The Racecourse Hotel & Motorlodge

Location: 118 Racecourse Road, Riccarton, Christchurch, 8042, Christchurch, NZ

Star Rating: 3 Stars

Property Type: Motels

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 02:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Instructions: The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 7 PM. If you arrive at the property after hours, you'll need to check in at an alternate location: [Sports Bar]. To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation. If you are planning to arrive after 10 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions. The front desk is staffed during limited hours. For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests arriving outside of regular check-in hours can refer to the late-arrivals information on the reception office door for check-in assistance.

Amenities & Facilities

• Free WiFi
• Terrace
• Garden
• Luggage storage
• ATM/banking
• Safe-deposit box at front desk
• Front desk (limited hours)
• Smoke-free property
• Free self parking

Rooms Available

• Standard Room

  1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - Flat-screen TV with cable channels

  Food & Drink - Refrigerator, microwave, coffee/tea maker, and electric kettle

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer

  Practical - Iron/ironing board, desk, and wardrobe or closet; cribs (free) available on request

  Comfort - Daily housekeeping and heating

  Non-Smoking

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • TV
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Microwave
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Electric kettle
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Bedsheets provided

Guest Reviews

• Janeen (8/5): - Nice room. Would stay again but request single level rooms and away from the trucks parking as they caused wake up call at 6am on Sunday - not ideal. Also one room had a few maintenance issues.
• Fred (10/5): - Parking was easy.
• Kelly (8/5): - Basic but comfortable accomodation for a weekend in Christchurch. Rooms were older style but clean, tidy, warm and comfortable and we had a busy weekend so for a place to sleep and shower these were good.
• Gail (10/5): - Great location, pub is a plus, fantastic dining
• Harrison (8/5): - Fair with that price, it’s restaurant is great though
• Jody (10/5): - Convenient parking, resturant and bar on premises. Rooms quiet and spacious.
• Ann (10/5): - Have stayed here many times and have been really happy with everything
• Jacquie (8/5): - Nice clean comfortable rooms and great service from staff only negative was the room had a night store wall heater on a timer which wasn’t efficient enough to keep the big room warm and you couldn’t pre heat it…the temps were 3-5 degrees so I was wearing my jacket in the room sadly
• Doreen (8/5): - Comfortable accommodation great raffles in bar Friday evening good restaurant also
• Simon (10/5): - Fantastic venue with great dining options. Beautiful location with a great area for walks across the road. Spacious rooms, quiet, clean and tidy. Friendly helpful staff.
• Jody (10/5): - Great staff and convenience
• Kathy (8/5): - Comfortable and warm. Extra blanket would be helpful.
• Peter (10/5): - Love the friendly staff.
• Dion (8/5): - Starting to need a make over. Carpet stains, dirt and crud starting to build up in the corners, no covers on duvets. Staff were excellent and awesome
• Patricia Ann (10/5): - Excellent value for the price. A very comfortable, clean bed. A lovely, friendly lady at the reception desk
• Sheryl (10/5): - An older hotel but clean, friendly staff and dining option on site. Not far trom airport. Good value for money.
• David (10/5): - V
• Lyn (8/5): - Great as has accommodation, drinks and food.
• Jody (8/5): - Easy access
• Michael (8/5): - Clean close to town. staff very friendly and helpful.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Nice clean room. Comfortable.
• Jody (10/5): - Great for the traveler, with restaurant and bar on premises. Easy parking. Full sky tv with recording options which is very rare in a motel.
• Mark (8/5): - Plenty of parking, had the restaurant and bar on hand if you wanted it
• starmetal (2/5): - Its a very small bathroom
• John (8/5): - Good option in this price range
