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Totara Lodge
9.2

Wonderful

483 Guest reviews

9.2
Wonderful
483 Verified Reviews
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Cleanliness9.4/10
Service9.2/10
Comfort8.8/10
Condition9.0/10
location7.2/10
Neighborhood8.0/10
Value7.2/10
Amenities9.4/10

68 Ararino Street, Trentham, Upper Hutt, New Zealand. See map

Free WiFi
Parking available
Bar/Lounge
Dining services
Concierge
Laundry
Entertainment
Smoking areas
Banquet facilities
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Hotel Description

With a stay at Totara Lodge in Upper Hutt (Trentham), you'll be steps from Trentham Racecourse and Tawai Park. This motel is 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from New Zealand Defence College and 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Pinehill Park. Make yourself at home in one of the 26 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.

Hotel policies

No elevators

Professional property host/manager

Property does not offer onsite COVID-19 testing

Property does not require health documentation at check-in

Pets not allowed

Check-in from: 2:00 PM
Check-in by: 7:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out by: 10:00 AM

Cleaning and safety practices

  • Contactless check-in is available
  • Contactless check-out is available
  • Essential workers only - NO

Important information

You need to know
  • Contactless check-in and contactless check-out are available.
Special Instructions
The front desk is open during the following times:
  • Monday - Friday: 7:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
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 debit cards; cash is not accepted
  • Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
Minimal age
18
Optional fees
  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately NZD 20 to 25 per person
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: NZD 25.0 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: NZD 45 per stay
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 2 percent

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

Bar/Lounge

Dining services

Concierge

Laundry

Entertainment

Smoking areas

Banquet facilities

Accessible facilities

Other

Barbecue grill(s)

Coffee/tea in common areas

Breakfast available (surcharge)

Laundry facilities

Garden

Safe-deposit box at front desk

Designated smoking areas

Billiards or pool table

Number of restaurants - 1

Number of meeting rooms - 1

Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Free self parking

Number of bars/lounges - 1

Terrace

Banquet hall

Secured parking

Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Hotel reviews

9.2
Wonderful483 Verified Reviews
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Cleanliness9.4/10
Service9.2/10
Comfort8.8/10
Condition9.0/10
location7.2/10
Neighborhood8.0/10
Value7.2/10
Amenities9.4/10
8/10
Excellent
Richard, 08 Mar 2025
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Clean, quiet, roomy and a very friendly young lady on reception duties.

8/10
Excellent
Raewyn, 03 Mar 2025
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Lovely clean room with all that you need. Nothing much within walking distance for shopping etc

10/10
Exceptional
Gerrard, 02 Mar 2025
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This was a great place to stay, friendly staff, who accommodated our very late arrival. Our room was wonderful! Comfy bed and great shower. They provided a great assortment of toiletries and plenty of towels. We had a great selection of teas, coffee and sugar options. We were very happy with our entire stay 😁

8/10
Excellent
Andrew, 02 Mar 2025
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Very helpful staff. Good sized rooms. Keypad required to open gate to units which provides improved vehicle security. The Bar next door has surprisingly good wood fired pizzas

10/10
Exceptional
Brett, 27 Feb 2025
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Great service, clean, recommended to others

10/10
Exceptional
MARGARET, 19 Feb 2025
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Friendliness

10/10
Exceptional
Phil, 16 Feb 2025
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Perfect venue...quiet clean and reasonably priced

10/10
Exceptional
Megan, 06 Feb 2025
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Great stay, lovely friendly staff, very clean and tidy.

10/10
Exceptional
Christopher, 06 Feb 2025
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No hassle, no surprises

10/10
Exceptional
Jan, 30 Jan 2025
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Comfortable convenient accommodation with excellent customer service

10/10
Exceptional
Sandy, 26 Jan 2025
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Great size room - comfy bed - aircon - security gates! Very nice place to stay and we’ll definitely be back!

