Hotel a Balcairn

“We did not order anything from the menu so cannot comment on that. However the condition of the rooms, size of the rooms for 3 adults was wonderful. Great kitchen with frypan, pots and a small oven/hotplate unit for cooking. Each unit has a small private outdoor table and chair set. There is a free laundry which was great as we had small children. There is a children's play area, beautiful grounds and the place was so handy to the airport and the northern part of Christchurch. Staff super...

“The kitchen is very dated and requires a refurbishment (and a couple of light bulbs as multiple were blown. Maybe a mouse trap or poison also, last morning there one mouse scurried across the floor to hole in the wall (kitchen). Room was fine, staff were nice. (Winds were awful through the night and destroyed some of the playground equipment). This is not our stay, previous stays were better. ”

“Plenty of parking, fast WiFi.”

“Staff were great, rooms were well appoibted. Breakfast was good, with several delicious options to choose from. ”

“Very clean. Very quiet at night”

“Great place to stay, comfy and cozy. Hosts were really nice”

“Clean, well equipped room. Owners very helpful and friendly. Quiet and comfortable.”

“We visit Chch once or twice a year to see family. The Abbella is the best motel we have stayed at, and we will be back.”

“The staff were excellent. The location was convenient with the tariff reasonable. The room was clean and comfortable with parking at the door. However, the downsides are the advertised free wifi was absolutely useless. Unusable! During the week we stayed we had to use personal data. Further, taking a shower at morning peak time was impossible as the water pressure was virtually zero with only a miserly dribble. Outside peak hours the shower was average but ok. To entice you to dine at the...

“Such a beautiful location. Very good value.”

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“We loved our short stay with Wayside Motel, staff were so friendly. ”

“Lovely place to stay, quiet and warm.”

“The rooms while small are new, clean and tidy and we’ll looked after the issue is the noise, mostly from other long term guests who have apparently settled there, arguments, drunken fight, swearing all night all through the night, it ended with someone trying to kill themselves, 3 police cars and ambulance at 5 am I would never set foot there again if you paid me to be there, and that was the advice from police officers when I was eventually allowed to escape through the cordon ”

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“Close to all area you want”

“Very spacious 2 br apartment with beautiful lake views and golf course views , very peaceful and quiet location, easy check in and good communication with host. The apartment were brand new and sun drenched with views of the lake from every room. Would definitely recommend staying here ”