2 Star Hotel

Charlies Motor Lodge

23 Essex Street, Balclutha, New Zealand View Map

$88 nightly

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Charlies Motor Lodge

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Comfortable Accommodations Charlies Motor Lodge in Balclutha offers family rooms with private bathrooms, kitchenettes, and free WiFi. Each room includes a seating area, TV, and essential amenities such as a refrigerator, microwave, and electric kettle. Convenient Facilities Guests can enjoy a garden, daily housekeeping service, luggage storage, and free toiletries. The motel provides a kitchen with kitchenware, a washing machine, and a wardrobe, ensuring a pleasant stay. Prime Location Located 33 mi from Dunedin Airport, the motel is highly rated for its room cleanliness, convenient location, and comfortable rooms. Reception staff speak English, catering to international visitors.

246 Reviews

8.7Very Good
Cleanliness
9.3
Staff
9.5
Location
9.0

What Guests Say

  • “I like the space in the room, and also the heating part, friendly people and nice area that close to the shop and other venues. Not…”
  • “Owners and staff were very friendly and helpful.”
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Top Amenities

  • Free Internet Access
  • Non-Smoking Rooms
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Queen Room1/4

Queen Room

420 sqft • 1 Single, 1 Queen

  • Additional toilet
  • Bath or Shower
  • Body soap
  • Carpeting
Apartment1/4

Apartment

539 sqft • 1 Single, 1 Queen or 1 Queen

  • Additional toilet
  • Bath or Shower
  • Body soap
  • Carpeting
Double or Twin Room1/4

Double or Twin Room

270 sqft • 1 Single, 1 Queen

  • Additional toilet
  • Bath or Shower
  • Body soap
  • Carpeting
Studio1/4

Studio

270 sqft • 1 Queen

  • Additional toilet
  • Bath or Shower
  • Body soap
  • Carpeting

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    What Guests Loved

    8.7
    Very Good

    Based on 246 reviews

    Location

    9

    Cleanliness

    9.3

    Staff

    9.5

    Overall Quality

    8.6

    Pros +

    • I like the space in the room, and also the heating part, friendly people and nice area that close to the shop and other venues. Not really expensive for one night but you can adjust your payment in the future, that would be fantastic. Beds are ok as well but little bit weak, it is not a big problem.Overall the place was very good to stay in whatever time that I can come back to Balclutha. Great service and friendly staff.Thanks very much for looking after us properly during our stay in your venue.
    • Owners and staff were very friendly and helpful.
    • Pauline was lovely. The room was great, very clean and no noise. I've stayed throughout Balclutha and I'd say this is the best. Free washing machines.Lovely spa ? bath.

    Cons -

    • Not much, everything was all good except the bed, they are a little bit weak and soft.
    • Parking area is gravel so could be noisy when people left early (tradies).
    • The bed was not great, it was hard, and uncomfortable and for a motel the one thing you really want is a decent bed. A quick trip to briscoes for a matress topper would certainly help.
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    9MatagiPosted on: 7-23-2025

    I like the space in the room, and also the heating part, friendly people and nice area that close to the shop and other venues. Not really expensive for one night but you can adjust your payment in the future, that would be fantastic. Beds are ok as well but little bit weak, it is not a big problem.Overall the place was very good to stay in whatever time that I can come back to Balclutha. Great service and friendly staff.Thanks very much for looking after us properly during our stay in your venue.

    Not much, everything was all good except the bed, they are a little bit weak and soft.

    9Kenny P.Posted on: 7-8-2025

    Owners and staff were very friendly and helpful.

    Parking area is gravel so could be noisy when people left early (tradies).

    8AnnaPosted on: 4-14-2025

    Pauline was lovely. The room was great, very clean and no noise. I've stayed throughout Balclutha and I'd say this is the best. Free washing machines.Lovely spa ? bath.

    10MitchelPosted on: 4-12-2025

    I am riding my bicycle around New Zealand and found this enchanted motel to stay at. The owner was very helpful in getting me situated in my room. The bed was very comfortable, the shower water hot, and the room quiet.

    8MariaPosted on: 4-9-2025

    The hotel unit is clean, comfortable, and spacious.. it was great for an overnight stay. We were able to make a light tea and have breakfast which worked well for us. It is close to the main road and yet off enough to be very quiet.

    5KncnPosted on: 3-20-2025

    Nicely clean room and bathroom with basic kitchen and supplies, the little welcome lollies were a lovely touch. Nice quiet location with a reasonable distance from town centre that we walked to and from on our stay.

    The bed was not great, it was hard, and uncomfortable and for a motel the one thing you really want is a decent bed. A quick trip to briscoes for a matress topper would certainly help.

    8RandolphPosted on: 3-15-2025

    Clean, tidy and friendly service

    8BrianPosted on: 2-26-2025

    Being in the back unit away from the road was good. The size of the unit was great.The staff were very friendly and helpful.

    The shower over the bath was poor.The couches were uncomfortable.

    8LesleyPosted on: 2-25-2025

    Comfortable bed, clean room, handy location, easy to use laundry. Very chatty and informative staff.

    10AnnePosted on: 2-24-2025

    Owners were so lovely. And the unit was exactly what we required, - a clean, comfortable place to stay overnight. And exceedingly good value.

    10SolomonaPosted on: 2-24-2025

    the couple were awesome,very nice people to talk to

    The place was awesome, handy and very clean

    10StephaniePosted on: 2-18-2025

    Friendly staff. Wished my daughter all the best with her studies. Beds comfortable. Plenty of cooking equipment. Great value for money.

    Currently road works outside.

    10RaelenePosted on: 2-15-2025

    Lovely comfortable accomodation. Had everything we needed. Great host. Very helpful and knowledgeable about the area. No charge for washing machine, powder also supplied. Nothing a bother to the host.

    Nothing at all. Highly recommend this motel

    9CleverleyPosted on: 2-11-2025

    The staff were very helpful and the coffee was unlimited, not just restricted to packets! Even filter coffee ☕️, also a nice touch was the sweets on the side. Even the toiletries were a nice touch, individual ones!

    5GavinPosted on: 2-9-2025

    Everything but the bed was terrific

    The bed was awful, old and soft. We had a bad night

    7NinePosted on: 2-7-2025

    Spacious, accommodating staff

    Noisy traffic, big trucks , could be refurbished

    10JanenePosted on: 2-5-2025

    Helpful and friendly staff, large accomodation with everything we needed for our stay. Separate spaces/bedrooms providing privacy and space. Great value for money

    7RolandPosted on: 1-30-2025

    the room was luxuriously furnished, everything was perfect and clean.

    the wifi quality was very poor. I had the outermost room in the "off-site area", and the noise from the side street was also annoying there:-(

    9BridgetPosted on: 1-19-2025

    We were moving and was the perfect location for us

    Main road noise from trucks. Thats not within their control

    7PetrPosted on: 12-30-2024

    Nice and large space. Quality tea and Milk available.

    Beds were uncomfortable.

    Amenities & Policies

    Amenities

    Media & Technology

    • Free Internet Access

    Health & Safety

    • Health Services
    • Daily disinfection

    Kid Friendly

    • Family Friendly

    General

    • No Smoking Rooms/Facilities

    Guest policies

    Check-inAfter 2:00 PM
    Check-outBefore 10:00 AM
    InternetFree Wi-Fi is available.
    Children & Extra BedsChildren of all ages are welcome.
    PetsPets are not allowed.
    Room RatesAll rates displayed are for two guests unless otherwise noted.

    Location

    Charlies Motor Lodge

    23 Essex Street, Balclutha

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