Senator Motor Inn
Location: 2 Childers Road, Gisborne, nz
Star Rating: 4 Stars
Property Type: Motels
About this Property
Stunning Harbour Views and Convenient Location
Experience the breathtaking harbour views from your private balcony at Senator Motor Inn, just steps away from vibrant bars and restaurants.
Comfortable and Well-Equipped Rooms
Relax in our spacious, air-conditioned rooms featuring a kitchenette, cozy seating area with a flat-screen TV, and a modern bathroom with all amenities.
Prime Location for Exploring
Conveniently situated near Waikanae Beach, Gisborne Railway Station, and the Botanical Gardens, Senator Motor Inn is the perfect base for your Gisborne adventures.
Book now for a memorable stay at Senator Motor Inn Gisborne!
Important Information
Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Check-out: 10:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Air conditioning
- Luggage storage
- Packed lunches
- Shuttle service (additional charge)
- Free wired internet
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Internet access
- Housekeeping on request
- Accessible shuttle
- No accessible shuttle
Rooms Available
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One-Bedroom Apartment
This apartment offers a private balcony with views overlooking the inner harbor. It has an private bathroom and a kitchenette with a microwave.
At time of booking you can request if you would prefer an upstairs or downstairs apartment. Please note this is not guaranteed and will be confirmed upon arrival, subject to availability.
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Shower
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Kitchenette
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Sofa
- Alarm clock
- Dining area
- Electric kettle
- Toaster
- Electric blankets
- Linen
- Dining table
- Outdoor furniture
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Studio
Located upstairs or downstairs, this studio offers a private balcony with views overlooking the inner harbor. It has an private bathroom and a kitchenette with a microwave.
Please note that the price is based on 2 guests. Maximum occupancy is 3 (see Hotel Policies).
At time of booking you can request if you would prefer to be upstairs or downstairs. Please note this is not guaranteed and will be confirmed upon arrival, subject to availability.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Kitchenette
- Refrigerator
- Seating Area
- Toilet
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Sofa
- Alarm clock
- Dining area
- Electric kettle
- Toaster
- Electric blankets
- Outdoor furniture
Guest Reviews
- Rick (10/5): -
- Nuala (6/5): -
- Rodney (10/5): -
- Mark (10/5): -
- Guest (10/5): -
- Kevin (10/5): - Staff very welcoming and helpful.
Unit was immaculate and very comfortable No complaints
- Brian (10/5): Senator - The room was spacious very clean & the view was Awesome .
Just walked over there bridge to restaurants handy location N/A
- Karen (9/5): Great location and very comfortable - Great location
Had everything we needed
- Patty (10/5): - Large room. Very clean. Nice view
- Holly (10/5): -
- Rebecca (10/5): Highly recommend. - Ideal location for us for the fishing comp. Comfy beds always a winner
- Deny (10/5): Ruim appartement op een prima locatie - Mooi ruim appartement en op een mooie locatie Niets
- Craig (8/5): -
- Deirdre (7/5): -
- Daniel (1/5): -
- Vicki (9/5): -
- Kath (10/5): -
- Wendy (8/5): Awesome location and wonderfully clean. Thank goodness for excellent air conditioning. Will come again. - Location excellent. Wifi was poor to non existent.
- Kurt (10/5): Great motel - The view and the service from reception was great
- Lin (9/5): relaxing stay - Lovely spacious unit with a great view
- Sharlene (10/5): Absolutely wonderful stay. We will be going back - The hosts are absolutely lovely. The view is beautiful and the area is lovely and quiet. Just a little stroll away from Restaurants,bars and the Warehouse. 5 minute walk to just about everything you need.
- herewini (10/5): -
- Lila (5/5): Celebrating big birthday.
Sunrise just stunning! - Location was good.
Close to eateries.
Friendly owners. A few issues in the rooms.
Owners quick to rectify concerns.
- Susan (8/5): Comfortable place near the centre of town. - The location was great - right in the centre of town and handy to lots of things. There was quite a bit of noise from adjoining units.
