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Gateway Motor Lodge Wanganui

4.0 star property

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Guests can enjoy a seating area with tables and chairs outside this single-story building.
Relax in a stylish space with a comfortable bed, a leather chair, and a stool.
Conveniently located near the road, this gas station offers a welcoming canopy and a nearby building.
Charming motel with pitched roofs and a central chimney, offering a covered parking area and multiple rooms.
Enjoy a comfortable stay with a long table for dining, a flat-screen TV, and a kitchen area with sink and countertop.

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Room service
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
59 Heads Road, Whanganui, 4500
  • Durie Hill Elevator
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Sarjeant Gallery
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Virginia Lake
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Whanganui (WAG)
    ‪7 min drive‬

Room options

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, desk, blackout curtains

Studio - Queen And Single

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, desk, blackout curtains

Studio

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(6 reviews)
  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Apartment, 1 Bedroom

Apartment, 1 Bedroom

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Two Bedroom Apartment

Two Bedroom Apartment

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)
  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Whanganui

Located in Whanganui (Gonville), Gateway Motor Lodge Wanganui is within a 5-minute drive of Queens Park and Moutoa Gardens. .This motel is 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Durie Hill Elevator and 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Whanganui Museum.
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What's nearby

  • Durie Hill Elevator - 2 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Whanganui Riverboat Centre and Museum - 2 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Sarjeant Gallery - 2 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Virginia Lake - 5 min drive - 3.6 km
  • Castlecliff Beach - 9 min drive - 6.8 km

Getting around

  • Whanganui (WAG) - 7 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Thai House Express 2 - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Pizza Hut - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Noodle Canteen - ‬20 min walk
  • ‪Big Orange/Ceramic Lounge - ‬19 min walk

About this property

Gateway Motor Lodge Wanganui

Motel with free parking, near Queens Park
Air-conditioned accommodations at Gateway Motor Lodge Wanganui offer coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Beds feature premium bedding. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include showers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. LED televisions come with satellite channels. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided once per stay.

Make yourself at home in one of the air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. LED televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided once per stay.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Take advantage of the motel's room service (during limited hours).
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

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
  • Free RV/bus/lorry parking on site

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (once per stay)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 1 building
  • 1 floor
  • Smoke-free property
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LED TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:30 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Late check-in fee: NZD 20 for check-in between 8:30 PM and 9:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
At check-in, guests must provide either a negative COVID-19 test result or a record of full COVID-19 vaccination
Negative COVID-19 test result requirement applies to all guests aged 13 and up, and test must have been administered no more than 48 hours prior to check-in; COVID-19 vaccination record requirement applies to all guests aged 13 and up; guests must have received complete vaccination at least 10 days prior to check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for NZD 35 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are available for NZD 20.0 per stay

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Late check-in fee: NZD 20 for check-in between 8:30 PM and 9:30 PM
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: NZD 20.0 per stay
  • Rollaway bed fee: NZD 35 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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; cash is not accepted

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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Gateway Motor Lodge Wanganui Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 149 out of 274 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 92 out of 274 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 27 out of 274 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 274 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 274 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Julz

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was comfortable and warm
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Beryl

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff welcoming friendly nothing too much trouble. Enjoyable stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Clayton

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Owners were amazing went the extra mile with our basketball team. Thanks so much.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

N

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed our stay. The motel has really lovely owners who go out of their way to ensure your stay is pleasant.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Patrick

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Front lady excellent. Shower very good. Hand basin tap did not work properly. Accommodation was fine but a bit cramped .
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Mike

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karla

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really impressed with this motel. Close to everything, easy check in and parking, spacious clean room and really friendly staff. Basic breakfast included was so convenient. I thought it would be noisy but with the door shut I didn’t hear any road traffic at all. Would stay here again for sure.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very accomodating great hospitality, thank you so so much for our stay. You are all so lovely and kind to us.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service

You get what you pay for.

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

SID

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Todd

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Brenda

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Mark

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A museum piece of Kiwi motels from the 1980s

This motel is a preserved relic of what motels were like in NZ during my first visits ca. 1987-1990. Very misleading photos. Next to busy road, pretty rough condition. Single person was working that day and was clearly overwhelmed by it. Furniture was in pretty bad shape. Cannot see the TV from the queen bed. Was way overpriced too, but this was likely due to Te Matatini going on in New Plymounth, every room in Hawera and NP was taken
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Kelvin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy to find. Value for money
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Edwin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
The unit itself was adequate for our needs. Unfortunately with the current closure of state highway 1 heavy traffic had been re routed and went right past this property. We booked and paid for 3 nights but left after one night as we virtually had no sleep.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Alistar

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great service and friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great service. Modern, clean interior. Easy to find, handy parking.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Gateway motor lodge

Great 4 hour trip up river in the Waimarie paddle steamer - excellent!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Raymond

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a nice place to stay for the night.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and tidy, with friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Flora

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Megan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Units ground level. Welcomed with snacks on the table and a personal letter of welcome and information.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Personal service and attention to detail.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Arthur

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was conveniently located
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024