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7.8/10Very good352 Reviews
Cleanliness8.4/10 8.4
Service8.6/10 8.6
Comfort8.0/10 8.0
Condition7.4/10 7.4
Location8.0/10 8.0
Neighborhood8.0/10 8.0
Amenities7.6/10 7.6
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About Astral Motel
Ideally located in the prime touristic area of Wanganui, Astral Motel promises a relaxing and wonderful visit. The hotel has everything you need for a comfortable stay. All the necessary facilities, including free Wi-Fi in all rooms, daily housekeeping, laundromat, private check in/check out, taxi service, are at hand.
Designed for comfort, selected guestrooms offer in-room tablet, private entrance, sofa, internet access – wireless, heating to ensure a restful night. The hotel's peaceful atmosphere extends to its recreational facilities which include outdoor pool, children's playground, garden.
A welcoming atmosphere and excellent service are what you can expect during your stay at Astral Motel.
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A stay at Astral Motel places you in the heart of Whanganui, within a 15-minute walk of Kowhai Park and Queens Park. This motel is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Moutoa Gardens and 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Sarjeant Gallery.
Make yourself at home in one of the 15 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and complimentary newspapers.
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
Concierge
Laundry
Entertainment
Smoking areas
Childcare
Check-in and check-out
Check-in from
2:00 PM
Check-in until
8:30 PM
Check-out until
10:00 AM
Minimum check-in age
18
Hotel policies
No rollaway/extra beds available
No elevators
Car required
Professional property host/manager
Pets not allowed
Cleaning and safety
Sanitization
Contactless check-in is available
Contactless check-out is available
Essential Travel
Essential workers only - NO
Important information
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You need to know
- A car is required for transportation to and from this property.
- Contactless check-in and contactless check-out are available.
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Special Instructions
The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 8:30 PM. This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. 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; cash is not accepted
- This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
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Minimal age
18
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Spoken Language
English
Chinese (Mandarin)
Nearby attractions
Kowhai Park
0.9 km / 0.5 mi
Queens Park
1.3 km / 0.8 mi
Moutoa Gardens
1.4 km / 0.8 mi
Sarjeant Gallery
1.5 km / 0.9 mi
Whanganui Museum
1.5 km / 1 mi
Whanganui Riverboat Centre and Museum
1.6 km / 1 mi
Wanganui Community Arts Centre
1.7 km / 1 mi
Whanganui River Markets
1.7 km / 1.1 mi
New Zealand Glassworks
1.8 km / 1.1 mi
Ward Observatory
1.8 km / 1.1 mi
Watt Fountain
1.9 km / 1.2 mi
Virginia Lake
2 km / 1.3 mi
Durie Hill Elevator
2.1 km / 1.3 mi
Whanganui River
2.6 km / 1.6 mi
Durie Hill Memorial Tower
2.6 km / 1.6 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
- 24-hour reception
- Check-in hour
- Check-out hour
- Wi-fiExtra charge
- Airport ShuttleExtra charge
- Room serviceExtra charge
- Laundry serviceExtra charge
- LaunderetteExtra charge
- Bicycle hire serviceExtra charge
- Babysitting serviceExtra charge
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- Bellboy serviceExtra charge
- GardenExtra charge
- Terrace
- Concierge
- Newspapers
- Luggage roomExtra charge
- BBQ facilities
- Smoking areaExtra charge
- Children playgroundExtra charge
- Minimum check-in age: 18
Meal plans
Meal plan types
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Room types
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FAMILY ROOM WITH KITCHENETTEFAMILY ROOM • WITH KITCHENETTEFAM.KT
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Room overview
- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–8 • Adults: max. 8 • Children: max. 5
- Room type
- FAMILY ROOM
- View / characteristic
- WITH KITCHENETTE
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
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FAMILY ROOM WITH KITCHENETTE
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Room overview
- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–8 • Adults: max. 8 • Children: max. 5
- Room type
- FAMILY ROOM
- View / characteristic
- WITH KITCHENETTE
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
Room code: FAM.KT
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STUDIO TWO BEDSSTUDIO • TWO BEDSSTU.2B
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Room overview
- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–5 • Adults: max. 5 • Children: max. 3
- Room type
- STUDIO
- View / characteristic
- TWO BEDS
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STUDIO TWO BEDS
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Room overview
- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–5 • Adults: max. 5 • Children: max. 3
- Room type
- STUDIO
- View / characteristic
- TWO BEDS
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
Room code: STU.2B
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Guest reviews
What other guests saying about Astral Motel
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reviews shown
Shirleen
Friendly staff, Clean & tidy room, comfy bed, all we needed for the night.
