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Reviews of 538 Great King Motel

4 out of 5
538 Great King Motel
538 Great King Street, Dunedin

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 170 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 48 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 224 reviews" "

10/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Wayne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Could not fault this place at all. Was very good value for the amount charge
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Pete and Morag on 26 Apr,2024
Thank you Wayne. We are pleased you had a good stay and that you found it to be good value for money.

10/10 Excellent

Walter, Wellington

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really the perfect motel. Room is in very good and new condition. Great bedroom and bathroom design. Very simple but thoughtful amenities. Had absolutely everything we needed. Will always stay here when visiting Dunedin. The owners obviously really care about the property and their customers. One of the best places I’ve ever stayed, period.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Pete and Morag on 20 Apr,2024
Thank you Walter for choosing to stay with us and for your recommendation & review. We are pleased you found a lot to like about your stay here and we look forward to welcoming you back on your next visit.Pete and Morag

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Travelled with partner
Nice and quiet
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Pete and Morag on 19 Apr,2024
Thank you Mike. We're pleased you found it nice and quiet here.

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Pete and Morag on 19 Apr,2024
Thank you Chris.

10/10 Excellent

michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
friendly staff. The room was warm and clean, All you need in a room for a short stay
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Pete & Morag on 17 Mar,2024
Thanks Michelle. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again.Pete and Morag

10/10 Excellent

Jan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Properly is clean & has everthing we required!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Pete & Morag on 15 Mar,2024
Thank you Jan. We are pleased you liked it here and that you noticed the cleanliness. We take pride in that.Pete and Morag

10/10 Excellent

Andy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very welcoming staff. Really clean property. Good range of amenties e.g kitchinette content was good quality and TV with Sky. Beds very comfortable. Great location. Sat nav gets confused regarding location - just put in address not motel name. Clean towels every day.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Pete & Morag on 3 Mar,2024
Thanks Andy. It was a pleasure to have you both here. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay and wish you safe travels. Pete and Morag

10/10 Excellent

Brendon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and clean, all like new . Good location
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Pete & Morag on 15 Feb,2024
Thanks Brendon. That's how we like things to be for our guests. Glad you enjoyed it. Pete and Morag

8/10 Good

Jane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love the renovated room, nice firm bed. Nice plunger coffee. Housekeeping staff are great. Reception may need improving. We arrived 1:40pm ( yes too early ) nobody at reception, when receptionist came 2pm check-in, we are ok with this. Came back 2:30pm, nobody, rang the phone & waited. 15 mins later we walked around the back & found another Receptionist, phone has no batteries. 3pm checked in. Lucky the room is nice. Happy ending.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Pete & Morag on 9 Feb,2024
We are pleased your stay was good overall. The battery in our portable phone had failed to charge on the day you checked in, and we had not realised this until you found us and said you had been ringing from reception with no response. We are sorry that this meant you were unable to contact us on arrival. The battery has since been replaced. Pete and Morag

10/10 Excellent

Maree

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable and everything we needed
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Pete & Morag on 3 Feb,2024
Thank you Maree for choosing to stay at 538 Great King Motel. We are pleased you had a comfortable stay and we hope to see you again.Pete and Morag

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Lovely stay with excellent hosts.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Pete & Morag on 9 Jan,2024
Thanks Ian for choosing to stay with us and for your review.Pete and Morag

10/10 Excellent

Evan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Pete & Morag on 9 Jan,2024
Thanks Evan.

8/10 Good

Andrea

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a downstairs unit which meant that we could hear everything that was happening upstairs, even just them walking around upstairs was very loud. I think that some noise insulation between the floors should have been added when the property was renovated. Nice new kitchen and bathroom facilities, comfortable beds.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Pete & Morag on 19 Dec,2023
Thanks Andrea. We are pleased that you had a good stay overall, but we are sorry you experienced noise from above. There is a sound-dampening layer between the two levels, but this material cannot eliminate all noise in an older timber structure such as this. We do ask guests going into the upstairs units to consider those below them, and most people seem to take this on board as we rarely have complaints about noise. Thanks again for staying with us and for your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

PACIFIC

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Pete & Morag on 17 Dec,2023
Thank you.

6/10 Okay

Steven

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was nice, clean, warm, good price
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Pete & Morag on 30 Nov,2023
Thanks Andrew. "Nice, clean, warm, good price". That ticks a few boxes. Glad you found it okay.Pete and Morag

10/10 Excellent

Lynne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Only a one night stay but everything was excellent
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Pete and Morag on 29 Nov,2023
Thanks Lynne. We are pleased everything was excellent for your stay. Pete and Morag

10/10 Excellent

Carolyn

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Pete & Morag on 18 Nov,2023
Thank you Carolyn.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great motel and location. Tidy modern and clean. First shower ive ever had to turn pressure down to enjoy the shower.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Pete and Morag on 11 Nov,2023
Thank you. We are pleased you had an enjoyable stay here ... yes, we have fantastic showers in the units, with great water pressure and instant hot water!Pete and Morag

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
what a great place. Very clean and quiet even though it is on the 'one way' north. Would be happy to recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Pete and Morag on 2 Nov,2023
Thanks very much recommending us Peter. We are pleased you found it clean and quiet here. Pete and Morag

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All good for our 2 rooms. very Comfy and convenient
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Pete and Morag on 2 Nov,2023
Thanks very much John. We are pleased you had a good stay. Pete and Morag

8/10 Good

Sheree

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great convenient location and very quiet considering it’s off the main highway
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Pete and Morag on 23 Oct,2023
Thanks Sheree. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay and found our location quiet and convenient.

