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193 Aorangi Manor Motel - Backpacker

Marlborough · New Zealand

High Street, 193View location

9.0/10Excellent92 Reviews
Cleanliness9.4/109.4
Service9.2/109.2
Comfort8.8/108.8
Condition8.4/108.4
Neighborhood8.6/108.6
Value8.4/108.4
Amenities8.6/108.6
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About 193 Aorangi Manor Motel - Backpacker

The property consists of 18 accomodation units. Those staying at this hotel may surf on the internet thanks to the Wi-Fi access ready to use on public areas. There is no 24-hour reception.

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A stay at Aorangi Manor Motel places you in the heart of Blenheim, steps from Marlborough Art Society and 6 minutes by foot from Seymour Square. This motel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Millennium Art Gallery and 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Marlborough Convention Centre.

Make yourself at home in one of the 18 guestrooms, featuring kitchens with refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include phones, as well as separate sitting areas and coffee/tea makers.

Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and a library. Free self parking is available onsite.

Popular amenities

Free WiFi
Parking available
Dining services
Concierge
Laundry
Gym
Entertainment
Smoking areas

Check-in and check-out

Check-in from 1:00 PM
Check-in until 9:00 PM
Check-out until 10:00 AM
Minimum check-in age 18

Hotel policies

No rollaway/extra beds available No elevators No front desk Professional property host/manager Pets not allowed

Cleaning and safety

Essential Travel
Essential workers only - NO

Important information

  • You need to know
    • Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
  • Special Instructions
    There is no front desk at this property. This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. The host will greet guests on arrival. Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools.
  • 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
    • The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
    • This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
    • Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
  • Minimal age
    18
  • Optional fees
    • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately NZD 10 to 22 for adults, and NZD 10 to 22 for children
    • Housekeeping is available for an additional fee

    The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

  • Spoken Language

    English

Nearby attractions

Marlborough Art Society 0.1 km / 0.1 mi
Seymour Square 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
Millennium Art Gallery 0.7 km / 0.4 mi
Pollard Park 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Marlborough Convention Centre 0.9 km / 0.5 mi
ASB Theatre Marlborough 1 km / 0.6 mi
The Wine Station 1.5 km / 0.9 mi
Marlborough Museum 2.8 km / 1.7 mi
Lawson's Dry Hills 3.7 km / 2.3 mi
Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre 4.4 km / 2.7 mi
Omaka Classic Cars 4.5 km / 2.8 mi
Wither Hills Winery 4.6 km / 2.9 mi
Wairau River 6.2 km / 3.9 mi
Montana Brancott 7.3 km / 4.5 mi
Villa Maria Estate 7.9 km / 4.9 mi

Hotel facilities & services

Services and fees can vary. Check the selected room details and hotel policies before booking.

  • Total number of rooms: 18
  • hotel
  • Check-in hour
  • Check-out hour
  • Wi-fi
  • Laundry service
  • Hotel safe
  • Garden
  • Luggage room
  • Grill/BBQ
  • Picnic
  • Minimum check-in age: 18
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  • Fitness
Meal plans

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  • APARTMENT THREE BEDSAPARTMENT • THREE BEDSAPT.3B

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    APARTMENT THREE BEDS

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    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–10 • Adults: max. 10 • Children: max. 6
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    THREE BEDS

    Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.

    Room code: APT.3B

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  • STUDIO KING SIZE BEDSTUDIO • KING SIZE BEDSTU.KG

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    STUDIO KING SIZE BED

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    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–5 • Adults: max. 5 • Children: max. 3
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    KING SIZE BED

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    Room code: STU.KG

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  • APARTMENT TWO BEDSAPARTMENT • TWO BEDSAPT.2B

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    APARTMENT TWO BEDS

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    TWO BEDS

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    Room code: APT.2B

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  • STUDIO QUEEN SIZE BEDSTUDIO • QUEEN SIZE BEDSTU.QN

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    STUDIO QUEEN SIZE BED

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    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–5 • Adults: max. 5 • Children: max. 3
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    QUEEN SIZE BED

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    Room code: STU.QN

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  • APARTMENT EXECUTIVE TWO BEDROOMSAPARTMENT • EXECUTIVE TWO BEDROOMSAPT.B2-EJ

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    APARTMENT EXECUTIVE TWO BEDROOMS

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    Guests: 1–10 • Adults: max. 10 • Children: max. 6
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    EXECUTIVE TWO BEDROOMS

    Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.

    Room code: APT.B2-EJ

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  • STUDIO EXECUTIVE KING BEDSTUDIO • EXECUTIVE KING BEDSTU.EJ-KG

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    STUDIO EXECUTIVE KING BED

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    Room overview

    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–5 • Adults: max. 5 • Children: max. 3
    Room type
    STUDIO
    View / characteristic
    EXECUTIVE KING BED

    Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.

    Room code: STU.EJ-KG

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  • APARTMENT EXECUTIVE KING BEDAPARTMENT • EXECUTIVE KING BEDAPT.EJ-KG

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    193 Aorangi Manor Motel - Backpacker

    APARTMENT EXECUTIVE KING BED

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    Room overview

    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–10 • Adults: max. 10 • Children: max. 6
    Room type
    APARTMENT
    View / characteristic
    EXECUTIVE KING BED

    Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.

