Classique Lodge Motel

The service is good. Will come back again

朋友也説非常不錯

Was an OK room. However, we did not get any flannels and milk. The body wash container was empty and they had put water in the hand soap, obviously to stretch it out, but made it to be scented water basically.

Good price and not too far from town and Riccarton mall. Easy to check in and out.

Was a really cool place. Friendly hosts. Very welcoming.

It is handy to head south from the city. We had a unit at the back and it was very quiet - very much appreciated. We could also have our two small quiet dogs there and being at the back meant it was very safe for them too.

So first off it should be noted that I sought out the cheapest room within easy reach of my desired location, and you get what you pay for right? I found the manager to be helpfully flexible when the airlines cancelled my original flight due to weather and made me a day late. Unfortunately, because of the change they were unable to accommodate me for the full length of my stay and I was forced to seek an alternative for my final night. This is mostly due to all of Christchurch's more affordable accommodation options being near capacity with government funded welfare beneficiaries and "emergency" housing beneficiaries. The motel is on one of the area's busiest streets and is also just across the road from Christchurch's train switching yard. So between the incessant throbbing of train engines, and the roar of trucks and local lead-footed drivers the room is far from quiet. I was in a room closer to the street and the motel did have some rooms that were set back quite a ways so maybe they are quieter. The room was threadbare, the settee cushions split, the bed mattress had well worn hollows from many previous patrons, although the sheets and towels seemed clean. The shower lining was coming off in places. Everything was dated and worn. Once bitten, twice shy.

It was very run down, but cheap, so you get what you pay for which is fair.

The unit was very comfortable but sadly not as clean as we would have liked eg. Mould around all the aluminium joinery, mouldy dirty shower and although the toilet had a ‘clean wrapper’ on it, it wasn’t clean 🙁