The Dawson Motel
Location: 16 Dawson Street, New Plymouth, 4601, New Plymouth, NZ
Star Rating: 4 Stars
Property Type: Motels
About this Property
Complimentary Bicycles and Breakfast
Convenient Amenities
Central Location
Experience the comfort of The Dawson Motel with complimentary bicycles, daily breakfast, and convenient amenities like express check-in and check-out. Enjoy the central location, just a 5-minute walk from popular attractions in the heart of New Plymouth. Book now for a memorable stay!
Important Information
- Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
- The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
- Contactless check-in and contactless check-out are available.
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Instructions: The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 9:00 PM. To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. If you are planning to arrive after 9:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and key retrieval information. The front desk is staffed during limited hours.
Amenities & Facilities
- Express check-out
- Free bicycles on site
- Electric car charging station
- No single-use plastic straws
- No single-use plastic soda bottles
- Free WiFi
- Luggage storage
- Express check-in/check-out
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Express check-out
- Smoke-free property
- Express check-in
- Wheelchair accessible parking
- Free bicycles on site
- Free self parking
- Electric car charging station
- Eco-friendly toiletries
- LED light bulbs
- Recycling
- Wheelchair-accessible van parking
- Handrails in stairways
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Well-lit path to entrance
- Double-glazing on all windows
- At least 80% of all lighting comes from LEDs
- No single-use plastic soda bottles
- No single-use plastic straws
- Reusable cups only
- Reusable tableware only
Rooms Available
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Standard Studio, Non Smoking (studio)
1 King Bed
431 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi and wired internet access
Entertainment - LCD television, satellite channels, and iPod dock
Food & Drink - Refrigerator, microwave, coffee/tea maker, and electric kettle
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Practical - Free weekday newspaper, iron/ironing board, and desk; cribs (surcharge) available on request
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Accessibility - Grab bar in shower
Eco-friendly - Eco-friendly toiletries, recycling bin, and LED light bulbs
Non-Smoking
Room is accessed via exterior corridors
Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- DVD player
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Interconnected room(s) available
- Electric kettle
- Wheelchair accessible
- Daily housekeeping
- Access via exterior corridors
- Free WiFi
- Bedsheets provided
- Guidebooks or recommendations
- LED light bulbs
- Hand-held showerhead
- Portable shower seat
- Height-adjustable showerhead
- Shower grab bar
- Wheelchair-width doorways
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Standard Twin Room, Non Smoking (twin room)
1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed
431 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi and wired internet access
Entertainment - LCD television, satellite channels, and iPod dock
Food & Drink - Refrigerator, microwave, coffee/tea maker, and electric kettle
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Practical - Free weekday newspaper, iron/ironing board, and desk; cribs (surcharge) available on request
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Eco-friendly - Eco-friendly toiletries, recycling bin, and LED light bulbs
Non-Smoking
Room is accessed via exterior corridors
Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- DVD player
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Interconnected room(s) available
- Electric kettle
- Daily housekeeping
- Access via exterior corridors
- Free WiFi
- Bedsheets provided
- Guidebooks or recommendations
- LED light bulbs
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Luxury Suite
1 King Bed and 1 Large Twin Bed
538 sq feet
Layout - Bedroom and living room
Internet - Free WiFi and wired internet access
Entertainment - LCD television, satellite channels, and iPod dock
Food & Drink - Refrigerator, microwave, coffee/tea maker, and electric kettle
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, separate bathtub and shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Practical - Free weekday newspaper, iron/ironing board, and desk
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Eco-friendly - Eco-friendly toiletries, recycling bin, and LED light bulbs
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) available
Non-Smoking
Room is accessed via exterior corridors
Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- DVD player
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Interconnected room(s) available
- Electric kettle
- Daily housekeeping
- Access via exterior corridors
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Free WiFi
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Bedsheets provided
- Guidebooks or recommendations
- LED light bulbs
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Family Suite
1 King Bed and 2 Large Twin Beds
646 sq feet
Layout - 2 bedrooms and living room
Internet - Free WiFi and wired internet access
Entertainment - LCD television, satellite channels, and iPod dock
Food & Drink - Refrigerator, microwave, coffee/tea maker, and electric kettle
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, separate bathtub and shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Practical - Free weekday newspaper, iron/ironing board, and desk
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Eco-friendly - Eco-friendly toiletries, recycling bin, and LED light bulbs
Non-Smoking
Room is accessed via exterior corridors
Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability
Max Occupancy: 5 (4 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- DVD player
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Interconnected room(s) available
- Electric kettle
- Daily housekeeping
- Access via exterior corridors
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Free WiFi
- Bedsheets provided
- Guidebooks or recommendations
- LED light bulbs
Guest Reviews
- Pauline (10/5): - Nice clean and friendly, very good location
- Gordon and Karen (10/5): - Staff were very friendly and helpful. Unit cosy and comfortable. Shower was absolutely heavenly! I look forward to be able to stay there another time. A+
- Hayley (10/5): - We loved our stay! It was perfect for what we needed. Staff were lovely and very friendly.