Christine
Our stay was for only one night. The unit was clean and tidy (an older property but reasonably well maintained). Parking was right outside the door, so very convenient. Bed was very
Carol
The room was spotless. Having to wash dishes in the bathroom basin was a bit unusual and inconvenient. Housekeeping staff had difficulty understanding and speaking English. Apart from that she was friendly.
David
Check in was fast and easy, but it was like booking into a 1970's time-warp. Room was clean, but everything looked and smelled like it'd been there a very long time.
Noise from the road was loud as the windows were from a greenhouse, electrical sockets and light switches weren't new when Edison invented the light bulb but at least the shower was good and the toilet paper was nice quality.
Noise from the road was loud as the windows were from a greenhouse, electrical sockets and light switches weren't new when Edison invented the light bulb but at least the shower was good and the toilet paper was nice quality.
Graeme
rooms were serviced every day.
Christine
Was okay. Only saw one staff member at check-in.
Bit hard to understand him.
A bit of up-dating of the complex would help
Bit hard to understand him.
A bit of up-dating of the complex would help
Steven
The room served my purpose which was sleeping. Thank you.
Ken
Very tired but clean
Graham
Very convenient location for visiting and exploring Whanganui. Easy walk along the riverside to the town centre.
A bit dated but everything works, plenty of parking, friendly staff.
A bit dated but everything works, plenty of parking, friendly staff.
Lynette
Clean & Tidy.
However, steam from shower not able to be gotten rid off.
However, steam from shower not able to be gotten rid off.
Jessica
Perfectly good stay
Really lovely and helpful service. They were quick to find a better single bed when we asked as the original was soooooo soft it bent in half. Nowhere to hang towels but they quickly ensured we had clean ones each day to compromise. Good amenities but tired (remote control batteries held in with tape, cupboard door’s that don’t shut). Very handy location. Overall, it was about right for the price we paid.
Colin
The toilet was not attached firmly to the ground, floor dirty, our feet were blackened.
The shower was good and the bed very good.
The shower was good and the bed very good.
Claire
Reasonable price for an older motel with some modern features such as new flooring. Good appliances in kitchen area. Good heating from the main area heatpump. Bathroom cold and no heating but great hotwater and shower pressure. Some of the electrics, eg power point for tv, looked a bit unsafe. King bed mattress firm and comfortable.
Verified traveler
Very good stay.. near the road but rm number 3 that time got road works and it was very noisy too early in the morning.. but not the hotels fault i suppose
Dianne
good all round stay friendly helpful staff
Maria
Convenient to shoos
John
Good location, rooms clean and tidy.
Jason
Excellent stay and staff was very friendly
Sue
older motel but well kept and clean
Keith
Very basic room but quite comfortable. But no sink in kitchen area. Nice location near the river.
Camilla
A clean and comfortable stay.
Sue
nice and clean
handy area
handy area
Shane
Property is very dated. Although clean. And staff were friendly. Convenient easy walk to the town centre.
It is a busy roundabout so some vehicle noise.
Overall good experience for the price.
It is a busy roundabout so some vehicle noise.
Overall good experience for the price.
Joseph
It was ok
Peter
Property is right next to a busy roundabout so there's the constant noise of cars and trucks accellerating and decellerating. Traffic is a bit less during the night.
Units are not soundproofed and the furnishings are a bit dated.
On the whole this property is ok for 1 night.
Units are not soundproofed and the furnishings are a bit dated.
On the whole this property is ok for 1 night.
Adrian
Good size room, comfortable beds, reasonably well equipped, great shower, very friendly and helpful hosts.
Julie
This was a lovely place to stay. The rooms were neat and clean, and the beds were comfortable.
The only thing that disappointed me was that there was a stove/oven in the photo that I saw and I brought provisions for our meal accordingly. When we arrived, the room we were given had only a microwave and I had to go and pay for different food. This may have been my lack of attention to detail when I booked, but it did frustrate me.
Otherwise, we had a pleasant stay and the staff were friendly and helpful.
The only thing that disappointed me was that there was a stove/oven in the photo that I saw and I brought provisions for our meal accordingly. When we arrived, the room we were given had only a microwave and I had to go and pay for different food. This may have been my lack of attention to detail when I booked, but it did frustrate me.
Otherwise, we had a pleasant stay and the staff were friendly and helpful.
Phil
Suitable for what i needed
Felecia-Gaye
Staff friendly. Thank you
GRAEME
see above
Robert ad Rose-Marie
Very pleasant at reception. Sky tv
Julie
Nice outlook onto green area; off the road
George
No waste bin in the bathroom.
No bar soap in the bathroom.
Cheap, single ply toilet paper.
No clock radio in the quarter.
No phone in the quarter.
