After checking in to Drifters Inn and then reading the past reviews my husband and I felt the past reviews in no way reflected our experience. After 10 days travelling around the Sth island we found this accommodation was excellent value for money. The room we had (19) was clean, well presented and very comfortable.Also the provision of towels to... more

This is the first place we stayed in on our travels in NZ that we hadn't cross-checked on Tripadvisor and boy did we regret it. Apart from the charming gentleman who checked us in, the rest of our experience was average to pretty dire. We were told that the place was smokefree, but be warned it absolutely reeks of cigarette... more

Would not recommend! The 'deluxe suite' was tiny, dirty and had a funny smell... The only good thing about this place is the breakfast. more

Rooms are too small. The bathrooms are far too small and very dated. Taps require an effort to turn off. Would not recommend this hotel to anyone trasvelling with small children. more

Having just spent one night recently all I can say about this place is "Don't stay there". It looks very nice from the street but once inside its another story.  As soon as we walked in we noticed a foul smell, the place was filthy! Our room was very small, with a less than satisfactory pressure in the shower, the... more

This place looks so nice from the outside, but once you get in, it's a whole lot different. We had room 6 that was a disabled room and supposedly a King Suite! What a joke, this was the smallest motel room I have ever stayed in, the carpet was filthy and stained really badly, even the duvet had a coule... more

We stayed here in May 2009. Great location being directly across the street from the Thermal Pools - and the hotel supplied towels for the pool. The communal lounge area was nice and cool kitchen available for use by guests. But the room was tiny - no room to put anything - we had bags all over the floor -... more

The room we got having paid in advance was tiny. No wardrobe and miniature bathroom fit only for a caravan. No dressing table. No room for any of the above as all would fit into the room was the bed. Clothes and luggage on the floor and step over them to get in and out of the room. When we... more

We didn't end up staying in this hotel, even though we paid for it, as the staff was so rude. Admittedly I had booked the wrong day - duh!!!, but the grumpy, rude and unhelpful attitude of the person at the front desk person upset us so much that we didn't want to stay. So I definitely wouldn't recommend this... more