- Jaedra (10/5): - Lovely hosts and very helpful .. quality room and amenities. Very highly recommend.
- Steve (8/5): - Very clean unit. Very close to restaurants and town. Warm and cosy Ideal for couple of nights
- Lisa-Marie (10/5): - A lovely place to stay. It was very clean & staff were very professional & polite. Will definately stay there again. Many thanks!
- BRIAN (10/5): - Handy to city centre.
- Graham (8/5): - The room was comfortable spotlessly clean. It served our purposes well for a pleasant stay.
- Ricky (10/5): Handy to Restaurants and bars - Handy to Restaurants and bars, easy access to northern motorway.
- Tania (10/5): - Modern, clean and decent room size.
- Alan (10/5): - Excellent location - spacious rooms - friendly owners & staff
- Sheena (10/5): - Nice rooms, clean and tidy
- George (8/5): - A great facility with really lovely folks operating it. It was truly a pleasure to stay there. Thank you so much!
- Michael (10/5): Very clean, updated Motel - Clean and updated motel and room. Nice amenities in room and conveniently located.
- Andree (10/5): - The shower rose needs some servicing but apart from that it was lovely.
- Hayley (10/5): - Very clean. Great service at checkout.
- Te Aomihia (10/5): - Warm caring staff n nice spacious clean rooms
- Mike (10/5): Quiet, tidy and comfy. - convenient location, friendly staff. Great having access to an EV charger for a nominal fee (cheaper than super charger by far)
- Karen (10/5): - Perfect location for visiting the city (within 10-15 minutes walk of most key attractions). Easy to access main routes in and out of the city for further exploring. Very clean unit. Comfortable beds. Great spot. Will be returning for our next visit.
- Adrienne (8/5): - Good value for location in CBD.
- Kerry (10/5): - Handy to town, very walkable
- Koutilya (10/5): - It was a nice and safe trip
- Paul (10/5): - Excellent rooms. Excellent facilities. Great parking. Friendly reception/host.
- Kerry-Lynn (10/5): - Lovely studio unit in a great location
- Vincent (8/5): - Clean comfortable room. No traffic problems as it’s off the main road.
- William (10/5): Great motel in town - Great overnight stay near the town centre. Godd location and great ground floor room
- Alexandra (10/5): - An excellent place to start beautiful motel rooms and facilities will definitely stay again
- susan (6/5): - Thank you for a nice stay
- Antony (10/5): - Dawson Motel is a clean and comfortable motel. From my bedroom, I had views of the sea. Friendly, helpful staff. I would recommended this motel in New Plymouth.
- Laura (8/5): - The traffic can get noisy as of busy road. Monday morning a construction sight had noisy trucks and fortcliffs. So best to stay friday and saturday night. Unless a heavy sleeper. Nice and clean. Do need some upgrades for electric jug and the mugs were very small. The sheets were not very soft but other than that very pleased and nice services. Very clean and tidy.
- Grant (10/5): - What a lovely motel. Spotlessly clean, modern, comfy bed and really quiet. A great nights stay thank you.
