Name: Motel On York
Address: York Place 47, 47, Dunedin, NZ

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2026

Lorraine

Excellent location in Dunedin. Quiet spot in tge town.
Lovely well maintained property, the room had everthing I needed.
I appreciated the free washing machine and €2 for the dryer is more than reasonable.
I'd gladly stay here again.

6/10

Pleasant

28 May 2026

Merrill

Fantastic location, only downside was the shower, it sprayed everything

Family

4/10

Poor

01 May 2026

E

Considering the cost of this motel I was disappointed by the outdated decor, uncomfortable old dated furniture and lack of detail to cleaning. It does have a good location very close to the CBD but it needs to be refreshed and have modern comfortable furniture to justify its cost. Having to walk past smelly rubbish bins to get to your room is very off putting. Disappointing stay :(

Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2026

Chris

Lovely big apartment with super kitchenette, that had everything required for a 2 night stay.
Onsite parking was great , as were the small balconies to get a good air flow.
Very handy sort walk to the centre of Dunedin and everything it has to offer.
Easy car access to the Otago peninsular as well.
We can thoroughly recommend this motel and Dunedin and surrounds as well.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Nov 2025

Lianne

Great location, large room with separate bedroom, clean and lots of parking onsite.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Nov 2025

Alison

lovely clean suite and handy to shopping and meals

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2025

William

Spacious suite, comfortable bed. A gem in central Dunedin. Easy walk to the Octagon and restaurants.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2025

Jill

Was very handy for us. Easy walking distance to all restaurants that we visited. Parking great lovely warm unit.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2025

Josh

Walkable to octagon, everything was clean and tidy upon arrival. Lovely lady checking us in a little noisy in the mornings but overall a great stay.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

31 Mar 2025

Robyn

The lady on reception was very friendly and helpful. Had no problems when we had to change to an accessible room. Would definitely recommend this motel.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2025

Jorgen

The manager/owner? was a great help in finding our passports we left in the room, and then getting them to the airport for us to pick up. And he did all this kindness. Thank you.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2025

Chris

spotless well maintained central staff very obliging esp Shane

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2025

Barry

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Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2025

Beth

Fabulous spot to stay. Walkable to town and the shops.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Nov 2024

John

Staff were very pleasant. conveniently located

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2024

Kaz

Clean and tidy. Great value for money.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2024

Cheryl

Location was convenient. Room was spacious and comfortable with all amenities provided. Standard breakfast with a good choice of evening meals. Lack of on-site parking was not ideal - had to park at Wilson’s around the corner Check-in staff very friendly.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2024

Jeff

Nice, simple, clean motel at a good price. Handy to octagon and good to have parking.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2024

bruce

Great!

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2024

Kate

Great location clean & comfortable

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2024

Claire

Spacious and warm. Very good location. Will be back!

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2024

Ann

Thank you for a lovely stay! Would definitely stay here again! Not far from all the sights and plenty of dining options. Lovely staff.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2024

Virginia

Our spacious room with king bed and kitchen area was a delight for our two night stay. A 10 minute walk to the downtown octagon meant restaurants, galleries and shops were very nearby. We walked to all galleries, museums and sights.

One note: if you want to see the blue penguin colony, book a visit in advance of your arrival!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2024

Laura

Wonderful hotel with friendly, helpful staff. Great location.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2024

Simon

Managers and staff were very helpful.

8/10

Excellent

02 Jan 2024

Joseph

Room was nice and quite and a great location I had a pleasant stay

10/10

Exceptional

19 Dec 2023

Garry

Clean, tidy and very easy access to shops etc.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2023

Linda

Lovely apartment in a great location.

