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3.5 out of 5
Colonial Lodge Motel
509 Thames Highway, Oamaru

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 103 out of 222 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 93 out of 222 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 222 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 222 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 222 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent front desk staff.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jaxon

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Had unit out the back very good nice and quite staff very friendly thank you
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Brian

Traveled with partner
Clean and comfortable, however could hear the young children crying in the room next to us during the night which was very unsettling
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the third time we have stayed here, and we will keep coming back as it is always spotlessly clean, and so quiet. The beds are extremely comfortable, and the staff always willing to answer any questions.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Ainsley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

rodney j

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
very clean @ tidy with lots of off steet parking
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gaynor

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to stay. The room was clean, warm and spacious enough. The bed was comfy and the linen was lovely
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed our stay. Not the modern rooms but clean and well equipped
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Ange

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

ANGELA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Jo-Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
we loved the underfloor heating, the shower was v good and I enjoyed having real, fresh milk rather than uht or coffee whitener.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Inge

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very good value for money, the room was spacious, clean & comfortable. Definitely more than I expected for the price.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The property was clean and nicely painted.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Grace

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
God location. The rooms are very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Natasha

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the room that i had that was down the back and private. Only thing was no tea bags? only green tea but I didn’t say anything so may have been a mistake! Lovely place to stay. comfy and roomy!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lan

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joel Galvez

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
a nice place to stay and walk around.

10/10 Excellent

Clive

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good quiet place to stay
Nice and quiet but still close to access. Easy to come and go.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2022

8/10 Good

Brent

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
2 nights in Oamaru
Weather was great, a lot to see and do in Oamaru, love the old area, great food and cool drinks
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My second wonderful experience staying at this motel - I enjoyed it so much the first time that I brought my wife to share the experience on this occasion. We both loved staying in such a beautiful motel - with such friendly staff
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jenna, Whakatane

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a good motel that provided me with everything I needed. The location was great to get onto the main highway
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Erika

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from The Team at Colonial Lodge on Aug 15, 2022
Dear Erika Many thanks for taking time to post your rating, it is appreciated and we look forward to perhaps hosting you another time.

10/10 Excellent

Brent

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
1 night in Oamaru
Great to be back in Oamaru, popped down for a meeting, had a great meal at Scotts Brewery, love the old part of town
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The 2 bedroom unit we stayed in was clean tidy and warm and good value,owner very helpfull can recommend this motel.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Moira

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Laundry not available
Would have liked to use the laundry but in use by the operator
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Nathan

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ok
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Response from The Team at Colonial Lodge Motel on Jan 26, 2022
Thanks Nathan

8/10 Good

David

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
First night spent in 2 bedroom unit nearest road. Very noisey thanks to trucks passing through. Changed to one of the furthest rooms for nights 2 and 3. Much better. Nice, well appointed and clean rooms. Recommended.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021
Response from The Team at Colonial Lodge Motel on Jan 5, 2022
Happy New Year David! Many thanks for taking time to post your review and letting us know you enjoyed our facilities. With best wishes for 2022 from the Team at Colonial Lodge Motel

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect as usual. Stayed here many times before
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from The Team at Colonial Lodge Motel on Sep 30, 2021
Dear Guest Thank you for your kind comments and for always returning to us! Your review is appreciated!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
VERY CLEAN AND TIDY. NICE AND WARM INSIDE UNIT.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from The Team at Colonial Lodge on Aug 17, 2021
Dear Guest Thanks so much for letting us know you enjoyed your stay! Your comments are appreciated. With warm regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely motel. Clean, warm and good location.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
unit was nice and warm on arrival; very comfortable bed
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021
Response from The Team at Colonial Lodge Motel on Jun 11, 2021
Thank you for letting us know you enjoyed your stay, your comments are appreciated! With warm regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All good
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from The Team at Colonial Lodge Motel on Jun 11, 2021
Thankyou for letting us know you enjoyed your stay, its very much appreciated. With warm regards

10/10 Excellent

Brent

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Oamaru for the night
Nice warm and clean unit, well presented
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from The Team at Colonial Lodge Motel on May 25, 2021
Thank you Brent for letting us know you enjoyed your stay! We appreciate it and hope to perhaps host you again sometime. With warm regards.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely redecoeated modern comfortable room thst we would have no problem recommending
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021
Response from The Team at Colonial Lodge Motel on May 5, 2021
Dear Guest Thanks so much for letting us know you enjoyed our facilities. Yes we have been busy redecorating our units and are very happy to hear you appreciated our efforts! With warm regards.

