Name: Edelweiss Motel
Address: 70 Seaview Roadpaihia, Bay Of Islands, 0200, NZ

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jun 2026

Christine

The staff were lovely and helpful. The room was a little run down. They didn't have emergency information in the room.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2026

Ross

Property was well maintained & comfortable. A bit dated but well presented, clean & comfortable. Pool & surrounding area was really nice. Staff were approachable & great hosts

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2026

Phillip

Cooking facilities good for two guests with microwave, bench top hot plates. This room had spa tub with shower, general spa outside and pool. Staff on hand and very helpful. Ideally situated with short walk to town centre and beach a few steps away. Would recommend.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 May 2026

Tracy

Room was clean and tidy. Very basic and a bit tired, but was only a bed for the night so it did the trick.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2026

Jean

Clean room. Staff were so kind, helpful & knowledgeable, nothing was to much trouble for them.
Pool area was clean & tidy. The pool & hottub was lovely & warm.
Would definitely stay again.

Self

8/10

Excellent

10 Apr 2026

Hope -

Affordable. Quite. Nice stay. Would return again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Apr 2026

Nigel

We have been before, hence a revisit, bit tired as a property but very clean and acceptable and great location

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Apr 2026

Julie

Great location, walking distance to beach, shops and ferries, and yet set down a long driveway so it’s away from road noise. The spa pool was fantastic.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

26 Mar 2026

maggie

Location close to beach, staff super friendly, limited kitchen utensils

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2026

theresa

Clean,friendly staff, great location.

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

01 Mar 2026

Denis

Good check in was the only highlight. The room was very musty and smelt during the whole stay. We had to leave the ranch slider open to air out the place. The bed was extremely old and very uncomfortable. Could not recommend at all.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Feb 2026

Fiona

The motel is well situated just a short walk to the pier and very quiet.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Feb 2026

Victor

All was good, room and staff

Self

2/10

Poor

16 Feb 2026

Muriel

The first room was so smelly it made me feel sick. We got moved to a different room which didn’t smell but was filthy. The place needs a good clean. We didn’t use the pool or spa as given the general lack of cleanliness I wasn’t convinced the spa and pool had been cleaned properly either

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2026

karen

The check in was very quick and we were shown personally to our lovely room which we had booked with a balcony. The owner was so kind and friendly and always on hand should you need anything.
The room was big and clean and the location perfect. The kitchen was a lovely bonus. The shower was powerful. The bed was so comfortable and had the best night sleep. Wish we could have stayed longer, it really is the most wonderful area located 1 minute from the beach and all the lovely shops and restaurants of Paihia. Would recommend 100%

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Feb 2026

Rosalie

Good basic clean accommodation with helpful staff. Close enough to walk around the corner and up the street to the shops and the wharf. I slept very well on the bed- mattress the right comfort for me and the pillows plentiful. The kitchenette had the basics although I didnt need to cook anything. I cant comment on the pool or spa as I didnt use them.

Business_and_leisure

8/10

Excellent

10 Feb 2026

Vicki

Edelweiss Motel is an older, basic accommodation as you would expect for the price. Our room was a good size, it was clean and the bed was comfortable. The swimming pool and the surrounding area were clean and neat. I find swimming pools are often too cold for me, but the water here was a very nice temperature.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Feb 2026

Rob

Clean and tidy room. Nice quiet location close to the beach. Nice to have a heated pool and spa

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

06 Feb 2026

Jeremy

The room had a pungent curry smell, but was relatively clean except under the bed where it had not been cleaned in a very long time.

The kitchen window latch was broken, the shower had not been cleaned adequately.