Lovely apartment in a great location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2023

Stephen

The rooms where bigger than expected and the staff where very informative and helpful

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2022

sandra

Shower should be bigger. Plenty of room for bigger cubical

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2022

Danny

Very close to Dunedin's central Octagon but quiet (I did have a room away from the street). Friendly, helpful management. The room was large, clean and comfortable and in my case had a small outdoor garden. Would definitely stay here again.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2022

Carolyn

Great location 300m from CBD.
Super comfortable beds and the kitchen was perfect for preparing our own meals.
Very very clean.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Apr 2022

Debbie

Friendly staff that are very helpful. Room was tidy and clean. Starting to show age a wee bit though. Outdoor areas need some TLC with the weeds. Usually stay here in Dunedin as its pretty close to everything and is reasonably quiet from road noise and night life

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2021

brett

it was great, well located to the city centre, great hosts

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Fantastic place to stay, clean and tidy, hosts were lovely and helpful

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

The room we had probably the best motel /hotel room we have stayed in. Quite some thought has been taken in the design processed and showed. The attention to detail was exemplified in other way. For instance the motel was fully booked with no parking available on Saturday night. However Motel on York were able to provide off-site parking at business across the road. It was also no problem to provide secure luggage storage on our last day. Highly recommend.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2021

Verified traveler

Property was clean and tidy. BUT nearly impossible to lock and unlock door (manager had a big problem when he showed us the room). Bathroom heater did not work first night, but did work next night. Extract fan in bathroom kept going all night

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 May 2021

Verified traveler

The access was uneven. Even though the hairdryer had been repaired it would not go, maybe it was the power points. The hairdryer was replaced
We were able to use car park even after checking out

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2021

Verified traveler

Very handy to town. Nice setting. Cats were a bonus

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2020

Verified traveler

Great bed. Great view. Reasonable price. Will stay again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2020

Stephen

I'll be back

Perfect location, nice room and lovely hosts.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Mar 2020

Louise

Great for Graduation

Warm room, comfy bed, close to CBD & restaurants, good shower. This motel is close to the CBD and town hall which was what we required for our daughter's graduation. It also happened to be super close to her flat which was also very convenient for us.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2020

Nicolas

Great place to stay, and service was excellent, and very helpful if something went wrong and it did for us so very great full

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Feb 2020

T N

Perfect location

The team are great and very helpful. Location is amazing and units have all you need for a great stay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2020

Naomi

Great location (city center), walking distance to sites, many food options close by, beautiful rooms, heated bathroom floor, jacuzzi tub!

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

29 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Lovely welcome on arrival. Great location for the Octagon, shopping and around a 10min walk you the hospital. Lovely hosts and would definitely stay here again when next in Dunedin.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Extremely well appointed room given that this is not a luxury hotel. Location is excellent and of course the staff was very courteous. Highly recommended.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

A great place to base our exploration of Dunedin and surrounds.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Very nice but a lift to the upper floors would be great.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

29 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Was quite expensive. Parking was Limited. Had to park on the street as the car park was full

Excellent location. Very close to town centre

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Great location !!! short walk to the main street. Nice views, spacious room

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

05 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

It was well located to the town centre-

unfortunately the was a fair amount of noise from adjoining room when they were taking showers

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

24 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Same of the power points in the room did not work?

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Very friendly and helpful reception. We had arrived a day earlier than planned and she found us other excellent accomadations

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Mar 2019

Howard

I wouldn't stay here again

This place seems to be pretty well located near the centre of the city, and has adequate parking. But it's a fairly average stay. Our Superior Studio room was a decent size and pretty well-equipped, but a soft bouncy bed doesn't give me a great night's sleep, the hairdryer wasn't working, and the shower was rather dysfunctional (combination of small cubicle and angle of the fixed shower head). The owner didn't come across as particularly welcoming although his wife when I checked out was very chatty.

Be aware the owners have made this a totally non-smoking property -- even on balconies or in the car park! This is far from the norm in New Zealand (the only such property in our month traveling the country). This should be clearly flagged on their website: just say \"We don't welcome smokers\" or whatever and I'll book somewhere else.

Also, there is no elevator and you may be on the third floor -- if that's a problem it is worth being aware of this

Needless to say, I wouldn't stay here again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2019

Brian

Memorable stay

Really excellent. Room fabulous. Plenty of space and spotless. Bed as comfortable as home !

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Jan 2019

Rod

Close to the center of town, no a/c so we had to sleep with the windows open, which was noisy at times. Facilities in the room were fine, staff very pleasant.

