White Heron Motor Lodge
Location: 474 Gladstone Rd, Gisborne, nz
Star Rating: 4 Stars
Property Type: Motels
About this Property
Convenient Location
White Heron Motor Lodge is ideally located just minutes away from Gisborne's city center, the beach, and the airport, making it a perfect choice for both leisure and business travelers.
Modern Amenities
Enjoy a comfortable stay in our modern and spacious units equipped with air-conditioning, electric blankets, 50-inch LED TVs, and kitchenettes. Stay connected with unlimited free WiFi and relax in style with our premium facilities.
Nearby Attractions
Explore Gisborne's attractions with ease as we are a short drive from Olympic Pool Complex, Showgrounds Park & Event Centre, Gisborne Park Golf Club, and Poverty Bay. Your perfect stay in Gisborne awaits at White Heron Motor Lodge.
Important Information
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Health or beauty spa nearby
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Air conditioning
- Family rooms
- Safety deposit box
- Fax/photocopying
- Facilities for disabled guests
- Wheelchair accessible
- Free wired internet
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Internet access
- Housekeeping on request
- Japanese garden
- Health or beauty spa nearby
Rooms Available
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Standard Suite, 1 Bedroom, Kitchenette (with Spa)
1 King Bed
699 sq feet
Layout - Bedroom
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 50-inch flat-screen TV, premium channels, and DVD player
Food & Drink - Kitchenette with refrigerator, microwave, cookware/dishware, and electric kettle
Sleep - Premium bedding, blackout drapes/curtains, and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Practical - Iron/ironing board, desk, and local maps
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and climate-controlled heating and air conditioning
Non-Smoking, renovated in October 2016
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Kitchenette
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- DVD player
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Electric kettle
- Daily housekeeping
- Premium bedding
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Bedsheets provided
- Local maps
- Guidebooks or recommendations
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1 Bedroom Unit (Sleeps 4)
1 King Bed
Layout - Bedroom
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 50-inch flat-screen TV, premium channels, and DVD player
Food & Drink - Kitchenette with refrigerator, microwave, cookware/dishware, and electric kettle
Sleep - Premium bedding, blackout drapes/curtains, and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, a hair dryer, and towels
Practical - Iron/ironing board, desk, and local maps
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and climate-controlled heating and air conditioning
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Kitchenette
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- DVD player
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Electric kettle
- Daily housekeeping
- Premium bedding
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- Bedsheets provided
- Local maps
- Guidebooks or recommendations
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Studio
This modern, large open plan studio has a king-sized bed and a 50-inch TV with satellite channels. It also includes a kitchenette with a refrigerator, microwave, toaster, electric frying pan and a hot plate. There are also tea and coffee making facilities. The bathroom has a glass shower. Please note that the price is based on 2 guests. There is no capacity for additional guests.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Kitchenette
- Radio
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Seating Area
- Fan
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Sofa
- Alarm clock
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toaster
- Electric blankets
- Coffee machine
- Linen
- Dining table
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
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Studio with Spa Bath
This large, open plan studio has a kitchenette with an electric fry pan, instant tea/coffee and a hot plate. Facilities include electric blankets and satellite television. The private bathroom has a spa bath. Please note that the price is based on 2 guests. There is no capacity for additional guests.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Kitchenette
- Radio
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Seating Area
- Fan
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Sofa
- Alarm clock
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toaster
- Electric blankets
- Coffee machine
- Linen
- Dining table
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
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One-Bedroom Apartment
One-bedroom apartment has a large lounge/dining area and a separate bedroom. Also has a kitchenette with a microwave, an electric fry pan and a hot plate. The private bathroom comes with a spa bath. Please note that the price is based on 2 guests. There is no capacity for additional guests.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Kitchenette
- Radio
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Seating Area
- Fan
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Sofa
- Alarm clock
- Dining area
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toaster
- Electric blankets
- Coffee machine
- Linen
- Dining table
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
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Two-Bedroom Apartment
This spacious and modern apartment has a large open plan lounge/dining area and 2 separate bedrooms each with its own TV. The apartment has a fully equipped kitchenette with a refrigerator, microwave, stove top and an electric frying pan. The bedrooms have large king-sized beds or single-sized beds. The lounge/dining area has a 50-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels. Please note that the price is based on 4 guests. There is no capacity for additional guests.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Kitchenette
- Radio
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Seating Area
- Fan
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Sofa
- Alarm clock
- Dining area
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toaster
- Electric blankets
- Coffee machine
- Linen
- Dining table
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
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Double or Twin Room
Meals can be prepared in the well-fitted kitchenette, which features a refrigerator, kitchenware, a microwave and a toaster. The spacious twin/double room features air conditioning, a tea and coffee maker, a seating area, a wardrobe and a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. The unit has 3 beds.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Kitchenette
- Radio
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Seating Area
- Fan
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Sofa
- Alarm clock
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toaster
- Electric blankets
- Coffee machine
- Linen
- Dining table
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
-
Studio - Disability Access
This studio provides an electric kettle and a flat-screen TV. The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Electric kettle
- Linen
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Body soap
Guest Reviews
- Adventure Bike Tourer (8/5): - Beautiful bed and pillows. Large floor space. Close to beaches and lookouts. Ports were interesting to see. A smart TV would of been good.
