KELLY'S RIVERSIDE MOTEL

Such a nice clean little hotel. Room has a nice kitchenette and a slider to a little back yard. It’s perfectly located with a McDonald’s and grocery store 2 minute walk away. The owner is very nice and you can tell he takes pride in his hotel. I would highly recommend.

We got a free upgrade for our room to the two bedroom unit at the corner of the property. The manager was friendly and nice. However, inside the furnishings were antiquated and it seemed like there hadn’t been a renovation to the place in 30 some years, and the rooms were chilly due to a lack of any kind of heating. There was no AC either for that matter. The Wi-Fi was very slow and kept kicking us off. The units were clean for the most part but not exactly spotless. You could hear traffic from the intersection from our room. It just all felt a bit run down, like the rest of the town. You can’t knock it too much for the price, but we will probably book elsewhere next time.

Great little motel with super helpful owners. We could see that the couple are gradually improving the motel but everything was super clean. We lost our key and the owner brought one down to us in five minutes, not a problem. Loved Kelly the cat

Very small, but cheap, if your looking for just somewhere to rest that's close to town.nAs soon as you get into Taumarunui you can't miss it ,

We stayed here on the spur of the moment. The owner was very friendly and helpful. Although very dated the room was spotless and warm. The bed was comfortable though it could’ve used a headboard as the brick wall behind it was very cold. Could’ve used a couple more pillows for watching tv in bed. All in all a very pleasant stay