Ocean Beach Motor Lodge

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2026

Glenn

Room spacious and clean.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2025

Ariana

Staff were so lovely and inviting. They couldnt have done more to be accomodating. Very very clean and nicely decorated. Highly recommended.

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2025

Joelene M

Will stay agian

We loved our stay here in a beautiful location, friendly hosts, beautiful clean room, right next to a restaurant with a big screen or could watch sky in our room. Lovely.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

19 Apr 2025

Glenis

Great location to the beach

There was a bit of miscommunication of duties of the new cleaner so didn’t get our beds made or towels renewed for the first two days. Very apologetic front of house and rectified towels. Otherwise comfortable stay.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2025

Ekke

From the friendly greeting at reception to the clean room my stay here was excellent. I have just spent a couple of months exploring NZ and this is my favourite motel!

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

27 Jan 2025

Thomas

The friendliness and helpfulness of staff were exceptional

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2025

Rachael

A wonderful place to stay!

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2024

SUSAN

The property manager was very friendly. The room was very clean and spacious, would definitely stay again.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Oct 2022

Ashod

Nice and clean room. Private porch in the back for the morning coffee or evening wine. 3 minutes walk to the beach to see the sunrise (weather permitting). Pizza trailer arrives at around 5 pm. We were pleased with everything except the heating that was blowing directly on the bed. A bit uncomfortable.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2022

Ravendra

A well presented property which had privacy and good parking.
Only negative is the shower which should have a curtain to prevent water splashing all over the bathroom which is also used for dressing due to the only mirror being in the bathroom.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Aug 2022

Verified traveler

Better than the VaxPass asking place down the Rd

At least Ocean Beach motel are friendly and welcoming and arent still asking for Covd Vax Passes like their nearest competitor....
Clean tidy & friendly place. Bed comfort was a 6/10 and the walls are rather sound conductive. Wd stay again though :)

Business

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2022

Eva

Excellent

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2022

Dwan

The property was under refurbishment or something as there was scaffolding all over the place, however the apartment we stayed in was lovely and clean and tidy. There was plenty of space for our family with a fully equipped kitchen and lounge area to relax. The beds however were uncomfortable and there weren’t enough pillows which was definitely a downside for us.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2022

Jason

Nice , friendly 👌

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2022

Martin

It was great, value for money and great Motel manager who was always helpful

Partner

4/10

Poor

06 Jan 2022

Desiree

Not impressed, after a long trip we just wanted to take a nap. No aircon, there’s a ceiling fan that helps a little. Carpets smelled like wet dog. A lot of flies. Room was very outdated. Cups and glasses were dirty. Really did not enjoy this stay, quite expensive for Gisborne. Floors were sticky and very dangerous to shower as it’s very slippery. Price is - $60 more than other properties in the area and in my opinion not worth it, the property needs a lot of TLC.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Spacious and had everything we needed

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2021

Jason

Good but need new curtains very bright

Business

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2021

Graeme

Roomy

Nice large unit but cold, only heating was a small oil heater and fan heater in one bedroom. We got up to a warmer main room. The blinds did not fully shut in the bedrooms. Other than that nicely set up.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

The location outside of Gisborne on the way to the coast, next to the beach was idyllic. Okitu Store is in walking distance for everyday amenities. The Wifi was spotty. There was a lack of information regarding the power saving features attached to the key. Which made resting and low key touring ideal. Great for recuperation - not great if you want to do some online work.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

Hicks Bay Motor Lodge: We arrived to a lovely welcoming greeting from the 2 owners of this well appointed Motor Lodge. Room 10 appeared to be great, all clean and well maintained etc. But we soon discovered it was extremely noisy at night, with light flashing as cars on the main road passed by. We were told in the morning by lovely owner that this is usually the last room they let out as it is the noisiest - I had booked months prior, but of course Expedia had only booked it the week before! Hence we ended up with the worst room in the best motel! The location is great with just a short walk down to the beach. Would recommend coming here, but definitely not to room 10!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2020

Lee

Great peoples

Lovely airy room out onto seafront. Very nice people. Highly recommended.

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Really peaceful place to stay, loved that it was just down the road from the beach and the staff were really friendly.

Friends_and_family Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Nice large rooms. we liked it so well we stayed an extra day.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Jan 2020

David

Great base to explore Gisborne and local beaches

Very handy to beach. Nice patio outside our room. Enjoyed Wainui beach vibe

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

We had a one bedroom apartment. It was a really good size, clean, and very quiet. We had one decent sized cockroach per day and there was spray left in the room, so probably an ongoing problem. Otherwise it was great. Cleaning and check-in staff were conscientious and super friendly. Great location for Wainui Beach :)

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

great pet friendly motel, with awesome helpful staff

Business Pet

8/10

Excellent

23 Nov 2019

R

Excellent location in Wainui

Pleasant greeting clean comfortable and very spacious excellent toiletries and speedy check out

Business

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2019

Pam

worth while

great place to stay. very welcoming

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

The heater in the lounger kept turning itself off and you had to hit restart button, be nice if the thermostat could cut in and out like it would normally. Apart from this was a nice place to stay

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Friendly staff, willing to accommodate. The only things was that the traffic noise was loud but that's what you get when you stay next to the main highway.

