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Baywatch Motor Lodge
Canterbury-Christchurch MT · New Zealand
Evans StView location
8.8/10Excellent132 Reviews
Cleanliness9.2/10 9.2
Service9.0/10 9.0
Comfort8.4/10 8.4
Condition8.2/10 8.2
Neighborhood8.8/10 8.8
Value8.0/10 8.0
Amenities8.8/10 8.8
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About Baywatch Motor Lodge
Enjoy stunning garden views at the Baywatch Motor Lodge, a comfortable motel located in Timaru's Maori Hill, mere steps from Caroline Bay Beach and a short stroll from the Trevor Griffiths Rose Garden. Each of the 15 guestrooms features a microwave, flat-screen TV with satellite programming, and complimentary Wi-Fi.
Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Guests can also enjoy the convenience of on-site laundry facilities, free self-parking, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Start your day with a continental breakfast, available for a fee.
Other nearby attractions include Ashbury Park and the Aigantighe Art Gallery, both within a 0. 5-mile radius. The preferred airport is Timaru (TIU-Richard Pearse), approximately 7 miles away.
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With a stay at Baywatch Motor Lodge in Timaru (Maori Hill), you'll be steps from Caroline Bay Beach and 7 minutes by foot from Trevor Griffiths Rose Garden. This beach motel is 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Ashbury Park and 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Aigantighe Art Gallery.
Make yourself at home in one of the 15 guestrooms featuring microwaves and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and electric kettles.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
Popular amenities
Free WiFi
Parking available
Dining services
Concierge
Laundry
Entertainment
Smoking areas
Check-in and check-out
Check-in from
2:00 PM
Check-in until
9:30 PM
Check-out until
10:00 AM
Minimum check-in age
18
Hotel policies
No rollaway/extra beds available
No elevators
Guests will receive an email with special check-in instructions
Guest will receive an email before arrival 48 hours
Professional property host/manager
Pets not allowed
Important information
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Special Instructions
The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 9:30 PM. To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests will receive an email within 48 hours before arrival with check-in instructions. 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
- This property accepts credit cards and cash
- Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
- This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
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Minimal age
18
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Optional fees
- Fee for continental breakfast: approximately NZD 15 to 15 for adults, and NZD 15 to 15 for children
- Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
- Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
- Crib (infant bed) fee: NZD 10.0 per night
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
Caroline Bay Beach
0.2 km / 0.1 mi
Trevor Griffiths Rose Garden
0.6 km / 0.4 mi
Ashbury Park
0.9 km / 0.5 mi
Aigantighe Art Gallery
0.9 km / 0.6 mi
Timaru Lighthouse
0.9 km / 0.6 mi
South Canterbury Museum
1.1 km / 0.7 mi
Te Ana Maori Rock Art Centre
1.5 km / 0.9 mi
Sacred Heart Basilica
1.6 km / 1 mi
Dashing Rocks Beach
2.3 km / 1.5 mi
Botanical Gardens
2.5 km / 1.5 mi
Timaru Public Hospital
2.6 km / 1.6 mi
Washdyke Lagoon Wildlife Refuge
2.6 km / 1.6 mi
Patiti Point
3.3 km / 2.1 mi
Otipua Wetland
4.9 km / 3.1 mi
DB Brewery
5 km / 3.1 mi
Hotel facilities & services
Services and fees can vary. Check the selected room details and hotel policies before booking.
