Remuera Motor Lodge

So what can I say about this place. Staff were friendly no issues with that however the rooms were not to good. As soon as we arrived the TV was already broken and difficult to watch. The patchwork on the floor of our bathroom wasn't very encouraging and to make matters worse every morning we woke up we found at least 3 spiders in our bathroom. This place has a great central location to Auckland CBD and we knew we weren't going anywhere flash but it was still a very low standard with the rooms.

This place is not good!! We are so unhappy with our stay.nWe booked a cabin for two nights. Upon opening the cabin it smelled strongly of dampness and mould. The wooden table and chairs also had black mould on them. Mattress was damp. Walls were disgusting with mosquito splats, hand/foot prints, and unknown fluids scattered all around. There was rubbish on the floor and we found cockroaches and slugs shortly after arriving. so it was obviously not cleaned just hopefully had fresh sheets.nI asked for another room but none available - so fair enough. So we put up with the room, but we all woke up feeling very sick with sore throats and heavy breathing from the mould. We felt better after getting fresh air. I paid for our visit, but in hindsight should have questioned it as we feel scammed of $170 for what was a pretty bad experience. I kindly let the receptionist know how our visit was when leaving, and she didn’t apologise, just said she would tell the manager. Pretty dismissive and did not care.nReally unimpressed with this place and would not recommend staying here unless changes are made to improve. The pool was the only good thing about our stay! Not worth it.

This facility has a new owner and is called Touchwood now. The prices for a powered site for two people have increased by 40% and costs $70 instead of $50.nnEven $50 would have been expensive for the site since the facilities are extremely old and dilapidated. We ended up showering in the camper because the bathroom was so gross. The Wi-Fi was basically nonexistent. Getting to the dump site was difficult because residents with permanent campers parked near the area making entry extremely difficult. Hindsight being 20/20, we would have enjoyed a night in a parking lot better.

We stayed here 20 years ago and enjoyed it then. Unfortunately we were let down by what it has become. Dont think there has been any cleaning or maintenance done in 20 years. Our we cabin was so dirty and had the worst odour. There was a tampon on the floor and spiders living inside. Kitchen was disgusting including the fridge. Rubbish bins outside smelt like they had been there for years. Toilets and showers looked like they never get clean and there were holes in the shower walls. Overall the place is falling apart and the owners dont seem to care. Very disappointed and wont be going back.

While the photos looked OK on the website for a last-minute booking. The reality was appalling. It was Dirty, Wifi did not work, Bed was very uncomfortable, No air con, Tiny TV, Bedroom was so small it only just fitted the room which would be better described as a broom cupboard.nThe motel management didn't seem to care and looked like they were there just to milk the customers. Not even worth 1 star. Worst motel I have ever stayed in. Don't be fooled by the photos

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