• Kelly (10/5): Good value - Great stay as always. Good value no-frills accommodation that is quiet, comfy and clean.
• Kelly (10/5): Great value motel - We’ve stayed here multiple times and it’s always the same great value accommodation. It’s a no-frills type of motel but it’s very budget friendly and offers clean spacious rooms with comfy beds, hot showers, and free parking while being only about a 10min drive to the CBD. Definitely recommend to anyone who’s looking for a budget friendly place to get a good sleep.
• robert (8/5): - Nice and affordable
• Rex (6/5): - Was a disturbing night due to noise. No parking in front of our door. Someone else parked there. So inconvenience.
• Akshay (8/5): - Good value for money Recommend it
• Trevor (10/5): - The truck parking is a bit inconvenient within the parking area, but full service with a late arrival worked really well.. have stayed a few times before and will stay again 👍
• Debbie (10/5): - Good tavern on sight for dinner
• Andres (10/5): - Clean, efficient and quiet . Comfy beds
• Elly (8/5): Clean and comfortable. - We needed a clean place close to the airport for one night . This place was very clean and offered a pub and a restaurant. We enjoyed great pub meal and adult beverage before we got comfortable in our room. Staff at the pub were really friendly and helpful. ( they helped us to check in)
• Mele (8/5): - Clean and tidy. There's restraunt available on side. Across from the Racecourse park where Racecourse flea market take place. Close to a dairy and not too far feom the airport.
• Bowen (10/5): - very convinient.
• ILENE (10/5): - Overall impression: Comfortable stay and EXCELLENT customer service. Can recommend to all my friends and family members. Good job👍
• M E (10/5): Great Deal - Great value booking through Hotels.com
• Mark (10/5): - Nice and quiet place to stay. Cost very reasonable.
• Neil (10/5): Excellent - Great room, great bed and a bath. Pub and restaurant on site, close to airport. Excellent value.
• Andrew (10/5): - Very nice
• Verified traveler (10/5): Recommend - Great price
• Verified traveler (10/5): Recommended - Great value through Hotels.com Close to airport
• Adam (10/5): - Convenient - close to Christchurch airport. After hours check in as promise. Simple, functional room and good value for money
• Wendy (10/5): - Great Motel and a lovely restaurant attached. Definitely stay again!
• Giz (8/5): - Good value. Clean and tidy.
• Rodney (8/5): - On the whole it was a good choice to stay here , only downside was disrespectful people yelling and arguing late at night . Not the motels fault , just unfortunate.
• Brenda (10/5): - We love staying here, very friendly staff and great for a few drinks and a meal. We always arrange to meet friends while we stay here.
• MARGARET (10/5): - Would like a Mirror in lounge area
• Jody (10/5): - Good easy parking and rooms quite and clean
• Jane (8/5): - Popular stay with truck drivers. Good meal options & great morning coffee.
• Iriea Eddie (6/5): - Was very noisy lots of truck drivers and trucks going in and out and one driver kept honking his horn and watching trucks coming through the car park and watching them just miss my vehicle was frightening not to mention the truck that took up 3 parks and was not in the truck parking area also on our 2nd night had very noisy couple next door who had no respect for neighbours and kept us awake til 12.30am I would not recommend this Motel if you are looking to get a good nights rest
• alan (8/5): - the rooms were good.the senior citizens rost was excellent,the receptionist was very helpful and I enjoyed her sense of humour
• Gloria (8/5): - Suitable location. Suited my needs. Reception staff could have been more friendly.
• Kath (8/5): - Everything we needed was within walking distance, especially the restaurant and office. Car park was very busy and lots of trucks and buses use this car park.
• William (10/5): - As mentioned so convenient to stay, great staff and nearby restaurant.
• Rob (8/5): - Location was perfect for what we wanted. Friendly, helpful staff. Restaurant and bar snack options were tasty & heartening. Kitchenette was a bit limited - no sink or cook top. Would stay again.
• Ann (10/5): - Always enjoy stay there
• 'Ailine (10/5): - Private
• Ann (10/5): - Always enjoy stay
