After our recent trip to New Zealands South Island our accomadation was in Kaikoura at the Willowbank Motel the room was very musty smelling after having a shower there , the greeting we got was rude because we arrived early but after a six hour drive all we wanted to to settle into the room but no we had to... More

What can I say ! but this place is not at all suitable. After viewing the rooms we decided not to stay ( although they still took all our money and would not give us a refund so we lost $465.000) the rooms were disgusting. The smell was something that we would not put up with--- the holes in the... More

This was the only place of the 8 we stayed at that we would not stay at again. We would not recommend it to others. Having said that, it did appear clean and we slept well enough on the mattress. Our room was away from the road, so it was quiet, and the shower had a good flow. I would... More

Willowbank Motel is basic accommodation with poor bedding. The rooms are very small and the bedroom in the one bedroom unit is practically wall to wall bed because the room is so narrow. The bathroom was the best part of the unit as it was large with a nice sized shower. As a 3-star motel it is, at best, at... More

Shabby furniture, shabby service. The glass covering for the ceiling light fell and shattered - the place desperately needs an upgrade or at least better maintenance. We left within a couple of hours with no refund, no apology and no hesitation...Aspen Court down the road was superb.

The rooms are spacious, clean and well equipped and the motel is very close to the town's center. There's a computer at the reception to check the internet, but the Wifi doesn't work very well, so avoid buying wifi credit.

Well located, and a quite place to stay. We had the family room - big enough for 7 adults. The view behind the room and down the back were awesome. Farm scene, creek and mountains that we did not even know existed.

After driving from Christchurch we was looking for somewhere comfortable and quiet to crash. With it being a holiday weekend many motels were fully booked. The unit was quiet, but the furnishings were shabby and dated with cobwebs in some corners. The unit really needed updating and some TLC (tender loving care). We wanted to catch up on the News... More

Nice stay, room is quiet and clean. 3 mins driving to town center. Easy walking to supermarket.Would stay again.