Name: Eden Gardens Motel
Address: 14 Joy Street, Oamaru, Oamaru, Oamaru, 9400, New Zealand
Rating: 6

Smoke-free property

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Fax and copy machine

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Eden Gardens Motel

Oamaru

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Beautifully restored, hill top accommodation with stunning views that would appeal to those seeking "old world" style lodging. Bathrooms are fully updated and bedrooms are equipped with tea/coffee making facilities and toiletries (our room had a double bed and single bed). Rooms have opening windows and excellent block-out curtains. Front desk staff where friendly and even asked if we wanted a soft, medium or hard bed? (which is a nice touch). All areas of the hotel were clean and tidy and the surrounding gardens were lush and green. There is a small car park, so it would be wise to book a spot.

Gorgeous Views and Quiet Location

Nice peaceful setting but up a strep hill a little way out of town. However, staff were friendly and the place was clean and functional. Food prep area was communal
 Would I stay here again. Yes if I wasn't bothered about being out of town

Basic buy pleasant

when I first stepped inside reminded me of older hotels in China. This is a Chinese run Hotel and decor is definately chinese. Second impression construction , layout , and nearby buildings had a famililiarity, little search and found out it used to be maternity wing of old Oamaru hospital. Has been well refurbished and has a certain charm to it, clean and tidy , astounding views of ocean and Oamaru city, if not from room then from end balcony. Room we had on the smaller side but O.k for two people. Modern clean bathroom small fridge and tea, coffee making facilities. Let down for me was stellite T.V with only free N.Z chanells  and Chinese channels . Really needs Sky for european visitors and a larger tv screen. Enjoyed our stay, being a bit different from the norm added that bit of charm. Staff were near non existant and just a basket for room keys on checkout? With a little bit more effort could have a lot more potential.

different but O.K

Eden Gardens motel is 500 meters outside Oamuru city centre up a hill. The impression is that this once was a rather fancy hotel with a beautiful view over the ocean, but has now deteriorated and is a forgotten motel.

The reception was unmanned when we arrived and left, so you need to call a number for someone to arrive.

Room had a high nice ceiling, a lovely comfortable bed and a small desk with a kettle and coffee/tea/hot chocolate. Quiet and calm. I had a good night sleep.

Interior was rather worn down, the carpet dusty, and the ceiling was fitted with a horrible cold modern lamp more suitable for a hospital.

There is a cafe area where you can use a microwave oven and cutlery. It seems like it should be possible to also buy a drink in the evening and breakfast in the morning, but we saw no staff during our stay so there was no one to buy from nor ask about it.

With a bit of love and investment this place could be a charming hotel worth stopping for. Now it is an ok budget stay for a night.

Could have been a gem

This hotel is on a hill top. It is very old. The beds are hard even on check in we were warned. Very Asian type of bedding. However had a good sleep. No air con and had to open the windows. Quiet location. It was the only accommodation available at the time. It was clean.

Hill top

Have stayed more than once and discovered the larger rooms are much better. I accidentally set off the entire buildings fire alarm in the smaller room as the bathroom door was ajar while having a shower. Also had to switch the power back on after attempting to boil the jug and being left in darkness. The bedroom facilities are adequate but the smaller rooms aren't worth 105$. Importantly, the staff are friendly and approachable. I would recommend this for budget accommodation.

Okay... Don't get a small room

First impressions is not what it looks like on any travel site, apparently this was a former maternity home that's someone has tried to upgrade but has not done a very good job.  Room was extremely small, quite cold, bathroom area was poorly lit and cold. Televison reception was so bad we just turned it off for the night. Most people won't put up with this. It must be an easy fix for christs sake. But the most thing that pissed us off was that the room was very musty and dampish when we arrived and was still the same in the morning. Opening the windows did not improve this at all.
So, would I recommend this place or even contemplate staying here again even though the price was cheap.  NO

Not the Best in town

We stayed before and had a bigger room. This time the room was exceptionally small - not really big enough for a double. So small in fact that the TV had to go on the wall and there was only just room for one chair. The whole place looked much more tired than last time and felt dingy. Not really a motel as no cooking facilities in the room apart from the kettle. On the plus side the shower was good and it is possible to walk into town though it is very steep going back. We would not go back.

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