neat room with plenty of space. Only negative was there was confusion over how late check-in was open. I received an email that said 8.30pm but when I called to say I'd arrive at 8.25pm they said they close at 8.00pm and made it sound like they were doing me a favour by staying open.
Mark
Bedroom to small for size of bed.
Wesley
I arrived after the office had closed. A phone call prior made the arrangements very easy. This was an excellent property and I would come here again in a moment!
Anthony
room was very spacious and clean.
Garry
Clean comfy small unit
Neal
Quiet place in the middle of nowhere. Great stop if you wanted outdoor activities away from the crowds. Jennifer was very nice and helpful. My wife left her watch and they had it wrapped and ready when we returned.
Andree
Room was clean and tidy although outside of building was a bit tired.
Ashley
I was pleasantly surprised by how cute and quaint the Ahuriri Motels in Omarama were. Checking in late at night was easy since we sent an email beforehand letting them know we would be arriving late. The staff provided clear instructions for how to find our unit. The stay was comfortable, quiet, and spacious. The bathroom was nice, and although the motel wasn't super luxurious, it was well-kept and clean. We really enjoyed our one-night stay during our road trip and appreciated the relaxing break it provided. Wish we could have stayed longer!
Kathryn
Ex workers accommodation so good for either a short or longer stay. Would happily stay again.
Beverley
Very clean & comfortable & friendly staff in a convenient location
Joseph
The Staff were very friendly, welcoming and accomodating.
I am aware that this is a rural setting. However, a little warning about insects entering bathrooms etc would have been very welcome and would have taken precautions.
Being a non air-conditioned motel the windows have to remain open especially on a hot day such as the day we were there.
Otherwise all was good.
I am aware that this is a rural setting. However, a little warning about insects entering bathrooms etc would have been very welcome and would have taken precautions.
Being a non air-conditioned motel the windows have to remain open especially on a hot day such as the day we were there.
Otherwise all was good.
Fiona
Nice motels clean and tidy. Staff helpful would stay again.
ELIZABETH
Lovely property. Very quiet. Had all the amenities we needed.
Geoffrey
Best motel we've stayed in except for the hot water supply. There are signs about it but that is no excuse. The shower is pathetic.
Rodney
Nice unit with plenty of space for 2 people. Weird hot water system, could work out the bathroom and the shower was fine but couldnt work it out in the kitchen.
Batul
I was very unhappy with the service as I choose the studio unit which mentioned about kitchenette but did have stove for cooking no fans and if we try keeping the windows open all kind of insects were invited.Also as I had requested for a late check the office was shut so cldnt even ask for bathing towels which generally are been put in the rooms but we're not put and not very clean also
Peter
This property was clean and tidy, and had everything we needed for cooking and eating in the kitchenette. It was also peaceful despite being pretty fully booked. The staff were friendly.
Deepthi
Wonderful 3 bedroom self contained unit with everything you need to stay for a couple of days. Warm bedding with electric blankets for the main bedroom. Laundry facilities also available on site. Conveniently located to Twizel if you want to do any stargazing tours (about 20 mins one way).
Simon
Pretty outdated for the price.
Poor water pressure.
Poor water pressure.
Stuart
Good value
Good value and perfect if you’re just needing somewhere to sleep and shower, very clean and comfy with quiet spacious rooms.
Sadaf
Very beautiful surrounding
Santosh
Very well maintained properly. Quiet location and picturesque. Very clean and tidy and one of the best motel we stayed on our trip . It a small town but worth the stay. I would definitely recommend others to stay here if you are going towards to Queenstown or to see mount cook
Pupinderjit
Clean, at very good location abd good view from the unit
Garth
Enjoyable stay
Thomas
Microwave was difficult to use. Bedroom with the double bed was tiny with only room for one, small side table.
Fatima
We loved it!
Friendly people & peaceful place
Friendly people & peaceful place
Neil
Tidy, neat and clean. Value for money.
Bevin
There is not a lot to do in the evenings in Omarama!
Louis
Excellent in all respects. Highly recommend.
Pamela
Only stayed a night but beautiful setting wishes I could have stayed longer
David
Understanding and generous host.
Nancy
All good.
Jane
Absolutely lovely. Everything you need, we were very impressed. Comfy warm beds, nice crisp sheets. Would highly recommend.
Barbara
Great stop over
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Ahuriri Motel
83/5 Clay Cliff Ln, Omarama, New Zealand
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