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29 May 2025
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Hotel Description

A stay at Strathern Motor Lodge places you in the heart of Christchurch, within a 5-minute drive of Hagley Park and St George's Hostpital. This motel is 1 mi (1.6 km) from Canterbury Museum and 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Christchurch Botanic Gardens. Make yourself at home in one of the 16 guestrooms, featuring kitchenettes. LCD televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include microwaves and coffee/tea makers, as well as phones with free international calls. Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, dry cleaning/laundry services, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.

Hotel policies

No cribs (infant beds) available

No elevators

Professional property host/manager

Pets not allowed

Service animals are allowed

Service animals are exempt from fees/restrictions

Check-in from: 2:00 PM
Check-in by: 8:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out by: 10:00 AM

Cleaning and safety practices

  • Essential workers only - NO

Important information

You need to know
  • Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Special Instructions
The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM. This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. 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; cash is not accepted
  • Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
Minimal age
18
Optional fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: NZD 30.0 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

Concierge

Laundry

Entertainment

Non-smoking

Transportation services

Accessible facilities

Other

Laundry facilities

Garden

Safe-deposit box at front desk

Front desk (limited hours)

Free wired internet

Number of hot tubs - 1

Free casino shuttle

Free self parking

Vending machine

Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Hotel reviews

9.0
Wonderful368 Verified Reviews
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Cleanliness9.2/10
Service9.0/10
Comfort9.0/10
Condition8.6/10
location9.2/10
Neighborhood8.8/10
Value8.0/10
Amenities8.8/10
8/10
Excellent
Peter James, 18 Feb 2025
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The staff were great and helpful. Disappointed there was not a true refrig/freezer or stovetop. A portable stovetop was loaned. Bed was comfortable and nice TV.

10/10
Exceptional
Jennifer, 10 Feb 2025
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Lovely stay, very clean and comfortable

10/10
Exceptional
Mark, 10 Feb 2025
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All good very clean

10/10
Exceptional
Joe, 02 Jan 2025
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Lots of space. Friendly stafg

8/10
Excellent
Ashley, 30 Dec 2024
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Good value, clean and friendly service. Wasn't expecting a daily room service but that's what we got! Enjoyable stay.

10/10
Exceptional
John, 27 Dec 2024
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Great location

10/10
Exceptional
Shri, 05 Dec 2024
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I no longer drive and this place is on a bus route of the best metro bus system in the world, bar none, with the stop to the CBD 10 steps from the lodge. (Sidebar: Christchurch's metro system is incredible, high frequency, inexpensive - $4 a day - and a tourist's dream, very tolerant of errors of navigation). The Executive Studio at the Lodge was spacious and well furnished, and above all quiet. The kitchenette was very useful, allowing for takeaways, and the bathroom was larger than my own back home. About all I can say is: I'll be back, and request the same room!

8/10
Excellent
Cheng Leong, 03 Dec 2024
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About 10 min walk to nearest mall. 15 min drive to ChristChurch Airport

10/10
Exceptional
Joanne, 28 Nov 2024
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Great rooms, good size and well appointed. Kept clean and tidy. Our room was separate and at the back so very quiet. Lovely staff.

10/10
Exceptional
Brent, 28 Nov 2024
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Friendly staff

10/10
Exceptional
John, 30 Oct 2024
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8/10
Excellent
Jane, 28 Oct 2024
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Comfortable and quiet. Plenty of TV channels to choose from.

10/10
Exceptional
Jarred, 27 Aug 2024
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Like the room

10/10
Exceptional
John, 02 Jul 2024
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10/10
Exceptional
Thomas, 23 Jun 2024
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Good location, very friendly staff.

8/10
Excellent
wayne, 23 Jun 2024
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Nice and warm, good lge TV , shower could have been larger , comfortable stay ,

10/10
Exceptional
Rachel, 01 Jun 2024
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8/10
Excellent
Reginald, 18 Apr 2024
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The room was spacious and clean, the Nespresso machine was a nice touch and unexpected. The room and facilities were dated but well kept.

10/10
Exceptional
David and Rose, 09 Apr 2024
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we loved our unit, just a wee note...could do with a hook or two in bathroom to have clothes for shower, we had to put ours on the floor, but otherwise i totally reccomend this motel to all, will be back someday!, thankyou for a lovely stay.

10/10
Exceptional
Jennifer, 03 Apr 2024
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nice and close to food

10/10
Exceptional
Carol B, 22 Mar 2024
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Excellent location

Easy access to downtown. Good restaurants nearby. Good parking.

8/10
Excellent
Randall, 21 Mar 2024
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10/10
Exceptional
Melanie, 06 Mar 2024
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We enjoyed our stay. Great customer service. Room was clean and facilities were perfect for us. Would recommend to any family wanting a place to stay in Christchurch.