    Room code: APT.EJ-KG

    Limited room details from hotel

    Available rooms, prices and included facilities are confirmed after you choose your dates and rate.

  • APARTMENT QUEEN SIZE BEDAPARTMENT • QUEEN SIZE BEDAPT.QN

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    193 Aorangi Manor Motel - Backpacker

    APARTMENT QUEEN SIZE BED

    Room photos

    Photos are not available for this room type.

    Room overview

    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–10 • Adults: max. 10 • Children: max. 6
    Room type
    APARTMENT
    View / characteristic
    QUEEN SIZE BED

    Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.

    Room code: APT.QN

    Limited room details from hotel

    Available rooms, prices and included facilities are confirmed after you choose your dates and rate.

Guest reviews

What other guests saying about 193 Aorangi Manor Motel - Backpacker

9.0
Excellent
92 Reviews
Cleanliness
9.4 /10
Service
9.2 /10
Comfort
8.8 /10
Condition
8.4 /10
Neighborhood
8.6 /10
Value
8.4 /10
Amenities
8.6 /10
50 reviews shown
10/10
Exceptional
04 May 2026
Josephine
We really enjoyed our stay. The only thing wrong was the shower was very slippery and the nozzle was not good.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
19 Apr 2026
Gordon
Perfect for an overnight stay with an early start to get the ferry. Nice that it was a standalone unit so I didn’t disturb anyone else with an early start on a Sunday morning.
Self
8/10
Excellent
07 Apr 2026
Mary
Didnt need one


Self
10/10
Exceptional
03 Apr 2026
Merv
Clean and tidy friendly staff
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
19 Mar 2026
Mark
Close to town. Clean and quiet.
Partner
8/10
Excellent
13 Mar 2026
Sharon
Clean room, comfortable bed, sufficient kitchenware for our requirements
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
08 Mar 2026
William
Awesome place and I enjoyed the bottle of milk
Self
10/10
Exceptional
06 Mar 2026
Patricia
Very clean and comfortable.
10/10
Exceptional
06 Mar 2026
Beverley
Very happy with the overall stay at this motel
Excellent throughout. A plus that the units were stand alone.
Partner
8/10
Excellent
01 Mar 2026
Jennifer
Clean, tidy, quiet
Self
10/10
Exceptional
12 Feb 2026
Lisa
The room and bathroom were spotless, the bed was comfy and it had all the kitchen needs to make small meals and snacks.
Leisure Self
8/10
Excellent
12 Feb 2026
Rachel
Nice room, clean
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
05 Feb 2026
Cole
Great value for money. Big rooms, great location and very clean. Definitely older but well looked after
8/10
Excellent
02 Feb 2026
Keith
For a one night stop in the town this motel is good. Spotless clean, all the facilities well provided and a comfortable bed.
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
11 Jan 2026
Helen
Great value for money
10/10
Exceptional
04 Jan 2026
Shona
Quiet clean tidy room. Had everything we needed, Lovely host :)
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
24 Nov 2025
Terence
Older style property, but very clean and tidy. Friendly host who was very helpful with dinner places to go. Great location close to town and roomy parking around the individual chalets. Would recommend and happy to stay there again.
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
12 Nov 2025
George
We stayed for one night. The room was clean the staff were friendly no problems were encounter.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
29 Oct 2025
Bronte
Room super clean, lovely informative hosts, perfect t location! Would highly recommend!
Leisure Self
10/10
Exceptional
14 Oct 2025
shane
This little spot had everything we needed. It is handy for a walk into town, close drive to vineyards, the staff very helpful and friendly. Very convenient
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
17 Feb 2025
Elizabeth
Very quiet and comfortable
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
14 Jan 2025
Julie
The woman in the offfice who checked us in was friendly and funny. She also offered excellent dining recommendations. The location was excellent for our early morning flight
Leisure Family
6/10
Pleasant
29 May 2024
Robyn
Kitchen could do with up date
Business Family
10/10
Exceptional
11 Apr 2024
Dennis
Tidy, quiet.
Leisure Partner
6/10
Pleasant
01 Apr 2024
Janet
Unit was a bit dated. Was dissapointed that the TV only had basic channels as very little to watch on those these days.Did have one sky movie channel and sports but not into sports and no good movies on. They need to have Netflex so people have a option of something to watch when they are just chilling on hoiliday,otherwise room was comfortable
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
17 Mar 2024
alan
Very good relative vbalue for money, spotless and well maintained, excellent bed.
Apartment Unit a little on the tight side, but not a problem for us.
Would certainly re-visit :-0
alan and barb
Partner
6/10
Pleasant
18 Nov 2023
Angela
Overall I would stay here again, but keep in mind it is an older style motel, the beds are worn and I would say the shower head needs replacing in the unit we were in, it was more like a hose. Clean and comfortable though.
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
15 Nov 2022
Amy
Great little spot for exploring Blenheim, close to the town centre but plenty quietly enough at night. Sue and Colin were very friendly and welcoming. The room was equipped with all you’d need for a short stay. The bed itself was comfortable and the room spotless. I would recommend!
Leisure Self
8/10
Excellent
16 Oct 2022
Sian
Whilst dated, we had a Large motel room with everything you need. Very clean. Service was great. Good for the price.
Leisure Family_with_children
8/10
Excellent
10 Sep 2022
lyn
Cleanest motel we've stayed in for a long time , kitchen had everything we could need
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
16 Apr 2021
Verified traveler
only arrived at 5pm & left at 8am next morning. everything very good.
Friends_and_family Partner
4/10
Poor
11 Apr 2021
Verified traveler
Old fashioned 70s-era motel that hasn't had any real modernisation attempted.