- Total number of rooms: 15
- hotel
- Car park
- Check-in hour
- Check-out hour
- Wi-fi
- Room service
- Laundry service
- Smoke detector
- Garden
- Newspapers
- Luggage roomExtra charge
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- Towels and bed linenExtra charge
- Smoking areaExtra charge
- Breakfast
- Minimum check-in age: 18
- Golf practice facilityExtra charge
Meal plans
Meal plan types
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Room types
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SUITE SEA VIEW TWO BEDROOMSSUITE • SEA VIEW TWO BEDROOMSSUI.B2-VM
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- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–8 • Adults: max. 8 • Children: max. 5
- Room type
- SUITE
- View / characteristic
- SEA VIEW TWO BEDROOMS
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SUITE SEA VIEW TWO BEDROOMS
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- Guests: 1–8 • Adults: max. 8 • Children: max. 5
- Room type
- SUITE
- View / characteristic
- SEA VIEW TWO BEDROOMS
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Room code: SUI.B2-VM
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STUDIO Accessible-Queen Size BedSTUDIO • Accessible-Queen Size BedSTU.H6-QN
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- Guests: 1–5 • Adults: max. 5 • Children: max. 3
- Room type
- STUDIO
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- Accessible-Queen Size Bed
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STUDIO Accessible-Queen Size Bed
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- Guests: 1–5 • Adults: max. 5 • Children: max. 3
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- STUDIO
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- Accessible-Queen Size Bed
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Room code: STU.H6-QN
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VILLA TWO QUEEN BEDSVILLA • TWO QUEEN BEDSVIL.2Q
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- Guests: 2–20 • Adults: max. 20 • Children: max. 13
- Room type
- VILLA
- View / characteristic
- TWO QUEEN BEDS
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VILLA TWO QUEEN BEDS
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- Guests: 2–20 • Adults: max. 20 • Children: max. 13
- Room type
- VILLA
- View / characteristic
- TWO QUEEN BEDS
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Room code: VIL.2Q
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SUITE QUEEN BED TWO BEDROOMSSUITE • QUEEN BED TWO BEDROOMSSUI.B2-QN
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- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–8 • Adults: max. 8 • Children: max. 5
- Room type
- SUITE
- View / characteristic
- QUEEN BED TWO BEDROOMS
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SUITE QUEEN BED TWO BEDROOMS
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- Guests: 1–8 • Adults: max. 8 • Children: max. 5
- Room type
- SUITE
- View / characteristic
- QUEEN BED TWO BEDROOMS
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Room code: SUI.B2-QN
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SUITE TWO BEDSSUITE • TWO BEDSSUI.2B
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- Guests: 1–8 • Adults: max. 8 • Children: max. 5
- Room type
- SUITE
- View / characteristic
- TWO BEDS
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SUITE TWO BEDS
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- Guests: 1–8 • Adults: max. 8 • Children: max. 5
- Room type
- SUITE
- View / characteristic
- TWO BEDS
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Room code: SUI.2B
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STUDIO SEA VIEWSTUDIO • SEA VIEWSTU.VM
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- Guests: 1–5 • Adults: max. 5 • Children: max. 3
- Room type
- STUDIO
- View / characteristic
- SEA VIEW
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STUDIO SEA VIEW
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- Guests: 1–5 • Adults: max. 5 • Children: max. 3
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- STUDIO
- View / characteristic
- SEA VIEW
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Room code: STU.VM
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STUDIO ECONOMYSTUDIO • ECONOMYSTU.EY
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- Guests: 1–5 • Adults: max. 5 • Children: max. 3
- Room type
- STUDIO
- View / characteristic
- ECONOMY
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STUDIO ECONOMY
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- Guests: 1–5 • Adults: max. 5 • Children: max. 3
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- STUDIO
- View / characteristic
- ECONOMY
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Room code: STU.EY
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STUDIO QUEEN SIZE BEDSTUDIO • QUEEN SIZE BEDSTU.QN
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- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–5 • Adults: max. 5 • Children: max. 3
- Room type
- STUDIO
- View / characteristic
- QUEEN SIZE BED
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STUDIO QUEEN SIZE BED
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- Guests: 1–5 • Adults: max. 5 • Children: max. 3
- Room type
- STUDIO
- View / characteristic
- QUEEN SIZE BED
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Room code: STU.QN
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QUADRUPLE TWO BEDROOMS AccessibleQUADRUPLE • TWO BEDROOMS AccessibleQUA.B2-H6
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- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–6 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
- Room type
- QUADRUPLE
- View / characteristic
- TWO BEDROOMS Accessible
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QUADRUPLE TWO BEDROOMS Accessible
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- Guests: 1–6 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
- Room type
- QUADRUPLE
- View / characteristic
- TWO BEDROOMS Accessible
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Room code: QUA.B2-H6
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Guest reviews
What other guests saying about Baywatch Motor Lodge
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Sally
Great motel with good size room and kitchenette. It was hard to heat the room but we had an enjoyable stay
Helen
I stayed there twice, both times in rooms at the back of the property with a spectacular sea view. The rooms were spotlessly clean, spacious, the beds were very comfortable and the rooms had the best lighting I've ever experienced in a motel.
Rhonda
Great location. Walking distance to the Bay and the main shops. Clean and spacious unit.