• Jody (10/5): - Very accommodating and helpful, quite rooms with easy access and parking. Convenient with bar and restaurant.
• Dinah (10/5): - It was quiet and comfortable
• Wendy (8/5): - Conveniently situated, and very pleasant accommodations.
• Maree (10/5): - Great place to stay. Wonderful friendly staff. Great bar and restaurant.
• Jim (8/5): - We enjoyed our stay very much. Close to shopping centres hotel had a wonderful restaurant Meals were excellent the staff were wonderful would recommend this hotel complex to anyone coming to Christchurch
• Jane (10/5): - Good value for money
• Mark (8/5): - Good value for price paid, comfortable beds, inhouse restaurant- great feed. Friendly staff
• Carmen (10/5): - Great staff, great food, lovely clean rooms
• Gilda (10/5): - Awesome room loved the bath free parking great food at restaurant with very friendly staff
• Tim (4/5): - Dirty smelly run down
• Alastair (10/5): - Great place, handy
• Carmen (8/5): - Great.
• Megan (2/5): - Single glazed windows meant a cold night ! No heat pump or extra blankets . A wall heater that kept switching off meant we were awake freezing at 4am.
• Maira (10/5): - People & staff friendly
• Joanna (10/5): - Good accommodation..we did a late check in and our room was lovely and warm when we arrived.
• Debbie (8/5): - Fan stopped working while having a shower
• denise (8/5): - Nice warm motel, staff are v.gd
• Robert (10/5): - Super easy in and out.
• jamie (4/5): - Stained carpet, dirty sheets, late night parties
• MARK (10/5): - Room spacious and clean. Restaurant on site served great food at a good price.
• Raewyn (6/5): - Room was comfortable, however the cleaning staff need to do a better job. Cups in cupboard were dirty, one with "crusty" stuff all on inside, shower/bath screen and walls had not been cleaned and windows on sliding door covered in greasy fingerprints.
• Fiona (8/5): - Great stay
• Carolyn (10/5): - Loved the convince if this place. Comfortable room and great food
• Grant (8/5): - This property is conveniently located and offers very good value for money. Great staff.
• Barry (8/5): - Easy access
• Kristina (8/5): - Great value, perfect for a one night transit.
• Sharron (8/5): - Everything was fine. Would stay there again.
• Stephen (8/5): - Great value for money, very clean and ideally situated for airport
• Mark (8/5): - Good value accommodation. Unit was clean and tidy. Shower gel dispenser in shower - great! Shower nozzle low Parking right outside the unit, but can be awkward to park depending on the number of other cars around. Very little noise dampening between units. Happy to stay here again if price is competitive.
• Kelly (10/5): Good showers and beds - No frills basic motel room suitable for a one night stopover on Christmas Day. Good pressure in the shower, comfy beds, quiet room. Good value for money based on what else was on offer in Christchurch at the time. We appreciated them letting us check in early (12pm) after our original plans changed.
• ekaterina (10/5): - Really enjoyed my stay Restaurant was yum and good prices Felt safe Very clean room Welcoming staff
• Emma (10/5): - Perfect for a quick trip to chch, room was clean, parking right at the door. Comfy beds! Would stay again!
• Wayne (8/5): - Property was ageing but reasonable, good price and great restaurant Needed minor repairs to bathroom crack in bath and needed clean shower curtain.Had no place to hang towels or cloths in bathroom. Otherwise O.K.
• Ethan (2/5): - Room overpoweringly stunk of nutmeg/cinnamon.nowhere to fill jug except over the grubby bath shower where everyone washes off their filth..very third world for nz Best veiw of this motel was in my rearveiw mirror as i left without a morning coffee
• Stephen (8/5): - Easy access with restaurant. Maintenance issues, faulty lights, bathroom wall panels not fastened to wall, shower head needed cleaning and extractor fan needed cleaning to which made it very noisy. Trucks parked outside made huge amount of noise on start up early in the morning.
• Krit (10/5): - Quite and safe place to have a peaceful sleep
• Christine (10/5): - Well situated. Reasonably priced? Clean
• Andy (8/5): - A
• Terry (10/5): - Like usual a great place to stay
• Jill (8/5): - I was dissapointed that our room wouldn't lock.

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