SAMHIL MOTOR LODGE
80 Reviews
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12 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011
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Features
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
- Credit cards
- Delivery
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Toilets
- Good for kids
- Takeaway
- Dine-in
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Coffee
- Kids' menu
- Small plates
- Wine
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- Seating
- Bar on site
- High chairs
- Casual
- Cosy
- Groups
- Accepts reservations
- Outdoor seating
- Cocktails
- Late-night food
- Spirits
- Happy-hour drinks
- Live performances
- Food
- Live music
- Food at bar
- Bar games
Recommended Reviews
PsychoBunny CBG (PsychoBunny89)
16.10.2023
SAMHIL MOTOR LODGE
It's a nice little motel close to Hagley Park and a 10min walk from Riccarton Stores. The service is pleasant and everything gets replenished daily. The Internet is a bit on and off with reception but we didn't really stay much at the lodge only for dinner and sleep so that wasn't an issue for us.
aa L
12.10.2023
SAMHIL MOTOR LODGE
The room is very smelly and dark. Very old motel and dirty carpet. Found hairs on sofa and bed. The korean owner was so rude when my husband asked him to change a clean towel . Never book again. Even one star is too much for this motel.
Michael Johnson
06.09.2023
SAMHIL MOTOR LODGE
Not a good place to stay. Had a leaking ceiling caused from bad drainage of room upstairs, and they nickle and dime you for every service. Very noisy due to thin walls facing Riccarton Rd. Bed was not comfortable. Complained to management, so they showed me another room, for more money, and the smell was so bad, I declined. I ended up finding another hotel just down the street that was excellent.
sanjana gordon
03.09.2023
SAMHIL MOTOR LODGE
Much recommended place to stay, rooms are beautiful and the place is so elegant. Staff was very friendly and helped us even when we called them multiple times.
Julie Obeirne
02.09.2023
SAMHIL MOTOR LODGE
Absolutely nothing positive can be said about this hell hole. Rude staff, dirty, smelly, cold, andout dated. wouldn't stay here again or recommend to anyone else. Was refused a refund as very stupidly paid in advance by cash. He knew we were arriving very late after a full days travel with temperature due to drop to minus 7 no heater was put on for us so room sitting at 5 degrees and had only reached 10 degrees by the morning. Dirty towels old bedding. We would have been better off sleeping in the car. Reception smelled like a chinese takeaway. All in all rough as guts
Ally Manawatu-Williams
14.08.2023
SAMHIL MOTOR LODGE
Wonderful tidy &clean accommodation, have been here for 5weeks and have nothing but good things to say. The owner Steve is an awesome, kind, caring &professional person, who only has his customers best interests at heart. I have 3 very young &loud boys and Steve went out of his way to make sure we were all looked after and comfortable at his motel, as well as actually talking and playing with them most days. They even have a special joke between them. My boys have grown very fond of Steve referring to him as 'boss steeeeve'. Very lovely place and highly recommend!!!
Lucy Steyaert
25.07.2023
SAMHIL MOTOR LODGE
Stayed here for $100 including GST NZD on a Tuesday night. The rooms are well maintained and I’m super happy it had a pleasent room smell rather than the weird smells you can find in some motels. The location is really great! As a local I can guarantee that this is a perfect spot for reaching just about anything. It is close to Riccarton mall (our biggest mall) and around the Riccarton area there is the biggest variety of all types of food. The motel itself is walking distance to the Mobil, being super handy. The guy at the reception was nice too. They have three sky channels, one movie and two sports. I normally plug my HDMI into the TV with my own movies anyway so this didn’t bother me too much. I did find that the blinds made the room quite cold so possibly a change to curtains would be recommended. As it also doesn’t stop the light very well. The bed was comfy! I personally love a nice soft bed when I stay away from home so it was cool. I would recommend more pillows though. Overall I give it a 3.5 stars out of 5. Nice small room in a handy location with a good price. I stayed here again a second time and had a completely different experience... the bed was the most horrible uncomfy bed, the bathroom door didn’t shut and we got two small creamers. It was not pleasant the second time around!
Alex Frost
24.07.2023
SAMHIL MOTOR LODGE
Room: disgusting. Staff: lazy and arrogant.Cleanliness: fail. Privacy: fail. Customer service: fail.DO NOT STAY HERE.These conditions would be appalling in a hostel, let alone a motel. People could get very sick and very hurt. The room was so revolting that I couldn't even sleep in it. Didnt realise until coming back after hours, so I just had to wait there until 10am so that I could check out.Found a 1cm long beetle or roach of some kind, assumed it was dead but when I went back to record it (I have video evidence of all these other complaints) it was gone, so I guess it was alive and is still in there.There was CHEWED GUM, a jandal, and lots of rubbish under the bed.Thick black fuzzy mould in most of the drawers.Underneath of couch is shredded, mouldy and covered in cobwebs.Used tissues crammed in drawer with complimentary bible, which someone had drawn a lot of butts in.Table had obviously not even been wiped, there was still something orange and sticky on it.Black hair (ie, definitely not mine) under the pillow, stuck in the headboard, and hanging from the shower curtain.Inside of wardrobe is unfinished and has gaps, perhaps how the bugs are getting in.Microwave is balanced precariously above bench, resting on brackets but not attached. One wrong move would bring it down on someone's head. Very very unsafe.Clearly hadn't been any vacuuming under furniture in at least a year, spiderwebs in corners of the carpet as well as under the couch, bed and sets of drawers.Rug and carpet are both very noticeably stained.The piece de resistance for me was that the front window, next to the door, has blinds that do not cover the entire window. I could see straight out the window, with the blinds closed, from the bathroom, bed and couch. It's very disturbing that anybody could be watching you sleep. It's more disturbing that they have set up an entire motel like this.Best part is that I told ALL OF THIS to the guy when I checked out, he made note of NONE of it, tried to GRAB my list from me, I told him no
angela hitchens
24.07.2023
SAMHIL MOTOR LODGE
Totally terrible experience I wouldn’t recommend this motel to anyone. Arrived late first thing I noticed the place was empty. All the motels along the back were empty 3 cars in total in the large car park. For a Friday night in Christchurch, especially as it was a busy holiday week. First impressions the unit smelt musty. The unit was not clean behind the bed side units there were left belongings (glasses and used papers) with Inch of dust. The bed only had two very flat pillars . That also smelt old. There were no more pillars to be found. The bathroom vanity was stained. After a restless sleep . At 10 am was just finishing the shower and dressing . Thinking i will have 15 min before they phone to remind of check out. No exactly 10.10 I received a loud bang on the door. Could see the statue of a male with all his cleaning gear. I replied nearly there will be done in 15 min. Apologies. As there were obviously no other units to be cleaned along our area, he was keen. Just on 10.20 I opened the door to pack the car, he knocked again. I was in my car driving out at 10.28. I will not return or recommend this motel .
Brendan Chapman
19.07.2023
SAMHIL MOTOR LODGE
- From someone living here as emergence housing for about 2ish months -Ehh, its alright for the most part. The rooms are big enough for 2 people but look a little 'dated'. The heater was broken (kinda bad as its going into winter but was given a replacement). The owner is good, we haven't interacted a whole lot but when we do there are no problems. They have people who clean the room which is awesome. Internet is fine when its working but likes to crash a whole lot!! Close walk to the park and shops aren't too far either. Enough parking, it doesn't usually get filled. This is a pretty average motel, nothing fancy, nothing I hate either.
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12 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011
SAMHIL MOTOR LODGE