8/10
Excellent
Nicola, 25 Jan 2025
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Great next to a bar and dining. Good parking and clean

10/10
Exceptional
Elizabeth, 16 Jan 2025
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The staff were super helpful

8/10
Excellent
Sheryl, 13 Jan 2025
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Good location for the races & Cars inc, both of these things is way we were in the area. The room was large, clean and private.

10/10
Exceptional
Bronwyn, 13 Jan 2025
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Great, large room, super clean.

8/10
Excellent
Kyla, 11 Jan 2025
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Easy check in and clean room.

10/10
Exceptional
Brett, 09 Jan 2025
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Stayed here for work stop over, recommended to all

10/10
Exceptional
sean, 05 Jan 2025
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Close to trentham race course and train station

8/10
Excellent
Gayna, 27 Dec 2024
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The 1 bedroom unit had a great layout, was very clean, and secure with gated access.

10/10
Exceptional
Bree, 26 Dec 2024
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The team were very accomodating and kept me up to date. The room was very clean with a great outdoor area to relax. There was a good choice of hot drinks provided. The location was very good as well. Highly recommend.

10/10
Exceptional
R, 22 Dec 2024
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Way bigger and better than you’d expect for the price.

10/10
Exceptional
Jan, 20 Dec 2024
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Excellent clean tidy comfortable room, friendly professional service

10/10
Exceptional
malcolm, 08 Dec 2024
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highly recommended accommodation

Excellent stay. Very clean and well appointed unit. Plenty of room . Good location. Very quite. Have stayed here several times before and rooms have been consistently very good.

10/10
Exceptional
Brian, 08 Dec 2024
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This was the fourth stay at the Totara Lodge and i will definitely be staying again soon

10/10
Exceptional
Brian, 08 Dec 2024
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If you need to stay in the upper hutt area then this place is a must, great value for money, extremely friendly staff and management, super secure parking, restaurant and a safe pub right next door and if you dont have a car the trentham train station is literally just across the road. I highly recommend the Totara Lodge and i look forward to staying again soon.

10/10
Exceptional
Brett, 05 Dec 2024
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Excellent place to stay, I stayed for one night for work, great service, clean and comfortable, I will be back again

10/10
Exceptional
Shirlene, 29 Nov 2024
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The welcome in the room and the service

10/10
Exceptional
Denise, 25 Nov 2024
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Lovely, nice quiet property. Everything I needed and close to what I needed to do. Loved the chocolate bar on the bed on arrival. A very nice touch.

8/10
Excellent
Philip, 21 Nov 2024
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Room was great but the breakfast was below par.

10/10
Exceptional
Kim, 15 Nov 2024
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Favorite place to staff in Upper Hutt

10/10
Exceptional
Michelle, 14 Nov 2024
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Good location for event in Upper Hutt

10/10
Exceptional
Jan, 08 Nov 2024
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Clean, tidy, comfortable, great amenities in the room

10/10
Exceptional
Jan, 01 Nov 2024
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Clean, tidy, convenient Excellent friendly service

8/10
Excellent
Alice, 31 Oct 2024
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Nice and clean.

8/10
Excellent
Paul, 21 Oct 2024
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Noisey band from the pub next door on Saturday night, otherwise very good.

10/10
Exceptional
Kaitlin, 11 Oct 2024
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From the lady who checked us in to the room itself everythings was great. Comfortable bed, lots of space & super convenient for the events we had planned that weekend. Only heard a couple of trains but sound was minimal however there is a pub next door so could hear people talking on and off but nothing crazy.

10/10
Exceptional
Jan, 10 Oct 2024
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Clean, comfortable

10/10
Exceptional
Andrew, 02 Oct 2024
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A great place to stay, couldn’t fault it…friendly, helpful staff, a great restaurant next door and an easy commute to IRANZ.

10/10
Exceptional
Stephen, 30 Sep 2024
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The staff were exceptionally lovely and accommodating. They were flexible and customer focussed. The train is just across the road but far enough you don't hear it. The room was BIG and everything was clean. Will definitely stay again!

