Motel on York

9.4

Exceptional

229 Guest reviews

9.4

Exceptional

229 Verified Reviews

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Cleanliness9.6/10

Service9.2/10

Comfort9.0/10

Condition9.0/10

Neighborhood9.4/10

Value8.2/10

Amenities9.0/10

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.

spotless well maintained central staff very obliging esp Shane

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

Staff were very pleasant. conveniently located

Clean and tidy. Great value for money.

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.

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

Great!

Great location clean & comfortable

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

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

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!

Wonderful hotel with friendly, helpful staff. Great location.

Managers and staff were very helpful.

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

Clean, tidy and very easy access to shops etc.

Lovely apartment in a great location.

Lovely apartment in a great location.

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

Shower should be bigger. Plenty of room for bigger cubical

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

I'll be back

Perfect location, nice room and lovely hosts.

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.

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

Perfect location

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

It was well located to the town centre- unfortunately the was a fair amount of noise from adjoining room when they were taking showers

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

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

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.

Memorable stay

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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!

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.

Excelllent motel

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

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!

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

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

Very tidy, clean and well maintained unit.

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.

Great motel close to the city

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

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.

Best central location

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

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.

Top Class!

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

Could not ask for more!

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

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.

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.

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.

Top Notch Accommodation

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

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

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

Central city

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

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.

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.

Easy access

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

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

Superb

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

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

Excellent

Very handy to the CBD of Dunedin

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

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.

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

Pleasant city motel

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

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.

Well appointed and spacious

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

An enjoyable overnight stay, would recommend and call again.

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?

Lovely motel close to cbd

We stayed two nights in a superior studio. The motel complex was a credit to the owners. It was immaculately kept as was our room. The room was spacious, vey comfortable with a balcony to enjoy the view over to the harbor. Our hosts were friendly and very helpful. We would definitely stay again and recommend to others.

Clean motel in central location

Can't fault anything, would definitely stay here again.

Awesome place in central Dunedin

The Motel is kept in fantastic condition, the host are very accomodating and professional. The condition of the rooms is absolutely top condition. The internet is very average and with the great central location comes the noise, so it is not a quiet area.

Great central location

3 night stay. Staff gave excellent recommendations on places to visit and places to dine.

Good value centrally located

This is our third time in Dunedin and this was the best place so far. Very central

Nieces graduation

Walking distance to everything needed, nice clean place to stay, staff/owners lovely, will stay again.

Convenient location to main street.

Owner is a friendly person, and gave good suggestions and clear local knowledge.

Friendly hotel very close to centre

Staff were very friendly and helpful with advice on Dunedin

Handy and Helpful

Very nice place to stay, walking distance to town bars and restaurants. Room was very clean and tidy. Will stay here again on any trips south.

Central Location, good service, exceptionally clea

Great stay & with the exception of the shower box which was small in this particular unit, otherwise ticked all the boxes. Would definitely use this motel in future.