Business Partner

2/10

Poor

19 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

We booked for one night and although the resort was very empty we were placed in an end room closest to the road. Trucks rumbled by all night and impossible to sleep. Our unit front door blew open in the night from the constant vibration.
In the morning the shower went cold half way through my shower and I needed to rinse off with freezing water. My husband obviously couldn’t shower so I boiled the jug so he could at least have a shave. Impossible as the plug in the bathroom wouldn’t hold water. No bath mat or flannels. The heater wouldn’t work either so no hot water or heating - very unacceptable. No one could be raised at reception at 7.30 am so self checked out.
On a positive note - the room was very clean and spacious.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2019

Kelley

Close to the beach and shop across the road for a great coffee and takeaways.

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

They went out of their way to ensure we were comfortable and that every need was met - including leaving a room lit and open for our late arrival, so that we didn't have to check in late at night. Absolutely fabulous people.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Never had a spa bath right next to the bed. Sadly no time to use it. Rest of the room clean and fresh. Good frendly staff as well.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

05 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Comfortable room, very friendly staff. Would stay again

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jan 2019

Helen

Excellent location for visiting friends in Wainui. The beach is about 200m away and a handy store across the road.
Room was comfortable, larger than the average studio room with good storage for clothes. Small private patio, with table and chairs. Would be lovely to have had a small gas barbecue to use there.
This was our second stay here and we would happily come again.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2019

Susan

Great room in a great location!

Ocean Beach Motor Lodge delivered on every level. Located 2 mins walk to a beautiful sandy beach and 1 min from a great little general store/food takeaway. We were also delighted by our room. The name 'motor lodge' can sometimes suggest basic amenities, a little worn around the edges but Ocean Beach was a million miles from that. It was spotelssly clean, lovely linens and towels, a really comfortable bed which was enormous and fully fitted kitchette with every spoon, cup, plate, glass a couple could need during their stay. An ironing board and iron were also provided which was great. the bathroom sparkled it was so clean and was fully tiled with a stand alone shower and the fixtures and fitments were of good quality.
We had a warm welcome on arrival from the daughter of the owner and an equally warm farewell from the owner on our depature.
When I was researching our accommodation in the Gisborne area I was not finding quite the right place in the city but 5 mins out by car and Ocean Beach Motor Lodge seemed to be offering something which would be perfect during our 5 week tour of NZ. My instincts could not have been more accurate...... and that Beach..... a bonus.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2018

Martin

Great place near to beach.

Lovely motel very short walk from beach. Friendly and accommodating staff. Would recommend for any travelers wishing a quiet break whilst driving New Zealand.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2018

Sarah

Another Great stay. Love the location, Rooms always clean and spacious. Shower excellent water pressure. I had bought food in to eat and there were no means to clean the dishes I had used, no cloths, liquid or teatowels.

8/10

Excellent

26 Jul 2018

Amanda

Nice to be out of town a bit

Very pleasant stay, with friendly staff, good facilities, and a very comfortable bed. Nice country outlook from the room's courtyard, and only a few minutes from town.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Couldn't ask for a better place.
Room was spotless and Ruth was excellent to deal with she went out of her way to make my stay stress free and relaxing,I would recommend this place to anyone.

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

very cold rooms with high ceilings and poor heating, beautiful facilities, would be perfect in summer

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2018

Verified traveler

VERY GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Very Comfortable but lots of road noise.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2018

Sarah

Nice Spot

We arrived late and left fairly early so had very little interaction with the staff so therefore hard to comment. The room was very spacious, nicely decorated and clean.

This was a very short walk to a lovely beach. There was a bit of traffic noise from the highway.

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2018

victoria

Good. staff very unobtrusive.. don't wish to add more

8/10

Excellent

19 Feb 2018

Mark

Excellent spot

Excellent spot near wonderful beach. Only issue road noise from trucks on nearby road

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2018

William

Ocean Beach Motor Lodge

About 10 minute drive from Gisborne, by a lovely beach, great setting.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Feb 2018

Stella

Comfortable hotel very close to beautiful beach.

We stayed 3 nights in this motel. The staff were very friendly. The motel is 3 minutes walk from fabulous surfing beach. The room was clean and reasonable size with nice terrace at the back looking onto a garden.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Jan 2018

Lynn

Motel was very good and extremely clean, only thing we were not 100% happy with was the \"wet room\" shower. We think a curtain would be useful to contain the water within the shower area and not have the whole bathroom with wet floors.
Manager was very friendly and helpful, location is great, easy walk to the beach and a food, coffee and general store directly opposite. Would stay again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Dec 2017

Jock

More than adequate!

