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Punakaiki Beachfront Motels

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Family Studio, Kitchenette (Motel Unit 6)
Cabin, 2 Bedrooms, Accessible, Kitchen | Private kitchen
Family Studio, Kitchenette (Motel Unit 6) | Living area
Aerial view
Exterior

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
56 Punakaiki Road, Punakaiki, 7873
  • Punakaiki Beach
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Pororari River Track
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Pancake Rocks
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Westport (WSZ)
    ‪56 min drive‬

Room options

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Family Studio, Kitchenette (Motel Unit 6) | In-room dining

Family Studio, Kitchenette (Motel Unit 6)

  • 51 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 2 Twin Beds

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Cabin, 2 Bedrooms, Accessible, Kitchen | Private kitchen

Cabin, 2 Bedrooms, Accessible, Kitchen

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 54 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Large Twin Bed

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Family Suite, 3 Bedrooms, Kitchenette | Terrace/patio

Family Suite, 3 Bedrooms, Kitchenette

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 58 sq m
  • Sleeps 7
  • 2 Queen Beds and 3 Twin Beds

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Cottage, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchen (The Cottage)

Cottage, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchen (The Cottage)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 55 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed and 3 Twin Beds

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Studio, Kitchenette | Living area

Studio, Kitchenette

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(13 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Cabin, 1 Bedroom, Kitchen | Private kitchen

Cabin, 1 Bedroom, Kitchen

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(9 reviews)
  • 36 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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  • Free WiFi
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The price is AU$146
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includes taxes & fees
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About the area

Punakaiki

When you stay at Punakaiki Beachfront Motels in Punakaiki, you'll be near the beach, just steps from Punakaiki Beach and 6 minutes by foot from Pancake Rocks. .This beach motel is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Pororari River Track and 18.6 mi (29.9 km) from Underworld Adventures.
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What's nearby

  • Punakaiki Beach - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Pororari River Track - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Pancake Rocks - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Paparoa National Park - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Punakaiki Pancake Rocks and Blowholes - 15 min walk - 1.3 km

Getting around

  • Westport (WSZ) - 60 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Pancake Rocks Cafe - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Wild Coast Cafe - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Punakaiki Crafts & Cafe - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Wild Coast Cafe - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Punakaiki Beachfront Motels

Sandy fun near Pororari River Track and Pancake Rocks
Punakaiki Beachfront Motels offers 11 accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Rooms open to furnished patios. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the in-room microwaves and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include showers.
Make yourself at home in one of the 11 guestrooms featuring microwaves. Rooms have private furnished patios. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a picnic area.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

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

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • 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

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Microwave
  • Tea bags/instant coffee
  • Toaster

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 8:30 PM
Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of NZD 25 per accommodation, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
2 total pets
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: NZD 25 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Punakaiki Beachfront Motels Cabin
Punakaiki Beachfront Motels
Punakaiki Beachfront Motels Motel
Punakaiki Beachfront Motels Punakaiki
Punakaiki Beachfront Motels Motel Punakaiki

Punakaiki Beachfront Motels Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 160 out of 314 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 115 out of 314 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 29 out of 314 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 314 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 314 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Jeff

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Super friendly staff. Great location. A little rustic but comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Alicia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
It’s in a beach facing site but don’t expect to see the sea from the cabin. They are set in a pretty, leafy garden. Lovely and quiet. I think a coffee machine promised but cafetière & sachet of coffee very welcome. The most important thing is that the cabins & most accommodation is downhill by the sea and quite a walk from the spectacular blowholes, rocks and visitor centre which are together at the top of the hill in a different location.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Stephen JR

Hope the chef isn't too busy.

This is a great location, set back from the beachfront wall. The property was adequate but a little tired. The bed looked a bit lumpy but we actually slept well. Biggest disappointment was the chef at the linked restaurant/bar being unable to cook for us because she had a booking for 14 due in half an hour and they took priority. We felt it was badly handled and they could have offered for us to come back later. We would have happily sat with a drink and waited. Bar staff were unresponsive to the situation. There was nowhere else to go so we had to cobble something together ourselves. It was a bit of a let down.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Vasile

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
We arrived 1 hour prior to check in time and unfortunately the unit wasn’t ready. The lady doing the check in was really nice unfortunately one of the helpers (waitress I guess) was borderline rude. The area is gorgeous but unfortunately for us it rained really heavy. The units are named “beachfront” but no unit can see the beach as all the units are behind a tall sea wall. The minuses are as follow:- the shower wasn’t functional, it has some sort of heating device which was delivering either steaming hot water (for short times) or ice cold -the internet did work AT ALL.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pao-Ting

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Private cabin with a full kitchen. Area was quite and right by the beach.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Menachem

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

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Helpful recommendations for things to see and do
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul, Ipswich

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient for aone night stopover on a tril down the west coast. Close to some awesome coastline and right on the seafront.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael, Sammamish

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is very very cozy and clean. Well with the money
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Scott

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good hotel in a quiet area.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great cabin, highly recommended
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Walkable to the cavern, blowholes and pancake rock. Great location by the beach. Take a bottle of wine and sit on the picnic tables overlooking the ocean for sunset. Magical. Only negative is that there isn’t anything much within 30 miles, but the restaurant next door is great, and they sell wine by the bottle to take away. 🙂
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Frances Lee

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This ocean front property is conveniently located to Pancake Rocks. The cabin location is ideal for touring in this area. The layout of the kitchen, bathroom, and living space is quite workable. The bedroom is a bit small but had a comfortable queen bed. The staff were very helpful and there was parking next to the cabin. Highly recommend this location.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nader

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spacious, clean and perfectly located for this beautiful spot
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place, wanted to say an additional day.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Donald

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Right on the beach although the ocean view from the room was blocked by an armour stone breakwall. Great view from the top of the wall which made a rough walkway along the waters edge.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A disappointing stay

We stayed for one night in a studio. Whilst the unit had most of the things you would need and was clean, it appeared very tired and dated. The WiFi connection was virtually non existent, which meant that we couldn't actually watch the smart TV. Staff warned us about this at check in, so one has to ask why nothing has been done about it. We would certainly not stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nikhil

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good, comfortable property right off the beach. Private, and easy access to road and dining options. Definitely not a motel feel (with individual cottage concept).
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Roxane

Very clean. Nice amenities. Love the alpacas across the drive😄
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
These are very nice individual cabins right next to the beach. While you cannot see the beach from the units, due to the break wall being in the way, you can certainly hear the surf! The units are spacious and have very well appointed kitichens.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The cabin was brilliant. Spacious, clean. Location was 20 second walk to the shore, which had some picnic tables to enjoy the sunset. Highly recommend. Only note... check-in is at a pub/restaurant down the street.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Gary, Calgary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Property is on the beach. Fabulous walks along the roaring ocean Staff, particularly the lady in charge of the units was not friendly or willing to be helpful. Our unit had one wine glass, one small glass, and one large glass. Clearly short on utensils. When we asked to have this corrected she said hopefully staff will fix it tomorrow!!! Not happy with lackadaisical attitude toward customer service.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely room with small kitchen (which we did not use). Great location. Small bed for 2 persons, but there was a small single that my wife used. Shower was okay. Short walk to a nice restaurant and bar with a great vibe. A little confusing with address, because you have to check-in at the above mentioned restaurant.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025