My wife and I stayed at the Montana Lodge Motel in Blenheim for a couple of days. The town is situated in New Zealand's wine country region - yet another superb area of a country the beauty of which defies description. The motel's rooms, each with a fairly large and easily accessible kitchenette, are exceptionally spacious, immaculately maintained and ideally suited for tourists who wish to explore Marlborough, New Zealand's premier wine region. Both Peter and Margaret (Pete and Mag) who manage the motel, proved to be inordinately warm and helpful. Pete is a specialist when it comes to the wine country - a veritable fount of knowledge which he is happy to share. The motel is located across the road from a delightful, almost-old world pub, which we visited on New Year's eve, and is a three or four minutes' drive to the town's centre. We recommend the Montana Lodge unreservedly to would-be visitors to the Blenheim/Marlborough region....Michael