Name: Earnslaw Motel
Address: Blenheim Road 288, 288, Christchurch, 8041, NZ

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2026

Sandy

The staff were very accommodating, the room was great. Thank you

Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2026

Chinky Mae

Friendly staff

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

03 Apr 2026

Srinath

H

8/10

Excellent

06 Mar 2026

Shaunne

Friendly staff. Property a bit tired. Large Fridge but not as usable as could be as no bottle storage clips. Saturday night very noisy next door but did stop at 22:00.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Feb 2026

Andrew

Adequate but basic

6/10

Pleasant

20 Nov 2025

justin

Sadly there was no toilet paper in the room and this is a first for this well travelled guest…must try harder please !

Business

8/10

Excellent

13 Nov 2025

Lindsay

clean room, staff courteous, quiet

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2025

Jared

Friendly staff, older rooms but priced accordingly.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

26 Oct 2025

P

Didn't really enjoy the smell of the room, also shower facility and internet...but staff were very friendly

Business

8/10

Excellent

06 Sep 2025

Roger

The shower was either scalding hot or freezing cold.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jun 2025

Lois

Host was pleasant however limited English. Office was kept locked at all times giving sense of safety issues. Room was noisy. Missing bathmat. Shower mixer appeared broken so either freezing or scolding hot with very low water pressure. Had to ask for wifi code which we couldn't get to work. Stark 80s style room with no decor at all. Tiny tv

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Nov 2017

Natalie

Earnslaw,Christchurch

Older motel. but well maintained. Close to all we needed to do. Supermarket not far away, city not far away, airport close enough. Staff helpful and friendly. Good price for size of room and amenities.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2017

Verified traveler

Awesome!!

Fantastic, friendly staff, very comfortable. Will recommend to everyone.

6/10

Pleasant

15 Oct 2017

Pingu

Location the big plus

Staff were helpful, language barriers appeared to exsist
Room was functional
Wi-fi TOTALLY FRUSTRATING
Noisier than expected,both road and inter-unit
Cleanliness was definitely a lower level than what we were happy with-esp. shower
Proximity to services and especially the table tennis facility was the saving factor

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2017

Jackie

Good service.

Very good value and comfortable. Good beds and quiet.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Sep 2017

Trucker

Safe and friendly

Clean tidy with good of street parking. Handy to all areas of Christchurch by car.

8/10

Excellent

24 Apr 2017

T

Good room and 5 minute drive to shopping mall

We stayed in the one bedroon unit which is perfect for families. Great to have full kitchen facilities, good space in the rooms. Excellent service from staff and would stay again

6/10

Pleasant

08 Apr 2017

Mark

Average old Christchurch motel

Last minute booking so went y price. The place was cheap enough and the condition reflected the price.
typical 1970s place with mostly original fixtures. The bathroom had a partial upgrade but that was it. The shower had to be rinsed down to remove the hair before using. The tv only had basic channels. The fridge was really noisey and the little column heater barely knocked the chill off.

6/10

Pleasant

21 Mar 2017

family

Cool hotel staff

Arrived early and early check in wasn't a problem. Asked to use the hotel laundry and they told us to go sightseeing and did our laundry for us. Internet was free and fast enough to watch Netflix.

8/10

Excellent

12 Mar 2017

Ness

Clean & Tidy

Relaxing motel to stay in. Lovely owners!
Studio room good size and very clean. Loved the separate kitchen which had plenty of space, good stove & fridge and plenty of kitchen utensils.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2017

Rudolf

Very friendly and helpfull Owners make you feel real welcome

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2017

Frances

Great value

The Earnslaw was exactly what we were wanting for one night in Christchurch - well located for our needs, reasonable price, clean and comfortable. We were not looking for somewhere new and modern, in fact we liked the homely feel of this place.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2017

Teeka

Best hotel I have ever stayed in at Christchurch

I made a last minute booking as soon as I arrived in CHC, so I expected a small cramped up motel, bad service etc etc. but instead I recommend this to be the best motel I have ever stayed at! The staff was so friendly! The room was massive! Even had a seperate kitchen! It's in reach of everything but not far away either.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2016

Verified traveler

Very convenient to what we needed

Extremely helpful people nothing too much trouble would definitely stay there again, very homely

8/10

Excellent

02 Dec 2016

chris

Motel

Check in time was 14.00 I arrived at 14.30 to be told my room was not ready and to come back in 30-40 mins this was the only issue I had with this motel,the \"room\" I had was like a house it had full kitchen facilities a big lounge and big bathroom,the motel is close to all shops the mall and is only 20 mins from the city centre,the manageress even did my laundry and was very helpful and smiley.