- james (10/5): - The staff were exceptionally helpful and friendly, adding to a pleasant stay. The rooms were serviced daily and were quite quiet, comfortable and spacious with a modern feel. Conveniently placed, shopping and restaurants were close by. The outdoor activities were also close, as well as the Coastal Walk.
- Vinay (6/5): - Shower head was faulty. Water sprayed all over except on you. Staff tried to assist but unfortunately did not resolve issue
- Jody (10/5): - Good location and so clean. Was so lovely to have complimentary cookies with the tea and coffee, Never had that before. We loved our stay.
- Kate (10/5): - It was a great stay with plenty of well designed space, nice linens and great shower with amazing water pressure. Staff were friendly and its a central location.
- Theresa (10/5): - Handy location. Clean and comfortable.
- Josh (8/5): - .
- Laurie (10/5): - Staff was friendly and accommodating. Very clean. Convenient to everything by walking.
- sharyn (10/5): Thumbs up for Dawson - Helpful staff with directions and food outlet suggestions. Rooms are comfortable and clean. Awesome shower in our one bedroom unit. Handy to town, park and beach.
- Rosaline Maria (8/5): - Needed to know entrance was not on Dawson St. Otherwise all was excellent.
- Joy (10/5): - Helpful friendly host
- bruce (8/5): - a little noisy with trucks passing thankfully no trains units nicely modern and kept clean friendly staff will come again
- Bernard (10/5): - So central to CBD. Walking distance to shopping, restaurants, walkway. Excellent parking and room very spacious. IMMACULATE!!!
- Deborah (10/5): - Super clean, great amenities, friendly host & staff, superb location. Will stay again ☺️
- Robyn (8/5): - Lovely motel, only comment would be a better shower rose, there was good pressure but more squirted out of shower rose
- Alison (10/5): - Clean and spacious family room. Well equipped and warm.
- Chris (10/5): - Great
- Mark (10/5): - Very clean and friendly staff. Nice and quiet and yet close enough to walk to town. Would recommend and would stay again.
- Ian (10/5): - Quiet, very central, safe, efficient, decent rooms well set up.
- Georgia (10/5): - The owner Warren was a lovely gentleman, very welcoming and a great place to stay especially if you have an EV as charging is available.
- James (10/5): - Very clean and referbished feeling. Safe, quiet. Close to lots of food options and shopping.
- Cheryl (10/5): - Lovely staff, clean and spacious.
- tomoko (10/5): - Crean and bus-tub is really nice
- Verified traveler (10/5): Excellent - Very friendly and very helpful
- Biju (10/5): - it is very clean, and tidy property. Staff was very friendly and welcoming. Furniture are very good ones. If they can have a smart tv and netflix, Prime ,Disney plus will be more good.
- Katie (8/5): - Staff were excellent, easy close access to city
- Duncan (8/5): - The Dawson Motel was very close to the shops and restaurants. But you could also park your car safely at the Motel if needed.
- Tanti (8/5): - Good overall stay. The manager/owner was lovely too.
- Jacqueline (10/5): Quiet and spotless - A very clean motel with everything one could want. Centrally located and despite being fully booked it was quiet.
- MS PATRICIA W (10/5): - Great short stay. Close to City. Clean
- Gerard (8/5): It was alright ... - The Dawson doesn't differ much from other motels in this category. My stay was comfortable, but traffic noise can be a bit bothersome. The Dawson has no pool or sports equipment, which I would expect of a 41/2 star motel, especially for the price which I paid !
- Darcel (10/5): - Great stay
- Philip (10/5): - Great place to stay. Clean and tidy rooms, very modern and stylish. Parking on site with a short walk to the water front and CBD, would stay here again.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Beautiful modern and clean motel, great bathroom with a large tub that included jets. On arrival we were greeted by one of the lovely owners and provided with guidance about the WiFi and parking available, as well as a generous glass bottle of milk. The master bedroom and lounge both had TV's with Sky. We had a very pleasant stay and we will definitely be back again. Highly recommended!
