Hotel in zona Owen＇s Green, Auckland

Abbiamo soggiornato una notte al motel a seguito dell'inondazione di Auckland alla fine di gennaio, che aveva portato all'annulazione del nostro volo a Vancouver. Ian era molto accogliente - quando ci siamo reclutati, non eravamo sicuri quante notti avremmo bisogno, perché il nostro volo non era stato ripreso in quel momento, quindi ci ha trasferiti in una stanza disponibile per almeno 3 notti. La nostra camera (12) era spaziosa e pulita e aveva tutto quello che ci serviva. Il centro commerciale di New Lynn è a pochi passi da camminare e dispone di molte opzioni alimentari e negozi. Il motel ha offerto grande valore per i soldi.

On the website one can already see this property is in need of a far overdue renovation. Rooms I mn the original building are not soundproof, have stuff which was common in the eighties and will never return and somehow cannot make up its mind whither target market is. It seems they cater to the elderly, while their guests are younger. Therefor a mismatch. The spa is excellent and so is the food in the menu. However be prepared to eat this wonderful food in an outdated restaurant setting. With a marvellous view of Auckland though. The staff all seem happy to be here, but lack attention to detail. An email sent to me prior to my stay spoke of a road that would be closed on may something, while the booking was made in July for august… furthermore, make sure to clean in top of cupboards in guest rooms too (spiderwebs dust, dead insects where abundantly present). Why is the bar in the cosy fireplace lounge lit up like a cristmas tree which takes away all atmosphere again? And why is the music soo off compared to the atmosphere you would want to create here (and only audible in the reception area by yet again… speakers that date back from the eighties and create a creepy twin peaks like feeling? Just a couple of examples of the many things we saw.. With so much potential it seems only logical that an investor will buy it at make the needed changes in all perspective.

Booked a last-minute room here at Roomie due to road closures up in Northland and a long day of flying. The price seemed excellent, and the pictures online, whilst a bit vague, looked pretty nice. I did email the place to enquire on Reception Hours, as I was not going to be arriving until late. I was told there was a 24-hour reception, and someone would be on the desk to greet me. Little hard to find the place. Located down a One Way Street by the Avondale Train Station. There was no signage I could see that told me that I even had the right building. It was dark, so there may have been a Unilluminated one, but it was tricky at the time. I pulled up to the gate, which didn't open. It appeared I needed a key card. I double parked down the street and then tried to get in through another gate, which I also found needed a key card. I had to run back to the car and get a torch to be able to read the little sign, which told me I needed to Buzz the Reception who would open the Gate. The Gent at Reception was pretty quiet and disinterested. Sign In was done on those annoying tablet things, where you need to enter email addresses, etc. I went back and got the car to bring it into the Hotel CarPark. Unfortunately, you actually have to pull in, then get out of the car, and Swipe you Key Card to open the gate before jumping in and driving through. The only Car Park I could find was right at the bottom in a very tight corner. Unfortunately, there is only one entrance, so you have to walk back up and past the desk. Unfortunately, no matter what I tried, I could not get the lift to work. It just would not go to the level below. It just kept taking me up and down, but never to the level below reception where my room was. The Gent didn't seem too interested in the problem, just pointing over at the stairs. So I thudded all my bags down the stairs to the lower level. Here, I found there were no signs pointing out where the rooms were. I literally had to wander the corridors until I found my room. It wouldn't be hard to put up a poster, a map, or some signs, pointing out the directions of the rooms. Especially when the reception didn't seem to be detailed in his directions. The room was delightful. It really was. Clearly bigger than the one I booked, I was really taken with its layout and design. The main part had a sofa, small dining table, and a large telly with Freeview, but also ChromeCast. The kitchen was extremely well equipped, with enough stuff to cook a decent meal. Even had a dishwasher to boot! Open the fridge only to find the dreaded UHT Milk, and only 3 little pottles at that. What an absolute letdown. A small bottle of fresh milk just makes so much difference. A large bed lay off to the side. Unfortunately you could not see the TV from Bed, which was a shame. The bathroom was smallish, but it did have a separate toilet room and an amazing shower. Super hot and with generous pressure. A shower you could spend a long time in. There were a sachet

Buon hotel, molto vicino all'aeroporto. Volo cancellato ed ho trovato qui la sistemazione per due notti. Camere pulite e confortevoli. Bagno attrezzato. Buon ristorante all'interno dell'hotel. Bar fornito con buona selezione vini. Reception con personale gentile e preparato.

All you need after a long day’s travelling. Quiet clean and relaxing. Staff couldn’t do enough to help, my room was super spacious and had good black out curtains witch was a must after travelling from the uk suffering with jet lag! Would recommend to anyone travelling to nz

E' del tutto deluso che ci siamo fermati qui per due notti. Questa struttura è anche denominata ”Aeroporto di Auckland Kiwi Hotel” e ”Aeroporto di Auckland Kiwi Backpackers”, i Backpackers sono ora trasformati in ”Apartments di studio di primo grado”. Quando arrivammo alla ricezione, la signora ha detto che aveva debitato la carta solo per la prima notte, dovevamo pagare per la seconda notte quando usciamo. Il nostro 'Primer Studio Apartment' era chiaramente una ex bagagliaio, La nostra vista sul prato era di 2 mt di erba immognata che guardava direttamente nelle stanze di fronte a noi. La stanza era abbastanza pulita ma estremamente sotto attrezzata. Avevamo prenotato per 3 persone, avevamo 2 tovaglie, 2 vestiti di faccia, nessun tovagliolo, Dopo la terza richiesta di questi articoli abbiamo finalmente ricevuto due vestiti di faccia da usare come tovagliolo e dischi, ehw! La cucina aveva 1 forno, 1 limone di tè, 3 coltelli e grandi limoni, 1 vetro, Nessuno occhiali di vino. Coppe e piastre strane di diverse dimensioni. C'era una microonde e piastre calde, ma non c'erano altri utensili, oltre a quelli menzionati. Nessuna tavola di ghiaccio. Nessun coathanger. La luce del bagno fluttuava costantemente, c'era rubinetto sotto i letti, e dopo un'ulteriore ispezione, l'allarme antincendio non conteneva una batteria. (illegale) Quando si è verificato, si diceva che il nostro conto era stato risolto. L'ispezione del conto bancario ha dimostrato che la nostra 2a notte è stata detratta due ore dopo che abbiamo controllato e un extra $4.50 è stato preso. Chiesto sulla finestra di chat (come abbiamo prenotato il nostro soggiorno perché nessuno ha mai risposto al telefono) e è stato rie-mail, dichiarando che questo costo aggiuntivo era dovuto a Visa. Non rimarrei qui.

Così pulito, comodo, bellissimo e pieno di verdure con un giardino e un po' di fontana. Buono valore e una piacevole sorpresa! Mi sento come un piacevole soggiorno in campagna, ma con buon letto, cuscini e servizio.

Very good service and checkin was fast. Just take note at night 8pm the doors close. You have to ask for reception to open the door. Close to airport but you will need a $8/person yellow bus shuttle in the morning if you don’t have a car. Hotel has a nice restaurant too.