Paeroa Motel — Hotel in North Island

We were pleasantly surprised with this motel. This motel was not our preferred choice, but we are really glad to have stayed there, and would stay there again.||||The rooms are dated, but this is Antique town New Zealand, so the rooms work well with the town's theme. The staff are really friendly and really helpful. ||||We had a pleasant stay, but not a completely peaceful stay. The motel is situated along the main highway, and there's no sound proofing. So, we got woken up 5:30 every morning due to the heavy trucks traveling along the highway.||||The rooms have no AC and Paeroa as we found out can get very hot in summer (e.g. at least 30 degrees C). ||||The motel is walking distance from the shops. Directly across the road from the motel is a large playing field and...

Let's start with the good points ...||||Room was clean||Bed was comfortable||New carpet||||Negative points ...||||No hot water, ran the shower for 10minutes, no hot water, had a cold shower! Nasty! The pressure was good but watch out for the shower curtain sticking to ya!||||There was no 'new' soap in the shower, we found a used piece of soap with hair stuck to it, gross. Luckily we took our own shower gel.||||Nasty longlife milk in the fridge, not very generous with tea/coffee selection. ||||Curtains didn't go all the way to the top of the windows so orange street light came in all night.||||Some areas of this room need a good tidy up ... will post photos. ||||Price was average, $145 for a...

With Paeroa being the ‘antique town of New Zealand’ the motel fits that bill. It is its own antique but don’t let that put you off.||The rooms are spotlessly clean, warm and inviting and very comfortable. They are basic, not what you’d get in an upmarket hotel for example, but it is good value for money and a good taste of proper kiwiana.||To top it off for the kids there is an awesome playground a 30 second walk away. This caters for kids of all ages, even the ‘big’ kids.||My only complaint is not with the hotel but the truck drivers that ignore the ‘no engine brakes’ sign at 3am in the morning.||Would recommend Paeroa motel if you are passing and need a night to get...