Samhil Motor Lodge
Location: 12 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch, nz
Star Rating: 4 Stars
Property Type: Motels
About this Property
Luxurious Accommodation: Samhil Motor Lodge, a 4-star motel in Christchurch, offers free WiFi, free parking, and impeccable room service. Each room features a balcony, air conditioning, flat-screen TV, and a private bathroom with free toiletries.
Convenient Location: Situated just 1.9 km from Christchurch Railway Station, guests can explore nearby attractions like Canterbury Museum, Christchurch Art Gallery, and Hagley Park. The Christchurch International Airport is also a short 8 km drive away.
Comfort and Style: With slippers, cozy bed linen, and a kettle in every room, Samhil Motor Lodge ensures a comfortable and relaxing stay for all guests. Book now for a memorable experience in Christchurch!
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Parking
- Air conditioning
- Room service
- Family rooms
- Outdoor furniture
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Guest rooms disinfected between stays
- Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Cashless payment available
- Fire extinguishers
- First aid kit available
- Contactless check-in/check-out
- Smoke alarms
- CCTV outside property
- 24-hour security
- Security alarm
- Key card access
- Television in common areas
- Free wired internet
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Internet access
- Housekeeping on request
Rooms Available
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Deluxe Quadruple Room
Offering free toiletries, this quadruple room includes a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. Guests can make meals in the kitchen that is fitted with a stovetop, a refrigerator, a microwave and a toaster. The air-conditioned quadruple room offers a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a private entrance, a tea and coffee maker, a seating area as well as a quiet street view. The unit offers 4 beds.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Kitchenette
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Seating Area
- Fan
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Kitchen
- Private entrance
- Sofa
- Dining area
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Stovetop
- Toaster
- Cleaning products
- Electric blankets
- Linen
- Outdoor furniture
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
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Apartment
1 Queen Bed and 2 Large Twin Beds
Overlooking the city
Layout - Bedroom and living room
Internet - Free WiFi 50+ Mbps
Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels
Food & Drink - Kitchenette with microwave, cookware/dishware, electric kettle, and toaster
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower, slippers, and free toiletries
Practical - Iron/ironing board, desk, and children's books
Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and heating
Accessibility - Visual fire alarm
Eco-friendly - Eco-friendly cleaning supplies
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) or rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Kitchenette
- Desk
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toaster
- Room service (limited hours)
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- No rollaway/extra beds
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Bedsheets provided
- Free tea bags/instant coffee
- Eco-friendly cleaning products
- Visual fire alarm
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Twin Room
2 Large Twin Beds
Overlooking the city
Internet - Free WiFi 50+ Mbps
Entertainment - 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels
Food & Drink - Kitchenette with microwave, cookware/dishware, electric kettle, and toaster
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower, slippers, and free toiletries
Practical - Iron/ironing board, desk, and wardrobe or closet
Comfort - Air conditioning, daily housekeeping, and heating
Accessibility - Visual fire alarm
Eco-friendly - Eco-friendly cleaning supplies
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) or rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Kitchenette
- Desk
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Toaster
- Room service (limited hours)
- Daily housekeeping
- Free WiFi
- No rollaway/extra beds
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Bedsheets provided
- Free tea bags/instant coffee
- Eco-friendly cleaning products
- Visual fire alarm
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Single Room
The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 1 (1 Adults)
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Studio Queen Room
Providing free toiletries, this studio includes a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. Guests can make meals in the kitchen that is equipped with a stovetop, a refrigerator, a microwave and a toaster. The air-conditioned studio provides a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a private entrance, a tea and coffee maker, a seating area as well as a quiet street view.
Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Kitchenette
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Seating Area
- Fan
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Kitchen
- Private entrance
- Sofa
- Dining area
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Stovetop
- Toaster
- Cleaning products
- Electric blankets
- Linen
- Outdoor furniture
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Sofa bed
- Bottle of water
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
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Studio Twin Room
Offering free toiletries, this studio includes a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. In the fully equipped kitchen, guests will find a stovetop, a refrigerator, a microwave and a toaster. The air-conditioned studio offers a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a private entrance, a tea and coffee maker, a seating area as well as a quiet street view. The unit offers 2 beds.
Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Kitchenette
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Seating Area
- Fan
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Kitchen
- Private entrance
- Sofa
- Dining area
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Stovetop
- Toaster
- Cleaning products
- Electric blankets
- Linen
- Outdoor furniture
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Sofa bed
- Bottle of water
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
-
Family Room
Providing free toiletries, this family room includes a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. The well-equipped kitchen features a stovetop, a refrigerator, a microwave and a toaster. The air-conditioned family room provides a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a private entrance, a tea and coffee maker, a seating area as well as a quiet street view. The unit offers 3 beds.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Kitchenette
- Refrigerator
- Desk
- Seating Area
- Fan
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Satellite channels
- Kitchen
- Private entrance
- Sofa
- Dining area
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Stovetop
- Toaster
- Cleaning products
- Electric blankets
- Linen
- Outdoor furniture
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Wine glasses
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Key card access
Guest Reviews
- Leanne (8/5): -
- Tones (9/5): was only for one night but really enjoyed our time - everything but the tech The tv/instructions were hard to navigate. wifi was slow to load. couldnt even cast from phone
- Simranjit (10/5): -
- Janette (10/5): - Second visit. Very comfortable bed. Great location to access public transportation and lots of local options for eating out
- Juliana (7/5): - Location was great, everything we needed for a quick overnight stay was there.
- Gillian (6/5): -
- Mary-Anne (10/5): Fabulous. - Clean and comfortable. Reasonably priced. Nothing.
- Bell_C (8/5): - Good location, bus stop right in front of the lodge or car park in front of the room
- Anastasjja (5/5): -
- Vanessa (7/5): -
- Sophie (9/5): -
- Mskiw (9/5): A clean Motel in Riccarton. - We enjoyed the Location close to Hagley park for walks & only a few minutes away from the Westfield mall, theres restaurants accross the road & lots of shops to check out. There wasnt much not too like.
- Jonathan (2/5): -
- Sue (9/5): -
- Janette (10/5): Comfortable - Comfortable bed, clean . Everything you need for a short stay. Good shower.
- Nicky (3/5): Pleased to leave although the lady who met me was lovely. - Nice location Quite unclean. Bathroom and bed clean, light switches and taps not and lots of damage. Not great
- Robyn (8/5): Very convenient location and comfortable room - Great location and the staff were helpful
- Margaret (6/5): ok - Bit old and used looking
- Nicola (10/5): Friendly owners. Very clean accommodation. Comfortable bed. Good value for money. -
- Zhiwei (10/5): Great place to stay for the best value - Great location right by Riccarton road as close to everything you need. Staffs are very friendly. Easy carpark. Early checkin is available on request. Cookwares are enough for cooking the breakfast. Shower gels and shampoos and soaps provided are great. Bathtowels are excellently clean. The toilet takes few runs of full flush to completely get all solid stuff vanished.
- Timothy (10/5): - The staff was friendly and helpful. The kitchen and cutlery were clean, as was the bathroom. Theres lots of food options in the area and shops near by.
- Matt (8/5): Exactly what we expected for our stay. - Had everything as requested Nil
- Jeanette (8/5): Breakaway - It was close to the city and also close to mall. The floor in the shower didn't feel very supported.
- John (2/5): Rude manager although room okay - It was near the city Rude manager, demanded a deposit of 100 dollars when we arrived. Even though we were fully paid up through booking. Com he insisted we had to pay this per room.
- Peter (9/5): Perfect spot for our trip and served its purpose to a tee. - Convenient location. Comfortable room. Good value for money. Because we got the “two bed” configuration, it was a bit crowded and you couldn’t really use the wardrobe.
- Shane And Janet (8/5): -
- Andrew (8/5): -
- Simon (6/5): Didn't come up to the good reviews it got. Was only ok. - Handy to garage and bars on Riccarton Road. Ground floor was good. Beds were uncomfortable. Limited cooking equipment. No fan for cooking. Hard to fet rid of smells. Only one flannel for two people. TV ws difficult to use as you had to use your own phone apps for Sky etc.
