Picton Accommodation Gateway Motel

“Convenient and functional one night stay”

The Gateway Motel was very convenient for us getting off the ferry in the evening. Because we only wanted a place to shower and sleep for one night, can't complain much for its convenience. 5 minutes from the terminal then walking distance to town. The room is bit dated, difficult to cool and a bit… more

The Gateway Motel was very convenient for us getting off the ferry in the evening. Because we only wanted a place to shower and sleep for one night, can't complain much for its convenience. 5 minutes from the terminal then walking distance to town. The room is bit dated, difficult to cool and a bit noisy from pub singing next door, but the warm and friendly Kiwi welcome from the reception desk made thing up for us.

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“If you can afford to stay someplace better, I would not recommend this place.”

This place meets the bare minimum. It was clean and relatively quiet. However, there are a number of things that management could do to improve the experience. Our bathroom light fixture was broken, when we tried to connect to the Wi-Fi my security software told me that it was dangerous and I shou… more

This place meets the bare minimum. It was clean and relatively quiet. However, there are a number of things that management could do to improve the experience. Our bathroom light fixture was broken, when we tried to connect to the Wi-Fi my security software told me that it was dangerous and I should immediately disconnect, there’s a 12 inch drop off out of the shower that is completely treacherous, and there are no handles to stabilize you when getting out, there’s bar lightbulbs and no light fixtures, The front door shows whether damage. The carpet seems pretty dirty. When we checked in we were not greeted very warmly and the most important thing they wanted to say was that checkout time was 10 AM.

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“Website photos need an update - not as good as photos show”

My husband and I stayed in a studio budget room - number 16 for 2 nights. On our arrival at reception there was one person checking in at the time. The lady checking us in seemed overwhelmed that someone was waiting and was not very welcoming. She told us how much we owed and when we paid, proceede… more

My husband and I stayed in a studio budget room - number 16 for 2 nights. On our arrival at reception there was one person checking in at the time. The lady checking us in seemed overwhelmed that someone was waiting and was not very welcoming. She told us how much we owed and when we paid, proceeded to hand us the key. I asked if she had a map of the area and was handed a bit of paper. No welcome, "enjoy your stay" or anything. We got a better reception and a map from the volunteer welcoming those off the cruise ship and the ferry. The room was on level 1 and a bit of a struggle carrying 2 suitcases and backpacks up many stairs. It was clean and appeared to be recently painted with a newly tiled bathroom. However, the skylight in the bathroom gave away the age of the place as it hadn't been touched since the motel was built. It looked terrible. The hot water came through reasonably quick, the towels were of good quality but only a sachet of shampoo and conditioner provided and no tissues. There was a king size bed, a single bed, 2 old bedside chests with 1 drawer in each. A small strip light on the wall above the chest of drawers which you had to get out of bed to turn on and a ceiling light. A small round wicker/glass table and 2 wicker chairs were crammed in against the front window. Some of the slats on the venetian blind were broken and the curtain was not much better than a piece of rag. One plus for us was the long bench space where we could put both suitcases up off the floor. It would have been better to have renovated the room in its entirety and made it more attractive. A bit overpriced compared to the previous 6 places we had stayed in on our road trip around New Zealand.

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