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Dion Cameron
New Zealand

Fantastic Experience

Review of Garden Motel
5.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 8 Mar 2020
One of if not the best welcoming I have ever experienced whilst staying away. The hosts were simply amazing and went above and beyond to ensure our experience was everything we’d hoped for. Very affordable and also a handy location to most things. Will definitely be staying here again on our travels and highly recommend this as a place to stay!
Date of stay: February 2020
Trip type: Travelled on business
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Responded 9 Mar 2020
Thank you very much for your kind review, and for also choosing our motel. We certainly hope to see you again some time.

Regards
John & Bonnie
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    Reviewed 23 February 2020

    Owners very pleasant and helpful. Room clean and comfortable with good wheelchair access. Good parking. Quiet. Walking distance to central city, hospital, university, plenty of restaurants, cafes, supermarket. Would definitely stay there again. Complimentary newspaper delivered in the morning.

    Date of stay: February 2020
    • Trip type: Travelled on business
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    Reviewed 18 February 2020 via mobile

    Good value for money, well located to Dunedin central. Owner very helpful and friendly. Comfortable bed and ample facilities included small kitchenette with micro and coffee plunger. Recommend for easy stay in Dunedin.

    Date of stay: February 2020
    Trip type: Travelled as a couple
    Thank jennyw873
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    Reviewed 22 September 2019

    Not only was John welcoming and friendly with loads of info about the city when we arrived late as last minute booking. When we decided to spend another night as he sold the city to us so well and we knew the city motels were full due to a concert he sent a message round and worked to find us another nights stay in another motel... wonderful.
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    Date of stay: September 2019
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    Reviewed 23 August 2019

    I've been meaning to write this review for a while now. I travel to Dunedin quite a bit for work and I all ways stay in the Garden Motel. Its extremely clean and the own always turns on the heater in the room before I arrive, its a really great touch. About 100m from the motel there a lovely Thai & Turkish restaurant which also does take away. I definitely this motel when visiting Dunedin.

    Date of stay: August 2019
    • Trip type: Travelled on business
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    Thank ElaineXon
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    _jshepp79, Owner at Garden Motel, responded to this reviewResponded 24 August 2019

    Hi ElaineXon,

    Thank you for choosing to stay with us, and we are glad you enjoy your stay with us.
    Look forward to seeing you next time!

    Regards

    John

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    Reviewed 17 July 2019

    The unit was clean, with a full kitchen and electric blankets. For us the unit was a little cold, we only had the wall heater and a separate fan heater. This is commonplace for Kiwi motels, but it really needs addressing. Otherwise everything was up to scratch and the location is central to everything, handily pizza and other fast foods are nearby. Something the motel cannot do anything about but we noticed it soon enough; State Highway 1 runs through the city, heavy trucks run down the hill into the city and their exhaust brakes can keep you awake. We found it really annoying. If you are noise sensitive then a hotel even more central would be advisable.

    Date of stay: July 2019
    • Trip type: Travelled with family
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