- Sigrid (9/5): -
- vrodpipi (3/5): - Last time I stayed it was wonderful, this time it wasn't. After I showed i notice a smell coming outta drainage had to keep the door closed, double bed was in wrong room it was in there!! Single bed couch in main t.v i had to sleep in there i wasn't happy for what I paid for one night disappeared.
- Tony (8/5): -
- lynnette (8/5): -
- Bryan (9/5): -
- Gareth (7/5): -
- Geoff (8/5): Great location and well appointed - Great location. Very central and well appointed. N/A
- Anjana (10/5): -
- HEINRICH (7/5): Nothing to report All was good -
- esther (10/5): short and sweet stay beautiful city and room that overlooked the wharf was a sense of peace. - beautiful exceeded our expectations everything was amazing
- mary (10/5): Would definitely stay again - Fabulous location, an easy walk to shops and restaurants. Lovely view over the river. Staff were all really friendly. Nothing
- Katherine (7/5): -
- Ken (9/5): -
- Daniel (8/5): - Good location. Excellent staff. Room spotless. Good value for money. Would recommend. Nothing.
- David (10/5): - Great stay, well maintained and clean
- Maudi (10/5): - The warm & informative welcome at reception by Sharon.
- mike (10/5): - Large spacious unit and very clean.
- greig vicki (10/5): - Good central location with parking.
- Todd (10/5): - Good place to stay again.
- Todd (8/5): - Good place to stay
- Nikki (10/5): Great stay - The view No faulting this place
- Todd (10/5): - Nice Place to stay
- Jacqueline (9/5): -
- Karen (10/5): Excellent location and wonderful host -
- Lynley (9/5): - The host was absolutely lovely. The bed was uncomfortable
- Peter (8/5): It was a very comfortable room and would stay again. - Didnt have breakfast so cant comment but the location was excellent. It was a warm and comfortable room with a very interesting view of the harbour. The shower over the bath was a bit dated and not good for older clientele. The shower head and bath nozzle combo was at times frustrating.
- Todd (10/5): - Good Motel
- Barbara (10/5): - Booking was simple. Lovely quiet place with a river view. Nice walk down to the beach
- John (7/5): A good place for your holiday on the east coast in Gisborne. - Convenient central location.
Greatly appreciated the use of the guest laundry. Due to the layout of the room the bed was an interesting piece of furniture.
The side nearest the kitchenette and bathroom was excessively soft and sagging. Woke up to the solution on my second night, the other side was completely fine.
- Todd (10/5): - Very nice place to stay
- Kaua (9/5): Superb -
- Rachel (10/5): Exceptional -
- Todd (10/5): - Very nice place to stay will be back.
- Penny (10/5): Exceptional - Fantastic location on the water, walking distance to nice restaurants and into town. Across the road from cinema and great cafe at the door.
Lovely staff and nice, clean spacious rooms.
- Pembroke (10/5): A fantastic stay with beautiful views. - The location is spectacular and room had everything we needed.
- Bernard (7/5): Good place, good location, nice view over water -
- Robert (9/5): Superb -
- Alasdair (9/5): Superb -
- Gay (10/5): - Proximity to restaurants and the river walk were great. We had a great time with no problems.
- Maria (8/5): Fabulous location - Nothing
- Melanie (10/5): Exceptional -
- Eli (10/5): Exceptional -
- Cheryl (10/5): - The room at the Senator Motor Inn was just what we needed after many days of travelling. We walked in and all you could see was the river and the marina. It was beautiful. The room was spotless and the staff were so pleasant.
- John (10/5): - The receptionist was excellent and the property was extremely clean.
- Glen (7/5): Would have liked to experience the area with better weather. Puts a dampener on everything - Nice view over the harbour Can't really comment too much as it rained for the 2 days we were there Comfortable enough and spacious , clean but starting to show its age
- Patrick (8/5): Nice hotel in Gisborne - Great location for a hotel, near the riverside and opposite to the harbour. The room was very comfortable and we enjoyed our stay.
