Orana Motor Inn & Restaurant — Restaurant in Te Hiku Community

Stayed here for 3 nights in winter with a friend. Check-in was easy, staff were extremely friendly and accommodating, and I would recommend the restaurant for anyone in the area. The rooms themselves were well furnished and large, and though appliances and fixtures were not the most modern, everything was clean and functional. There is a kettle, microwave, and fridge as well as a tv. The heat pump was great, and room was very well insulated. It's on the main road in town, so there is a tad road noise, but it was pretty quiet. Will definitely stay again! The restaurant is exceptional, for 30 dollars each, we got huge delicious meals (the scallop entree, fish of the day and vegetable baos). Definitely the best meal I have had for a while! The deserts are also divine, we tried the chocolate brownie and baileys ice cream, so good! The breakfast costs a little extra, but is well worth it, and there are lots of options (light breakfast, continental, big cooked breakfast etc). Would definitely recommend to anyone staying in the area, either to stay or...

One of my worst experiences in New Zealand. (judging by other comments it might have had a change of staff recently?)

Chekin was absolute nonsense with people at the reception having trouble with English AND struggling on finding the right key for the room.

Room itself was okish, even if not fully clean (7 spiders inside...), but that somehow comes with nature.

Biggest issue was noise, you could hear everything all around (other rooms, people outside simply walking, cars... Even with windows closed), at 7am some random water started flowing so loud that it made it imposible to sleep, and at 8am staff knocked to ask if it was our water running (which clearly, wasn't).

To remark positives, it has a decent pool for a fast refresh and the staff that actually spoke English was polite despite the situation.

Honestly, I'd avoid sleeping here again unless it was my only eligible option within an hour drive, sad to see so many old good reviews and find such a different place, maybe we were extremely unlucky but our experience was...

Rooms were dark, the deck felt a bit dodgy, lights were not working outside, when we were there, it was raining, so when we had to walk outside on the deck, there was no working light and the deck was broken in some areas. There was one light in the bathroom which didn't reach the shower, so when you close the curtain when showering, there wouldn't be any light coming through. We arrived in the evening so it wasn't great having a shower in the dark. The place wasn't that clean, cobwebs everywhere and towels were old and fraying. Felt a bit grubby. The only thing that was good, was the beds. They were comfortable. Not alot of options to go eat out as the town closed early. We ended up driving to Mcds to get dinner. KFC is across the road but he service was slow, too many people were waiting to be served, so opted to get into our car...