3.5 Star Hotel

Garden City Motel

242 Main North Road, Redwood, Christchurch, New Zealand View Map

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Garden City Motel

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Just 15 minutes' walk from Northlands Mall, Garden City Motel offers free unlimited WiFi, free on-site car parking. A flat-screen TV with satellite channels is provided. Garden City Motel is a 2 minute walk from St Bede's College and 10 minutes drive from both Burwood and St Georges Hospital. Brighton Beach is a twenty minute drive away. Most units have heating, air-conditioning and fully equipped kitchens with a oven, refrigerator and a microwave. Laundry facilities are available. The motel is within close proximity to Northcote Primary School and Papanui Primary and High School. - We are a Pet Friendly motel, however not all units are suitable and we need to be advised at time of booking. - A flat screen TV with 50 SKY channels and free to air channels is provided.

197 Reviews

8.6Very Good
Cleanliness
9.5
Staff
9.9
Location
9.2

What Guests Say

  • “Good location and pet friendly”
  • “Spacious, light and spotlessly clean, well equipped.Warm welcome. Very quiet, would recommend”
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Top Amenities

  • Free Internet Access
  • Free Parking
  • Accessible Rooms / Facilities
  • Pets Allowed
  • Non-Smoking Rooms
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Room Options

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King Studio1/4

King Studio

377 sqft • 1 King

  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm clock
  • Baby Cot
  • Balcony
Queen Studio1/2

Queen Studio

388 sqft • 1 Double

  • Alarm clock
  • Bath or Shower
  • Body soap
  • Carpeting
Studio with Separate Bedroom1/4

Studio with Separate Bedroom

431 sqft • 4 Single, 1 King

  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm clock
  • Balcony
  • Bath or Shower
Two-Bedroom Apartment1/4

Two-Bedroom Apartment

754 sqft • 1 King or 2 Single or 1 Sofabed

  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm clock
  • Balcony
  • Bath or Shower
One-Bedroom Apartment1/4

One-Bedroom Apartment

862 sqft • 3 Single, 1 King

  • Accessible bath/shower
  • Accessible toilet
  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm clock
Super King Studio1/4

Super King Studio

700 sqft • 1 King

  • Air conditioning
  • Bath or Shower
  • Blackout curtains
  • City view

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    What Guests Loved

    8.6
    Very Good

    Based on 197 reviews

    Location

    9.2

    Cleanliness

    9.5

    Staff

    9.9

    Overall Quality

    8.8

    Pros +

    • Good location and pet friendly
    • Spacious, light and spotlessly clean, well equipped.Warm welcome. Very quiet, would recommend
    • Great size unit. Friendly accommodating staff. Clean and tidy.

    Cons -

    • The interior was a bit tired
    • Bathroom dated, door sticky so very noisy to shut particularly at night.
    • Not much in walking distance.
    Business Traveler (13)Solo Traveler (19)Traveling as Couple (72)Family with Young Children (31)Family with Teens (1)Senior Traveler (1)Group Traveler (10)Total (261)
    7BevPosted on: 2-21-2026

    Good location and pet friendly

    The interior was a bit tired

    9SharonPosted on: 2-20-2026

    Spacious, light and spotlessly clean, well equipped.Warm welcome. Very quiet, would recommend

    8DebPosted on: 2-15-2026

    Great size unit. Friendly accommodating staff. Clean and tidy.

    Bathroom dated, door sticky so very noisy to shut particularly at night.

    9KathyPosted on: 2-15-2026

    modern, quiet, very clean, good comfy nice furnishings, plenty of beds, laundry, carparking…everything we needed for a 3 night stay.

    10TraciePosted on: 2-14-2026

    Comfortable. Clean, convenient. Took out needs into consideration. Late incoming flight 2am. Extended checkout time. Much appreciated

    10MelisaPosted on: 2-4-2026

    Large space. Two couches. Two bedrooms. Kitchen facilities. Large bathroom. Close location to all facilities.Absolutely lovely owners. Excellent Motel, would definitely visit again.

