The bed was OK, comfy enough, good sheets. Had all the kitchen bits needed. But everything else was well worn. Tatty towels, outside windows and curtains need a good clean, and don't even look at the toilet brush - that was grim! Did the job for an overnight but not especially welcoming.

Pinewood Motel in Fairlie is a short walk from the grocery store and cafe in town, and it’s quite close to a BP gas station. About 30 minutes over Burke’s Pass from Tekapo.

Rooms are built around the car park, and check in was quick.

The rooms include a small kitchen with plug-in single burner cooktop, mini-fridge, microwave, kettle, and dishes. There was a frying pan and bowl for mixing as well as some other items for cooking. There’s a very small table built into the wall with two chairs in the kitchen, and my room had a Queen bed and a twin. There’s also a patio outside the sliding glass doors with cafe table and two chairs.

The bathroom was clean, but because there was no separation between it and the rest of the room the entire floor got wet when I showered. The towels were threadbare, and the toilet tank was stained - overall space was a bit drab.

Bed linens were super clean but the bed wasn’t super comfortable- sort of saggy.

The walls are incredibly thin so I was kept up quite late by talking in the room next door.

WiFi was slow- had some trouble backing up photos from the day.

Overall a fine place but felt run down and outdated.