Timothy
Great location to walk to beach and see penguins ( note we thought they came in from sea but when we visited in a April they were asleep in the rocks until just after sunset and then they just came out!). Friendly hosts, clean and we had a lovely view from first floor.
Louise
Room immaculate, hosts lovely
DP
The view from the room was marvellous and is close to walkway to Caroline Park.
Gayla
Nice view of the Bay from my upstairs Seaview room; the staff is very kind and willing to help.
AG
Very friendly welcome lovely room with great sky Tv.
Duncan
Lovely place
Kirsty
Great location!
jane
Great view and spacious
Simone
Great location. Warm and friendly Hosts, Gorgeous Dog!
Ahmad Zamri
Nice place. Bathroom is not my preference. Dual tap and dial knob for shower. For $200 bucks and you have to pay for internet is too much.
Phill
Great staff. Fantastic shower pressure. Very clean and great Bay view
Matiu
We were in a unit right next to the highway and couldnt sleep for the road noise. Otherwise the unit was clean and tidy with many amenities.
Margaret
Good
Theuns
The friendly staff. Facility is great, we will recommend and will re-stay. The toilet fills every hour which was a bit annoying during the night.
Xiao
NA
Stuart
Very clean and we were very happy with the awesome view
Shane
Great service, excellent location and great views. Very clean and tidy will definitely book again.
Grant
Good place close to town, great views.
DEREK
1 night stay
2nd visit. Lovely place to stay.
Richard
Very friendly and helpful staff. Great view of the waterfront
James
The hosts at the Baywatch are amazing. Lively, fun, informative and mad a great hot breakfast brought to our room. The view was beautiful to the ocean. Great park nearby. Wonderful stay and will come again.
Shannon
Awesome place to stay
Verified traveler
Holiday
Comfortable & great location
Chirag
Good
Alison
Great view of bay from room 15 . Perfect 2 bedroom and living space for 3 people. No road noise. Train noise not significant for us. Warm and cosy on a cold day.
John
Nice clean place but noisy.
Very noisy location. Highway one side. Train track on the other. But I reckon most if not all motels in Timaru suffer highway noise.
Alison
Great stay. Overlooking the bay and sea. Railway noise insignificant despite overlooking the line . No road noise despite being on SH1.
Accidentally left items behind- very helpful hosts solved the problem.
Great location walking to beach by and town. Highly recommend.
Accidentally left items behind- very helpful hosts solved the problem.
Great location walking to beach by and town. Highly recommend.
Mary
Gorgeous view of Caroline Bay! Clean and you can walk up just a few blocks to a nice restaurant. Spacious sea view room.
Moira
Lovely spot but the noise from running taps of other rooms constantly woke us up. Right on the train but that did not bother us as only a few a day.
John
great outlook very comfortable bed and facilities
Verified traveler
Great front of house service and extremely comfortable beds
Verified traveler
friendly helpful owners/management. A parking space specifically for my motel. Warm with a great view.
Verified traveler
It was cold and the heater was broken it would only work on the lowest heat. Not enough blankets on the bed. Poorly maintained
Verified traveler
Friendly Welcome. Lovely room and great outdoor area
Verified traveler
Great view of the port. There is a train track nearby
Rob
Awesome service from arrival until checkout. Great view
Brian
orking port view !
A bit of a walk to town center, the gardens and beach are a sort walk and fun to stroll on your way to town center. The train runs just below your window, didn’t interrupt sleeping.
Verified traveler
recent stay
Very helpful staff and convenient location
Sally
lovely views
We had a very spacious room with a lovely view over the sea, lovely place to stay with easy walking into the town
Verified traveler
Its clean and tidy. The view to the habour is great
Verified traveler
Great stay. Will stay again. Friendly owner. The view from our room was amazing.
Verified traveler
The view from the balcony was awesome the toiletries provided were nice and the room was spacious and very clean thanks
Christopher
Would Luke more time and another visit.
We had The Villa which gave us plenty of space. The rooms were well furnished.
The beds were very comfortable.
Parking was at the front door.
We really enjoyed our stay and would love to revisit.
The beds were very comfortable.
Parking was at the front door.
We really enjoyed our stay and would love to revisit.
Verified traveler
Good central place to stay good parking although a little noisy because of the traffic.