No bar soap in the bathroom.
Cheap, single ply toilet paper.
No clock radio in the quarter.
No phone in the quarter.
Bryan
Down by river nice garden outlook but spoiler by hoons on noisy bikes trying to set speed records
Graham
Everything was good apart from the bed was too cold. Needed a better duvet or another blanket. Had to buy one to keep warm the 2nd night. Heat pump wasn't working properly either. Probably needs filters cleaned
Debra
Appreciated the location, helpful staff, comfortable bed - a great stay in Masterton.
Mary
Close to town.
Russel
Cc
Jordan
value for money
Chris
Stayed for 2 days close to everything. Will stay again.
Andrea
It was find and answered our needs at the time.
Mike
The manager was very polite and helpful. Highly recommend thos motel to all travelers.
Jenny
Nice and clean and warm .Easy to find
Daryll
Staff are very helpful and courteous, good location and not far from the township, restaurants, shopping etc.. found it very good overall and would stay again..
Cheryl
Welcoming staff. Beautifully clean unit.
Kevin
Great area and quiet
Elle
Not enough towels in the unit or facecloths we made it work I was surprised at it as we had booked for 5 and had 3 facecloths, 4 towels for 5 people and we had to go back for a teatowel. Fridge was leaking water inside it no matter what we did with the temperature so that was not good. Its the little things that make all the difference. The room needed more bedding to put on the bed for winter to we had to turn up the heat pump to make sure we did not freeze. Could do with some tongs in the kitchen for cooking to.
Jordan
Cockroaches in bed, benchtops, table and even inside water kettle. Bathroom was filthy. I did not spend the night at this room. Very disappointed and out of pocket
Bruce
Happy with our room
Doreen
We did like thatnthebunit was so clean and housekeepimgbwas done each day,
The lack of spoken englishnfrom office staff made for some difficu,ties
The lack of spoken englishnfrom office staff made for some difficu,ties
Joseph
Room was clean good showers bit of road noise
Marie
Hi Astral Motels - We stayed in your motel as booked on April 10. The good news is that the unit was clean and tidy but we did not have a good stay because we were put into a unit beside a family group that stayed up late into the night, working on cars, riding around on bikes, playing loud music and even welcomng friends loudly at 2am in the morning. I doubt we had four hours of sleep. One adult wearing gang type clothing with a knife on his hip spent a long time jump starting a car right outside our door.. As you can imagaine we were not prepared to ask them to quieten down It appears they are a permanent group and that is fine as we know there is a housing shortage and motels are being used to house many who found themselves in this position.But putting casual users beside permanent groups does not work because of the above.You should group them in one area away from casual hirers or tell people you have long term occupiers. We will not be back and feel we are entiled to some sort of refund for a terrible night. I was prepared to leave at ten and travel home at night but wasn't prepared to go out while they were milling all around our unit - Not happy R Pickering.
Philippa
Everything was excellent and wonderful; only downside was the windows and hearing almost everything through the walls. Was situated well. Free and unlimited wifi was a wonderful change. Our hostess was awesome.
Alyth
Pleasant staff. A convenient comfortable motel. Great cafe just around corner.
Ivan
Good bed
Vicki L
Great value
The motel was old but lovely and clean we’ll maintained with everything you need. Bed was super comfy. Would stay again.
Mata
Need vent in the kitchen area just to take the smoke out best side that it's a gd place to stay
Mark
This motel is value for money no frills clean and easy to find
Kelly
Was better then expected room was very clean staff were accommodating grounds were ok etc but was very happy with what we got for what we paid for
singa
Although the paintwork needs freshening up, the unit is spotlessly clean. Beautiful clean bedding too.
I have stayed at many motels but I was pleasantly surprised when the manager knocked on my door to see if everything was ok and if I “needed anything , coffee?Tea? “ and to just let him know. No hesitation in recommending this facility.
I have stayed at many motels but I was pleasantly surprised when the manager knocked on my door to see if everything was ok and if I “needed anything , coffee?Tea? “ and to just let him know. No hesitation in recommending this facility.
Kevin
Good basic accommodation that was clean and well presented. It is a bit on the old side but was very comfortable for our 2 night stay and the kitchen had all we needed.
Diane
Easy parking. Good amount of space in room.
No hand soap at wash basin. No towel rail. Couch smelt bad, like a damp dog. Door handle out of bathroom very stiff, and took some work to open it again. Almost locked in.
No hand soap at wash basin. No towel rail. Couch smelt bad, like a damp dog. Door handle out of bathroom very stiff, and took some work to open it again. Almost locked in.
Cheryl
Probably the cleanest motel we’ve ever had the privilege to stay at
Ian
A good stay. Comfortable beds.
