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Reviews of Achilles Motel

3.5 out of 5
Achilles Motel
118 Sherborne St, St Albans, Christchurch

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 71 out of 359 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 149 out of 359 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 88 out of 359 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 32 out of 359 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 359 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

S

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check in was quick and great customer service.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
mo
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great two bedroom with kitchen.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Needs a few internal repairs for feeing secure to doors and lights but other than that was fine
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Pam

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect
A great little kitchenette and room for our family, perfect for our 5 day stay for a cricket tournament
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021
Response from James on 29 Jan 2021
Dear guest, Thank you so much for your comments, hope to see you again! Best regards

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
The rooms smelled like they've been smoked in. Also we left behind our son's favourite teddy and when I rang the next day to ask if it had been found I was told it had been thrown away already. He was pretty upset.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
Response from James on 22 Nov 2020
Dear guest, We are so sorry about your son's teddy... we didn't realized the small teddy was left by mistake since he was old and stained, please accept our sincere apology to you and your son.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
You get what you pay for, it was ok for the money,
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Like home
Excellent. Not 5 star but very, very friendly management and staff. Great location. Nice rooms. Parking. Shopping around corner.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very tired looking motel... very poor customer service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good central spot and clean room. Price was right for the place
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Staff made me and wife upgrade to a larger room (and pay extra) because we had a baby with us and the sound proofing in the regular rooms was not sufficient; however we could still hear the rooms next to us as clear as day; so it was pretty much a bogus excuse to get more money out of us. The shower had almost no pressure and was pretty unsatisfying; almost down to a trickle, and the double bed was two single beds that were a little uneven. Otherwise it was okay for a motel.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

kelz

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Cheap price so motel as expected. Clean enough and beds were semi comfortable. Shower pressure was terrible
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff, comfy bed and great shower, however the walls are very thin and we got woken up by the next rooms tv, you can also hear the road very clearly and we had to get reception to change our bedsheets as they appeared to have not been changed from the guests before us- marked and the pi
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pleasent stay. Staff helpful. Allowed us to keep the iron in our room for duration of stay . The Shower could of been a lot more powerful and bath slippery to stand in when showering were the only downside. Room spacious and place clean
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
I felt itchy all night and into the morning it was average prices should have been a bit cheaper but it was a place to rest our head for the night
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

CHAS

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a very noisy and the room felt like an earthquake every time a truck went past if you like earthquakes this is the best place to stay 👍
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not a flash motel but good beds. Plenty if parking and close to town.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Karlene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Location was good. But property is run down and tacky. Beds were all smaller than listed. Floro lights that tick away after being turned off. Only a half role of toilet paper in room, tho guy at office was happy to give more when requested. Only way to clean up any sort of mess on floor was with a broken brush. Won't be staying here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room had mould around windows, was shown another unit which was the same. Had to pay $50 to upgrade to a more modern room .
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

bill

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Jon, Dunedin

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Turned up before 11 to find everything locked up and not even a note or key left. Ended up making the 4 hour trip home instead of resting.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Good for the cost of the room. Handy to Christchurch city.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
the bathroom was disgusting. the Toilet did not work the shower was a dribble. there were shelves hanging off the wall. there is mould around the bathroom. tiles hanging down in the bedroom. the condition of the bathroom is unacceptable.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Parking easy to get to main centre we have stayed here before and think it has gone back
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Just a bit misleading. Photos are of the new building not the old. Grimy walls in bathrooms. Linen and pillows are very very old and dont fill you with a sense of cleanliness. Assume the other building is better inside. Entire building shook when trucks went past
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

William

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not my first choice
Very dated over priced
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2019

6/10 Okay

gail

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
basic accommodation
nice welcome from staff good location but tired accommodation
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Suitable for purpose that was wanted.....,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place easy to deal with. Will keep them in mind next time we need accomodation
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short stay with family but excellent friendly caring service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Joe, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and relaxing after a long day touring with the family
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Shared bathroom & toilet with the rest of the rooms upstairs. Fridge door was held shut with a piece of cardboard. But as a budget room, it was ok.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

2/10 Terrible

Neil

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Most discusting motel I have ever looked at
The room was disgustingly dirty with mould all over the curtains and throughout the bathroom. The vanity doors were celotaped shut because they were so rotten that they would have fallen off. The bed cloths looked like they had never been washed. The smoke alarm was continuously beeping. We couldn't stay as it was a health risk with the amount of mould.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Reception was pleasant and helpful service. Room was clean, beds could be upgraded. However room at front on busy main road was horribly noisy all night. Impossible to sleep. Never again! I hope they fix a bad drip of hot water in the hand basin as was reported. Convenient to local shops and great Irsh pub!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Haezreena

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018