- Josh (10/5): reliable accommodation in Gisborne - good off-street parking, spacious rooms. Comfy beds and good bathroom and kitchenette. great to have a table and chairs for dining rather than eating on a bed or sofa.
- Viv (8/5): Comfortable, friendly and enjoyable. - Large spacious, well laid out room. Really helpful staff, recommended dinner and coffee options, also state of the highway north. Parking outside room. Bathroom basic, no towel rail, heated or otherwise, small and only a shower (no bath).
- Heather (10/5): - Great location. Comfy beds. Room immaculate
- Kendra (10/5): - Super clean, great location, friendly staff. Would definitely recommend.
- David (10/5): -
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- Chris (8/5): -
- Patrick (5/5): -
- Tania (10/5): Our first-choice hotel in Tairāwhiti - Lovely large, clean and quiet room that has everything you need. Location is close to a variety of food options and supermarket Nothing
- leonie (10/5): always choose this motel because it is clean and the people are friendly - the rooms are always clean and comfortable. nil
- Veronica MH Tawhai (10/5): Beautiful well-kept motel with friendly staff! - Beautifully kept luxury motel - large spa bath in the bathroom! No food places in a walkable distance but town is close!
- Steph (10/5): - Loved how clean the room was and how modern it is. The bed was a little too firm for us.
- Reihana (10/5): - Bed was comfy Big Spa Bath Friendly staff Nothing
- Peter (8/5): -
- Pat (8/5): We only had 2 nights. P - Very spacious
- Jane (8/5): Lovely quiet stay for a reasonable price - Very quiet. Good parking. Comfy bed. Great shower
- Elviena (9/5): - Spotlessly clean pleasant room. Comfy room.
- Robyn (9/5): - Location. Clean. .
- Raroa (9/5): - Lovely host Lovely room Everything was great
- John (9/5): Hand and very clean - Very handy to the CBD - large room and very clean
- Gaynor (10/5): Comfortable, welcoming, would recommend and happily rebook - Unit was clean and large. There had been confusion with the beds and so they put us in a larger unit already with twin beds for no extra cost. happily put the unit on hold for another night in case we couldn't drive out. Complimentary laundry - great nothing
- David (9/5): Enjoyable - Staff were friendly and helpful Nothing
- Chris (10/5): This property is a wonderful gem and have already booked again for later this year! - This was a very well appointed property that didn’t disappoint any way. Certainly lived up to and exceeded expectations. Not often do I give a 10 rating, but this property deserves it. Nothing to note here!
- Rangitukia (10/5): Rangitukia T's - Just a great place to stay. I have absolutely no complaints.
- Alex-Ann (9/5): -
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- Shelley (9/5): -
- Ramon (10/5): Excellent motel - The room and service
- mark (8/5): -
- Neil (9/5): exceptional place to stay - Staff were brilliant and very approachable and the room were awesome. Very clean and spacious.
- Jill (9/5): -
- Anthony (10/5): Had an amazing time in Gisborne & the hotel facilities at the white heron motor lodge made the experience just that - Great location. Super clean facilities. Well equipped motor lodge rooms. Lovely hosts who were attentive. Easy property to access & leave.
- Yuriy (9/5): -
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- Gerhard (9/5): Perfekt! - Sauberkeit, Einrichtung, geschmackvoll …
- Zane (10/5): - Very spacious clean space, with a nice spa bath to unwind
- Darius (8/5): Very good accommodation for a little getaway - Very close to the center of town No complaints
- Angela (9/5): -
- Gayle (10/5): Fabulous hotel. - The location is spot on, close to everything. Very clean, great service. Would definitely come back here.
- Paul (8/5): -
- Tracey (10/5): Highly recommend. - A lovely modern motel with tasteful decor. Great location. The owners were exceptionally kind, they went over and beyond during a very stressful time with a sick family member. Thank you so much for your kindness.
- Rangitukia (10/5): - Relaxing atmosphere, clean and fresh rooms. Can't think of anything
- Maxwell (10/5): -
- David (9/5): Spacious unit, well located and equipped - White Heron is our motel of choice in Gisborne, spacious unit, with everything you need, including Sky Sport, plunger coffee, bars of soap and a warm welcome
- Grant (10/5): Fabulous! - Na Na
- Leon (10/5): - Easy, straightforward check in and check-out process. Large deluxe room. Most of the kitchenette appliances were stored in underbench cardboards to give the space an uncluttered look, I could imagine elderly and those with physical disabilities struggling to lift some of the appliances (hotplates for example) to a usable location... A more convenient arrangement would be the use of an application garage so no lifting is required to use or to put away heavy and potentially hot electric appliances.