    9GailPosted on: 2-4-2026

    The accomodation was huge and clean. Obviously well maintained! Location was great so near to everything especially Northlands shopping centre - we loved our stay here thank you

    9RichardPosted on: 1-31-2026

    Great location on outskirts of town but near airport, launderette and restaurants. Extremely helpful hosts. Very spacious three rooms. Great facilities. Plenty of private parking on site. Would visit again. Thank you

    10JeanettePosted on: 1-28-2026

    Very large space, lots of room! Very friendly and helpful staff. Just a 17 minute drive into town to the Botanical Gardens, art galleries, shops and restaurants. They took great care of us!

    Not much in walking distance.

    10MarilynPosted on: 1-14-2026

    Loved it all.Would highly recommend to everyone.The husband and wife team go above and beyond.

    There wasn't anything not to like.The one thing that would be great would be a hairdryer in the units.

    9HoPosted on: 12-17-2025

    Very friendly front desk manager. Felt so welcomed and he was so genuine. Unit was very clean and well equipped. Modernly renovated.and comfortable Very convenient location.

    WiFi can be patchy.

    3RidlingPosted on: 12-16-2025

    Friendly staff at reception on arrival. Towels replaced with clean ones each day

    Room was very outdated, I feel like photos used for advertisement is of a renovated room. Our bed in the main area was two singles pushed together, which i do understand is normal in accommodations, except our bed was two different heights and comfort types which made it very difficult for sleeping as it was my and my partner, one night we slept in separate single beds to try and be comfortable. The bathroom was not clean, walls and doors were grubby, snot was found on one of the walls that my partner had to wipe off with toliet paper, two ginger pubic hairs were found in the shower also, urine splatters on wall by toliet. There was also a strong smell of cat urine by the bed and bedside table area closest to the kitchen area. Room was very outdated and plain. Miss matched furniture, no wall art etc.

    9TribePosted on: 12-15-2025

    Clean, comfortable, very friendly owners

    8BrendanPosted on: 12-6-2025

    Friendly, clean, comfortable, good location, excelllent value for the price

    Nothing. Very good value

    8MariannePosted on: 11-22-2025

    Great location and very big living area. We were lucky to have a room on ground level. Car in front of the door.

    The bed was a bid hard. It was a pity that they started very early with tidying up the garden with a loud strimmer

    8NickPosted on: 11-10-2025

    Price and room upgrade

    Location from town Uber $24

    10StaceyPosted on: 11-3-2025

    The unit was so spacious and had everything you could possibly need! It was exceptionally clean and tidy and the beds were very comfortable. It's a great location and close to a supermarket and mall and only a short drive to the city centre.

    9DalePosted on: 10-20-2025

    Great service with an excellent location and really good sized room have stayed here previously and will definitely be staying here when we return to christchurch

    9JoannePosted on: 10-17-2025

    Big room, lovely owner, comfortable bed, very clean

    10NickyPosted on: 9-22-2025

    Spacious rooms, lovely friendly staff, pet friendly, quiet, I will definitely be staying again!

    Amenities & Policies

    Amenities

    Media & Technology

    • Free Internet Access

    Transportation

    • Free Parking
    • Accessible parking

    Accessibility

    • Handicapped Rooms/Facilities
    • Facilities for disabled guests available

    General

    • Pets Allowed
    • No Smoking Rooms/Facilities

    Guest policies

    Check-inAfter 2:00 PM
    Check-outBefore 10:00 AM
    InternetFree Wi-Fi is available.
    ParkingFree parking is available.
    Children & Extra BedsChildren of all ages are welcome. Children of age 2 and above can stay with extra bed, subject to additional charges. Children of age 0 to 2 stay free with cot.
    PetsPets are allowed upon request. Charges may apply.
    Room RatesAll rates displayed are for two guests unless otherwise noted.

    Important info

    Guests arriving outside reception opening hours are kindly requested to inform the hotel in advance. Contact details can be found on the booking confirmation. Please be advised you may be charged a pre-authorization of $1 to check the validity of your credit card.Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation. Guests under the age of 18 can only check in with a parent or official guardian.

    Location

    Garden City Motel

    242 Main North Road, Redwood, Christchurch

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