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Midway Motel

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289 Thames street, Oamaru 9400, New Zealand
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Midway Motel
Ranked #5 of 18 hotels in Oamaru
4.5 of 5 stars 23 Reviews
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Hove, United Kingdom
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012

My wife and I spent four nights during the week of our wedding anniversary. We cannot speak highly enough of Ken and Karen's warm and friendly welcome and helpful attitude throughout our stay. There was even a card and flowers awaiting us on our return to the room on our Anniversary.The accommodation was well furnished and equipped and spotlessly maintained... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2012

Really enjoyed my stay, clean comfortable motel. Owners are truley lovely. nothing was too hard. Thanks for a lovely stay Matt More

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Newcastle, UK
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 February 2012

Three of us stayed here in a triple room and were really impressed by the lovely owner and super clean spacious accommodation. Very handy to walk into town and a very short drive to the penguins and look out point. Would stay again without hesitation. PS - Oamaru is a lesser publicised gem. Go on a weekend if you can... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2012

We can recommend Midway Motel, we stayed for 11 nights. Ken and Karen give a first class friendly service, as nothing was too much trouble. We found the accomodation clean, spacious and well located to all local amenities and activities. Stuart and Carole, Sheffield England. More

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Kent
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 January 2012

We had not pre booked this motel and found it by chance the owners originally from the UK had made sure that each suite had a lovely comfortable atmosphere with comfortable arm chairs in each room and a gas fire which we needed after going to watch the blue penguins that evening. We had the best nights sleep ever during... More

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Adelaide, Australia
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 January 2012

Although this motel is an older establishment, it has lovely big rooms and is set well back on the main road. It is a 2-storey building and we were upstairs - did not hear much road noise. It is well-priced and they every conceivable thing you could need in the kitchen, plus a decent sized 'fridge. A queensize bed, plus... More

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West .Australia
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32 reviews 32 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 December 2011

Externally , looks like hundreds of other motels, however, Studios are roomy clean, well equipped whilst location ,though on main street ( set well back ) is very handy to central Oamaru. Managers very " hands on" people, who once met, would convince you to stay with them on any subsequent visits. Very good value so do not hesitate to... More

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Essex
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38 reviews 38 reviews
Reviews in 27 cities Reviews in 27 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 November 2011

We had a two-bedroom unit. It was satisfactory but the place is getting old - e.g. the shower head could not be adjusted to go high enough. Internet access was unreliable. The owner was very friendly. More

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Stockholm, Sweden
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 November 2011

We stayed in this very nice town for two days and we had a very good stay with Ken and Karen White. They were so friendly and the price for the rooms were great. The rooms were clean and well equipped. If , or probably when, we come back to New Zealand we will come back to this motel. Eva... More

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Auckland
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 October 2011
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As others have said, an old school motel, but well kept, clean and comfortable. It's on the main road, but set well back, so it's quiet, and the heavy curtains keep the rooms dark at night. It's well placed for the Victorian precinct, but you'd best take the car to the penguins. We didn't try the breakfast, because the Whitestone... More

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289 Thames street, Oamaru 9400, New Zealand
Price range (per night):* RM258 - 411

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