8/10

Excellent

22 Jan 2019

Geoffrey

Central Location

Motel is about 14 years old. Room very clean and adequate. The queen bed was quite like a trampoline and could take a bit of getting used to. The shower was very small and the door opened outward allowing water to flood the bathroom. Could find only two Sky channels. The room backed onto a large parking area and was quite noisy at night. Having said that, we will probably stay again. The Motel parking is very handy and the Motel is very close to the city centre.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Jan 2019

Gone

Location Location, off street parking, clean tidy comfortable room and quiet at night. Built on a hill meaning steps to your room and bonus on-site laundry at a very small fee. Restricted free WiFi access to one device only which made it extremely difficult to plan our onward travels and share photos with friends back home. Slow internet speed which is standard in New Zealand hotels.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Great location and an excellent motel with friendly, helpful staff - nothing was too much trouble. I would certainly stay there again when visiting Dunedin.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Very clean room. Close to the Meridian. Comfortable bed. Staff friendly and helpful.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

We had a room with morning sun and a view over the city. It was quiet, close to town and we will certainly be back.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Dec 2018

P M M

Really enjoyed our stay. We will book again. Comfortable. Convenient. Friendly helpful hosts who had the unit warmed for our late arrival. Book a ground floor unit if you can't carry luggage upstairs.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

Handy to city centre, modern and well-appointed, friendly reception

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2018

Judith

Great location, stunning view and good service

My niece got married and had her reception in one of the private rooms so all the family stayed here. We booked about 7 rooms in total. My husband and I stayed in one of the 1 bed room suites and it was a good size, large bedroom, bathroom and lounge with sofa bed as well as well equipped kitchen. It had an expresso machine but would have liked to have a milk frother as well so we could have had cappuccino rather than having cold milk in our coffee. Service was all good from check in at reception, porters and house cleaning as well as staff in the restaurant and bar. We particularly liked the open fire and soft leather lounges by it where we could sit and have a drink of mulled wine. This made the hotel lobby feel like a ski lodge and was just not a sterile reception area. However we were charged $89 for use of sheets for 1 night when our niece stayed with us on the sofa bed in the lounge which I thought was a bit much especially when we were part of a large group. Otherwise could not fault our stay. We had dinner in the restaurant too of the shared seafood platter which was excellent, no fried food or chips but good New Zealand fresh cooked assorted fish. The hotel is in a good location, great views from the bar and restaurants and outside balcony of the lake and mountains. Easy walk down to the centre of Queenstown but a bit of a climb to the hotel on the way back but really not a problem as good to get the heart rate going and walk off the food and drinks we had!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2018

Robyn

Return to Dundein

Well located with a lovely view of the city. It was a pleasure to revisit this motel & find it as good as new.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

Excelllent motel

A great motel in a really convenient location, with restaurants, shopping and sightseeing locations all within walking distance.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2018

Heidi

Dunedin stay!

We really enjoyed our stay! Very friendly service and very fast with responses to emails. Thank you very much! Will be back and will stay longer!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2018

Vivienne

Great location, big clean rooms, friendly staff

Great location few minutes walk to the center, really helpful and friendly staff especially the owners, room was big with a nice bathroom. Good 5gb of data WiFi allowance per day

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Apr 2018

Linc

Good location close to the centre of town, good onsite parking, clean and pleasant room, late check in was as arranged, staff were good to deal with, will stay again

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2018

Tracey

Very tidy, clean and well maintained unit.

Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2018

Lorraine

Perfect Stay

Stay was perfect and location was awesome. The gentleman was friendly and very helpful but the lady was not so good. Maybe he should deal with the customers all the time and leave her out the back.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2018

Graeme

Great motel close to the city

Very comfort and quiet. Close to the shopping centre.
Modern and very clean

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2018

Mike

Nice modern motel

Close to downtown, very clean and modern. Good kitchenette, but small room was a little tight for us. Near a busy street but rooms well sound proofed and not a busy Friday night. Great friendly staff.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Mar 2018

Julie

Best central location

Great central place to stay, beds and pillows very comfortable. We have stayed here before and will stay here again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2018

Mike

Great hotel right in the city

Really nice spot just a few blocks from The Octagon. Nice helpful owners. Easy to get turned around walking or driving so watch your landmarks.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Top Class!