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderfully friendly welcome. Spotlessly clean and beautifully maintained. Slight road noise from passing trucks but not enough to be bothersome. A great Motel and good location
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021
Response from The Team at Colonial Lodge Motel on May 4, 2021
Thank you so much for your review and letting us know you enjoyed your stay William! It was a pleasure to host you and we look forward to perhaps hosting you again sometime. With warm regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
our family room was right on the roadside, quite noisy
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Response from The Team at Colonial Lodge Motel on Mar 19, 2021
Dear Guest Many thanks for taking time to post your review it is appreciated and we hope you enjoyed the remainder of your trip[. With warm regards.

10/10 Excellent

steve, Auckland

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Place was bright, spacious, immaculate, private away from the road in the unit we stayed and had Alpaca's next door to look at. Has ample parking, great facilities and was situated on a flat ground.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021
Response from The Team at Colonial Lodge Motel on Jan 26, 2021
Hi Steve Many thanks for letting us know you enjoyed your stay! We are very happy to hear from you and we wish you all the best for 2021!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020
Response from . on Jan 6, 2021
Thank you for posting your rating! Warm regards from the Colonial Lodge Team

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing, amazing, amazing!! Loved the motel, the facilities and, above all, the people. Super friendly, super helpful and super amazing. One word, amazing!!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020
Response from . on Dec 30, 2020
Dear Guest Wow! Thanks so much for your fantastic review...we're thrilled to hear you loved your stay with us...we love meeting and taking care of our guests...Thanks again and with best wishes for 2021...from the Team at Colonial Lodge Motel

10/10 Excellent

CHRISTINE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent place to stay
Lovely spacious spotlessly clean unit that looked like it had recently been refurbished
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Response from Silvia on Jul 7, 2020
Thank you very much for your stay. We appreciate your Business .

10/10 Excellent

Sophia

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The place was very clean and the staff were amazing and friendly. We also loved seeing a couple alpacas up close that was next to the accommodation.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2020
Response from Silvia on Jun 14, 2020
Thank you very much. Happy that you enjoyed your stay with us. Look forward to seeing you again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very comfortable, nice shower. Warm room, Good kitchenette area, my only concern was the road noise
Stayed 3 nights in May 2020
Response from silvia on May 8, 2020
Thank you very much. Happy that you enjoyed your stay with us. Ask next time for a unit in the back. Look forward to seeing you again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The motel is almost at the end of town, but the town is not really big. The room was wonderful!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from silvia on Feb 29, 2020
Thank you very much for kind review, much appreciated.

10/10 Excellent

Laddie

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Roomy, comfortable modern apartment style motel
Roomy, very comfortable, modern apartment style motel with kitchenette. Great for a business traveller like myself who likes to eat in occasionaly and prepare breakfast for those early morning starts when nothing else is open. A few steps away is a good bottle shop where one can purchase an ale or two end enjoy them back at the room. Will definitely stay here again on my next business trip.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Silvia on Feb 27, 2020
Thank you very much for your lovely feedback. It makes us happy that you had a great time with us. See you next time!

8/10 Good

Richard

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice clean and tidy. Comfy beds
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from silvia on Feb 24, 2020
Thanks so much for such lovely feedback. We really appreciate it and I'm so glad you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great clean and comfortable. Small kitchen well supplied. Spacious
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Silvia on Feb 9, 2020
Thanks so much for such lovely feedback. We really appreciate it and I'm so glad you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
So clean!!! and the owners very friendly and professional. Appreciated the call on the day to ensure we were coming as expected.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from silvia on Feb 6, 2020
Thank you very much for your lovely feedback. It makes us happy that you had a great time with us. See you next time!

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great all round
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Anton on Jan 21, 2020
Hi Craig Thank you very much for your stay. We appreciate your business . The Management

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Light, bright and airy with High ceilings. Well looked after with no scratches and bumps in the paintwork, nicely dressed. Strong Wi-Fi, good TV. Comfortable. Quiet, nice grounds. Plenty of things to do in the area and a lot of eating opportunities. I'd recommend this to anyone.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Anton on Jan 15, 2020
Hi Thank you very much for your review. We appreciate your business . Management