A great place to stop for a night on a grand tour of New Zealand! Great location! Comfortable and clean! Wonderful shower. Cheerful hostess. Would recommend to others.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Sep 2017

Carolyn

Great location. Fantastic service!

Very welcoming - arrived late-ish but the heating had been turned on for us - milk already in the room. Directions to local take-away if we were interested - we did go there and had a very nice, economical meal of fish 'n chips. It was a pity that we weren't staying longer to do the walk along the beach to the lighthouse. Next time we plan to stay at least 2 nights. Very close to the beach.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2017

Verified traveler

Great service

Great service beautiful rooms and a lovely location by the beach

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2017

Carmen

Apartment by the beach

I stayed here briefly as a last-minute booking when driving long-distance.
The apartment was lovely with excellent large proportions suitable for a large family or to use as \"Mothers house\" for a family reunion. The cooking setup would serve a large group and the forecourt before the room had several wooden tables and chairs for dining alfresco.
The place had new carpeting, which is a big plus. The only negative is that the laundry soap was very strong and although I knew my bedding was very clean, I had to open all the windows and cover the pillows with my clothing to avoid coughing and choking. Most people will not have this reaction, but the hotel could consider a less allergenic laundry soap.

2/10

Poor

08 Mar 2017

unhappy

Outdated, needs a real deep clean

The room was not pleasant, there was an odour and mild in the shower. The beds needed to be replaced. Last time there for this cowboy!

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2017

LB

A great spot close to beach

Great location, close to Wainui beach. Great local store nearby that made nice takeaways and pizzas.

8/10

Excellent

12 Nov 2016

Karen

Self catering family motel.

The room was large, great for a family with a nice court yard to sit out in after a busy day.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2016

Verified traveler

Real value for money

Very clean good size units practical layout, friendly welcoming staff. Great motel.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2016

Corinne

Must stay in Gisborne / Wainui Beach

Fantastic, friendly hosts. Spacious and very comfortable room. Full Kitchen

Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Oct 2016

Eva

Large room - suited us perfectly - good kitchen and private outside courtyard.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2016

Hamish

Clean, comfortable Friendly.

The room was very modern, super clean,warm and comfortable. The Staff were friendly and welcoming. My son and I had a great weekend because we had a such a nice place to stay. Thankyou.

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2016

Ian

Gisborne opened our eyes.

Hotel management most welcoming and friendly.Did a lot of tripping around with family. Gisborne locals were smiling and friendly, the city was most attractive with its rivers,well maintained properties, beautiful gardens and trees.We loved the beaches,
the coastal scenery and the alfresco/ kerbside dining.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2016

Yolandé

Great motel, close to the beach, luxurious

Beautiful setting, close to the beach, very friendly room attendant - very spacious accommodation

6/10

Pleasant

25 Nov 2015

anne-marie

Nice hotel close to the water.

Our stay was disappointing given it was a very hot day and the air condition did not cool. The room was unpleasantly hot even with the windows and doors open.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2015

Not Provided

Clean and tidy accomadation

8/10

Excellent

25 Sep 2015

Verified traveler

Pleasant hosts, clean and comfortable room. Heater is on 60min timer which was unexpected: this is not a budget hostel! Otherwise an enjoyable experience.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2015

Lee

Awesome place - quite and peaceful

Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2015

Jackie

Lovely large units.

We stayed during coldest winter in years. Heating not enough for size of unit. Needs more heating for this time of year. Units excellent size would be a great stay in summer when warmer & we could benefit from lovely outside area.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2015

Ali

Good sized apartment

Friendly hostess. Always love staying here. New carpet this visit. Love how close it is to my favourite beach. Got a later check out on our last day so I had time for a walk on the beach after a leisurely start.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2015

Verified traveler

Quiet, out of town.

Always a pleasure to stay here. Spacious and safe. Easy access, close to beach, quiet rooms with private courtyard. Been returning for over 10 years and will keep doing so.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2015

Verified traveler

Wonderful accomodations.

The staff was extremely helpful regarding places of interest, and making our stay a very pleasant one.

8/10

Excellent

04 Mar 2015

Dianne

Peace and quiet at Ocean Beach Motor Lodge

Very friendly welcome at reception, we were shown to a lovely room with a spa bath, nice big bed, big tv, it was all so nice.
There was a very nice outdoor area outside lounge area, with a table and chairs and it was very private.
I would recommend this Motor Lodge to anyone wanting a break away.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2015

Julie

Value: Affordable; Service: Go the extra mile, Great manager & service; Cleanliness: Spotless;
Just a short walk to Wainui Beach

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2014

Brian

Value: Affordable;
closeness of the beach