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Reviews of The Hobbit Motorlodge

3.5 out of 5
The Hobbit Motorlodge
80 Goldfinch Street, Ohakune

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 89 out of 176 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 70 out of 176 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 176 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 176 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 176 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Felipe

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice little motor lodge. Very welcoming staff and very clean. Linen and furniture is a little tired, but aside from that it's a very good spot to spend the night between Wellington and Auckland
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Peter, Cobble Hill

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was an average 3 star motel in a good location. The price was right! The bed was one of the worst I've slept on but the room was clean. You can hear your next door neighbours.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and well maintained and very convenient to Ohakune and Mt Ruapehu.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Lisa

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The bunk beds were so creaky I thought I was going to squash my friend sleeping on the bottom and the room smelt a bit weird, but other than that the bathrooms were all very clean and the reception lady was very nice
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Bikash

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice motel
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Jim

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and comfortable. Spa room accommodated two adults and older kids nicely.

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the staff not only gave us the keys, but also walked us to the unit to show us exactly where it was. The room was spacious for the four of us (parents plus 2 teenagers)
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karina

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Annette

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Hazel

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Matthew

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The parking is pretty cramped, but the unit was nice and tidy.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good property, close to snow boarding, plenty blankets and beds were comfy
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Gemma

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
We arrived at 2 pm and had to wait until 3.20 pm for the owner to get back home from walking the dog
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Murray

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

John

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sophie

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Only stayed 1 night but was comfortable and had a great view of the mountains from our window had a room upgrade so had the to floor to ourselves
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Michelle on 2 Apr 2023
We truly appreciate you taking time to share your experience of your recent stay at The Hobbit Motorlodge and we hope to hear from you soon of your next visit.

8/10 Good

Johanna

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Polite staff. Nothing fancy, but got a good night’s sleep. Just passing through.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Michelle on 2 Apr 2023
Thank you for caring to share your thoughts we sincerely we will continue to receive your valuable support.Best Regards,

10/10 Excellent

Eugene

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very quiet and in a nice location.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Michelle on 2 Apr 2023
Hi Eugene, thank you for choosing to stay with us and we look forward to many more opportunities to welcome your return.

8/10 Good

Roger

Traveled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly host, nice quiet environment
Nice comfortable 2-bedroom apartment. Great quiet location, but you probably need a car (15min walk to the main road). very friendly and efficient host.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Michelle on 25 Feb 2023
Hi Roger, thank you for taking the time to share your experience of your staying at The Hobbit Motorlodge in Ohakune and we are very honored that we can provide you with a comfortable staying experience. Truly appreciate your compliments. Look forward to your next visit.

8/10 Good

yongmei

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from John on 30 Nov 2022
Thank you YongmeiWe are pleased you and your friends enjoyed your stay, even though it was only a short stay:-)

8/10 Good

Bradley

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lovely place to stay, warm dry and quiet. lovely host. only thing that would make it better is a more comfortable master bed, ended up sleeping in the single bed the second night which was better
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Phil on 3 Aug 2022
Hi Bradley, thanks for the nice review. A little surprised about the bed comment as the queen mattress was replaced in November 2020 with a top quality commercial one. So maybe it was just being different to your normal bed.

8/10 Good

Victoria

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022
Response from John on 18 Jul 2022
Thank-you for your patronage. Look forward to seeing you at The Hobbit Motorlodge again soon, with some more snow:-) Cheers John

8/10 Good

Shannon

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from John on 18 Jul 2022
Thank-you for your patronage, and pleased you enjoyed you stay with us. Hope to se you when the snow arrives!

8/10 Good

Christina

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient for our purposes
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

A R

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

GP

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family trip
A nice place to stay in Ohakune, good for our family overnight stay during a road trip.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from Hobbit team on 19 Oct 2021
Glad you liked it, hope to see you again sometime

2/10 Terrible

Leanne

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We had the family suite, which had a kitchenette and spa bath. The kitchen was amazing for cooking full meals - although lighting over the kitchen needs to be improved. The spa bath was a hit with all skiers and kids a like.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Vidhu and Chris on 29 Jul 2021
Kia ora Thank you for your feedback. We are happy to know that you enjoyed the room and the facilities in it. We will look into the lightings for the kitchen as suggested by you and hopefully you will be able to see the improvement in your future stay with us. Cheers Vidhu and Chris Managers