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Pete and Morag on 24 Oct,2023
Thank you Claire.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean warm and welcoming!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Pete & Morag on 7 Oct,2023
Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

mary

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
An IN and OUT stay. The .welcome was great. The room heated. Everything perfect. regards
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Pete & Morag on 13 Aug,2023
Thanks Mary. We are pleased you found everything to be perfect. That makes our day!Pete and Morag

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place for a short stay! Clean and new.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Pete and Morag on 7 Aug,2023
Thanks Michael. We are pleased you had a great stay here.Pete and Morag

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Response from George - 538 Great King Motel on 24 Jun,2023
Thanks for your rating! We hope to welcome you back soon!

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the 538 Great King Motel. It is nicely landscaped and very convenient for walking to most anywhere you want to go.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Pete & Morag on 8 Jun,2023
Thanks Elizabeth. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay here. Hope to see you again. Pete and Morag

8/10 Good

Fiona

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and well presented unit.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Pete & Morag on 5 Jun,2023
Thanks Fiona. We are pleased you had an enjoyable stay here.

10/10 Excellent

Aimee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay….very clean and tidy, room was modern and had everything you could need while away from home, close enough to walk to shops in town, the botanic gardens, Forsyth Barr stadium and the university is even closer….would definitely stay again….
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Pete & Morag on 10 Apr,2023
Thank you Aimee. We are very pleased you enjoyed your stay here, and we agree this is a great location for whatever might bring you to Dunedin, not because there is so much to do within walking distance, but also being handy to the arterial routes for those things that are further afield. Hope to see you again. Pete and Morag

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room I had was very clean and quiet which I really appreciated. The Manager (Peter) was excellent to deal with making the check-in process so easy.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Pete & Morag on 15 Mar,2023
Thank you for staying with us and for your feedback Michael. We are very pleased you found the room clean quiet and we hope to see you again. Pete and Morag

10/10 Excellent

Shane

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The cleanest place I have ever stayed we stayed 4 nights and didn’t want to leave
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Pete & Morag on 11 Mar,2023
Thank you Shane. it was a pleasure to have you both here and we wish you all the best.Pete and Morag

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent accommodation and staff. Owners Pete & Morag could not have been more welcoming, friendly and helpful. I highly recommend the Great King Motel.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Pete & Morag on 2 Mar,2023
Thanks Charles (Kieran). It was a pleasure to have you here and we do hope you enjoy the remainder of your time in New Zealand.Pete and Morag

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, new or newly remodeled, spacious
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Pete & Morag on 4 Feb,2023
Thanks Charles. We are pleased you had a good stay and that the rooms felt new and spacious. Our team works hard to keep that new, fresh feel and we are pleased when it is noticed. Pete & Morag

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good motel close to CBD
Check in was quick, room was very clean and great amenities included e.g. milk, plunger coffee, tea, microwave and stove top. Location is close to CBD (5mins drive) and free parking onsite.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023
Response from Pete & Morag on 20 Jan,2023
Thank you.

4/10 Poor

NIGEL

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Pete & Morag on 11 Jan,2023
Sorry you didn't have a good stay. We would like to know whether there is anything we could have done to make it better.

8/10 Good

Matthew

Response from Pete & Morag on 25 Apr,2023
Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

maud le

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thème garden and furniture are nice
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022
Response from Pete & Morag on 23 Nov,2022
Thank you Maud. We are pleased you and your family had an enjoyable stay here.

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022
Response from Pete and Morag on 15 Feb,2024
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Will definitely stay again. Loved the garden view.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Pete & Morag on 31 Aug,2022
Thanks Elizabeth. We look forward to welcoming you back on your next visit.Pete & Morag

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth Susan

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Pete and Morag on 15 Feb,2024
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Highly recommended Great location for University visits
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Pete & Morag on 31 Jul,2022
Thanks Christine. Yes, as the closest motel to the University, we couldn't agree more. Glad you enjoyed your stay in the Penthouse too. Pete & Morag

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location for meeting people at uni - and dinner and coffee options close. Lovely clean warm room and a desk for me to work at.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Pete & Morag on 29 Jul,2022
Thanks for you feedback Lisa and for choosing to stay at 538 Great King. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay here and that the location worked for you. Hope to see you again. Pete and Morag

10/10 Excellent

Annabel

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
Response from Pete and Morag on 15 Feb,2024
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Kirsten

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy to find, friendly staff, comfortable room.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from Pete & Morag on 21 Mar,2022
Thankyou Kirsten. Hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Amoe

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very lovely place to stay with delightful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Response from Pete & Morag on 22 Feb,2022
Thank you Amoe. It was pleasure to have you here and we hope to see you again. Pete & Morg

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location - very thoughtful hosts. After a day on a motorbike in the rain - to tind the room heating was already on when I arrived was a very welcome touch.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022
Response from Pete & Morag on 6 Feb,2022
Glad you liked it here Ben. It was a pleasure to have you.

10/10 Excellent

Yanbing

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent host service, very precise and thoughtful accessibility
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Response from Pete & Morag on 4 Jan,2022
Thanks Yanbing. We are pleased you had an enjoyable stay here and we hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Handy to town and Budha Stix Restaurant
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Pete & Morag on 22 Dec,2021
Thanks for choosing 538 Great King Wendy. We are pleased you had nice stay here. Pete & Morag

8/10 Good

Donna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spacious and tidy.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from Pete & Morag on 17 Oct,2021
Thank you Donna. We are pleased you had a good stay here. Pete & Morag

10/10 Excellent

PAUL

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent service and great location
I travel quite a bit for work and this is the best motel I've found in Dunedin. Modern, spacious, and the service is excellent. My colleague and I were caught by the snap lockdown but had no issues as we had great support from Peter and Morag. Will definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Pete & Morag on 22 Aug,2021
Thanks Paul. Glad we could help and hoping for a short lockdown.