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Colonial Inn Motel

3.0 star property

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Family Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Kitchen | Living room
Lobby
Fridge, microwave, coffee/tea maker, electric kettle
Basic Apartment, 3 Bedrooms, Kitchen, Ground Floor
Exterior

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
43 Papanui Road, Christchurch, 8014
  • Hagley Park
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Christchurch Casino
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Te Pae Christchurch Convention and Exhibition Centre
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Christchurch (CHC-Christchurch Intl.)
    ‪11 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Standard Studio, Multiple Beds, Accessible, Kitchenette (3 Pax)

Standard Studio, Multiple Beds, Accessible, Kitchenette (3 Pax)

Standard Studio, Multiple Beds, Accessible, Kitchenette (3 Pax)

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Studio, 1 Queen Bed, Kitchen

Studio, 1 Queen Bed, Kitchen

Studio, 1 Queen Bed, Kitchen

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(8 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Basic Apartment, 3 Bedrooms, Kitchen, Ground Floor

Basic Apartment, 3 Bedrooms, Kitchen, Ground Floor

Basic Apartment, 3 Bedrooms, Kitchen, Ground Floor

  • Sleeps 10
  • 2 Queen Beds and 6 Twin Beds

View all photos for Family Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Kitchen

Family Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Kitchen

Family Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Kitchen

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)
  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

View all photos for Family Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchen

Family Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchen | Private kitchenette

Family Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchen

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • 48 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Queen Bed, 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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About the area

Christchurch

Located in Christchurch (Merivale), Colonial Inn Motel is within a 5-minute walk of Hagley Park and Papanui Road. .This motel is 9.1 mi (14.7 km) from Lyttelton Harbour and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Hare Krishna Temple.
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What's nearby

  • Papanui Road - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Hagley Park - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Christchurch Casino - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Te Pae Christchurch Convention and Exhibition Centre - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Christchurch Public Hospital - 4 min drive - 2.9 km

Getting around

  • Christchurch Railway Station - 6 min drive
  • Christchurch International Airport (CHC) - 19 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The George - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Sprig + Fern Merivale - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Boo Radley's - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Tudors Restaurant - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Burger King - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Colonial Inn Motel

Motel with free parking, a short walk to Hagley Park
Colonial Inn Motel offers 22 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Beds feature premium bedding. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Smart televisions come with digital channels. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 22 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and Smart televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include microwaves and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Take advantage of the motel's room service (during limited hours).
Featured amenities include multilingual staff and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Smart TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 9 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

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Colonial Inn Motel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 78 out of 265 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 116 out of 265 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 59 out of 265 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 265 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 265 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kayli

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very welcoming and good standard
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No noise
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ross

Travelled with family, Business traveller
It is a three star motel. I do not expect brand new. I do expect cleanliness, courteous helpful staff, and everything working as it should in the bathroom and kitchen. I was not disappointed. The seats and bed were very comfortable. Excellent.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Lynette

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Angela

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness

Short break

Was good price. Room was spacious. Needs a refurb. Was dated and worn. Cleanliness needed to be improved
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Ricky

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very happy with the price and cleanliness-a little old but otherwise a great place to stay at a reasonable price
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Danny

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karlos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved it!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

SAMUEL JAMES NEILL, WELLINGTON

Comfortable enough property,but rooms are in dire need of renovation, and bathrooms a bit dirty
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Petrus

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful motel easy access to town centre. Unfortunately shower could do with some attention
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Leo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The Colonial is a little dated but excellent value for money and very central to the corner of Papanui Road and Bealey Ave.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Poh Choo

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Rodger

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Shower husband said too high entry for old people. Stairs could be cleaned, but on the whole good value for money. Room clean.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Bruce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Warm, clean, helpful staff but getting a little run down.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Judith

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Socks under desk, curtains dont fit, toilet water rises every flush , not cleaned very well for a motel, dysty and dirty abobe shelf in kitchenette. They gave us milk each day when we asked then all of a sudden no, so had to get our own, always had to ask for tea bags. They did change our towels daily and wipe around the bath room no blow dryer or power point in bathroom for one.very tired motel Handy to city, we only slept there as out all dsy
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anne Maree

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay. Staff are very helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Ryan

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Handy location for our family Good price!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Jerwinn

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice location
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Adele

Travelled with partner
Very average. Bed and pillows very uncomfortable Otherwise ok for price.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Harwinder

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was so much disturbing in the night . Shower was not working good .
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Melissa

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Was good value for money
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Sarah

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024