Would 100% recommend this motel. - couldn't fault it.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Could not ask for more!

Our room was comfortable, clean, very good value and in a great location.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2018

Tracy

Great choice!

Great hotel. Was not disappointed at all. Wonderful friendly service and close to main city centre. Was everything we were looking for and the follow up phone call after online booking was most appreciated. Would definitely stay there again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2018

Simon & Julie

Modern, clean and friendly

The best hotel of our trip so far! Clean, modern rooms topped off with friendly hospitality, and a stone’s throw from the Octagon. Who could ask for more? Highly recommended.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2018

Christine

Motel on York, Dunedin - awesome

We stayed for a one night stop through and had an excellent stay, room was great and the property managers were very helpful. We would stay again but for longer next time. Location is perfect if you want to be right in the city.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Feb 2018

Mike

Top Notch Accommodation

Outstanding accommodation with an easy walk into the middle of town.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2018

Ian

Very pleasant motel. Great location. We could walk to most spots of interest. Hotel staff were very helpful and friendly.

8/10

Excellent

19 Feb 2018

David

Very good location, with shortcuts provided by staff that made the trip downtown very convenient.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2018

jo

Central city

Close to centre easy walking. Nice views. Helpful owners.

6/10

Pleasant

04 Feb 2018

Louise

Great location in city centre

We have stayed at this hotel before and on previous occasions have enjoyed our stay. The hotel is very close to the cbd and within walking distance to great restaurants and bars which is the reason for our stay. Best thing about the hotel is the location, and lovely patio/garden area outside our unit. Worst thing was that upon arrival, our bathroom was incredibly smelly, as if it had just been used, and the white towels were grey in colour. Other than that the room was comfortable.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2018

Verified traveler

I stayed for one night. The staff were very friendly recommending the best sights to see in the time I had. The room was very comfortable.

8/10

Excellent

16 Jan 2018

Debbie

Easy access

Nice to stay a little hard to get upstairs with cases, otherwise great place to stay

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2018

Jason

great view from the balcony when we had breakfast

on our way home from holiday and decided to stop in Dunedin for a night. Enjoyed our stay as usual, always plenty to do

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2017

Deb

Superb

Great location, great people running the place and nothing was a problem. Cannot get better than that.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Dec 2017

Verified traveler

good location close to the centre of Dunedin

Arrived late directions clear to find room, there at a very busy weekend, staff friendly and felt like they cared for us on as individuals

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2017

Desmond

Excellent

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2017

Graham

Very handy to the CBD of Dunedin

On a reasonably flat area close to the main shops and restaurants in the vicinity

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2017

Heather

A lovely place to stay

A lovely room. Close to the city centre but in a quiet location. We were greeted in a friendly and professional way and looked after very well during our stay.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2017

Verified traveler

Very tidy, clean and pleasant. Great location in the heart of the city. Great freindly staff, onsite parking and room facilities were great.

8/10

Excellent

20 Aug 2017

Verified traveler

Pleasant city motel

Very clean and roomy. Friendly manager. Furniture may need updating to freshen the look.

8/10

Excellent

31 Mar 2017

Sue

Convenient location, and Comfortable

We spent three nights at Motel on York. The suite was comfortable and spacious with a lovely view of Dunedin and surrounds. Friendly staff did everything possible to make our stay pleasant. Within walking distance of Dunedin CBD meant ease of access to restaurants and shops. We'd definitely stay there again.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2017

Verified traveler

Well appointed and spacious

Only stayed one night but would have wished we could have stayed longer.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2017

Verified traveler

An enjoyable overnight stay, would recommend and call again.

8/10

Excellent

10 Mar 2017

Stephen

Great location & very comfortable accommodation but a bit noisy on the Saturday evening courtesy of the local student population.

Surprisingly, the kitchenette didn't have any cooking equipment other than a microwave, which was rather disappointing. There was a note that we could borrow a 'frypan' from reception - but what use would that be, without a hob?

Partner