Stayed a single night with my wife. The room was very spacious with a kitchenette and clean bathroom. The walk into Dunedin is a quick 10 mins, overall can't complain about anything, very comfortable stay.

Comfort Inn Alcala was a good value for the price paid. It had a kitchenette and they provided an ample supply of coffee, milk and even a small packet of cookies each day. Gary and another employee were very helpful in teaching me how to work the washer, which was free of charge ( just have detergent)
It is dated but a much better experience than the Quality motel next door.

We were traveling NZ with another couple for 23 days. When we got to this motel, we checked in and were told that we'd be staying in the front side of a two apartment house about 2-3 miles away. That was good because we didn't like the looks of the motel at all---old and rundown. We found it on a little alley near a local college campus in Dunedin. We had a large living room with dining room and kitchen downstairs and two bedrooms and batroom upstairs. It was relatively quiet and comfortable, but a little funky with stained carpet and old feeling. Entry was through sliding glass doors in the front, but it also had a back door. It served our purposes well, but I probably wouldn't stay there again. And of course we got free milk for our morning coffee or cereal (complements of every motel in NZ).

As a rule I usually have an its ok attitude but this hotel was by far the worst I have ever stayed in.The room had an overpowering smell of strong baby powder . The kitchen was filthy .the microwave had an inch of grim ontop of it .The bathroom was in very poor condition.If this does not convince you before you hand over your cash ask to see the guests laundry near the main office its an eye opener.