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Reviews of Fairway Motel and Apartments

3.5 out of 5
Fairway Motel and Apartments
2 MacPherson Street, Wanaka

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 234 out of 435 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 161 out of 435 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 24 out of 435 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 435 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 435 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

YEO JU

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
OK.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maricar

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

10/10 Excellent

Shari

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We like the convenient location to town, it's clean and we love the upgraded bathroom! Beds were super comfortable!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Don, Briarwood

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to the town
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

NICOLA

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Property very expensive for being a very average Motel.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anne Maree

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to town. Staff were helpful and friendly. Clean and comfy rooms. Kitchenette had anything you needed and it had a convenient little fridge that kept things cold. BBQ's worked. Kids loved trampoline
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Reshma

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My family and I enjoyed our stay here. Each unit was self contained and had all the essential appliances. Made our stay even easier as we were able to cook. Also has a place to do laundry and an outdoor BBQ station. The pool was a lovely addition too! After a hot day the cool pool was a good way to end the day. So close to amenities and tourist attractions. About 15 minute walk from the city centre and lakefront. Beautiful area, will be back again to explore more. (Our only feedback would be regarding the bathroom door not closing properly. Requires abit of force to close and lock.) Thank you for your hospitality!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Shannon

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Avoid this tired, banged up motel at all costs. Expedia could not find any vacancy in a different hotel for me so I was forced to stay there.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy to find, excellent accommodation. Room was clean with everything you need. Bed was extremely comfortable (vital with someone with a bad back!). Lady who was looking after the motels was great! Would highly recommend to anyone and will definitely be back. Loads of parking and within walking distance of town. Pool onsite. Perfect place to stay. Thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was all great, worth going back great stay
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stefan Florian

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very helpful and nice staff
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Convenient location to the centre of Wanaka. Premises are a little tired. Towels not changed daily after use. However, grateful that we could get accommodation as Wanaka appeared to be fully booked out.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Grace

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable and spacious.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely outlook to the golf course, well appointed, very easy walk to shops etc. Great service, super friendly and approachable. Will definitely return. Thanks!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

kevin

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

michael

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Not that impressed to be honest. The bed was comfortable, the shower was good and the TV was a decent size, though Netflix only available with an account ( other motels have free access). But the room was very meanly equipped - a miniscule kitchen area with precious little in it. No hob, just a microwave. The sink was tiny and could only be reached once you'd banged your head on the shelf holding the microwave. No chair to sit on other than a hard dining chair, tiny dining table and aircon that gave of a smell of damp. Nor was there a window to open, only the glass door. I don't imagine people who want to feel safe and have some ventilation would fancy sleeping with this arrangement. I've stayed in much better motels on the South Island. This one just isn't very good
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from owner on 31 Oct 2023
Michael. You booked our only motel room that has no kitchen. Although it has a microwave and bar fridge a sink and cutlery utensils as well as a coffee plunger and toaster. In fact this is more then you would get in a standard motel room. If you had read the room description then you would have noted this. All of our other 24 rooms we have in the motel has either a full kitchen or kitchenette with ample room and facilities.If you wanted cooking facilities then you should have said so on check in and we could have moved to you to a room. Also on each side of the the sliding doors there are 2 large windows which have a latch system you can open very wise if you had chosen to.I will look at the Air-conditioner and clean out the filter. this really is a very simple answer to questions that just were not asked. We live on site 24 hrs a day and are available to guests to ask these questions so we can make your experience a happy and comfortable stay.

8/10 Good

Praneet

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Value for money, nice and clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had an amazing stay. This place felt so much like home! Amazing service and so nice! Great recommendations for supper and things to do in town. Thanks for an amazing stay! And letting us catch up on all that laundry!!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Two of the doors stuck and would not close properly
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brendan, Te Anau

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spacious rooms, quiet location.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ken

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 13 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sing

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spacious and well provided facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bronwen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stay here every year when we come over on holiday, and will continue to do so. Always super friendly hosts, clean/comfortable/warm rooms, easy walking to dining and shopping as well as the lake. Perfect! :)
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andring

