We booked three rooms for our recent stay a one bedroom and two studios. The studios were extremely small. The one bedroom also small and those staying in the lounge had to go through the bedroom to use the bathroom that was ok for us being a family but if two couples were to have this unit it could pose... More

Stayed there in February this year for almost a week with family and fellow sporting people. The rooms were first and foremost clean, tidy, modern and well cleaned throughout our stay. The parking was fine and we had a moderate sized van and never had any issues. The owners were friendly and went the extra mile on a couple of... More

Stayed for 10 days and couldnt fault the rooms and the service we received. my first time to palmerston north and i would recommend the Big Five Motel to anyone looking for good accommodation with a homely feel also very clean and tidy. thanks for your hospitality with a friendly smile and hopefully will get back to NZ and stay... More

Have stayed here on two occasions now and will recommend it to anyone. The rooms are well maintained, modern and spotless. Their breakfast service provides many choices and is excellent. The price is also extremely reasonable. Its location is very handy to town in a quiet neighbourhood.

Spent two nights here with my family. Rooms have been recently refurbished to a very high standard. Each room has a big cat theme so not the usual dull motel experience. The owners were excellent and gave us an extra room at no extra charge to allow us to spread out a bit. Motel doesn't have any outdoor areas but... More

Travelled to Palmerston North for courses at Massey and stayed here on a number of occasions. I opted for the smallest units, and that's what I got - tiny but extremely well appointed, and yet with enough room to swing a cat. (Providing it was a reasonably small cat and didn't mind a few knocks on the head). Very pleasant... More

Very friendly host and great location as we were working at the University - just around the corner. Everything was clean and well presented, nicely decorated. The room was the smallest I have ever encountered in motel or hotel stays though, and I would not return for that reason - even if two rooms had been knocked together, it would... More

I make frequent trips to Palmerston North and Big Five Motel is my prefered choice of a place to stay.It is not on the main road and is quiet, no boy racers, but is close to the shops, restaurants and Massey University. Jenni is always helpful with any enquiries and the units are always clean and fresh.

Stayed at Big Five twice now and will be back in Dec it was the best stay ever. Friendly owners and very accomodating. First time we stayed they offered to take us to the start of a marathon, and did our washing after the marathon that is service you cant beat.