- christiane (10/5): -
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- Phil (10/5): A relaxing stay, a home from home , comfortable, clean and good facilities in a great location. Close enough to town … - It was very clean, comfortable and homely Nothing
- Alison (9/5): Wonderful stay, very happy, definitely recommend - The room was beautifully clean, really comfy bed, good fridge freezer, toiletries, nice and quiet,close to amenities, nice staff 100% recommended Can't think of anything
- Ilona (10/5): -
- Ezra (10/5): Great place to stay - Very nice and the owners were very nice A+++
- andrew (8/5): Did the job well - Plenty of space, convenient for town and facilities Could hear background road noise
- Kenneth (8/5): - Large Comfortable room well situated. Noise transfer between units was higher than usual
- Bryony (10/5): -
- Hope (7/5): -
- CHRISTIAN (9/5): - Parking, grande chambre bien aménagée Dans la salle de bain il serait bien de mettre en place des supports de serviettes pour les étendre après utilisation.
- Stuart (10/5): - Very nice staff. Great water pressure and temperature. Great wifi. Beds comfortable. All good.
- Karen (10/5): One of the best accommodation in Gisborne - The room is spacious and clean. Love the spa bath. The location is great, close to everything. Everything was good
- Nathan (10/5): - Very spacious and comfortable Parking away from room but we survived
- Craig (10/5): We had a great nights rest. - The room was beautiful, crisp and clean.
- Marilynn (10/5): - Great to walk into studio and find out how spacious it was. Good size, very clean and comfortable. Good furnishings and lovely spa bath to soak in.
- Ilona (10/5): Relaxing - Beautiful, Friendly, Helpful Staff, room was ready for earlier check-in, centrally located, room was indeed very clean, spacious, comfortable, quiet and luxurious. Beautiful beddings. Nothing to not like.
- Sally (10/5): -
- Laurance (10/5): Pleasant and quiet - Spacious, clean and spar. Smoking area, location and comfort
- Kahamai (6/5): -
- De (10/5): -
- Tony (9/5): -
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- Sharon (10/5): -
- Christopher (10/5): Friendly staff, clean and tidy - Clean and tidy and friendly staff, central location and quiet
- Shona (10/5): - Really spacious, clean and comfortable. Really thought it was wonderful
- Mike (10/5): -
- Poulsen (10/5): - ROOM WAS GORGEOUS 😍 LOVED EVERYTHING HIGHLY APPRECIATED EXCEPTIONAL BEDDING, HIGHLY RECOMMEND AS CLOSE TO CITY CENTRE.
- Tracey (10/5): - Very modern and clean and tidy.
- Darwyyn (10/5): - This lodge provided a comfortable and clean stay, and the staff were friendly and provided helpful recommendations. Definitely recommend!
- Wayne (8/5): - Good place to stay
- Jennifer (10/5): - Quite and clean. Lovely room. Helpful staff.
- Nicole (10/5): -
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- Tina (9/5): -
- Morgan (10/5): - Rooms were nice and tidy with plenty of space to relax, staff were very friendly, spa bath was amazing, definitely will go back again to stay
- Ron (10/5): - Spacious units, comfortable bed and a good working heat pump. Nothing
- Joshua (10/5): reliable accommodation in Gisborne - big room, great bed, excellent heating. Nice to have a dining table and chair for eating and a sofa for relaxing. Spacious with good parking.
- Bill (10/5): - I thoroughly liked it. Very friendly.very comfortable and very clean
- Stephen Virtue (10/5): -
- Roger (8/5): Tidy and clean accommodation - Nice tidy and clean accommodation close to Gisborne CBD
- Peter (10/5): -
- Rangitukia (9/5): -
- Ben (10/5): A comfortable stay - A cosy, homely, clean & comfortable accommodation Maybe if we could have had a 2nd bottle of milk please? There was just 1 sml btl for 2 adults over 3 days.
- Audrey (10/5): Excellent stay, high quality facilities and outstanding service. - We stayed in studios located next to each other. I appreciated that two rooms was the same price as the two bedroom apartment. It meant that my sister and I could be close to each other without having to share an apartment. I really appreciate it when regionally based motels apply standards you might typically expect in a central city hotel. This was the case with the White Heron which provided exceptional receptionist services, polished and warm, through to top quality furnishings in the rooms along with cleanliness. I know Gisborne accommodation well because I have been travelling back and forth for years. The recent work done on these rooms is a cut above and real value for money. This will be our go to accommodation from here on. The studio I stayed in was close to the two bedroom apartment so that family noise travelled. Overall though, it wasn't a problem.
- Andre (10/5): White Heron Gisborne - Great location and amenities.
- Paula (10/5): Exceptional -
- Tricia (10/5): Would definitely recommend - Exceptionally clean and tidy
- Jacqui (8/5): Would definitely stay again - Great location. Always clean and comfortable
- Rachael (10/5): - Big clean and very well equipped R
- Diana (9/5): Superb -
- Rangitukia (10/5): Shell n Paul - Being able to relax in a comfortable clean room Nothing to add
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