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28 Jun 2025
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Baywatch Motor Lodge
8.6

Excellent

104 Guest reviews

8.6
Excellent
104 Verified Reviews
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Cleanliness9.0/10
Service8.8/10
Comfort8.2/10
Condition8.2/10
Neighborhood8.8/10
Value7.8/10
Amenities8.8/10

7 Evans Street, Timaru, New Zealand. See map

Free WiFi
Parking available
Dining services
Concierge
Laundry
Entertainment
Smoking areas
Breakfast available (surcharge)
Laundry facilities
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Hotel Description

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.

Hotel policies

No rollaway/extra beds available

No elevators

Professional property host/manager

Pets not allowed

Check-in from: 2:00 PM
Check-in by: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out by: 10:00 AM

Important information

Special Instructions
The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM. To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation. If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions. The front desk is staffed during limited hours.
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
Minimal age
18
Optional fees
  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately NZD 6 to 18 for adults, and NZD 6 to 18 for children
  • 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.

Spoken Language

English

Amenities

Most Popular

Free WiFi

Parking available

Dining services

Concierge

Laundry

Entertainment

Smoking areas

Other

Breakfast available (surcharge)

Laundry facilities

Garden

Free newspapers in lobby

Front desk (limited hours)

Designated smoking areas

Free self parking

Free parking nearby

Hotel reviews

8.6
Excellent104 Verified Reviews
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Cleanliness9.0/10
Service8.8/10
Comfort8.2/10
Condition8.2/10
Neighborhood8.8/10
Value7.8/10
Amenities8.8/10
10/10
Exceptional
Margaret, 09 Mar 2025
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Good

10/10
Exceptional
Theuns, 26 Feb 2025
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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.

6/10
Fair
Xiao, 24 Feb 2025
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NA

10/10
Exceptional
Stuart, 11 Jan 2025
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Very clean and we were very happy with the awesome view

10/10
Exceptional
Shane, 10 Jan 2025
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Great service, excellent location and great views. Very clean and tidy will definitely book again.

8/10
Excellent
Grant, 27 Dec 2024
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Good place close to town, great views.

10/10
Exceptional
DEREK, 16 Dec 2024
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1 night stay

2nd visit. Lovely place to stay.

8/10
Excellent
Richard, 03 Nov 2024
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Very friendly and helpful staff. Great view of the waterfront

10/10
Exceptional
James, 31 Oct 2024
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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.

10/10
Exceptional
Shannon, 25 Oct 2024
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Awesome place to stay

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 11 Aug 2024
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Holiday

Comfortable & great location

10/10
Exceptional
Chirag, 22 Jul 2024
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Good

10/10
Exceptional
Alison, 12 Jun 2024
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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.

4/10
Poor
John, 11 Mar 2024
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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.

10/10
Exceptional
Alison, 17 Feb 2024
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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.

10/10
Exceptional
Mary, 10 Feb 2024
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Gorgeous view of Caroline Bay! Clean and you can walk up just a few blocks to a nice restaurant. Spacious sea view room.

8/10
Excellent
Moira, 04 Feb 2024
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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.

10/10
Exceptional
John, 22 Nov 2023
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great outlook very comfortable bed and facilities

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 10 Jul 2021
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Great front of house service and extremely comfortable beds

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 01 Jul 2021
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friendly helpful owners/management. A parking space specifically for my motel. Warm with a great view.

2/10
Poor
Verified traveler, 11 Jun 2021
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It was cold and the heater was broken it would only work on the lowest heat. Not enough blankets on the bed. Poorly maintained

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 06 Jun 2021
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Friendly Welcome. Lovely room and great outdoor area

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 17 Apr 2021
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Great view of the port. There is a train track nearby

10/10
Exceptional
Rob, 21 Oct 2020
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Awesome service from arrival until checkout. Great view

8/10
Excellent
Brian, 05 Mar 2020
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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.

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 12 Dec 2019
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recent stay

Very helpful staff and convenient location

10/10
Exceptional
Sally, 01 Dec 2019
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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

6/10
Fair
Verified traveler, 08 Jul 2019
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Its clean and tidy. The view to the habour is great

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 20 Jun 2019
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Great stay. Will stay again. Friendly owner. The view from our room was amazing.

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 14 Mar 2019
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The view from the balcony was awesome the toiletries provided were nice and the room was spacious and very clean thanks

10/10
Exceptional
Christopher, 05 Mar 2019
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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.

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 01 Mar 2019
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Good central place to stay good parking although a little noisy because of the traffic.

8/10
Excellent
Alex, 17 Jan 2019
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Dated but handy

Good location, good unit but a little dated, hard/uncomfortable beds.

6/10
Fair
Verified traveler, 13 Jan 2019
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Needs a revamp

Good location and plenty of room but the bed was old/ worn out and uncomfortable. Decor is getting very tired

2/10
Poor
Verified traveler, 11 Jan 2019
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furnishing in the room is old and have some weird smell

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 31 Dec 2018
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Very nice garden and seaview. Room is spacious and very clean.

8/10
Excellent
Myriadgreen, 19 Nov 2018
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Not that Central but nice enough. We stayed here as we wanted to see the Little Blue Penguins, which we happily did!

8/10
Excellent
John, 24 Oct 2018
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Timaru Stopover

Great bay views and excellent friendly service

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 17 Sep 2018
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Nice and close to the centre. Lovely having the room heated for us when we arrived.

8/10
Excellent
Jason, 03 Aug 2018
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Location Location Location

Great view and location. Good value.

8/10
Excellent
D M, 01 Jun 2018
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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.

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 29 Mar 2018
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Lovely place

great room with everything you need Excellent service, nothing a proble

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 22 Mar 2018
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Great location

Clean room and friendly, helpful staff. Great location, easy walking to lots of things.

10/10
Exceptional
fiona, 17 Feb 2018
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Great hotel

Thoroughly enjoyed our stay large, clean comfortable room. Will happily stay again!!

8/10
Excellent
Brent, 01 Feb 2018
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Comfort and relaxing

Eventful evening in very good motel.very relaxing after long drive from Picton.

10/10
Exceptional
Gillian, 28 Jan 2018
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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

10/10
Exceptional
Diana, 15 Jan 2018
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Five star

Love this place. So friendly and comfortable. Will definitely stay again. Beautiful views and the owners are just so lovely.

10/10
Exceptional
Ann-Marie, 04 Jan 2018
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Very Clean

Handy Caroline Bay. Spacious,Very clean, Everything you could want. Perfect host.

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 30 Dec 2017
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Great access to Bay and town

Stayed one night in Timaru. Had Caroline Bay activities that we enjoyed. Easy access to town.

6/10
Fair
Katie, 01 Dec 2017
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Great location

Within walking distance of the events we were here for

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