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Owens Motel

3.5 star property

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Exterior
Family Apartment, 2 Bedrooms | Balcony
Classic Apartment | Food and drink
Family Apartment, 3 Bedrooms | Private kitchen
Garden

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Room service
  • Pet-friendly
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchen
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
745 George Street, Dunedin, 9016
  • University of Otago
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • The Octagon
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Forsyth Barr Stadium
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Dunedin (DUD-Dunedin Intl.)
    ‪30 min drive‬

Room options

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Classic Apartment

Classic Apartment

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(11 reviews)
  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Family Apartment, 3 Bedrooms

Family Apartment, 3 Bedrooms

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 70 sq m
  • Sleeps 8
  • 2 Queen Beds and 3 Twin Beds

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Studio | Living area

Studio

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Family Apartment, 2 Bedrooms

Family Apartment, 2 Bedrooms

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 300 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Dunedin

With a stay at Owens Motel, you'll be centrally located in Dunedin, just a 5-minute walk from University of Otago and 7 minutes by foot from Otago Museum. .This motel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Olveston and 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Dunedin Botanic Garden.
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What's nearby

  • University of Otago - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Dunedin Botanic Garden - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • The Octagon - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Forsyth Barr Stadium - 2 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Speight's Brewery - 3 min drive - 2.6 km

Getting around

  • Dunedin Railway Station - 2 min drive
  • Dunedin (DUD-Dunedin Intl.) - 26 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Eureka Bar & Cafe - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪St David Cafe - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Flying Squid - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Ombrellos Cafe & Bar - ‬11 min walk

About this property

Owens Motel

Motel in Dunedin with free parking
Owens Motel offers 12 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Accommodations at this 3.5-star motel have kitchenettes with refrigerators. Bathrooms include showers.

This Dunedin motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Televisions come with satellite channels.

Make yourself at home in one of the 12 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchenettes. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include refrigerators and coffee/tea makers.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Take advantage of the motel's room service. Continental breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM.
Room service is available.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee: NZD 12 for adults and NZD 12 for children

Family friendly

  • In-room kitchenette
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Reception hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Kitchenette
  • Refrigerator
  • Room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 2.5 percent for credit card payments
The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), lockbox

Pets

Pets stay free
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for NZD 40.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately NZD 12 for adults and NZD 12 for children
  • Rollaway bed fee: NZD 40.0 per day
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 2.5 percent

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, debit cards, and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.

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

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Owens Motel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 139 out of 334 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 147 out of 334 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 36 out of 334 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 334 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 334 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Natassia

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and tidy. Very comfortable bed.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Welcome from host was very friendly. Explained parking and where our room was. Cleanliness of rooms was superb. Will use you again. Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Angela

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

10/10 Excellent

Leanne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the second time I’ve stayed at this motel as they are pet friendly. Very comfortable and clean with some little extras not found in other motels.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellence service our unit was cleaned to a high standard
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Anna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
While property a bit dated the owner was very friendly and helpful and all the important room features we value were provided - clean, comfy bed, good pressure shower, separate bedroom, clean functional kitchen area.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jocelyn

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jocelyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All good
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tinto

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

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was a good size, and the location is close to Central Dunedin making getting around the inner city very easy
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean tidy and conveniently situated. Good sized and reasonably equipped kitchen dining area. We liked the entrance hall as this made bedrooms more private.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Nina

Liked: Cleanliness
The bed was wonderful - comfortable and beautifully made up. Everything else average.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

J

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very happy
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

kirk

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Sonya

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value. Very friendly staff.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

john

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable within easy assessability to CBD
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Great property. Very clean. Great price for what is a small apartment rather than a motel room. If you are on the lower floor, expect to hear every footstep from above.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy L Odom

Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Gavin

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marylyn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a nice affordable motel within walking distance to central Dunedin. Very clean & the owners are absolutely lovely. This motel is not over fancy but has everything you need.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ted

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Josh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I was pretty sick on my last day and even though I stayed over my check out time there was no problems. Really friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Hoa

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Amenities
good location. pet friendly. Nice staff.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pauline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent accommodation. Would definitely recommend. Many thanks.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024