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Reviews of Esplanade Motels

3 out of 5
Esplanade Motels
35 Railway Esplanade, Gore

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 127 out of 174 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 39 out of 174 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 174 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 174 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 174 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Damien, Bloomington

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable and welcoming.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and tidy. Friendly and informative check in. Would differently stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Reece

Excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and tidy, would definitely recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Alan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The motel is located a short distance from the CBD but still close enough. The unit was kept very clean and staff very friendly. The unit contained all necessities you could need for any leght of stay. The onlh downside for us was the bed which didn't meet our needs and we found it uncomfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Celia

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Business traveller, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Larry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anne-marie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very pleasant stay unit is clean warm and comfortable would definitely stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Amenities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Accommodation was very roomy, kitchen had everything you needed. Bed was very comfortable. Nice and quiet. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brent

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Last timd 4 23
Always great to stay here, top service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Kate

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Owners were welcoming and helpful. Mitel was close to Hamilton Parkrun which was what we came for. Great dining options nearby
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great friendly service.. room was very clean, tidy and warm….
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Large lounge as well as bedroom and kitchen. Lovely armchair! A great place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A nice comfortable stay, room was very warm with adequate heating, bed was also comfortable, no complaints.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Allan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was laid back and it was dog friendly. It was ideal location for our Duck hunting base.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shinkai

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thank you so much for waiting our late check in. We're sorry for our late arrival,because we had some troubles at Christchurch airport for a rental car and got wrong way at round about.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Gill on 6 May 2023
Thank you for keeping us up to date with your plans. We are always available for late check-ins when guest have unexpected delays.RegardsGillian

10/10 Excellent

Kara

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were very nice and helpful. For the price the accommodation was very good and staff even serviced the room during our stay which was nice and unexpected. Would stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Gill on 6 May 2023
Thanks for your positive remarks. Hope to see you again sometime.RegardsGillian

8/10 Good

IAN

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gore
A clean place for an overnight stoppover
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Gill on 8 Feb 2023
Thanks for your positive review.CheersGillian

10/10 Excellent

William

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy to find. Handy to where we wanted to be. Welcoming and no hassles. Easyin, easy out.
Response from Gill on 8 Feb 2023
Thanks for your positive comments.CheersGillian

10/10 Excellent

Gavin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Couple of nights at Esplanade Motel - Gillian very friendly and knowledgeable host ! Very clean and comfortable motel with a nice walk along the river to town if you don’t want to drive it
Response from Gill on 1 Jan 2023
Thanks for staying Gavin. I'm pleased you enjoyed your stay and walk along the river to town.

10/10 Excellent

Dwayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice n quiet friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Gillian on 11 Nov 2022
Great to have you stay again.CheersGillian

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice well appointed unit.
Response from Gillian on 8 Nov 2022
Great to catch up on a old family friend. Thanks for your positive comments.CheersGillian

8/10 Good

Carlo

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Brent

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
1 night in Gore
Great to be back, shame was in the road front unit, not much sleep but that's is life
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lynette

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay.had a full kitchen which was great too.very clean and warm
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Gill on 23 Aug 2022
Thanks for staying with us. We are pleased you enjoyed our facilities.Cheers Gillian

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Gillian on 3 Aug 2022
Thanks for your positive rating. We hope you can stay again soon. Cheers Gillian

10/10 Excellent

Brent

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One night in Gore
Great to be back, many yrs staying always good service and great rooms
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Gill on 23 Aug 2022
Thanks for your review Brent. I see you have booked again. Look forward to your next visit.Cheers Gillian

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Gillian went out of her way to help us.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great motel with very comfortable beds
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
Response from Gillian on 12 Apr 2022
Thanks for your positive comments. Cheers Gillian

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Cary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The decor is very dated and needs redoing. It is fully functional however.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was great
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from Gillian on 22 Mar 2022
Thanks for your positive review. I hope you can stay with us again. Cheers Gillian

10/10 Excellent

Duncan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay with very helpful staff and good parking outside our unit. Lean and very quiet. Highly recommended
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Response from Gillian on 14 Feb 2022
Thanks for review Ian. We appreciate your great comments. Cheers Gillian

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Response from Gillian on 12 Feb 2022
Thanks for your positive review Colin. Cheers Gillian

10/10 Excellent

Trudi

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing service and very clean
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Response from Gillian on 25 Jan 2022
Thanks for your very positive review Trudi. We appreciate your comments and hope you can stay again in the future. Cheers Gillian

10/10 Excellent

Paayal

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Russell

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unfortunately a rare humid night in Gore - a heat pump would have added to our restful night's sleep
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Response from Gill on 4 Jan 2022
Yes, very warm for a few nights, We are able to provide fans on request. Hopefully this is useful information for future guest. Cheers Gillian

10/10 Excellent

Lauris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Gill on 4 Jan 2022
Thanks for you high scoring. We appreciate your response. Cheers Gillian

10/10 Excellent

William James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Review
Excellent
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Response from Gill on 1 Jan 2022
Thankyou for positive review. Cheers Gillian

10/10 Excellent

Gavin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly host that makes you feel very welcome. Great motel.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Gill on 7 Dec 2021
Thanks for your very positive review Gavin. Hope you will stay with us again. Cheers Gillian

10/10 Excellent

Brent

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
back for a night
It has been a couple of years at least since my last stay, great to be back, service as always top's, room very well appointed, great to catch up on all things Gore
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Gill on 18 Nov 2021
Thanks Brent. Hopefully won't take 2 years until you are back in the area again. Thanks very much for positive review. Cheers Gillian

8/10 Good

Paul de

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Nice quiet unit, great service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Gill on 16 Nov 2021
Thanks for your review and comments Paul. We appreciate your feed back. Cheers Gillian

8/10 Good

Janine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy check in, clean, tidy and fairly modern room
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Gill on 16 Nov 2021
Thanks for comments and review Janine. We appreciate your feed back. Cheers Gillian