Name: Samhil Motor Lodge
Address: 12 Riccarton Rd, Christchurch, Christchurch, Christchurch, 8011, New Zealand
Rating: 2

Smoke-free property

Heating

Outdoor furniture

No elevators

Reception desk

General

Non-smoking rooms

Fridge

Family room

Cable TV

Hairdryer

Shower/Bathtub

Shower

Wardrobe/Closet

Toiletries

Rooms

Accessibility features

Accessibility

Iron and board

Laundry

Luggage storage

Telephone

Iron

Services and amenities

Coffee/tea for guests

Breakfast

Breakfast in the room

Microwave oven

Kettle

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Airport transportation - drop-off

Transfer

English

Korean

Languages Spoken

Tour assistance

Tourist services

Parking

Fax and copy machine

Meeting and presentation facilities

Conference Hall

Business

Family/Kid Friendly

Kids

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Location

At the mini-hotel

Room amenities

Christchurch International Airport

Samhil Motor Lodge

Christchurch

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

private-bathroom

shared-bathroom

10-beds

11-beds

12-beds

13-beds

14-beds

15-beds

16-beds

17-beds

18-beds

19-beds

2-beds

20-beds

21-beds

22-beds

23-beds

24-beds

25-beds

26-beds

27-beds

28-beds

29-beds

3-beds

30-beds

31-beds

32-beds

33-beds

34-beds

35-beds

36-beds

37-beds

38-beds

39-beds

4-beds

40-beds

5-beds

6-beds

7-beds

8-beds

9-beds

king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

2-bedrooms

3-bedrooms

4-bedrooms

5-bedrooms

6-bedrooms

not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Do not stay here. Especially if you have kids. WINZ beneficiaries live here and there was a domestic incidence last night and a door was kicked in and terrified our kids. Loud talking all nights we stayed. Loud cars racing out of facilities. Do not be fooled into paying up front like we were. Unit was filthy with used soap still in shower, cheese still in microwave, hairs in bed and just generally dirty. Felt unsafe. 

Not appropriate for families 

My work travel agent had to book me somewhere last minute and only high-end hotels or youth hostels remained - nothing mid-range. I'm always happy staying in motels so didn't mind at all. The motel's location is good - on Riccarton Rd near Deans Ave, easy access to the city, airport and mall. That's the only thing that's good. When I arrived, a group of men were drinking and shouting on the motel forecourt and ambling between rooms. It was very intimidating to walk past them several times a day as a woman traveling by myself and I dreaded doing so late at night when I came back from meetings. The guy in the room next door wasn't intimidating but did leave his TV on very loudly all night long. I suspect there are a number of people living there in an emergency accommodation or boarding house capacity, which is totally fine, but shouldn't be advertised as commercial accommodation if that's the case. The room stank of stale cigarette smoke and a sign on the wall warned you to secure all windows, so I didn't feel safe leaving them open when I went out (which was most of the day, so the room never got aired). The bed was incredibly hard and uncomfortable, with lumpy pillows. The duvet cover and sheets had bloodstains on them. There was apparently wifi but it didn't work. Had to request fresh towels the second day. A youth hostel might have been cleaner, and felt safer!

Woof, an absolute dive

The motel is run down and needs modernizing. OK for a short one night stay. One  would not recommend this motel for long stays. One good point though - the beds were quite comfortable. Location is handy to the Park.Lots of restaurants nearby.

Basic accommodation

Undoubtedly the worst motel ever. Old cramped rooms. Have to be 3 foot tall for shower.  Run down. Put 3 beds together and classed as double. Had a hooker next door doing her business.   Probably should have bought a tent and stayed in hagley Park.  NEVER AGAIN. AVOID THIS PLACE

Avoidance is best

Arriving by taxi from Christchurch Airport it was noted that the appearance of the motel located on Riccarton road was average. The duty manager was on hand and pleasant to deal with. Our room was on the ground floor of a two story building. The unit consisted of a large room with a substantial double bed, cooking facilities at the entrance, and a separate toilet/ shower facility.
 Everything was very clean and tidy. The only problem was that the electric kettle would not work. A visit to the duty manager saw this problem quickly dealt with. The bed was found to be extremely comfortable, we slept well.
 The dominating feature of the room was the blind covering the large windows. It had a picture of a alpine scene with flowers in the foreground. Overall it was very attractive.

There was a petrol station across the road, and some cafeteria facilities close by.  

As a matter of interest, the main reason that we chose this motel was that, according to location indicators, it was within reasonable walking distance to the Christchurch railway station. We found that it was about 30 minutes away, walking without baggage, and that due to minimal signage, the station was not that easy to find. An enquiry with a local passerby  was fruitless, they did not know where the station was, though a second attempt further on was somewhat more helpful. We decided that we would arrange a taxi to get us there next morning. A wise move.

A pleasant overnight stay

Location very good; many restaurants and shopping options within walkimg distance im Riccarton area.
Also nearest hotel to Hagley Oval; 20 min walk or 5-min bus ride.
Kitchen in the room was useful.
Mostly clean rooms.

Can't complain

We were rather late in booking somewhere to stay in Christchurch. Since the earthquake it seems very short on hotels. Cherry Tree Lodge is a motel in the suburbs with about a dozen units. Ours was pretty standard New Zealand accommodation, with a bedroom, bathroom and a small kitchenette. Perfectly acceptable for the low price, but hardly stylish or with furnishings in their first youth.

We found the owners/manager very helpful and the location wasn't bad. It was a short walk to the railway station for the train to Greymouth - though we'd have been better getting s shuttle rather than walking as the footpaths were not wheels case friendly.

A safe last minute booking

Rooms are dirty and old. Have to dry hair in kitchen as no power points near any mirrors. No light over mirror in bathroom. Bed has springs poking through. Just had to go and buy toilet paper after pressing on owners doorbell for 15 minutes and no answer when you phone Reception. NOISY. Room hasn't been vacuumed for the past 5 days. Would have to be without doubt the worst hotel I have ever stayed in. Unfortunately for me I'm here for another 7 days - the whole of Christchurch is booked out and I cannot locate alternative accommodation. Will be recommending to my Company that we no longer put ANYBODY up in this hell hole.

Samhil Motor Lodge

Main amenities of the mini-hotel

Location

Available rooms

Location

Description of the mini-hotel

What other amenities are there?

Policies

Check-in terms and conditions

Paid on the spot

Additional information

Payment