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Reviews of Garden Grove Motel and Apartments

4 out of 5
Garden Grove Motel and Apartments
161 North Road, Invercargill

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 58 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Tired and dated
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from GGrove on 13 Feb 2020
Small changes have been in process

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Traditional affordable motel
This is an older type motel. Our room was spacious and traditional in content and condition. The manager was friendly and helpful and put the heating on in advance of us checking in.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from GGrove on 25 Nov 2019
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hosts were amazing, they went out of their way to ensure we had everything we wanted. Very pleasant and accommodating couple.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019
Response from GGrove on 28 Oct 2019
Thank you

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We liked the easy access to town, the property just needed a little bit of an upgrade but the service makes up for it. The couple were Awesome to get along with. I guarantee with a little bit more upgrade, this will be a 5star easily!!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from GGrove on 28 Oct 2019
Thank you, upgrade is in process at this stage

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from g on 3 Nov 2019
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Hsueh-Chi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from GG on 28 Oct 2019
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, perfect room for our stay thank you
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Ggrove on 25 Apr 2019
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Avinash

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Invercargill stay
Needed a place to sleep, it worked perfectly. Great host.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from GGrove on 25 Apr 2019
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and helpful staff - directed to a nearby restaurant which was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from GGrove on 19 Apr 2019
Thank you

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Traffic noise was a real problem went late started early
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from GGrove on 5 Mar 2019
Apologise for the traffic noise, issue brought forward to the owner. Thank you for staying with us.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to my mothers retirement village, Rowena Jackson, O'Byrne St.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2019
Response from GGrove on 5 Mar 2019
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location to amenities and good information of sight seeing places given by owners
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from GGrove on 8 Jan 2019
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything satisfactory
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from GGrove on 8 Jan 2019
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
spacious and very clean. Lovely and kindness owner

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Glenn, Dunedin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent service
Great little motel. Has all that you need. The manager Wendy was so lovely and welcoming.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great
Very nice large rooms close to town very clean Friendly staff ..would stay there again in a flash
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Gerard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable well equipped basic motel apartment
Basic but comfortable apartment, not just motel room, with bedroom and separate lounge/ kitchen area of good size. Not serviced daily but all extra needs provided by very friendly and delightful owner/manager. Suited our needs perfectly as in Invercargill for 4day classic motorbike event. Nice to have garden, bbq, and laundry with line and dryer.

8/10 Good

Judi, Dunedin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything we needed - and a nice little extra!
We needed a dog friendly motel. Nothing more. We got a dog friendly motel, a nice garden to exercise them in, a large, comfortable unit (With a killer shower). Fabulous family filling in for the owners while they were away. My 6yr old grandson was greeted with the offer of some time with their 6yr old child and his massive bucket of Lego. He had a great time! I wouldn’t want to recommend Garden Grove Motel too often - I might not be able to get back in if they become too popular!! It’s a great area, quiet, dog friendly, child friendly, clean and tidy.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely comfortable stay
Great stay at Garden Grove Motel, owner lovely and helpful. I wasn't there much as it was only at night to sleep, but very comfortable. It was lovely on the freezing cold day to come back late at night to unit to find the heater on and the curtains all drawn, so it was very warm & cozy when I arrived.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Alamein, North Island, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relevant for what we required
A nice and clean little motel with all the amenities we required. This is a lovely place for those who respect other peoples property and other guests.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly and very nice to deal with. Clean and tidy units.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good find
Enjoyed our nights stay and were made to feel very welcome. I would recommend staying here to others.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Older, but comfortable and clean.
An older establishment, but one that was clean, well-equipped and spacious in a time where most of the lower-to-mid priced motels are cramped and generally not as well set up.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant overnight stay. Staff very friendly and helpful.

10/10 Excellent

Stella

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was an excellent stay. My wife and I had no car available, so Helen (who is in charge of the motel) called one of her friends who came down from Dunedin. Helen and her friend took us for a very nice walk in the Bluff area. She did much more for us than one can expect.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This was our first time in Queenstown and to have a nice place to stay in makes the whole experience great.

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

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

8/10 Good

Bob, C

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and cosy with a full kitchen
The owners were very helpful. Roomy and comfortable.

10/10 Excellent

Niki

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

8/10 Good

Rajiv

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

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very average greeting after a wotif booking shambles that resulted in my booking being cancelled ( without my knowledge until arrival ) staff unhelpful and to be honest a bit rude. Budget motel in need of a tidy up outside (cobweb in doorway) dated inside but bed was fine. Wouldn't recommend to a friend!

10/10 Excellent

Stephen, Solomon Islands

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Above average; Value: Great deal; Service: Remarkable; Cleanliness: Pleasant;

8/10 Good

Mike, New Zealand - Manawatu

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Mike, New Zealand - Auckland

Facilities: Everyday; Value: Economical; Service: Polite; Cleanliness: Tidy;

10/10 Excellent

Lois, New Zealand - Christchurch

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

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay, Australia - NSW - Sydney

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

10/10 Excellent

Lynne, Australia - QLD - Regional QLD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Fantastic; Service: Go the extra mile; Cleanliness: Spotless; Love having a kitchen n the unit

8/10 Good

Brian, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Above average; Value: Economical; Service: Friendly; Cleanliness: Faultless; Easy access

10/10 Excellent

David, Australia - WA - Perth

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

8/10 Good

David, New Zealand - Christchurch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Nice ; Value: Affordable; Service: Professional, Friendly; Cleanliness: Pleasant;

10/10 Excellent

Sam, New Zealand - Queenstown

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Extremely well equipped

10/10 Excellent

Linda, Australia - NSW - Coffs Harbour

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Good; Value: Economical; Service: Friendly; Cleanliness: Spotless;

8/10 Good

Patrick, New Zealand - Otago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Facilities: Typical; Value: Reasonable; Service: Friendly; Cleanliness: Faultless; I would stay here again as the service and staff were great.

8/10 Good

Paul, New Zealand - Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Facilities: Typical; Value: Great deal; Service: Respectful; Cleanliness: Lovely;

8/10 Good

Sonia, New Zealand - Otago

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Home away from home; Value: Affordable; Service: Helpful; Cleanliness: Spotless;

8/10 Good

Barbara, New Zealand - Otago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Above average; Service: Friendly; Cleanliness: Spotless;

8/10 Good

Esther, New Zealand - Bay of Plenty

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