10/10
Exceptional
Gloria, 27 Feb 2024
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This was a perfect place to start our time in NZ & manage jet lag before we started travelling. We had a very comfortable sleep & the kitchen area had everything we needed. We loved the little veranda to sit & eat our breakfast & enjoy our morning coffee. There was some road noise at night time but nothing that stopped us sleeping. We highly recommend

10/10
Exceptional
Darren, 28 Jan 2024
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Awesome place with great staff and so close to town Love staying here whenever in Ch Ch

10/10
Exceptional
KEVIN, 25 Jan 2024
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The room was spacious and well laid out. Great addition of Nespresso coffee machine and variety of coffee,tea,etc. Comfortable King bed. Very friendly staff. Minor issue with shower running cold after a few minutes (suspect minor problem with gas pilot light). Overall, the best accomodation of the five places stayed.

8/10
Excellent
Richard, 02 Jan 2024
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Close to Christchurch city centre. Rooms are well stocked and comfortable.

10/10
Exceptional
Jenna, 01 Jan 2024
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Great shower, wonderful pleasant stay! Had everything we needed.

6/10
Fair
Vaidya, 01 Jan 2024
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Access to downtown is convenient

10/10
Exceptional
Pip, 10 Dec 2023
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Great location with bus stop at the gate. Quiet despite it being on a busy road. Good size room with all the facilities you need.

10/10
Exceptional
SUKHJIWAN, 02 Dec 2023
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Great clean property and great location for food and the town centre

6/10
Fair
Juliet, 22 Nov 2023
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Old rundown .Towels old beds ok Dusty around bedside cabinets and couches .Coffee machine good and plenty of milk .

10/10
Exceptional
Ruth, 16 Nov 2023
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My first stay at this motel and very satisfied. Friendly staff and very comfortable room; great facility. Would certainly book here again 😀

10/10
Exceptional
Glenis, 03 Nov 2023
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Great location and walkable to St George Hosp

Very accomodating staff at last minute booking. Felt safe and welcome travelling on my own at a vulnerable time

10/10
Exceptional
Lili, 27 Oct 2023
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Great place to stay

8/10
Excellent
Natalie, 18 Sep 2023
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Great for a quick Stay Would have just loved blockout curtains as we arrived after midnight ;)

10/10
Exceptional
Dianne, 10 Sep 2023
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Property was clean and tidy. Staff were friendly and helpful. Walking distance for restaurants and shops.

10/10
Exceptional
Aad, 08 Jul 2023
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Very welcoming and dog friendly

10/10
Exceptional
Rosemary, 11 May 2023
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No dislikes, very impressed for the price

10/10
Exceptional
Fay, 08 Apr 2023
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Enjoyable place to stay close to everything would stay again

10/10
Exceptional
Shona, 15 Jan 2023
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Great location

10/10
Exceptional
natalie, 27 Dec 2022
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A very cute hotel. Got everything you need for a day. We stayed there for only one night on our way to lake Tekapo. Wish we had more time there.

10/10
Exceptional
Kenneth, 07 Dec 2022
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Great place to stay with superb facilities and very close to everything. Will definitely stay there again. Value for money.

10/10
Exceptional
Warren, 01 Dec 2022
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Great place to stay ..friendly staff ..

10/10
Exceptional
Warren, 04 Nov 2022
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Friendly & helpful

10/10
Exceptional
valerie, 23 Oct 2022
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Our stay was absolutely fabulous. From the very first footstep onto the property until checkout...superb service, comfort and cleanliness. The bathroom products are luxurious. We had a wonderful labour weekend break

10/10
Exceptional
Beverley, 23 Sep 2022
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We loved- •Having plenty of room •Crisp white sheets •Close to amenities •Being upgraded •Lovely crockery •Plenty of tv stations to choose from •The lovely gentleman at the front desk We had a wonderful time!!!!

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 01 Sep 2022
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Just ok

Ok stay. Good bed. Fantastic spa bath. Complex and rooms a little tired. Parking a bit difficult if staying in rooms around back.No servicing of rooms, changing towels etc. Just ok

10/10
Exceptional
Maria, 28 Aug 2022
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Arrived at the hotel with a problem with our booking. We were offered another room and a discount on it due to the inconvenience which was gladly accepted. We went away for a while whilst they prepared the room and then upon arriving back, found that we had been upgraded to a much larger room which was lovely. Highly recommend Strathern Motor Lodge, especially for cleanliness and service😀

10/10
Exceptional
Adrian, 25 Aug 2022
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Really enjoyed our overnight stay here. Nice and quiet and the spa bath was lovely!