- Karen (7/5): - Location was great to walk into Town. Parks close by. Restaurant not far to walk to.
- Mark (10/5): Great stay, excellent location to explore Christchurch - Friendly and helpful
- 篤司 (8/5): いい経験ができる宿 - お店も近く、買い物するには問題ない。 各部屋の前には灰皿があり、喫煙者には快適かも？ 洗濯物を頼んだ。 ランドリー担当のおとんと、受付のおかんの言った値段が違う。 どっちなんだい！？
- Franziska (7/5): -
- Phil (8/5): Stayed twice now and will be back again next year - Very close to Hagley Park , and great Thai restaurant across road ,and 24 hr supermarket Hot water was warm at times so quick shower
- Soni Kumar (10/5): -
- Samuel (8/5): -
- Kirsten (9/5): -
- Leo (8/5): Only one night, staff friendly but seemed a bit new to the task. - Had own breakfast. Found a cup cupboard door broken at hinges. Showed it to mngr. Needs repairing. Poorly fitted. Clutter in the kitchen dinner area. Wooden magazine table too large. Two single beds also in dinning kitchen area. Removing one single bed would make a difference.
- David (7/5): -
- Jodie (3/5): - Firstly the booking was incorrect. However, the staff were very pleasant. I wonder if they did jot understand what we had requested. We did not get providee with enough linen and towels. The room was too small for what we had requested. Arriving back from dinner, there were 12 police officers on site blocking the entrance to the motel. They proceeded to knock a door down and remove an occupant. This felt very safe! The location was very handy as it is close to Riccarton mall, University of Canterbury and the main City centre.
- Duncan (10/5): -
- Rachael (9/5): - Room was clean and well serviced. I had a back room so the noise level wasn't a problem. Bed was comfortable and shower pressure was good. Close to Hagley Park which allowed for a nice walk in to town.
- Chelsea (5/5): -
- Peter (5/5): Utilitarian..ie served it's purpose. Get what you pay for. - Location close to the hospital and easy to find coming to Christchurch. No ambiance, some wall decoration would be more relaxing, garden needs attention. Lack of Cleanliness of office is off-putting.
- Simon (9/5): A great motel, close to many restaurants, And on a main road with many bus routes - Located in Riccarton on the main road and close to many restaurants and 5 minutes walk to Riccarton mall. Bus stops are located outside motel. We were able to catch the Airport bus directly to and from Airport. 25 minute walk to Central City and 25 minutes walk to the arena. The rooms are very clean and tidy. We were able to check-in early.
- LOUS (6/5): average a bit pricy for the overall quality - Tv in the room far to small and a lag when changing channels
- Ewen (8/5): - Clean. Great location. Comfortable beds.