6/10

Pleasant

01 Dec 2016

Rob

There was quite a bit of noise until quite late some nights. It seemed as if some units had long term stayers. It was at the budget end and probably delivered accordingly.

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2016

Fiona

Convenient for our stay.

Friendly & helpful owners. Motel was handy to where we wanted to go with a bus service to the mall if you are not driving. Otherwise about 20-25min walk.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Nov 2016

Stephanie

Tow rooms had light bulbs that did not work, doors squeaked and the second bedroom door would not close.

Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Nov 2016

Fiona

Comfortable Stay

Comfortable and quiet motel with easy parking. Owners were helpful and friendly and were able to accommodate a late checkout which was much appreciated.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

06 Sep 2016

Verified traveler

Stayed 4 nights, location was handy to everything. Owners were great in taking us to train station and picking us up, much appreciated.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2016

Verified traveler

Nice Owners

I phoned ahead and explained that i could check in untill 10.30 pm. No problem , we will wait for you.

Great. And they did.

6/10

Pleasant

07 Aug 2016

Verified traveler

Basic but Clean

A basic motel with not many bells and whistles. Provided all you want is a roof over your head and a clean room, then the Earnslaw Motel will give you this for not a lot of money. It has television, though no pay channels, a small kitchen, and a basic bathroom. The room was clean, and the bed was comfortable (neither too hard not too soft). Reasonable value for money. One drawback to note is that one can hear the traffic on Blenheim Road.

8/10

Excellent

20 Jul 2016

Verified traveler

It is a good place very clean with excellent beds. The room is a little old fashion.

6/10

Pleasant

14 May 2016

Stuart

Fitted the bill, but not fancy.

Chosen due to handiness to an event, did the job as it was just a place to lay our heads overnight.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 May 2016

Rae

Nice easy friendly comfy hotel.

Our stay in Chch was helped by this comfortable retreat each night,

8/10

Excellent

02 May 2016

Beejay

Older style accommodation (ie. separate taps in bathroom basin and sink). Also our unit was the closest to busy Blenheim Road so traffic noise all night long. Beds comfortable.

8/10

Excellent

21 Mar 2016

Verified traveler

Double booked but excellent experience

We were staying 1 night and when we arrived were told that there was a double booking but we had been booked into the motel next door and any extra cost was on the motel owner PLUS we were given a free breakfast. The breakfast was superb with cereal, toast, yoghurt, fruit salad and orange juice. So although we never got to stay at the Earnslaw the outstanding customer service was great. The motel we stayed at was also very good.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2016

Verified traveler

Good decent place

Not the most up to date accomodation you can stay at, but it was convenient and the staff was very accomodating with my situation, arriving past midnight.
The water pressure in the shower was terrible though.

8/10

Excellent

07 Mar 2016

Verified traveler

Good location

Room was clean comfortable and warm, good shower. Staff was helpful and friendly.

6/10

Pleasant

01 Mar 2016

Marjorie and Keith

Reasonable, pricing high

Management very helpful. Parking limited but did manage to get a spot. Very hot with no air conditioning, and the fans they provided didn't work. It was listed as a three star, but it is pretty good for that star level. Price a little high for a 3 star.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2016

Verified traveler

\n

Good views and convenient. Friendly staff .
Walk to town.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2016

Tracy

has everything, organized and clean

Small rrpm with everything that you need, you can cook in there with the most kitchen tools. Everything is in organized and clean.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2016

Verified traveler

Convenient for airport or city.

Friendly service and a convenient location. Motel well kept.

4/10

Poor

09 Feb 2016

Verified traveler

Comfort

Comfortable not very clean

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2015

Verified traveler

Very affordable and close to Westfield mall

I enjoyed my stay and the friendlyness of the staff

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2015

Verified traveler

awesome service

The people here go out of their way to accomodate your every need. Thanks so much for the 3pm checkout and looking after our luggage .... Very much appreciated.

Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Nov 2015

Verified traveler

Nice rooms but water pressure and wifi disappoint.

Rooms were large and decent. Water heater as down when we checked in but reception notified us. Also told us when it will come back on. However water pressure was miserable. Worst amongst the seven places we stayed in over 14 days in NZ. Also couldn't get onto the hotel wifi. It kept switching on and off and yet showed up as an option on the network list.

Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Nov 2015

Verified traveler

Worked well for elderly parents and daughter to stay in 2 bdrm unit. Can park right at door and all on the same level.

8/10

Excellent

19 Nov 2015

Liz

Nice motel

Owners very helpful, room comfortable, clean, handy to where we were visiting.