10/10
Exceptional
Janine, 17 Jul 2022
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Great property. Clean, awesome location, staff friendly & easy parking. Would defiantly stay again

10/10
Exceptional
Celine, 26 Jun 2022
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Were very helpful when I needed help especially when the tv wasn’t working

8/10
Excellent
Nicholas, 06 Feb 2022
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Very accomodating when we asked for an early check-in due to having a tired toddler. Room was very clean and had everything we needed including a nespresso machine. Decor was a little dated but functional. Dinig table and coffee table not child friendly and in need of repair. Locatin was great for Merivale and town. Only downside was the bed was very soft making sleep tricky. Would stay again though.

10/10
Exceptional
Ruth, 03 Feb 2022
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Very clean. Comfortable. Would stay again.

10/10
Exceptional
Katie, 16 Jan 2022
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Good size rooms, fantastic location

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 31 Jul 2021
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Enjoyed our stay, easy walk to the main center etc.

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 15 Jul 2021
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Thank you for having us

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 13 Jul 2021
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Awesome place to stay Staff were very friendly Unit was clean and tidy Very warm unit with it being the middle of winter Would happily stay here again

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 12 Jul 2021
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Parking out the back really difficult to turn for a large car. Accommodated 6 of us with 3 generations comfortably. Loved having a nespresso machine

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 20 Jun 2021
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Location

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 26 May 2021
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It was good for the price but quite dated

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 20 May 2021
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All good

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 30 Apr 2021
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The 2 unit is clean, comfortable, spacious and well appointed

10/10
Exceptional
BWEVERLEY A, 17 Apr 2021
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Comfort and convenience.

We found the Strathern a very comfortable motel for our two nights stay. Walking distance to St. Georges hospital for appointments, Merivale shopping centre and cafes for food and drink. The room was set back from the busy road, lovely and quiet with a super comfortable bed. We would stay again.

4/10
Poor
Verified traveler, 13 Apr 2021
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The property needs up dating and there were no Smoke Detectors

10/10
Exceptional
Di, 12 Mar 2021
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Loved my stay. Will definitely be back

Great spacious accommodation. Awesome location. Easy check in/out

10/10
Exceptional
Fiona, 07 Mar 2021
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Convenient

2 bedroom unit we stayed in was spacious. Good amenities. Friendly staff on-site. Easy parking.

8/10
Excellent
I, 23 Feb 2021
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Handy to down town

It was nice and adequate, quite comfortable and clean but our room not quite as good as what was shown in the photo. Decor was a bit dated and a little bit cramped. The TV had to be watched from the Bed even though there was a nice comfy sofa I guess the room wasn't big enough for a different layout.

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 16 Feb 2021
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The unit I had was quiet, set back from Papanui Rd

10/10
Exceptional
Heli, 13 Feb 2021
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Excellent and extremely clean. Felt very safe and comforable. Bed was amazing. I would suggest clwan towel for next day. I should have asked but arrived back late night before and had work early the next day.

8/10
Excellent
Susan, 03 Feb 2021
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Clean spacious unit. Very helpful.

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 04 Jan 2021
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Every thing we needed as a small family Lounge kitchen space tv

10/10
Exceptional
Lynette, 27 Dec 2020
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Cheerful and easy check-in. Very clean and comfortable. Little thing like a bottle of milk not capsule.

10/10
Exceptional
Barbara, 27 Nov 2020
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Very clean and nicely decorated.

10/10
Exceptional
Shaun, 28 Oct 2020
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Very pleasant stay.

Nice clean unit, close to a busy intersection but heard very little road noise. Comfortable big bed, awesome water pressure in the shower, nice little touches like milk on arrival and coffee machine and pods in the room. Enjoyed my stay and will book again.

6/10
Fair
Verified traveler, 04 Oct 2020
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Great location. Rooms are a little outdated, some repairs required but very clean. The room was not suited to a family of 5. It slept 5 but two of these beds were pullout beds in the lounge, very hard and uncomfortable. Also in the lounge there was only 1 double sofa and a chair. Having two double couches would have ensured everyone was seated comfortably. Coffee table was very large and tabletop a big heavy piece of glass which wasn’t young children friendly. Would return but only if there were 2-3 of us. Price was reasonable

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 30 Jul 2020
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Cleanliness was really great throughout our Motel room. Great selection of appliances / cutlery. Very close to St George Hospital. Friendly staff.

10/10
Exceptional
John, 29 Jul 2020
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A great place to stay in central Christchurch. We had a very nice room, which was warm and spotlessly clean. We will def stay again on our next trip. It turned out to be my wife's aunts fave place to stay too - but we didn't know that until afterwards.

