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Willowbank Motel

2.5 star property

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Enjoy cooking in this well-equipped kitchen with a microwave, coffee maker, and dish rack.
Relax in this stylish living space with a sofa, rug, and compact kitchen area.
Enjoy a home away from home with a kitchenette, flat-screen TV, and comfortable seating area.
Relax in this serene room with a comfortable bed, a small table, and two chairs.
Relax in a spacious living area with a sofa, coffee table, and dining space.

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included

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Map
183 Beach Road, Kaikoura, 7300
  • Kaikoura Beach
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Kaikoura District Museum
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Peninsula Walkway
    ‪9 min drive‬

Room options

Family Room - Prepaid

  • 45 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 9
  • 2 Queen Beds, 3 Single Beds and 1 Double Bed

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Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Mountain View - Prepaid | 1 bedroom, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Mountain View - Prepaid

  • 36.0 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

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Studio (Double) - Prepaid | 1 bedroom, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Studio (Double) - Prepaid

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 26.9 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Apartment, 2 Bedrooms | 1 bedroom, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Apartment, 2 Bedrooms

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 51 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 7
  • 1 Queen Bed, 1 Single Bed, 1 Double Bed and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

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Family Apartment | 1 bedroom, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Family Apartment

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Single Beds

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Studio (Twin) - Prepaid | 1 bedroom, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Studio (Twin) - Prepaid

  • 26.9 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Deluxe Apartment | 1 bedroom, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Deluxe Apartment

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Apartment, 2 Bedrooms | 1 bedroom, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Apartment, 2 Bedrooms

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 45 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Queen Bed, 2 Single Beds and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

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Kaikoura Quality Suites

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
4.5 out of 5, Wonderful, (315)
The price is CHF 78
for 1 room
includes taxes & fees
13 Aug - 14 Aug
Kaikoura Quality Suites

About this property

Willowbank Motel

Motel in Kaikōura with free parking
Along with laundry facilities, this smoke-free motel has a 24-hour front desk and tour/ticket assistance. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include barbecues. Housekeeping is not available.
Willowbank Motel offers 12 accommodations with a hairdryer and an iron/ironing board. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Fridges and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.
During your stay at Willowbank Motel, you'll be within walking distance of Kaikoura Beach. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus laundry facilities.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Wired Internet in some public areas for a fee
  • Services include tour or ticket assistance
  • Just a 1-minute drive from Kaikoura Beach and a few minutes from Kaikoura Museum
Willowbank Motel offers its guests barbecue grills, tour/ticket assistance, and laundry facilities. Public spaces have free WiFi. Free self parking is available.

This Kaikōura motel is smoke free.

Room service is available.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi; wired internet (NZD 5 for 1 hours)

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Refrigerator
  • Room service

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive smart lock details

Access methods

Staffed front desk, smart lock

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for wired Internet in public areas: NZD 5 (for 1 hours, rates may vary)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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 major credit cards and cash
Guests will receive smart lock details.

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our ratings system.

Property is also known as

Willowbank Kaikoura
Willowbank Motel
Willowbank Motel Kaikoura
Willowbank Hotel Kaikoura
Willowbank Motel Motel
Willowbank Motel Kaikoura
Willowbank Motel Motel Kaikoura

Willowbank Motel Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 35 out of 136 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 57 out of 136 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 30 out of 136 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 136 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 136 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Debbie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was excellent value for the price. It was actually a holiday home. We booked for 3 people however the place slept 12. The manager opened a second room for us to accommodate our daughter even though not required to. Friendly and very clean.

10/10 Excellent

chao

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
good
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
inside the unit looks like just refurbished ,free netflix. host was vey helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tushar, Costa Mesa

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Deirdre

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was welcoming and clean, plenty of room and lovely staff
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

kyle

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Tidy & clean, just a bit small but adequate
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Davina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved this property, we had enough room for everybody, each room had its own aircon and tv and we could also watch Netflix on their accounts, each room had their own account which was awesome if you didnt want to watch the same thing, the only thing they need is a clothes horse or clothes line to hang clothes after using their washing machine.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was very clean and had good space for relaxing. The bed was comfortable and the kitchen well appointed.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Meredith

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved this place and would have loved to have stayed longer than 1 night!

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Clean and tidy
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Andreas

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Just what I needed

Great stay great service
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location on main road heading into town. Lovely service, very friendly and helpful. Big room and living areas and nice and clean
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

8/10 Good

Peter, Wellington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good value for money. Friendly and welcoming manager. Clean room. Oven top a bit slow to heat the pan
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

Joanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

5 minute walk to beach

Friendly service, high levels of cleanliness and great little kitchenette. 5 minute walk to beach and around 20-30 minute walk into town centre. If you're a light sleeper, would recommend ear plugs as walls between units thin/not sound-proof. Not a fancy motel but had everything we needed for our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Amber

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very happy

Great place. Highly recommend. Tidy easy to access. Will stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
The room was tidy enough, but the wall heater broke and the replacement was extremely average. As noted by another reviewer, the room had a notice that all dishes must be washed or face a $50 penalty - not ideal in the time of Covid.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

6/10 Okay

Matthew

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service

Expectation to wash your own dishes

The motel until was OK, nothing wrong, but was quite old. Check-in staff was very friendly and helpful. We were surprised at the sign in the kitchen saying if you don't wash your own dishes you will be charged $50. I have stayed at many motels all around NZ and have never seen such a sign. I have even been told by cleaning staff at other motels not to bother washing my dishes as for hygiene reasons they have to clean everything again anyway. We decided to rewash everything before eating on plates as we couldn't be sure the previous guests will have washed the plates well, especially in the current COVID climate. The price was quite high for the quality in my opinion - we stayed in another motel in Picton the next night, the room was bigger, much more modern and very clean for $10 cheaper.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Fred, Waikato

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly operator. Clean and tidy. Excellent shower.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Sharon

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Excellent location, and price was very reasonable. Staff were helpful and friendly. The motel was very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Erick, Temuka

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable bed and a great shower. Room was clean and staff very helpful. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019