- Colin (10/5): Fantastic place to stay - Really enjoyable stay. So much room . Even bathroom was so spacious and well set up for anyone with disabilities Bed was very comfortable . Even towels were large and fluffy. Would definitely stay there again if in the area. Well situated with easy access to restaurants and harbour
- Col133 (10/5): Great place to stay. - Only stayed here 1 night but would definitely stay here again if in area. It seemed to be in a great location within walking distance of harbour and good restaurants ( (Rivers). Room is fantastic. So spacious and roomy. Very clean and neat. Bed great. Tv a good size . Even the towels were large and luxurious. Everything you need.
- Stephen (8/5): Very good -
- Michelle (9/5): Excellent position, slightly older property but had everything we needed and it was spotless. - The staff were excellent. The property was spotless and the position was fab.
- Bruce (7/5): Good -
- Martha (10/5): Exceptional - personal warmth and kindness added to ideal harbor side location & comfortable rooms. - We had various challenges arise during our stay: a tour pickup that didn’t materialize, a flat battery in a rental car, etc. In every case the hotel reception folks were amazingly helpful and supportive. The hotel itself is very peaceful and pleasant with an amazing location right on the harbor, and comfortable, well laid out rooms, but it was the personal warmth and kindness of the staff that made the stay exceptional. Nothing could have been better.
- KEVIN (8/5): - Good quality motor inn overlooking the river. Great sized room with a huge bed. There are a couple of restaurants within a 5 minute walk, and there are nice walks along the boardwalk for the energetic.
- Gabe (10/5): - Nice spot
- Simon (8/5): Stay as excellent - Didn't have breakfast. Location was excellent Nothing that i could think of
- Graham (9/5): very enjoyable - everything except the shower The shower hard to get wet so slow and slipery floor even with a mat step off mat and very slipery
- Bryan (8/5): Very good - Locations couldn’t have been better rESTAURANTS AND BARS ALL WITHIN walking distance. I found the shower potentially very dangerous as it was narrow and in a small bath. No grab rails in or out to prevent a fall ,this would be an easy fix.
- Carlos (9/5): Gisborne - Quiet location, good sized room for 3 people. Close to main street for restaurants and shopping. A short walk to the beach.
- Pat (6/5): Very pleased with pleasant owners - Location and outlook Load guests on one night next door
- David (9/5): Superb -
- Francoise (9/5): The best motel we found in New Zealand - An exceptionally spacious motel room .with all the comfort you could wish for. Nice view over the harbour and sunny balcony. Extremely friendly and helpful owner. Ask for room 12 or 13 which have a covered balcony and make sure to get a room on the first floor overlooking the inner harbour.
- Trevor (9/5): Superb - Spacious and great location
- Dave (9/5): Superb -
- Stewart (7/5): Good -
- Allan (8/5): Very good - Great location Room not cleaned on second day.
- Bruce (10/5): - Eveything was good except the matress was terribly uncomfortable
- Lesley (10/5): - Great spot lovely view of kids swimming an rowing
- Leesa (10/5): Absolutely fantastic, thank you for an amazing weekend will definitely be back. - The view was stunning, location perfect and super friendly staff.
- Scott (8/5): Very good -
- Duane (10/5): Great value in Gisborne! - Great location; we walked everywhere within 5-10min
Washer/dryer available
Spacious unit with kitchenette and balcony
Very friendly, helpful staff
Free parking right outside the door
Great value for the price Everything was great!
- Robyn (10/5): Exceptional -
- Rosie (7/5): Good -
- Marjorie (9/5): Superb - The space The noise across the harbour
- Candra (8/5): Good stay - Great location, housekeeping were really nice Cigarette smell from the next door balcony wafted into the room
- Ailia (10/5): Exceptional - Compact kitchen area with all you need to make breakfast. Good location to restaurants and the roads to other areas . Very friendly helpful staff. Nothing
- Len (8/5): Good value, nice and clean - Nice bed, good location Road outside was busy at times
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