Lantern Court Motel — Hotel in South Island

Booked in as part of our trip through the Lewis Pass from Blenheim. Character building and what I expect at the front may have been an old 'hotel' back in the day. Nobody was at reception when we arrived (mid afternoon on a Wednesday), but the phone at reception was quickly answered and a couple of minutes later we were greeted and checked in to our room out the back on the gound level. ||Could not fault anything here really (although a wall/bedside light in the master bedroom for readers would have been welcomed). The unit itself was a good size, had a carpark outside, double glazing (warm and reduced any road noise I expect), a confortable bed and a couple of radiator heaters which were quick to warm the unit up on a cooler and rainy night. The place was tidy and everything form milk in the fridge to salt and pepper made for a...

We have stayed here a few years ago but never got around to doing a review.||Friendly staff upon check in, had a few jokes with her and she was very helpful.||Once again had an upstairs spa room in the newer part of the hotel. Spotlessly clean and tidy. Spacious room with super comfy bed and nice corner view. Windows were open on arrival so nice and aired. Nice deck to sit out on but too hot both nights for us. Central to everything and a good price. Although I thought they had said if we stayed a second night it would be cheaper, maybe I misunderstood. Still happy enough and would always choose this place when...

We had a large room on the ground floor and it was fabulous! Very spacious and light. The kitchen was super clean and very well equipped. Really comfortable bed. The shower was also excellent with lots of hot water. The lady that checked us in moved our washing from the machine into a dryer while we were out walking. We came back to find that our washing was dry and ready for us. The free WiFi is not the fastest, but we weren't looking to use it for more than checking mail and looking up things to do on our journey. We would definitely stay here again if we were lucky enough to be in...