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3.0 of 5
127 Papanui Road, Christchurch 8001, New Zealand
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Diplomat Motel
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Ranked #20 of 147 hotels in Christchurch
4.5 of 5 stars 28 Reviews
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Ukraine
Senior Contributor
34 reviews 34 reviews
Reviews in 31 cities Reviews in 31 cities
68 helpful votes 68 helpful votes
“You get more for your money”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 February 2012

My wife, my daughter and I really liked this hotel. I have lived in more than 10 New Zealand hotels. I tried to spend the same money to live in different places and this hotel gave us much more ... When we were driving through the city, all hotels have signs, "There are available rooms," and here, "no availability". There is a good supermarket on the left side of the hotel. There is a nice pool and jacuzzi, lots of flowers and children's swings in the garden. The hotel staff was very helpful and kind, they always helped me. I sure would like to recommend this hotel.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Guernsey UK
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35 reviews 35 reviews
Reviews in 24 cities Reviews in 24 cities
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
“excellent help from Paul- thanks”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 January 2012

we had a one nighter stop - it was clean and Paul gave us excellent travel advise
(single storey rooms)

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Melbourne, Australia
1 review
“Great place to stay.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 January 2012

Great location close to bars, restaurants, supermarket and mall. Spacious clean rooms with sky TV and wifi and kitchen. The pool and spa were an added bonus and a BBQ was available to use. The hosts were very friendly and helpful with a wealth of local knowledge. Would recommend and go back myself.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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London, United Kingdom
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
“good value, great location”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 January 2012

The good:

The location is excellent, a short walk to Merivale Mall and shops with plenty of eating / drinking options within an easy stroll.

Hosts are very friendly

Free BBQ available to use - superb !

Simple yet clean rooms, fairly dated but this is a 3 star !!

Great value

Not so good:

Wifi wasn't available in our room (it was in others), despite emailing the motel prior to confirm free wifi was available as one of our group had to work we found our room was too far away to receive a signal which meant he had to leave and find alternate accommodation !!

water pressure in the shower was terrible.

  • Stayed December 2011, travelled with friends
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Singapore, Singapore
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
“decent place to stay in a good location”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 December 2011
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we stayed in the diplomat motel at the start of our 2 week holiday in new zealand, and booked it following reviews on tripadvisor and other online research...

we were not disappointed at all and found it to be a reasonably priced accommodation in a very good location in christchurch...there's a mall nearby with plenty of restaurants, the airport isn't too far off, and neither is the city centre...

the staff is very friendly and helpful, the room was clean, the internet worked well... no complaints at all and i would recommend this place wholeheartedly...

ignore my restaurant ratings - didn't try it and there's no way i can edit it here... tripadvisor problem..

  • Stayed December 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 127 Papanui Road, Christchurch 8001, New Zealand
Price range (per night):* INR6,186 - 6,186

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