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Highly recommended...
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Xin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Warren

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sharon Veeral

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Such a great property. Great location too.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Delwyn

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay. I will be back
Great quiet lication, short walk to Wanaka township and the lake. Very spacious and comfortable room. The bathroom floor was heated too. Bliss.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

6/10 Okay

kate

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Clean and fresh room however noisy on the road , and limited facilities- no usb chargers for phones, no iron or ironing board
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Megan & Mark on 20 Apr 2023
Hi kateWe have irons and ironing boards available in the guest laundry to be used at anytime open 24 hrs. We also have a selection of phone charges at the office that we give to people if they ask during there stay. At no point did you ask us at reception on check in or call us on our manned phone 24 hrs a day. As we live on site we can address your concerns immediately. We do not leave mobile charges available in the rooms as they would be stolen a shame society has become that way but a reality we need to deal with as a business.

8/10 Good

Marilyn

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Phil

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very friendly and helpful with age appropriate ideas for us as a young family. The check in process was simple and fast and the facility was great for us and our quick 2 night stay. The bbq area with the trampoline and pool was perfect for relaxing in the afternoon while our son played and we cooked dinner on the bbq’s.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Patrick

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very basic, poor location, room facilities very ordinary, parking a struggle,
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

hansha

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
pleasant staff, nice apartment.

6/10 Okay

john

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The location is convenient, but the property is aged and not very clean. The price was much higher than expected.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Ronald

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to the lake and restaurants.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Megan on 24 Feb 2023
Thanks for your review we appreciate you taking the time to do this and glad you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Alastair

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Worked great for our family!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Megan on 24 Feb 2023
Thanks for your review. We are very family friendly with the pool trampoline and BBQ area its a great set up.

8/10 Good

Kieran

Business traveller
The guys said it was "fine" They didn't go in the pool because of the chemicals, there's a lake just over there.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023
Response from Megan on 24 Feb 2023
Our pool does have chlorine in it to keep it clean and safe the pool is warmer then the lake so this sometimes suits families with children.

8/10 Good

Dimitria

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient and easy walk into town. Rooms are nice and clean.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Megan on 24 Feb 2023
Hi Dimitria. we appreciate your review we pride ourselves on very clean rooms and work very hard to keep up that standard. thanks for recognising the hard work we put in.

4/10 Poor

Choi

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Dee

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Megan & Mark on 23 Jan 2023
Thanks for taking the time to review.

2/10 Terrible

Peter

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Lesley Relief Manager on 15 Jan 2023
Hi Peter, I can't understand why you say the motel was terrible when you did not stay here. I tried to call you and also emailed you. We kept the office open until 9.30pm

10/10 Excellent

Keeley

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic place to stay. Close to centre of town if you wish to walk into town. Very comfortable 2 bedroom apartment for 3 people. Check in service was fantastic- explained everything in town and had a lot of great recommendations
Response from Megan & Mark on 17 Jan 2023
Thanks for reviewing our property and that you enjoyed your stay

8/10 Good

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wanaka is beautiful
Wanaka is a beautiful place to visit. The motel was fine but not the nicest place we stayed while in NZ. Pool was small and not very clean. Parking lot gravel - not big deal but hard to pull suitcases around. Reception was friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Megan on 7 Dec 2022
Hi keith thanks for the review. The day you checked in the wind was horrendous there were some leaves in the pool. but we clean at 6am everyday to ensure the pool is clean. but we cant stand there for 24 hrs getting every leaf out on a very windy day. The cover couldn't go on as other guests were still enjoying the pool.

10/10 Excellent

Dara

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022
Response from Megan on 17 Dec 2022
Thanks Dara for taking the time to review your stay at the Fairway Motel. we appreciate it.

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Business trip
Good place near the centre of town. Lots of parking.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Megan on 7 Dec 2022
Thanks we appreciate you taking the time to review out property

8/10 Good

Trauvis

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Grace

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spacious room, very clean room and bathroom, great location, parking right in front of door, and friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Megan & Mark on 15 Nov 2022
Thanks for your positive review. We hope to see you again. kind regards Megan and Mark