10/10
Exceptional
Hamish, 23 Sep 2024
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Great stay

Great stay. Rooms are big plenty of space had a 2 bed apartment. Clean tidy and comfortable

10/10
Exceptional
Kim, 19 Sep 2024
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Clean, friendly staff, great beds, sky

10/10
Exceptional
Aniska, 11 Sep 2024
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Will most definitely book again

10/10
Exceptional
Kim, 07 Sep 2024
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Clean, friendly staff, great beds, sky TV

10/10
Exceptional
Ben, 18 Aug 2024
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Lovely clean accommodation. Happy with our stay.

10/10
Exceptional
Kim, 08 Aug 2024
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Very clean, great beds, friendly staff

10/10
Exceptional
Tasman, 14 Jul 2024
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Absolutely enjoyed my stay!!! Thank you for having us there

10/10
Exceptional
Liz, 12 Jul 2024
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Great location friendly staff great service and very clean.

10/10
Exceptional
SERGUEI, 30 Jun 2024
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It is in the convinient place of Upper Hutt close to NewWold shoping centre and to the entrance to Highway 2 to drive to Wellington or to Low Hutt.

10/10
Exceptional
Jan, 18 Jun 2024
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Comfortable, clean, warm room Secure carpark

8/10
Excellent
Kevin, 02 Jun 2024
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Good value

10/10
Exceptional
Gilly, 12 May 2024
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Comfortable bed and big room

10/10
Exceptional
Bill, 21 Apr 2024
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Nothing

10/10
Exceptional
eddie, 03 Apr 2024
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well appointed motel , not impressed with other guest who commandeered all car parks 3 motor bikes large trailer and suv

10/10
Exceptional
Hyrum, 24 Mar 2024
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Thoroughly enjoyed our stay and the well-kept facilities! Definitely worth a lot more than we paid. Will be back!

10/10
Exceptional
m, 17 Mar 2024
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If you in the area fantastic place to stay . Just the 1 night and was very happy . Great food and drinks in attached tavern . Spacey clean well serviced rooms .

10/10
Exceptional
Kellie, 04 Mar 2024
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Spacious room, clean and tdy. Great parking.

10/10
Exceptional
Robert, 25 Feb 2024
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More than I expected!

Nice big room with a private little courtyard out back. Well appointed room kitchenette and bathroom. Really good to have a proper walk-in shower that worked well too! Many hotels have the shower over bath which I find a bit annoying. Overall was great and recommend!

10/10
Exceptional
Michael, 17 Feb 2024
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Very handy for train station, decent restaurant attatched

8/10
Excellent
Wayne, 16 Feb 2024
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Staff is very nice. Gave a bottle of milk as welcome gift.room has enough space for two people with queen bed

10/10
Exceptional
Daniel, 13 Feb 2024
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Nice stay lovely room

10/10
Exceptional
John, 25 Jan 2024
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Found room to be clean with great facilities. Very quite also

8/10
Excellent
Mike, 09 Jan 2024
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It would benefit by having room nominated parking spots. Shower is too low for average height people. Otherwise a pleasant place to stay. Cheers

10/10
Exceptional
Alan, 05 Jan 2024
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Stayed here before clean, tidy, staff nice

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 04 Jan 2024
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Clean and spacious

Nice clean motel with plenty of space and great lighting. Quiet as well.

10/10
Exceptional
Joanne, 04 Jan 2024
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Very clean and well presented

10/10
Exceptional
Karen, 03 Jan 2024
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Ideal for us visiting family close to transport and good eating places.

10/10
Exceptional
jagadish, 03 Jan 2024
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Good Maintenance and provided good Hospitality.

10/10
Exceptional
Barb, 03 Jan 2024
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Great place to stay would definitely stay there again.

