Harbour View Motel

Harbour View Motel descritpion

Harbour View Motel is located 1,650 feet from central Timaru and 350 feet from Caroline Bay. All guest units feature a full kitchen with a microwave, a stove and a fridge. Free parking is provided.
The rooms are equipped with electric blankets, an iPod dock and a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. Some rooms enjoy views of the harbor and have a spa bath in the en suite bathroom.
Laundry facilities can be found on site. Wi-Fi access is available at a cost.
Harbour View Motel Timaru is a 5-minute drive from Timaru Botanic Gardens and a 10-minute drive from Washdyke Racecourse. Timaru Airport is a 20-minute drive away.

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Facilities of Harbour View Motel

Pets ：Pets are not allowed.

Food & Drink ：Breakfast in the Room

Internet ：WiFi is available in all areas and costs NZD 10 per 24 hours.

Parking ：Free!Free private parking is available on site (reservation is not needed).

Services ：Vending Machine (drinks) | Laundry | Fax/Photocopying

Reviews for Harbour View Motel

Review 1：The position was so close to everything.Had a wonderful view of the new year fireworks! Good size rooms and very comfortable bed.Even though it was on a busy road ,it was quite inside the motel. Enjoyed our stay.

Review 2：Carpets were dirty, every time our baby crawled on them she got really dirty (black) hands and knees.

Review 3：Reasonably good layout, spacious. Pity bathroom is off bedroom instead of living area, but overall we were really pleased

Review 4：Being on a main road with lots of traffic we thought there may have been a noise issue but we were pleasantly surprised. The treatment given to all the windows reduced the road noise to almost zero. The staff we met were all friendly and assisted with everything we were looking for.

Review 5：The only thing which is very minor is hearing the stomping above our room from the 2ns floor

Review 6：Our room was clean & tidy , facilities were brand new and well maintained could nearly hear the traffic on the main road , check in & out was a breeze.

Review 7：Despite the double glazing and the bedroom not fronting onto the main road, we were still kept awake at night by passing traffic.

Review 8：Modern, spacious, clean and comfortable.

Review 9：Close to busy road, bit noisy. Detour required to leave motel and head South.

Review 10：Friendly staff, clean modern room although a bit dark without lights on.

Review 11：A nicer greeting from staff would have been nice.... 'morning how was your stay with us'? 'Hope you have enjoyed your visit to Timaru'... 'have a lovely day'... goes along way.

Review 12：Fairly new motel in the heart of Timaru, immaculately presented and even though right on State Highway 1 you could hardly hear the traffic, very peaceful sleep.

Review 13：Dined in twice absolutly loved it all, with Accor card (with other Accor restaurants they want card when paying) lady got flustered leaving us uncomfortable although trainer apologised for time taken) as they wanted it before seating then had breakfast next morning and asked do you need my card and waitress said no not till your done. Confused

Review 14：Even though there were a lot of people staying staff still knew us to ask us how my daughter did with her athletics the next day checking out great personal

Review 15：Nothing really, although wasn't sure about avaiablity of wi-fi

Review 16：Friendly owner who remembered us as stopped again on way back to Christchurch. Excellent size of apartment and reasonably new so well equiped. Clean & Tidy. Good suggestions for places to eat.

Review 17：Was a lovely, very clean and modern Motel with most of the facilities on site and close enough to everything else. Owners are lovely and very hospitable and would definitely stay again should the opportunity arise.

Review 18：Could have had free wi-fi for the price

Review 19：Large TV, the general quality and newness of the villa, very well appointed kitchen, helpful staff who cleaned the unit every day, effective air conditioning, just fantastic place to stay

Review 20：The motel is situated on a major highway. Large trucks use this road extensively. At night this noise is more noticeable. If you want a peaceful night's rest, don't forget your earplugs.

Review 21：We loved the clean, ultra-modern room with full kitchen. The beds were super comfortable with pillows to match. Check-in was a breeze and the owner friendly.

Review 22：We stayed during summer when room was very hot at night. Had to sleep with window open for fresh cool air but unfortunately road noise was terrible. A heat/cooling pump in each unit would be ideal.

Review 23：Only one had Sky channels Insufficient shelf space in bathroom, no hooks for clothing Under-bench kitchen cupboards and fridge difficult to access

Review 24：2 big screen TVs Excellent walk-in shower (disabled unit)

Review 25：Everything! Location was great, motel modern, tasteful and spotless. Service was excellent, got a call after we left to say we had left an item behind. Thanks for that guys, we appreciated that!

Review 26：Room not as advertised on booking.com ie no oven and no ensuite. Expensive for what we got compared to other accommodation in the south island.

Review 27：Clean and modern rooms, bedrooms set back so no traffic noise

Review 28：This is the second time we have stayed here and we couldn't find fault with anything. Excellent will definitely be back.

Review 29：slightly noisy

Review 30：New and clean, great location

Review 31：Great place to stay perfect location for us.

Review 32：nice and handy to all amenities

Review 33：No free WiFi or many TV stations.

Review 34：Modern hotel, very clean, lovely staff

Review 35：quiet and close to town

Review 36：I did not like the room we were given . No veiw and it was at the back of the building so no sun

Review 37：Very noisy , with main road & railway line very close to Motel .

Review 38：Brilliant facilities, spacious and very clean. Friendly staff, could not ask for more.

Review 39：Nothing

Review 40：Convenient location for my business trip

Review 41：Newness and overall quality

Review 42：No View of Habour

Review 43：Good location and spacious room

Review 44：no complaints

Review 45：Very clean & tidy, Very quiet room despite being close to main road

Review 46：Everything was most satisfactory

Review 47：Very good restaurant

Review 48：Had to pay for Wi-Fi

Review 49：Clean,good little kitchen.