Alex
Dated but handy
Good location, good unit but a little dated, hard/uncomfortable beds.
Verified traveler
Needs a revamp
Good location and plenty of room but the bed was old/ worn out and uncomfortable. Decor is getting very tired
Verified traveler
furnishing in the room is old and have some weird smell
Verified traveler
Very nice garden and seaview. Room is spacious and very clean.
Myriadgreen
Not that Central but nice enough. We stayed here as we wanted to see the Little Blue Penguins, which we happily did!
John
Timaru Stopover
Great bay views and excellent friendly service
Verified traveler
Nice and close to the centre. Lovely having the room heated for us when we arrived.
Jason
Location Location Location
Great view and location.
Good value.
Good value.
D M
Great Overnight Stay
Good overnight stay. Excellent service and a comfortable room with a good view. My only complaint was the room had an old fashioned heater that didn’t warm up the whole area. Upgrading the room with a heat pump would have made it perfect. I would stay here again in summer but not on a winter night.
Verified traveler
Lovely place
great room with everything you need
Excellent service, nothing a proble
Excellent service, nothing a proble
Verified traveler
Great location
Clean room and friendly, helpful staff. Great location, easy walking to lots of things.
fiona
Great hotel
Thoroughly enjoyed our stay large, clean comfortable room. Will happily stay again!!
Brent
Comfort and relaxing
Eventful evening in very good motel.very relaxing after long drive from Picton.
Gillian
Great value for money
Very conveniently located and plenty of room. Staff were very friendly and helpful- would definitely stay there again- value for money
Diana
Five star
Love this place. So friendly and comfortable. Will definitely stay again. Beautiful views and the owners are just so lovely.
Ann-Marie
Very Clean
Handy Caroline Bay. Spacious,Very clean, Everything you could want. Perfect host.
Verified traveler
Great access to Bay and town
Stayed one night in Timaru. Had Caroline Bay activities that we enjoyed. Easy access to town.
Katie
Great location
Within walking distance of the events we were here for
Jo
Friendly helpful staff, and a spacious and comfortable room.
Lucinda
THIS PLACE WAS AWESOME
I actually went out of my way to write feedback for this hotel as I was so impressed. We had come down for a big car event and not only was this hotel tidy, affordable and in a great location, the staff were so patient putting up with our cars and our large group of people and went beyond the call of duty for us. This is a 1 night a year event for us and we know we can be an inconvenience at times. I will happily stay here every year from now on! We had a group of friends in a nearby hotel who had an awful experience and it made us even more grateful of the excellent service we received. Thank you so much to the owners, we will see you next year!
Verified traveler
Nice views to the bay
Nice views from room but noisy at night being right on the main road. Very tidy and clean.
shane
Very handy to town takeaways etc
Verified traveler
The worif description does not accurately depict the accommodation. Views only from one upstairs bedroom when standing in one spot. Also was not a true 2 bedroom.
Gary
Great spot and excellent value
Nice view Friendly staff
Nice view Friendly staff
Verified traveler
Handy location
The Baywatch Motel was in a handy location. The room was comfortable but very dated. Our room was the first unit by the busy main road, it was very noisy. Parking was tight, you had to back out of your park and round the side of the hotel, to be able to drive out onto the busy main road. When I went to check out nobody was around, even though I rung the bell. If you wanted internet access you had to pay $5 per hour.
Charly
Noisy, no sky, very basic
Positioned on State Highway 1 this motel has a huge amount of heavy traffic noise which made it very difficult to sleep. The rooms were clean but not well appointed with a small TV and no SKY. No couch or lounge chairs. 1GB wifi was $5. The communal laundry was $8 to use. Upstairs there was no TV in the room and only 1 reading light in a room with 4 single beds. The decor is dated though the carpet was reasonably new. The are no views downstairs, however you can see a bit of the ocean from the upstairs room.
Lisa
Great central location close to town and the bay
Short stay but have stayed there before room tidy and super clean. Sky tv a bonus and they even gave us free wifi for the kids
Greg
Comfort at a great price
Baywatch Motor Lodge is not the newest or flashest motel - but for comfort it was one of the best I've stayed in. A large studio room with two lazy-boy chairs to relax in, a table to eat at, a desk to work at... next time I'm in Timaru, this is where I'm going to stay!
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Baywatch Motor Lodge
Evans St, Timaru, New Zealand
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