Greyfriars Motel

Lovely place to stay, very clean and quiet as set back from the main road, good parking and room to turn around, nice easy walking distance to shops and restaurants, would definitely stay here again and can recommend. The motel sign can be easy to miss on the roadside.

Great price - friendly communication (especially when we informed them of our checkin time being later than they closed the office), room was ready, car park right outside, easy to find the motel, they had put the heater on for us, milk already in fridge, informed us of places to eat dinner that were still open as at our arrival time. Instantly knew this was a good choice to stay! Electric blankets were a bonus but the heater warmed the room and bed up nicely. Comfortable dining chairs, good size table, comfy bed, good to have nets on the windows to avoid people staring straight in when we had the curtain open, shower was awesome (clean, good water pressure, good size). Bathroom well equipped, good size, nice to have dark coloured towels to avoid staining (from makeup etc) - toilet roll holder in the right place (in front instead of at the rear of toilet), soap, liquid wash or pump (great to have the choice). Well eqiupped kitchen - never had a room without a kitchen sink before, but for one night, it was okay. Thanks for everything - and appreciate being able to leave our van in the car park while we got breakfast and shopped in the town centre.

I dont believe this motel lives up to its advertising. Spacious it is not. We stayed in a queen studio, but having stayed in a garden studio once before our choice this time was the wrong one. To describe it as having a kitchenette is misleading, there is no sink, or hot plates, but a microwave, fridge, toaster and very limited cutlery and crockery. You fill up the jug in the bathroom. The unit is VERY small, this one strangely enough had a king size bed which dominated the room. There is no comfortable chair, just 2 metal upright dining chairs and a very small glass topped round metal table. The bed was hard and the bathroom had a tiny basin dominated by the tap which protruded too far. There was no room for your sponge bag except on the floor. Sky TV is only available on the TV via your own subscription in a complicated sytem involving the internet. There is minimal space for suitcases. On the plus side it was very clean and tidy, in the centre of town and you could park at the door. We paid $180 (reduced from $190) and in all our years staying at motels this was the worst value. On this holiday we stayed at other locations in a queen studio and found much better value in central Wellington and Lower Hutt. Perhaps there is very little competition for this complex in Greytown,

Lovely accommodation in the middle of town, was worried about road noise but the double glazing saw to that, lovely to have a heater in the bathroom! Lighting rather poor and having no sink to wash up in a few more plates etc would have been appreciated. Would stay again if there was not a 2% surcharge for using a credit card, something I do not support, businesses have been charged this for 30+ years and is a tax deductible cost of doing business, just like when businesses accepted cheques, they had to pay to bank them too!

This place is easy to find on the main road, great reception beautiful studio did have my doubts on booking as wasn't sure on sleeping arrangements but it was perfect. Wonderful shower, comfortable beds, table and chairs inside and out. lovely to sit outside with a wine, and not listening to other conversations around us. plenty of parking close to units. our studio consisted of king bed and 2 singles.

We didn’t have a reservation but were warmly welcomed. Our room was spacious, very clean, with heat pump for efficient heating. The motel complex is conveniently in the middle of town in a semi garden setting, set back from the road so no traffic noise. This was very good value accommodation.

I stayed in a garden room for one night. The motel's location is good - on the town's main street, just steps away from restaurants and shops, yet tranquil on the compound. The room overlooked a lawn behind the car park and has an outdoor sitting area which was comfortable and open. The room was spacious and main windows were double glazed which was a huge plus. The furniture was fine with ample sitting areas from a motel room's standard. The heat pump / air conditioner was a bit difficult to adjust and response was a bit slow. I would be happy to stay here again if I visit the town again in the future.

A clean and tidy motel in the centre of Greytown. Choose one of the garden rooms which is slightly larger. It does not provide cooking facilities and the staff clean your breakfast mugs etc and there is no sink. Plenty of places to eat in the town. The only real negative is that the sofa to sit on is very uncomfortable.

We received a nice welcome right in the middle of the town. The rooms were well equipped and well presented. There were all the amenities you would want, shops and restaurants all within easy walking distance. It is also a good base to explore the area including Cape Palliser and Lake Ferry. It is close to Wellington and is a good spot to stay before catching the Interisland ferry. We did enjoy Greytown and would thoroughly recommend the Greyfriars Motel.