Review 50：nothing!

Review 51：Ideal for business. Close to town, kitchen, wifi, home away from home.

Review 52：No free wi-fi

Review 53：Friendly helpful staff & great accomodation - big unit

Review 54：Main road; had to pay for wi-fi which is not competitive in today's market.

Review 55：Separate bedroom.

Review 56：Need air extractors over hobs in kitchen

Review 57：No air conditioning. Very noisy with windows open and no breeze.

Review 58：Staff were excellent. Apartment was very clean.

Review 59：The bed was excellent and I liked have a separate area for the bed we stayed in room 4

Review 60：Location, easy access to all sevices. clean and Tidy.

Review 61：overpriced

Review 62：location

Review 63：Too close to the main road. The expectation of a harbour view was disappointing.

Review 64：Early morning traffic

Review 65：The separate bedroom, modern furniture and decor. Most of all - the convenient location.

Review 66：Slightly noisey at night , with trains and main road very close by .

Review 67：Nosiy

Review 68：Well appointed unit.

Review 69：road noise due to location right next to highway. Rooms very drab due to lack of any colour, no pictures etc

Review 70：new complex. Clean

Review 71：Motel is on a main road and is very noisy

Review 72：New Motel, clean, home away from home

Review 73：Middle of Winter, would have been nice if the heater was on when we arrived.

Review 74：Very modern and clean. Handy Location

Review 75：the hot chocolate sachets were quite weak

Review 76：everything. great deal, friendly,helpful staff

Review 77：Most obliging & friendly managers - nothing too much trouble; they managed to accommodate us in the same unit for all of our stay, even though the reason for our visit meant that we couldn't plan ahead for more than one night at a time.

Review 78：If you are after a harbour view, you will be very disappointed, as the motel is on the main highway with the only view being from one end of the verandah which has an interrupted view of the container port!

Review 79：The price quoted on this website were not accurate, I was charged an extra $20.00 the day we paid the bill...not sure why? I was quoted $150.00 per night but paid $160.00.

Review 80：A clean room with modern amenities and lovely hosts.

Review 81：awesome stay, would highly recommend, we stayed there for new years so was very handy to Caroline bay, staff very friendly & room very clean, will stay here next time we are up that way

Review 82：When I got to the motel Booking.com had not confirmed my bookings with the motel and they were not expecting me I was lucky to secure a room because there was only one room left

Review 83：staff worked hard to get me a studio suite as they had not expected me

Review 84：Really good condition, new gear and clean. I liked the seperate bedroom and kitchenette too. I'll remember all that as it would be perfect family room want and I want to go around the south island with my family next year.

Review 85：did not expect it to be so close to the railway or a main road. even though there was double glazing it was very noisy at night.

Review 86：lovely new motel very nice decor and clean

Review 87：We expected sea views and were disappointed being stuck in a flat at the back of the motel. The name of your motel is misleading.

Review 88：The beds were comfortable and plenty of space.

Review 89：Owner friendly & informative. Room well appointed, clean and spacious. Bathroom had everything you need. Bed comfortable. Just out of town on main road.

Review 90：The entrance into Motel turning right we did not realize we should have turned the corner before.

Review 91：We liked the location as we were able to walk to close by restaurants. Also not far from Caroline Bay for our British car day.

Review 92：Trains in the middle of the night

Review 93：Not with a group of friends, but with business colleagues In lateish, out very early, not a lot to say Ref 6 below - didn't see the website

Review 94：the only grip was having to lug large suit cases up stairs.next time i will ask for ground floor motel,this wont stop us from staying here again,we loved this place thank you

Review 95：We liked location,parking, and restaurants near by. Thanks again

Review 96：The TV and heat pump controls are still a mystery to us on how to use.

Review 97：Lovely, central location that was like being away. We will definitely stay again. It was a great 3 bedroom stay for our family.

Review 98：Close to main Highway so some traffic and railway noise. Not really a Harbour View [this is some way away].

Review 99：Nice Property with all facilities. Friendly and helpful owners. Short walk to Town centre and close to Supermarkets. We only stayed at Timaru in transit to Dunedin but nice town.

Review 100：No actual Harbour View - v disappointing and somewhat misleading. PoorPrime reception - maybe regional? Not much guidance on local cafes,facilities for out of towners, especially those without cars.

Review 101：Modern clean and good bed.

Review 102：needed aircon. got really hot during the night and because of the road noise, couldnt leave windows open.

Review 103：location was good, easy walk to shops,beach. very clean and tidy

Review 104：We liked the nice, new, very clean motel and that it was within walking distance to the shops and Caroline bay. We had a lovely stay and will certainly come back again.

Review 105：Everything was great. Would loved to of stayed longer.

Review 106：ALL GOOD

Review 107：Great sized room and modern furnishings

Review 108：Location

Review 109：nothing

Review 110：locality we were able to park, harbour and restaurant

Review 111：Traffic noise all night - but there are many motels in same area experiencing same

Review 112：Nice size room Two flat screen tv s Close to cafe s

Review 113：Convenient for port and town. Clean modern room. Pleasant staff, what more do you need for a short stopover stay?

Review 114：Traffic noise

Review 115：Friendly staff

Review 116：Reception could be alot nicer. she didnt seem all that interested in serving us.

Review 117：We wernt there for long had a wedding to b at. but i liked it.

The Fine Print

If you expect to arrive outside reception opening hours, please inform Harbour View Motel in advance, using the contact details found on the booking confirmation.Please note that debit cards will not be accepted as a form of security at check-in. Only a credit card will be accepted.