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Loved it! Super modern, warm, perfectly clean, light, quiet, well appointed. Great location too. Exceeded my expectations. The kids loved it as well. Definitely planning to return.
- Veronica (10/5): Good location - We were in New Plymouth for the Americarna weekend and booked this months in advance thankfully. It was clean and tidy with a very comfortable bed. We particularly liked how close to the centre of town it is so we could walk everywhere. Would definitely stay again.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - good location, clean room and nice host
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Parking is a bit tight but that's probably because we had our ute rather than car. The room was nice well set out and clean.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Its always a pleasure to stay over at the Dawsons. Tried another motel last vist, but they could not match Warren's n Carol's home from home.
- Monica (10/5): Nice break way - Lovely place to stay and friendly staff. Nice to have one lower levels. Very close to town centre.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Great location and good quality facilities. Friendly and knowledgeable host. Will definitely stay there again.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Great location, easy access to city center. Wou,d recomend this motel
- Colin (10/5): Good value - Comfortable clean, central and well maintained. Our new go-to accommodation in New Plymouth.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Disapointing that theres nothing but rooms. No pool or spa or bath in our roon
- Salma (8/5): Worth your dollars! - Just what i needed. Comfortable and clean.
- Hina (10/5): - Everything I needed. Clean and lovely.
- Deb (10/5): - Great location. Close to the water and eating establishments.
- Kiran (10/5): Heart of the city - Great rooms and awesome shower
- Nicky (10/5): - Modern, clean and walking distance to eateries etc.
- Mareta (10/5): - Flawless Very accomodating people.Very clean and tidy definitely stay next time in the Naki
- Kiran (10/5): Great stay - Great friendly service. Awesome shower, close to the city center
- Verified traveler (8/5): Clean and modern - Was pleasantly surprised as room was clean and modern
- David (10/5): Simply awesome in New Plymouth - Great,location, easy 5 minute to walk to nearby cafes, bars & restaurants. Hassle free on site parking, comfortable beds. Great selection of TV channels.Quiet location, Fantastic service.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Convenient and clean. Great place to stay at would always book this for New Plymouth trips for sure.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Great location. Modern very clean units. Hosts very helpful and friendly. Thanks
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Very friendly staff in a well maintained and well equipped property .
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Beautiful modern rooms, very clean, and they’re doing their bit for the environment
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Well located within easy walking distance of the city centre. Easy parking and very modern.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Really good. Just have ice in the trays so drunken guests can rip straight into their GnTs after a long journey ;-)
- David (10/5): Simply fantastic - Welcoming & friendly service. Easy parking, Great WiFi, Walking distance to many restaurants & cafes. Nice quiet location
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Easy walk to restaurants and other facilities in New Plymouth.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Apart from the super clean and spacious room was the added bonus of the free bikes for guest use and the big car park. Have to mention the wonderful high pressure shower too !
- deborah (10/5): Delight on Dawson - Lovely couple. Excellent facility. Exceptionally clean!
- Verified traveler (10/5): - The hosts and staff were friendly, accommodating and just wonderful
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Fantastic Stay, have booked in again for Americana next year. Thanks so much for everything, Perfect Hosts
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Super clean room, very comfortable bed and very friendly staff. Enjoyed borrowing the bikes. Thank you.
- Greg (10/5): - Very clean and comfortable room. Plenty of parking on site. The motel is situated on the edge of town adjacent to industrial type units so a lazy start to the day (on week days) is not an option unless you are a heavy sleeper. However it is also close to the harbour so very convenient for walks by the sea.
- Russell (8/5): - Great place to stay. Nice area, friendly staff and always clean comfortable rooms.
- Aaron (10/5): - Drove down to New Plymouth for work. Arrived at 7 and was welcomed by the friendly owner. Made me feel right at home. The room was extremely tidy and relaxing. Bed was comfortable, shower was great. would recommend to anyone looking at staying down that way.
- Jordan (10/5): - I stayed at the Dawson on business and found it one of the tidiest and cleanest motels I have stayed at and the staff are super friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend for any kind of stay.
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