6/10
Fair
Verified traveler, 16 Jul 2020
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Good location. Not good value for money compared to other places we had stayed at for the same money. The bed was uncomfortable and the TV in the bedroom didn't work. When I informed them about this they said that it was an issue with Sky and they wouldn't be fixing it.

8/10
Excellent
Lyn, 09 Jul 2020
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I will be staying again next week.

We love staying at Strathern Lodge. It is very central to all needs. Lovely managers. Bed in room 8 was not comfortable, compared to the other room we stayed in up the stairs far left. However I have a bad spine so could be just me.

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 27 Mar 2020
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We have stopped here every time we go to Christchurch.

10/10
Exceptional
Lisa, 11 Mar 2020
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Great location, plenty of space in the rooms, clean and tidy. Decor a little dated in some units but really comfortable, convenient and clean.

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 07 Mar 2020
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Had everything we needed. Very comfortable with a nice bathroom!

10/10
Exceptional
Loz, 03 Mar 2020
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Cute and convenient. Shower pressure is amazing. Great big apartment

10/10
Exceptional
Anthony, 28 Feb 2020
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Very helpful nothing too much trouble for owners

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 26 Feb 2020
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very spacious unit. Noisy young people in units opening to the adjacent access balcony units were annoying at times

10/10
Exceptional
Lyn, 30 Jan 2020
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AA+ Highly Recommended

Extremely impressed with our stay and will return as a regular.

10/10
Exceptional
Christopher, 27 Jan 2020
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Exceeded Expectations

As an American used to roadside hotels being somewhat lacking, this lovely lodge blew me away. The room was very spacious, clean, and comfortable. Everything was in great condition, and stylish as well. Limited interaction with the staff, but they were friendly and helpful when we spoke. Location is a little outside central Christchurch, but it's still only a 10 minute walk to a decent bar area. Would definitely stay again

8/10
Excellent
Antoni, 20 Jan 2020
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Good value for a couple of nights.

The motel is very close to the centre of CHC and Hagley Park. The room was away from the street and very quiet. Had a shower over spa in the bathroom. Shower pressure was excellent and I liked the spa bath. The room is functional but the furniture is a bit dated and the room could do with an update. The bed is only ok and appears to be quite old - not sure why moteliers don't upgrade them more often as a good sleep is what you are after. Wifi was excellent and good selection of tv channels. Parkingbspace outside room but access a bit tight. Overall it was good value for the price of the room.

10/10
Exceptional
Eva, 05 Jan 2020
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Very clean, easy to check in and out; convenient location

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 28 Dec 2019
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Comfortable and clean place. Easy check in and friendly and helpful staff. Great location. Recommend highly!

10/10
Exceptional
Rebecca, 27 Dec 2019
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First night of family vacation in NZ. Room was great and ready for our very late check-in.

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 23 Sep 2019
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Nice relaxing environment, very good service and reception received

10/10
Exceptional
Jean, 27 Aug 2019
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Strathern Motor Lodge - a great place to stay

Everything about Strathern Motel Lodge makes it a place I would be more than happy to go back to, and to recommend to everyone who wants great accommodation in Christchurch. Very clean, very welcoming, with fantastic staff. The area was very close to good shopping and since the weather was fantastic, it was an easy walk away. Great restaurants in the area as well, which the staff were able to recommend from personal experience. One very special thing was the way we were accommodated by staff when they learned that my daughter was having surgery and would not be able to manage being upstairs afterwards. it was no trouble to move us to a downstairs unit. Many thanks to a brilliant stay.

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 31 Jul 2019
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Great location. Easy to walk to CBD. Comfortable beds, dark shades in the bedrooms, trong showers. Kitchen was very well equipped. Friendly, helpful staff when we checked in. Fabulous place for a family to stay. Highly recommended. Basically across the street from Pedro’s House of Lamb. Pick up a dinner, some wine next door,, and you’re good to go!

8/10
Excellent
Helen, 28 Jul 2019
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A comfortable stay at tis motel. Lovely warm unit on arrival. Spacious unit . Enjoyed the coffee

8/10
Excellent
Shannon, 15 Jul 2019
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Great stay and would return

Great room, very clean and had all we needed. I would definitely recommend and stay again.

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 05 May 2019
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We loved how close the motel was to the main road yet the unit was very quiet.

6/10
Fair
Anthea, 22 Apr 2019
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Old style.

Old but refurbished. Spacious room , off street parking,king bed,

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 16 Apr 2019
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The staff were very friendly and helpful, local knowledge. ( ( ( (Michelle your a star. ) Bus stop outside the door a quick journey to the centre of the city for 4 dollars.

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