Staff were friendly, yet the premises were not well maintained, broken washing line and unorganized cleaning material in the laundry. The pool had lots of hair in it and the spa water was obviously not changed as it was yuck. Pahia itself was beautiful but the hotel although relatively cheap was not the best and will not return for another stay

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jan 2026

Charlotte

Staff were courteous. The room condition poor. Very dated and non compliant ...eg.no smoke detectors

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2026

Audrey

The room was spotless and very nice and attentive staff

8/10

Excellent

19 Jan 2026

Francesca

Friendly staff, clean but basic

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2026

Thaddeus

Enjoyed our stay at this accommodation. Walking distance to shopping, restaurants. Quiet and very clean. Friendly staff.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jan 2026

Liz

Very well located

Business

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2026

SHANE A ROBERTS SUPERIOR

Awesome location well appointed room

Business

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2026

Sarah

A bit dated, but clean tidy studio room. Lovely motel managers

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2026

Yousif

Great location and friendly staff.

Partner

2/10

Poor

30 Dec 2025

Belinda

I had paid for this booking but they told me I had not on check-in. They took the amount again. I checked my credit card statement and matched the amount and date with my itinery. They pretended it was a mistake and asked for my bank account details to refund the money. They pretended this is the first time this has happened. I dont believe them. I dont even believe this was the first time they have been caught. I am a single female traveller and feel I was taken advantage of

Self

6/10

Pleasant

28 Dec 2025

Mohit

I

8/10

Excellent

24 Dec 2025

Mrs E

Easy check in, good sized room with everything that you could wish for including some fantastic views

8/10

Excellent

22 Dec 2025

Rick

Friendly staff, easy walking distance into Paihia

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

13 Dec 2025

Jason

Room was spotless. Room staff cleaned my room in between nights. Very fast efficient check in process. Exiting the property was very easy and fast.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2025

Simon

Staff were fantastic and accommodated my needs. Room was clean and comfortable, perfect for a few days solo travelling, short 10min walks to access Paihia's pier and shopping area.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Nov 2025

Dianne

Staff attentive and helpful. Replaced appliances that were not working immediately. Curtains and floor stained and unit smelly. Kitchen area very small/cramped.
Lovely pool and spa. Outdoor area needs some cleaning and tidying.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Oct 2025

Beth

The staff were kind and helpful. There was everything that we needed for cooking and we enjoyed our stay.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2025

Priscilla

Quite and comfortable room

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2025

Lorraine

Fast booking was ready last minute room clean and great place to stay for the cost

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2025

Burkhart

Internet access and very helpful staff members

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2025

Sonny

all was great, maybe more move apps availability please. but other than that very lovely.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

12 Mar 2023

Audrey

I was not happy that I was overcharged and even though I was reimbursed it fell short of what I was charged.

8/10

Excellent

28 Feb 2023

Patricia

A bit dated but clean and ok to stay for a few days. Would stay again but not in the Petite Suite. It’s small and feels like a cabin on a cruise.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

25 Feb 2023

Suanne

Well positioned but noisy
Basic accommodation needed a lot of updating
Leaking taps poor water pressure in shower
Dodgy door lock that didn’t work
Would not book it again
Grubby common areas

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2023

DIANE

Very clean and tidy. Close to shops and beach. Loved that the outdoor pool was heated and at a reasonable temperature. Spa was also very good. Kitchen was a little small but perfect for for making drinks and breakfast. Overall very happy with our stay there.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Jan 2023

Hohepa

Good location

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

31 Dec 2022

Donna

The salt pool was great.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2022

Geraldine

Easy access to beach, eatery and shops

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Dec 2022

polly

Lovely … unfortunately the pool area wasn’t open as the pool still had its cover on … but that could be covid rules still

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Dec 2022

Douglas

Close to town and the waterfront

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Nov 2022

Jo

Clean room for a quick stopover.
Room was indicated to be small which is was but ut was big enough for a short stay. Place was tired and in need of an update, but this is reflected in the price. Dishwashing cloth and liquid were in the room but there was no kitchen sink. It is inappropriate to wash food items in a handbasin. Given its location in Waitangi some consideration of Maori cultural tikanga (separattioitn of food and bathroom activities ) would be good. Suggest tthey add a plastic bowl for this use.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2022

Mary

Love staying here every time ee are in paihia

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2022

Marija

Needs to be freshened up!

