Chelsea M.
Yelp
Stayed here for three nights during the end of our tour in New Zealand and wanted to like the place, and did like the place for the most part. Sure the place had its quirks; soap in an unlabeled dispenser, hair dryer hidden in a drawer under the television, very very slow internet, 2 remotes for the TV that had different functions, but the place was clean and did have charm.
My review is mostly positive until the last night of our stay when we came back to our room and found that our backcountry campstove was taken off of the balcony where we were airing it out in preparation for our future air travels. At first we thought it was stolen, until we called the office inquiring if they had taken it for some reason. And they had, despite it being written in their Guest Book that they were not to touch personal property. When trying to figure out how to get the campstove back (from 8PM to 8AM they are apparently not on-site) we were chewed out personally for several minutes while we maintained a very professional and calm manner in trying to get our possessions back. In the end we had to jump through hurdles to get the stove back, and were not given it back until right before our flight took off.
We can understand the hesitation with seeing a campstove on the balcony and the bad review is not based on them even taking the stove. They were just doing what they thought would protect their property, even if it was an over-reaction. The negative review is a result of how we were treated afterward. We did not appreciate being berated for minutes nor the unnecessary inconviences we had to endure to get our property back.
With the customer service we received I cannot find it in me to recommend this motel to anyone, despite the quality of the hotel. To top it off, they never did service or clean our room during any of the three days that we were paying for our stay. Thus, we received no service at times and bad, rude service at times.