Layton
Property appears to be used for emergency accommodation. Didn't feel particularly safe outside in the evenings and there was a lot of shouting and door slamming during the night. Would not stay again.
Mackenzie
Toilet rubbish bin was not emptied and I found a used sanitary pad in it. By the time I found it my family was asleep and it was so smelly I could smell it from my bed. I then got up and found it. Staff was surprised when I woke them up to show them. He did apologize but that's all. Yuck. Also my baby had black knees and feet from crawling on the floor which tells me it wasn't mopped. Double Bed was comfortable. When I switched beds I finally got to sleep. Wouldn't stay again though.
Peter
Clean room, quiet stay.
Bill
Just needed bedside light
Linda
Nothing
Graham
Nice and clean
phil
Cheap, clean. Good location
Shari
The person that checked us in was extremely pleasant. The room was large. It had all we needed in it. The bathroom was separated so the toilet had a door on it, then the sink and shower had a door to the room. We parked directly in front of our room which was extremely convenient. Whanganui is a large town to walk. We were not in walking distance to walk the entire town. This was ok for us, we used our car. I'm sure it could be done, but it seemed pretty far... The internet worked well. The TV had many channels. Only weird thing was: the room was for 3 people but there were only 2 seats for the table. Good thing we were only 2 people.
Margaret
The property was great value for money, had everything we needed.
Everything was clean and tidy. Awesome.
Everything was clean and tidy. Awesome.
Janelle
Was close to work
Shelton
It’s rare to find a simple, inexpensive motel unit big enough to easily fit a family of 5 or 6, but the family units there are perfect. It’s not fancy, but extremely functional and very well priced. Will definitely stay there again if passing thru.
Michael
Good location and lovely room
Carol
Clean, with comfortable beds and a good shower
Couch was a little smelly though
Couch was a little smelly though
Sydney
Room was very clean and great shower
Johanna
The beds looked like thaey hadnt been changed. Inside the bedding were fluff an little bugs...also they need to dust the cobwebs off the walls an vacuum behind the furniture
alwyn
Value for money.
Polite and helpful staff
Polite and helpful staff
Karleena
Thank you for the wonderful stay, will definitely be back again and recommend this place to my family and friends
Quentin
Nice and clean property
Genevieve
Enjoyable Stopover
nothing management can control, but if you are a light sleeper the location is unfortunate. Lots of traffic noise and a favourite drag strip for the local bikies.
Tree in centre of parking space outside unit could be a problem for a larger vehicle or nervous parker.
Tree in centre of parking space outside unit could be a problem for a larger vehicle or nervous parker.
Nick
Had a room next to noisy permanent stayers. Plenty of other rooms further away available. Guess it was the good price that placed us next to them
K
Excellent stay
Had a very nice stay, the room was spotless and well set up. On Xmas day was given a box of chocolates which was an unexpected but lovely surprise. Every one helpful and friendly. Would not hesitate to stay there again.
Lorraine
This property badly needs up grading it is fairly run down though with a good clean it would probably lift it abit..needs blinds on all the windows the curtains are no sufficiant to keep the rooms dark at night..mold in the shower..taps need tightening in the kitchen and bathroom..general up keep is all it needs..
Neil
Very clean and fresh. Lovely comfy bed. Friendly, helpful front of house staff.
Shawnie
Big room, fast check in. Very clean. A bit dated drafty windows door lock on slider did not feel secure.
Toni
Room smelled so bad had all windows open all day in winter amd made no difference. Bathroom was moldy. Everything had a 'film' on it, very unclean
Verified traveler
Very average. Mould in shower and toilet not well cleaned
Verified traveler
Room could have done with a better clean. Nice large room, just dated. Currently appears to be providing emergency accommodation.
Verified traveler
Location
Verified traveler
Clean, tidy and warm. Had everything we needed while staying. The fridge door is placed in an awkward position but we worked with it, otherwise will definitely be back. Conveniently located aswell.
Verified traveler
Easy to get too and location
David
The unit was very adequate, spacious and comfortable. The bed was very good too. Our stay there was very pleasant.
Verified traveler
The staff and manager were friendly and accommodating, overall it was a very pleasant experience.
Verified traveler
It was central to our needd
F
First time in Wanganui
A really nice comfortable place to stay for a small family of four. Just needed more plug sockets around the unit as we could only use the one on the oven, for both the microwave and the kettle but other than that, it was comfy and very close to the shops!
Verified traveler
Great price
Verified traveler
It was suitable for our stay.cant dissagree. Very comfortable beds i must say. My husband had the best sleep on their beds
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Astral Motel
45 Somme Parade, 46, Wanganui, New Zealand
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