The hotel manager was extremely helpful and lovely! We came here with our family. To be honest, this place hasnt faired well over covid - its looking a bit tired and in need in some investment to freshen the rooms up. The kids loved the pool

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

15 Oct 2022

Mark

Unfortunately this is a motel we will not be back to.
The bathroom had no towel rails but bare holes in the wall where a towel rail once was. The toilet seat was all for whatever reason scratched up.
The road noise was a significant issue for us and despite being booked in for two nights we checked out after one night. No refund was afforded despite our request and the issues we encountered.
We booked into a similarity priced motel with twice the quality within the hour.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Oct 2022

Howard

Ok

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Oct 2022

Te Aparangi

The heated pool is heated to 28 degrees, there's a lovely touch of te reo Māori incorporated in the information pack and the customer service is excellent.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2022

Ken

Great value for an extremely reasonable price. So close to the waterfront and dining!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2022

Kellie

Was a lovely stop and i wish qe could have stayed longer. Pool was lovely, spa and spa bath nice
Everything qe needed was in the unit, bed was comfy and the aircon in this muggy heateave absolute bliss. Will definitely stay her again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Feb 2022

Renee

The room was very adequate for our purpose however I didn't like having to wash dishes in the hand basin in the bathroom. Even though it was very clean it didn't appeal to me. Maybe if a plastic basin was provided could be an option.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

05 Jan 2022

Andrew

Reservation was double booked then was asked to pay more for another room. When I contacted Expedia and a big thanks to Expedia, the manager then gave us an upgraded room but did not follow through with it. We were given a backpackers room on another property with no hot water and was part of social emergency housing. All credit to the reception staff who tried his best well done PJ. I definitely wouldn’t recommend this motel very disappointed.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

04 Jan 2022

Verne

Only thing I liked was the pool for the kids, manager was great as well. Everything else was disappointing especially for the price we paid. Would only come back to stay if I had no other option

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2021

Gill

For one night as a stop over was great. CLEAN and very close to restaurants

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2021

Evania

Best heated pool friendly staff

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2021

neil

The hosts are excellent!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2021

Verified traveler

Great service, made us feel welcome & at hike while on our stay we’ll definitely be back again 10/10

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

As advertised - great value accomodation in Paihia. Would stay again for sure. Good location, friendly staff. Appreciated the heated pool & spa on days the beach was too cold. Decent sized room and spacious bathroom. Was clean. Never ran out of hot water in the bathroom. Only improvements would be: heat pump in room, new beds (wasn’t uncomfortable but could feel springs starting to come through in spots), better water pressure, new shower/bath, in room fridge didn’t quite get cold enough, and we stayed in the unit below the office and we could hear noise from upstairs. Wasn’t too bad but just being extra mindful of that between the hours of 10pm-8am.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2020

Gee

Nice size rooms. Kept very clean, can tell the building is quite old but well maintained.
Could do with a fan in the room, was ok with window open but one night with noisy neighbours had to close and it got a bit stuffy. I could have asked at reception but It was late

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2020

Stephen

Great Accommodation

Great accomodation Very accomodating owner who isvery quick to act on calls for his assistance

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Paihia March '20

Jo was fab, gave us great recommendations for eating out.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2020

Gayle

Close to restaurant and short walk to town and wharf areas

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Nice quiet place, very helpful friendly owners/staff, great location

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2020

Maimutili

Very nice service. Very friendly Clean

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

02 May 2019

Verified traveler

Lovely Motel, excellent situation as it was a nice walk to Paihia's shops and restaurants, with cafes locally.
The Manageress was lovely and friendly, very useful and helpful.
We would stay here again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2019

Rebecca

Great spot excellent location

Very good motel well appointed walking distance to shops dining bus ferry good choice of shopping options and a great central point for the bay of islands. Only minor negative was shower had good pressure but a narrow spray would definitely stay again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2019

Danielle

Staff was friendly and super helpful. Very enjoyable stay!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Very helpful staff, good location and excellent value.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Great place

Amazing location

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Great Spa and Swimming pool. Very helpful staff.
Close to beach and restaurants.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2019

John

A nice place to stay.