Staff member that performed the check-in was new and initially tried to take payment before being informed we had pre-paid through Wotif. Honest misunderstanding.

We received a small bottle of milk upon arrival, but when asking for another a day or two later, we were told they had run out, so had to go out and buy some.

The 'air conditioner' in the room, which was a small wall-attached unit, shook the entire building when turned on, so was unusable.

Ceiling fan in the bedroom worked well once you figured out that '2' was 'Off' and 'Off' was '2'.

Free WiFi was good enough to stream live video. No ability to cast to TV. Couldn't get the on-screen TV Guide to work properly (very cheap TVs) but we weren't here for TV so that's ok.

Location is reasonably central, just a short flat walk to the town centre.

Pool area was closed for the season while we were there so cannot comment on that.
Friends_and_family Partner
8/10
Excellent
31 Dec 2020
Verified traveler
Lovely setup. Clean & well equipped! Close to town centre.
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
04 Jan 2020
Verified traveler
Great for families, swimming pool is great but not heated & no air conditioners which made it difficult when the room had been closed as we were out for the day so made it hard for kids to sleep. Found fan's in wardrobe which did help
Friends_and_family Family_with_children
10/10
Exceptional
09 Oct 2019
Verified traveler
Good price. Great location. Couch and char need an upgrade.
10/10
Exceptional
14 Aug 2019
C

Great Place to stay

Great place to stay very handy to family. Units very clean and well serviced. Have stayed before and will be staying again. Cynthia Hawes
Family
4/10
Poor
11 May 2019
Verified traveler
Clean but old outdated units. Quite rude to us when we checked out and had to go back to collect items we had left in the fridge. Car parks really tight - only room for the driver to get out once parked. No power point by mirror so difficult to blow dry/style hair. No room for your toiletries in the bathroom at all.
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
13 Feb 2019
Tracey
Great Property and service. It was an extremely hot day and only thing was no aircon but I did find a fan int he wardrobe so it certainly was a welcome surprise
10/10
Exceptional
05 Jan 2019
Verified traveler
Nice accommodation to circulate in The Interland.
10/10
Exceptional
30 Dec 2018
Verified traveler
Aorangi Manor is a great motel. Kids liked the pool.
8/10
Excellent
28 Oct 2018
IK
Good value, friendly service. Old fashion bottle milk is a nice touch!
10/10
Exceptional
27 Feb 2018
Chris

Pleasant hotel near center of town

Visited area on holiday as second option when Golden Bay cut off by storm. Pleasantly surprised at hotel with pleasant, efficient and thorough host check in. Room with high ceilings felt spacious. Made our stay more pleasant.
Easy access to restaurants and grocery stores.
8/10
Excellent
23 Dec 2017
Verified traveler
Ideal for our family's requirements. Very helpful and friendly staff.
10/10
Exceptional
23 Dec 2017
Katie

Very nice

A very clean, well-maintained motel with really friendly staff. Location is really good, very close to the reserve with walking tracks and not far from town. We will stay there again when we come back to Blenheim.
10/10
Exceptional
29 Jun 2017
Richard

Quiet, comfortable, surgically clean.

a return visit for our family, friendly and professional front of house, this motel is spacious and always surgically clean. Although it's 80's spec, it's very well-maintained. Easy to return to, easy to recommend.
4/10
Poor
24 Feb 2017
johanne
Very disappointing ,uncomfortable bed, I am sure it had a rubber sheet underneath the bedding. Very noisy next to a road front and back , poor internet, poor tv, would not go there ever again .
8/10
Excellent
25 Mar 2016
Sue

No Fitness Room

The owner was very friendly and helpful and we enjoyed our stay. We were very disappointed that they did NOT have a fitness room even though they stated they did.If we had known their information was incorrect we could have saved money by staying somewhere else.
Partner
8/10
Excellent
27 Feb 2016
Erich

Good motel

We only stayed for one night; comfortable bedding and friendly hosts
Partner
8/10
Excellent
23 Feb 2016
Amie

Pleasant little motel

Overall a pleasant stay an enjoyable couple of nights away
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
22 Feb 2016
Verified traveler

Short n sweet and so roomy.

Great motel room. So big and quiet. Hosts were lovely. Room a bit dated but really comfy.

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193 Aorangi Manor Motel - Backpacker
High Street, 193, Blenheim, New Zealand

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