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Reviews of Harbour View Motel

2.5 out of 5
Harbour View Motel
8 Evans Street, Maori Hill, Timaru, SOUTH ISLAND

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 42 out of 59 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 59 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 59 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 59 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 59 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.8/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Marion

Travelled with partner
Was lovely and handy to everything
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Indra

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

10/10 Excellent

erica

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Really cool reception staff,thanks ladies
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janice

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Close to restaurants and beach. Close to port.. park and walk. Quiet due to layout of units.. although on busy street. Great updated unit with all amenities. Immaculate.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

RONALD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very good accomodation
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Russell

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Barry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It had every thing nice quiet room for being on main road , would stay then again A
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hugh

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A super location with sea views. Room was modern with an amazing spa bath. Loved our stay, xant waut to return
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay, upgraded, friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed in 2 bed unit. Spacious and comfortable, great beds, friendly staff. Awesome place to stay, close to Caroline Bay and CBD. Highly recommended!
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pulkit

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rebekah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, comfortable, spacious.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mandy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Property is easy to find and has off street parking. Bed was super comfortable and room was warm and quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The new manager is great .
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jenny

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautifully clean and well thought out rooms. Very comfortable stay and very quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sheila

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
They were very obliging and very convenient for our conference.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Dianne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely Two bedroom unit which was very comfortable & very clean.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Wendy

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Jane on 15 Jan 2023
Thank you John for your comments. Our staff appreciated your thoughtfulness.

10/10 Excellent

Conan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very Clean, modern facility, had a good heatpump which kept the place warm. Good Location, just across the road from the beach, and 5 mins walk to the shops
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Jane on 15 Aug 2022
Many thanks Conan for your review. Our staff will appreciate your comments.

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Accommodation was large, clean and modern. Perfect for our quick stay and if we’re back in Timaru again, we’ll definitely stay here! Thanks team.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Jane on 10 Jun 2022
Thank you Margaret for your lovely review. Happy to welcome you back in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Sharlene

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommend
Big rooms, comfortable beds. Very impressed with everything and would return
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

2/10 Terrible

Peter

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from Jane on 22 Mar 2022
Thank you Peter for your review. As we recall you were not happy with a studio and yet that is what you booked. We did offer you a 1 bedroom for no extra cost and you refused that option. Our staff are always very polite and friendly and it is disappointing when good manners are not reciprocated.

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Our stay was very good. We will be back.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from Jane on 22 Mar 2022
Loved your response Paul and happy to know you enjoyed your stay.

8/10 Good

Abigail

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Glenn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome. A quick trip for business but managed to catch up with some old friends. Great stay
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Great place to stay and so close to town and everywhere.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Alisha

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful scenery
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

RACHAEL

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely stay, will be back!!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Jodi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A quick one night trip for a sporting event. Arrived late, no issues for the management who let us know which room we were in snd how to get in. Comfortable bed after a long drive.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easily accessible
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
It was very clean, well appointed, roomy, modern, and not overpriced, RECOMMENDED!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff. Handy access to SH1. Harbour View is a stretch.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Response from Jane on 9 Mar 2021
Many thanks for your review. Luckily we were not responsible for the name though in fairness you can see the harbour from upstairs.

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet and Central
Lovely and quiet rooms (unusual for Timaru), nice and close to the CBD. Comfy beds and the sheets smell incredible!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021
Response from Jane on 17 Jan 2021
Thank you Anna for your lovely comments. Enjoyed your comment about the sheets. I will tell our supplier.

10/10 Excellent

Nga

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021
Response from Jane on 17 Jan 2021
Hi Nga we appreciated your review. Always good to know that guests have enjoyed their stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great stay we really injoyed our time freindly staff
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2020
Response from Jane on 29 Dec 2020
Thank you for posting a review. Very happy to know that you enjoyed your time with us. All the best for 2021

8/10 Good

Jodi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is the second time we have stayed here. Clean, quiet even though it is on the Main Road, close to amenities.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020
Response from Jane on 26 Nov 2020
Many thanks Jodi for your review. We appreciate your comments. People are often surprised about how quiet the motel is - the double glazing and hush glass certainly make a difference.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Timaru
Busy road outside but the noise was cut out . The units are deep so a good night sleep is awaiting . Handy location .
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020
Response from Jane on 9 Nov 2020
Many thanks for your review. Guests are often surprised by just how good our soundproofing works. Pleased you slept well.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

The rooms at the bottom do not have a view. This was unclear when booking.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Response from Jane on 11 Oct 2020
I am sorry that you thought you may have been misled about a view. After much discussion with our developers, on their advice, we went with a downstairs and upstairs booking description with the understanding that people would appreciate the possibility that there would not be a view from downstairs. I will go back to them with your review.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Response from Jane on 11 Oct 2020
Many thanks for posting your thoughts about your stay with us. Kind regards

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All good
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from Jane on 7 Aug 2020
Thank you for your review. Happy to know you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020
Response from Jane on 23 Jul 2020
Thank you very much for your review. We will share your comments with our staff.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic welcoming reception & chocolates😋 Great position & good size rooms 2 bed room Would highly recommend ✅
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Jane on 6 Dec 2019
Many thanks for your comments especially the one about the chocolates. We provided chocolates last Christmas and have just kept it up as guests love them.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Jane on 6 Dec 2019
Thank you for your review. We are happy to see that you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Jane on 22 Oct 2019
Many thanks for your review. We appreciate your feedback.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Jane on 10 Oct 2019
Thank you for taking the time to rate your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great property with good location. Served our purpose well.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Jane on 28 Jul 2019
Thank you for taking the time to post your review. We appreciated your very positive comments.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Jane on 14 Jun 2019
Thank you for your excellent review. Our staff will be happy to hear that we have another very happy guest.