After finding much of the accommodation in town booked out, came to this motel. Room decor was a little outdated but was spacious, clean, quiet and comfortable. Bathroom lacked a bit of natural light. Very good location, walking distance to lake, restaurants and shops. The next morning there was a Sunday market set up right across the road which provided some interest. Did wake up in the morning and there was a sulfurous gas smell in the room as one may expect in Rotorua.

Rooms were very dated but clean and spacious enough for us to have 3 big suitcases open at the same time with still loads of room to walk around.
Host was very friendly and gave us lots of advice re places to visit, geothermal central heating system etc. We spent lots of time in the thermal pool - so hot! No view of anything from the pool but we liked the privacy and being winter, we enjoyed it all to ourselves.
We had an upstairs unit and loved the views to the lake. Only annoying thing was the big boat (paddle steamer?) blasting it's horn loudly early every morning, waking us up.

One of the few hotels / motels in Rotorua with anything like a Lake View. Samm family run motel. Rooms well equipped but a little tired

We had upstairs studios units with the queen bed in the lounge. This area of the unit was very spacious and clean. The kitchen was very clean also. No microwave was a pain. I assumed there wld be one since it is the 21st century. The bathroom was average. I think a little showerpower wld go a long way in the shower/bath itself. However, clean towels and bed made every day.

You can sleep with the back windows open all night because you are on the second floor. Had to have the front windows and door shut to avoid the conversations of everyone who passed or who decided to have a long conversation usually accompanied by a smoke which drifted into the room. I would not stay at a motel where the rooms all open off the same walk way, but that's just me. I don't like other people's noise.

Good location. Right across the road from park and lake - great for early morning walks and photos. 3 mins to Novotel and Ibis. 5 mins from the icercream shop on the corner and the main stree. 15 mins walk to Great Lakes Convention Centre, Museum, Blue Baths, etc.