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Papakura Pioneer Motor Lodge and Motel

2.5 star property

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Studio
Property amenity
Exterior
Reception
Family Unit

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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43 Great South Road, Papakura, Auckland, 2110
  • Bruce Pulman Park
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Rainbow's End
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Auckland Botanical Gardens
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Auckland (AKL-Auckland Intl.)
    ‪25 min drive‬

Room options

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Comfort Studio Suite

Comfort Studio Suite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Family Unit

Family Unit

  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Queen Bed, 2 Twin Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Studio

Studio

  • 3 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Papakura

With a stay at Papakura Pioneer Motor Lodge and Motel in Papakura, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Rainbow's End and Ernie Clark Reserve. .This motel is 13.7 mi (22.1 km) from Mt. Smart Stadium and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Papakura Private Hospital.
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What's nearby

  • Bruce Pulman Park - 4 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Karaka Sales Complex - 4 min drive - 3.6 km
  • Rainbow's End - 8 min drive - 9.1 km
  • Westfield Manukau City Shopping Centre - 9 min drive - 9.6 km
  • Auckland Botanical Gardens - 9 min drive - 7.1 km

Getting around

  • Papakura Station - 17 min walk
  • Auckland Intl. Airport (AKL) - 25 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Nirvana Indian Restaurant & Takeaways - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Carl's Jnr Restaurant - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪The Emerald Thai Restaurant - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Punjab Palace - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Papakura Pioneer Motor Lodge and Motel

Motel in Papakura with free parking
Papakura Pioneer Motor Lodge and Motel offers 10 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary toiletries and blackout drapes/curtains. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas and include desks. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include showers.

This Papakura motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Housekeeping is offered on request and hair dryers can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 10 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and separate sitting areas, and housekeeping is provided on request.
This motel offers designated smoking areas.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English, Korean

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (on request)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Freezer
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Separate sitting area
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours will receive an email with check-in instructions and key retrieval information; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
You will be asked to provide the property with a copy of your government-issued photo ID after booking
If you are planning to arrive after 7:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), key retrieval

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are available for NZD 15.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Crib (infant bed) fee: NZD 15.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

Papakura Pioneer Motor
Papakura Pioneer Motor And
Papakura Pioneer Motor Lodge and Motel Motel
Papakura Pioneer Motor Lodge and Motel Papakura
Papakura Pioneer Motor Lodge and Motel Motel Papakura

Papakura Pioneer Motor Lodge and Motel Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 28 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 28 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 28 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 28 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 28 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Anthony

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights, very happy
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Paulo

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jess

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service
Wasn’t even able to stay! Planed for an early check in at 1pm got rung at 1pm while 10 minutes away saying that was no longer possible. Organised to leave car and get picked up and check into room late. Arrived and rung multiple time to no answer and couldn’t contact anyone. Didn’t feel comfortable leaving car while we went to our concert. Finally had someone text us 7 hours later!! Ended up having to stay elsewhere because of their terrible communication!! Are now making every excuse under the sun as to why they shouldn’t have to refund stay. Stay far away from this place!! Hard to deal with and not worth the hassle!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

BRENDA

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice and quiet. Only there one night and convenient locations
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was clean had kitchette
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Kathryn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jin Ming

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall it is great place to stay and the manager Ruby is great!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Roger, Heathwood

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Staff was fantastic
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quick and easy booking. Great stay, grateful for their hospitality and looking after my family after a stressful day. When there was an issue, they made sure to communicate this and take charge of the situation which made our stay that much more comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Loved our stay here, not the flashest of motels but was convenient for our needs and Ruby was an awesome host. A bit of TLC and maintenance should get better ratings.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

George

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Excellent staff I have to say. I’m just a fan of how the place is. I’ve paid $232 for two nites I think it’s pricey for the place.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

Good accommodation

Good accommodation and as expected for price
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Ruth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The long=term people in neighbouring units were noisy at all times of the day and night and showed no consideration for other people. Small children were running around and it was a real hazard when driving in. Check-in was quick, but there was no feeling that it was any more than a business transaction for the managers.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Brownie, Thames

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Funny story. I've been going here for quite some time and just assumed I was in the same room. The new owners were very friendly and said everything was ready. I parked and went into the unit changed into comfortable clothes and had a coffee. 20 minutes later my friend turned up and she did the same. We were watching tv and this man boldly opens the door and walks in. He got a fright and commented the motel gave him two women as well? We laughed and I checked my key and it said 5 not 4 and yes you guessed it we were in the wrong unit.I profusely apologised and gave him my key and said to him "I should've gone to specsavers". He laughed and the neighbouring units cracked up as well. Needless to say everything turned out ok.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Dirk, melbourne

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

Small Comfortable Hotel

Life was busy at Auckland Airport so I had to go further out and found this hotel It turned out to be a very good find at a very competitive price.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Mike

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

David, Tauranga

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Only stayed for one night, found the owner very freindly and helpful, main thing I noticed was how clean everything was, the bathroom/shower was spotless. Very good value.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

2/10 Terrible

Bruce, Christchurch New Zealand

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

Where not to stay in Papakura

The unit was unacceptable with food remnants, used cutlery, etc. down the sides of the settee. The shower unit in the bathroom was filthy - black soap scum around the base of the shower doors and on the soap holder!! At 9.30 am tradesmen were banging on the wall of the adjoining unit as they carried out repairs.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room smelt musky, there was no shelf in the shower. No power point in the bathroom. I think it was over priced.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

6/10 Okay

ken

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

hady to were we had to go

it was really some where to sleep and we didn't hear any road noise
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

marie

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

Good service

We enjoyed our stay the owners were also very pleasant people
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

At last we have fond a good Motel in Auckland.

At last we have fond a good Motel in Auckland. We have stayed at more than 10 motels in Auckland and all of them were disgusting. The Papakura Pioneer Motor Lodge and Motel was nice a friendly, warm, clean and quite, we will be staying again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017

2/10 Terrible

Lance, NZ

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

Stale smoke or flies...

First room stunk of stale smoke. Second room 20 flies. Both rooms dirty.

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

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

A pleasant place to stay

Suited our needs for a quiet, convenient situation at a busy time of year

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

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

Run down

Disappointed, as I know the area well. The motel seems to be used for housing, occupant next to my motel sat outside drinking and smoking most of the time I was there. His cigarette smoke drifted into my unit if I left the door open. No good complaining to staff as they didn't appear to speak much if any English. The shower was in poor condition, clean but badly needs refurbishing. Stains on the carpet. Not a bowl in cupboard to use in the microwave, pot in cupboard not particularly clean, I wouldn't consider using it. Wouldn't consider this motel again.