This was a very good stop for us. The town was within easy reach. The amenities were very good with a swimming pool and spa. The hosts were very pleasant and helpful.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Lovely position, great pool and spa. Very friendly owner

8/10

Excellent

28 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Loved the salt water pool and spa. Wonderful friendly service. Clean linen and room

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

25 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Reception staff were very friendly and cheerful. Our unit was nice and clean, and smelt nice and fresh. Beds were good. It was a hot day when we arrived and the windows and doors were open so our unit was aired and cool, which was awesome. Only reason why I didn't put excellent (and this is being particular picky - sorry) was because we didn't have a hairdryer (but we managed) and one other reason - air con would have been amazing. Good place to stay though.

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jan 2019

Ian

Tired

Unit in need of maintenance to be charging that much

10/10

Exceptional

18 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Very friendly staff. Clean and comfortable room. Good location. Near to restaurant and beach. Highly recommand.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2018

Leah

It was great and I liked the hot tub. I loved the whole experience.

8/10

Excellent

14 Oct 2018

Kiera

Nice hotel close to the beach

Had a lovely stay here. It’s just as you drive into Paihia so you can’t miss it. Really short walk to the beach, small but has everything you need so no need to go large :)

Beds were comfy, the cleanliness was excellent and the hotel staff were beyond helpful and pleasant.

I would gladly stay here again as well as recommend to anybody asking.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

We turned up unexpectedly with an extra guest, but the staff were more than happy to allow us to stay with the extra person. They were also very helpful with letting us know about some good places to eat and good things to try.

8/10

Excellent

13 Sep 2018

Brian

Very pleasant stay

Clean, comfortable and a good location. Room a little small.

8/10

Excellent

10 Sep 2018

Kaye R

Excellent value for money, would happily stay there again. Hosts very approachable and helpful

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Close to town, large bathroom, clean, kitchen small but well equipped. No key drop though.

Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Good location very near to shop, the staff are very kind and polite.

8/10

Excellent

02 Apr 2018

Daniel

Was amazing! But the bed is very uncomfortable

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Nice hotel close to the beach and restaurants

We were warmly welcomed by Trish who showed us to our room. Our requests for a ground floor suite and walk in shower were graciously accomodated. Our room and kitchenette were well stocked with everything we needed, including milk and coffee. The location is perfect for exploring Paihia. The pool looked lovely, but unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate for us to use it. Thank you for a relaxing vacation.

8/10

Excellent

24 Mar 2018

Linda

Typical old fashioned roadside motel.

Traditional small motel room with kitchenette and laundry facilities. What the motel lacked in facilities was made up for by the excellent service.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

15 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Nice Hotel

Good motel not far from the center of Paihia. Will stay again

8/10

Excellent

07 Mar 2018

David

Lovely

Lovely friendly lady full of helpful advice. Would definitely recommend it.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2018

Bruce

Great stay. Host Trish was great.

Great stay, great host Trish, close to everything 5 star treatment

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2018

Peter

Good location. Room was quite small, without air conditioning. Only fair value for money. Not motel's fault, but nearby venue played very loud music until 1:00am.

8/10

Excellent

08 Feb 2018

Stacey

Central Paihia

Cozy motel conveniently located

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2018

Misha

2 Days stay in Paihia

Very nice motel, easy walk to main restoraunts, very dity and clean.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Dec 2017

Vivienne

Spacious and perfect for families

We had a fantastic short stay in a 2 bedroom apartment. There was ample space, a well equipped kitchen, and the cleanliness was outstanding. The kids absolutely loved the warm pool and spent hours in there each day. Staff were very friendly, welcoming and helpful. The wifi worked good too. The only thing I would change is that the apartment’s water was turned up a little too hot.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2017

Sandra

A Nice Place To Stay

We stayed here for two nights on our tour of the North. A nice, clean Motel, though we did find the room smaller than what we'd been used to on our travels. Maybe as we didn't pay a lot it's to be expected.
It's a ten minute walk from the centre and the pier is in Pahia. Not far from restaurants, cafes and bars.
I would recommend this Motel.

Partner