- Summah (1/5): Awful - The bed was like a concrete slab Messaged the owner not happy with our stay at all and no offer of any remedy to fix feeling super ripped off if I'm honest
- Joanne (8/5): -
- KAORI (3/5): シャワーちょろちょろ - 部屋は最低限整っていて清潔でした。 2泊利用しました。 部屋が2階でしたが、階段のみなので大きいスーツケースを運び上げるのは少し大変です。 シャワーの水圧がゼロというか… ゴムホースから出る、ちょろちょろの半分くらいで。 入るか悩むレベルでした。 次の日に、オーナー？さんに伝えましたが、休日で業者も休みだから、今は修理できないと。他の部屋のシャワーを時間制限条件付きで言われたけど。結局、時間も合わなくて利用しませんでした。 シャワーの水圧は、海外ホテルあるあるだけど ここまでの経験は無かったかな。。
- Phil (8/5): Very good place to stay and good value for the price - Good value for the price, very clean , hosts were great , location excellent and plenty of food places close
- Sharon (2/5): Ok in a pinch for one night - Noisy Room smelt like stale urine/resthome
- Wilson-Hemara (3/5): -
- Grant (6/5): -
- Paula (7/5): Good - The experience was good Decent sized mugs!! The shower head was awkward for a short person. But that’s okay
- Greer (10/5): -
- Andreas (9/5): -
- Robyn (8/5): Good place to stay on a budget - Conveniently located to use public transport The bathroom fan was very noisy
- Cheng (5/5): -
- Angel (8/5): -
- Brooke-Lyn (9/5): - The hotel itself was great, cleanliness of hotel rooms were good and overall our stay was awesome. Phone numbers provided to contact the managers does not work, waited outside for half an hour before managers checked the door
- Waka (8/5): Good place to stay - Proximity to ammenities
- Diane (6/5): -
- Greg (9/5): -
- Michael (7/5): -
- Mak (7/5): Quite convenient - Cleanliness and facilities Nothing
- Summer (8/5): - Staff were very helpful and really appreciated early check-in. Room was very clean and tidy. Bed was quite hard
- Bruce (9/5): Excellent place for a few nights close to central ChCh - Best accommodation near Hagley Oval N/A
- John (8/5): -
- Kirsten (7/5): - The facilities were excellent. Location excellent. Close to hagley park. Check in was an issue for some reason. He couldn't find my booking and had l had booked a twin room. And they didn't know if l had booked a room with 2 single beds or a queen bed. Not professional.
- Kwai Pang (9/5): -
- Lucy (9/5): - Fantastic location and hosts were very friendly and helpful Beds are on firmer side although slept very well
- Harding (6/5): -
- Aaron (2/5): -
- James (10/5): Second stay at the motel and will happily stay there next November too. - Clean and new looking rooms. NA
- Bajwa (8/5): -
- Justine (9/5): - Good clean comfortable units
- Jo (5/5): - Location Window doesn't close properly, resulting in road noise all night. Shower one of the worst I have used.
- Amirul Izzat (8/5): -
- Fraei (7/5): - Limited car parking
- Mark (10/5): - Great Motel very clean , the location is very near bars and restaurants also near to the city centre and park, ideal place to stay in Christchurch. Thanks
- Lynda (1/5): Left after 2 hours - Sub par external presentation The bed bugs
- Fa'amoe (9/5): Excellent experience all round great stay - Great value, loved the cleanliness and set up Couch would be better facing TV
- Finau (7/5): - The room was clean and spacious. The room wasn't ready when we checked in at 1400hrs so we have to wait after a long drive from Dunedin.
- James (8/5): A great stay - The location was great relative to where we needed to be, the check in and out process was really smooth and the entire stay was really nice and comfortable. Plenty of free parking. Nothing
- Amy (4/5): - Fantastic location The room was not clean. The traffic noise was loud.
- Glen (8/5): -
- Muni Krishna (5/5): -
- Helen (8/5): - Location was good for us. Good size room with everything we required for our 3 night stay.. Reasonably quiet location Shower head would not stay in position
- Barbara (8/5): It was good. - ? ?
- Kate (7/5): -
- Lavinia (8/5): -
- Michelle (8/5): - Friendly staff, very clean, comfy room & beds, great parking, close to town, would definitely stay again 😀
- Hilary (8/5): - The bed was extremely firm other than that it was great
- Tad (10/5): -
- Keegan (1/5): Cold and horrible - Nothing was good I stayed here on Friday the 5th of September 2025 and it was cold no heater harf the lights didn’t work and i waited 15 minutes for the shower to heat up and it never did I will not stay here again i highly recommend not staying here
- RAJAH (8/5): -
- Kathy (10/5): - Clean comfortable pleasant motel newr hospital with very nice gentleman and wife managers. I would definitely come back.
- Gordon (9/5): Excellent location - Very clean, staff very friendly, N/A
- Jim (9/5): Simply awesome - Excellent motel, very clean and staff are all great. Even stored some luggage for me for a couple of days. The room rate was fantastic value as they room was spacious, had everything needed to ensure a great stay! Will definitely be back. Nothing at all
- Sean (10/5): -
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