Best Western BK's Pioneer Motor Lodge

After 30 years of traveling I can say this was the worst place I have stayed.Front desk was rude .room had a view of the maids closet.Running a lawn under our window 3 times after 4 PM on a Sunday when the area in front was all pavement.There was still an electric heating pad on the mattress under all the sheets so the cords were cutting into my shouder.Checkout time was 10 and the cleaning people are reaching in our open win dow pulling back the curtains to see if the room is empty!

This hotel has an ideal location, close to airport, for those late night fly ins and early morning fly outs. We engaged with the reception and shuttle staff, all of whom we're classic, Kiwi friendly and fun. Our room was large and very comfortable, had a spa and two bedrooms.. great! The room was on road frontage, upstairs and quiet. The windows are sound proofed. We slept well and we're well able to rise early for a 3.30am shuttle. Shuttle driver was a great, early morning tonic. WiFi was good too.. I've stayed at a few other airport motels here and this is the best of them.

I would stay someplace else, i do not understand why this place has such good reviews, We stayed in 7 different motels all over NZ and this was by far the worst ( also the highest priced ) Everything in this room was missmatched, glassware, cups, cutlery, dirty cookware. Missing cookware such as cuttingboard, knifes, bowls. We had less soap after cleaning and the cleaning service didnt clean or fold the hotel blankets and left pillows unmade... Free wifi? not really, they ask, do you NEED wifi? okay here is a 500mb voucher.. that isnt free in my mind when you pay 180NZD per night... It also doesnt get really dark in the room.

Enjoyed our stay. Close to airport, easy access to drives

A good hotel and a good stay