8/10 Good

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Convenient to National Park & mountains. Appointments a bit spartan [only one armchair in room, f.i.] but otherwise comfortable for one night.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021
Response from Vidhu and Chris on 28 Apr 2021
Kia ora Timothy Thank you for your kind review. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed our facilities and that our location was perfect for you. We have taken your comment about the chair on board and will try and come out with a feasible solution. Cheers

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice room and very good shower with good water pressure
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021
Response from Hobbit team on 23 Feb 2021
Thanks, glad you liked it, hope you come again sometime

10/10 Excellent

Elisabeth

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Hobbit motel
The room was basic but exactly what I needed. Beds were comfortable and warm and the heater in the room was just enough. Shared bathroom was clean and showers were awesome.kitchen was clean and had everything I needed. This place also has the most amazing drying room for your wet ski gear. Only small issue was bunk bed was a bit squeaky. Would defo stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020
Response from Sharon on 7 Sep 2020
Hello Thank you for taking the time to write your wonderful review, it's great to hear you had a warm comfortable stay with us, we hope to see you again soon. Thanks again Sharon & Casey Motel Managers

10/10 Excellent

Maddy, Auckland

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great room, lots of space, comfy bed, friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020
Response from Sharon on 6 Sep 2020
Thank you for your lovely review, we are so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us. Thanks again Sharon & Casey Motel Managers

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property was very clean, close to all amenities. The staff are friendly and helpful. We would definitely come back.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was impressed by the dedication of the of the owners to the welfare of their customers. An amazing couple that makes you feel at home..
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Fran & Mark on 23 Jan 2020
It is our pleasure to make you feel welcome. Equally, you were of great interest to us. We hope your travels in NZ continue to be enjoyable and a great adventure.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Fran on 29 Jan 2020
Appreciate your review. Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Fran on 13 Nov 2019
Thank you for your feedback. We hope you come again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Fran on 31 Oct 2019
Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
very friendly and accommodating owners helped me when i mucked up my booking
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Fran on 8 Sep 2019
Happy to assist. Hope the refund process goes okay for you? Please come again.

10/10 Excellent

A S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Fran & Mark on 29 Aug 2019
Thank you so much for giving us a fantastic rating. It is very much appreciated.

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a spacious room with spa bath for the kids and a shower with wonderful pressure - great after a day up the mountain! Hosts were very friendly and helpful. Would not hesitate to rebook!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Fran & Mark on 29 Aug 2019
Really pleased you had a lovely stay and to also know you will come again. Hope to see you soon.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Fran & Mark on 29 Aug 2019
Really lovely to get a great rating. Thank you so much.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Fran on 7 Aug 2019
Delighted to receive such a positive response. Thank you.

8/10 Good

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Clean, Comfortable and Tidy Motel
Lovely clean and tidy motel. Very friendly receptionist. Sufficient heating but the wall one a bit noisy. Close to town - would stay there again. Signage on road probably could do with an update - gives the wrong impression
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Fran on 8 May 2019
Thank you for your review. We are in the process of checking the heaters since the winter is fast approaching. Also appreciate your comment about the signage we are always looking to improve. Thanks.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location, clean tidy room with everything we could possibly want.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Fran on 24 Apr 2019
Thank you for your review. We are pleased to know you enjoyed your stay. Hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a good old-fashioned motel. Not flash, but has everything you need for a very reasonable price. We stayed in the bunk rooms and the beds were comfortable enough. Bedding was provided so this was one less thing to worry about. The bathroom facilities were shared, but the showers were hot and the water pressure was good. To top it off, WiFi was provided.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Fran on 24 Apr 2019
Thanks so much for your honest comments. We like hearing you had a good hot shower with great water pressure. We look forward to you coming again.

10/10 Excellent

Nichole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Fran & Mark on 14 Mar 2019
We were delighted to meet you and have you stay. Hope the lure of the mountains brings you back! It would be lovely to see you again next year.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Liked the helpful and friendly owner. Unit was clean and modern and the spa bath was great.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Mark on 24 Feb 2019
We are delighted you had a great stay. Hope to see you again.