10/10
Exceptional
Allan, 11 Dec 2023
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Every thing that was needed was provided

10/10
Exceptional
Michael, 10 Dec 2023
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Room was lovely. Staff friendly and overall I was very happy

10/10
Exceptional
Leonie, 06 Dec 2023
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I loved the hospitality service and presentation it was wonderfully excellent

10/10
Exceptional
hamish, 02 Dec 2023
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Awesome welcoming gift, lovely people

10/10
Exceptional
Stephen, 12 Nov 2023
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This was a lovely place to stay would recommend it. Opposite the train station very conveniently. Staff very pleasant and helpful. Room was great, plenty of space. Restaurant next door, staff. Very friendly.

10/10
Exceptional
ANTHONY, 01 Nov 2023
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Great place to stay. Good eating places on the doorstep. Very convenient for train travel

10/10
Exceptional
Sherri, 18 Oct 2023
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I was in Wellington for the WOW Wearable Arts Show, and I was most impressed with my stay, was clean, quiet, safe and very comfortable, friendly staff and would recommend to stay here again, Great value for your money.

10/10
Exceptional
Wayne, 25 Sep 2023
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Good location, well maintained and friendly staff

10/10
Exceptional
Beverley, 25 Sep 2023
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Totara Lodge was perfect, couldn't fault it at all. The staff were great also.

10/10
Exceptional
Sue, 22 Sep 2023
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Attention to detail, nice decor

10/10
Exceptional
Mystique, 20 Aug 2023
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Awesome stay for 2 nights would stay again

10/10
Exceptional
Lorraine, 08 Aug 2023
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Very nicely appointed room. Plenty of condiments. Clean, modern decor. Lots of room with dining table. Tea/coffee facilites, microwave fridge, plates and cutlery.

10/10
Exceptional
Angela, 26 Jul 2023
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Clean and tidy, good value for money. Had everything we needed

10/10
Exceptional
Tasnova, 09 Jul 2023
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Overall it was wonderful staying there :)

10/10
Exceptional
Jane, 09 Jul 2023
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I was surprised at the size of the room we'd booked. It was lovely and we were very happy with it. We booked the Studio with the Queen Bed. It was sweet to find a chocolate bar in the room.

10/10
Exceptional
Joseph Toara, 20 Jun 2023
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Clean. big space

10/10
Exceptional
Brent, 05 Jun 2023
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Was just perfect for what we needed.

10/10
Exceptional
Brendon, 31 May 2023
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Lady at front desk was very nice. Couldn't fault the lodge at all.

10/10
Exceptional
Irene, 30 May 2023
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Great place to stay. Always very comfortable, clean and tidy with great friendly staff.

8/10
Excellent
Nikki, 12 May 2023
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Very friendly staff.

10/10
Exceptional
Angela, 26 Apr 2023
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Good clean well stocked rooms with great little additions and decor

6/10
Fair
Melissa, 23 Apr 2023
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Handy location to town. Easy walking distance. Nice motel with comfy beds. Needs more than 2 cups and 1 teaspoon in the room though.

10/10
Exceptional
Nicole, 17 Apr 2023
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Good its next to the train station

10/10
Exceptional
Sonia, 09 Apr 2023
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Staff friendly, room immaculate, nice extra touches in room

6/10
Fair
Mirianata, 04 Apr 2023
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The facilities were very nice friendly staff but the noise from the pub kept us awake

8/10
Excellent
Laurie, 31 Mar 2023
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Clean and comfortable.

10/10
Exceptional
Kerry, 23 Mar 2023
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Very nice modern accommodation and very friendly people. They even took the time to comment that I had stayed before and that was 3 years ago. A hidden gem that I will look forward to staying at again.

10/10
Exceptional
Allan Edward, 19 Mar 2023
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central location

10/10
Exceptional
Douglas, 15 Mar 2023
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10/10
Exceptional
Gregory, 02 Mar 2023
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Great, helpful staff

8/10
Excellent
Graham, 21 Feb 2023
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Nice rooms and property appears to be well maintained and security is good

10/10
Exceptional
Anders, 20 Feb 2023
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Very good!

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