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Motel Hobson's Choice

3.5 star property

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Outdoor pool
Property entrance
Studio King
Exterior
Studio Unit | Living area

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry room
  • Room service

Explore the area

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212 Victoria Street, Dargaville, Northland, 0310
  • Place, Taha Awa Riverside Gardens
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, Kai Iwi Lakes
    ‪28 min drive‬
  • Place, Town Basin Marina
    ‪52 min drive‬
  • Airport, Whangarei (WRE)
    ‪59 min drive‬

Room options

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One Bedroom Spa

One Bedroom Spa

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 60 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Single Bed OR 1 Queen Bed and 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Studio King

Studio King

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(12 reviews)
  • 50 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Two Bedroom Apartment | Living room

Two Bedroom Apartment

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)
  • 80 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 2 Single Beds OR 1 Queen Bed and 3 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Studio Unit

Studio Unit

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(10 reviews)
  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bed OR 2 Single Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About the area

Dargaville

With a stay at Motel Hobson's Choice in Dargaville, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Taha Awa Riverside Gardens and The Woodturners Kauri Gallery and Studio. .This motel is 3 mi (4.9 km) from Dargaville Museum and 10.3 mi (16.6 km) from Zizania Hand Made Papers.
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What's nearby

  • Taha Awa Riverside Gardens - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Kai Iwi Lakes - 28 min drive - 44.5 km
  • Town Basin Marina - 52 min drive - 69.7 km
  • Whangarei Quarry Gardens - 54 min drive - 71.2 km
  • Whangarei Falls - 58 min drive - 75.2 km

Getting around

  • Whangarei (WRE) - 55 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Merkabah Cafe Restaurant - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Blah, Blah, Blah Café - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪D Town Indian Fusion Restaurant - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Good Life Stores - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Fast Foods Dargaville - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Motel Hobson's Choice

Motel Hobson's Choice offers 21 accommodations with complimentary newspapers and coffee/tea makers. Accommodations offer separate dining areas. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Dargaville motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels and pay movies. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and ceiling fans. Hypo-allergenic bedding and hair dryers can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

Recreational amenities at the motel include an outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 21 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have designer toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include complimentary newspapers and separate sitting areas, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden. Additional amenities at this motel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands. Guests can get to nearby shops on the complimentary shuttle.
Take advantage of the motel's room service (during limited hours). Continental breakfasts are available daily from 8 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-in, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Free valet parking is available onsite.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8 AM and 10 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free shopping centre shuttle
  • Free extended parking on site
  • Free valet parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/lorry parking on site
  • Limited on-site valet and self parking

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 8 AM to 10 AM for a fee: NZD 19.50 for adults and NZD 19.50 for children

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Living room
  • Outdoor pool
  • Separate in-room dining area

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area

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

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with premium satellite channels
  • Pay films

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Separate dining area
  • Toaster

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Living room
  • Portable fan
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM

Express check-in available

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - 10 PM

Front desk staffed during limited hours

If you are planning to arrive after 8 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

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

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately NZD 19.50 for adults and NZD 19.50 for children

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

National rating

Property class, provided by our rating system, is based on property type, amenities, and services.

Property is also known as

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Hobson's Choice Motel Dargaville North Island New Zealand

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Motel Hobson's Choice Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 125 out of 288 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 122 out of 288 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 31 out of 288 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 288 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 288 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Geoff

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room. Lovely hosts. Would visit again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Wasnt 100%, apart from wardrobe which needed vacumn, very good
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Sally

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Brilliant accomodation, staff was excellent, very accomodating, no problems at all thank you.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Ashyineet

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Clean room, friendly staff, spacious
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

Allison

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Washroom was smelly
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Brenda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Clean and comfortable room. Staff friendly and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Michele

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
The room was air conditioned and the pool was sparkling!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Jo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy parking clean and quite. Good bed awesome shower.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Wai Ching Edith

Travelled with family
The location was convenient. The room was clean and check-in was quick and friendly. However, the room felt quite dated. The Wi-Fi was a bit slow. Overall, it's an average motel that does the job for a short stay, but there is room for improvement.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Jerry

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Generally good
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

John

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Alex

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Very clean room and staff very helpful. We had a two bedroom unit and it was well set up with enough towels, crockery etc.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Colin

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cleanest motel we have stayed in. The bathroom was just sparkling! Great check in staff - very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Peter

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Gaynor

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice and quiet and convenient but couldn’t use shower no pressure or control of temperature
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Ewen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable and roomy. Kitchen was well equipped. Comfortable beds. Staff promptly attended to a problem we had with the stove. This is our second stay there, and would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Can't fault the staff or room which had all Sky TV channels.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

deborah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy access, staff helpful
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025