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Catlins Gateway Motel

2.5 star property
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Exterior
Front of property
Studio
Free self-parking

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Outdoor space
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
1 Royal Terrace, The Catlins, Owaka, Otago, 9535
  • Teapot World
    6 min walk
  • Catlins Lake
    5 min drive
  • Jack's Blowhole
    19 min drive

Room options

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Studio

Studio

  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Queen Bed

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Family Room

Family Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 5
  • 3 Twin Beds and 1 Queen Bed

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Front of property

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Free WiFi
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Microwave
4.2 out of 5, Very good, (44)
The price is NZ$133
for 1 night
includes taxes & fees
4 Jan - 5 Jan
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About the area

Owaka

With a stay at Catlins Gateway Motel in Owaka, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Teapot World and Catlins Lake. .This apartment is 6 mi (9.7 km) from Jack's Blowhole and 7 mi (11.2 km) from Cannibal Bay Beach.
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What's nearby

  • Teapot World - 6 min walk
  • Kaka Point Beach - 16 min drive
  • Purakaunui Falls - 18 min drive
  • Cannibal Bay Beach - 18 min drive
  • Nugget Point Lighthouse - 25 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Catlins Cafe - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Lumber Jack Cafe & Restaurant - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Tahatika Coffee Traders - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Earthlore - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Bakehouse Takeaways - ‬6 min walk

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire apartment to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Catlins Gateway Motel

Apartment in Owaka with free parking
Catlins Gateway Motel offers 8 accommodations with coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers. This Owaka apartment provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

Make yourself at home in one of the 8 guestrooms featuring microwaves and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers, and both irons/ironing boards and cribs/infant beds (complimentary) are available on request.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a picnic area.
Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Family friendly

  • Free cot/infant bed

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Coffee/tea maker

Bedrooms

  • Bed sheets provided

Bathrooms

  • Shower
  • Shampoo
  • Toilet paper
  • Soap

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Outdoor areas

  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities

Comfort

  • Heating

Pets

  • Service animals only (pets not allowed)

Suitability/Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lifts
  • Wheelchair-accessible
  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Local maps
  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • No housekeeping

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector installed (host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher
  • First aid kit
  • Security system

General

  • 8 rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; your host will greet you
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 9:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit
This property is professionally cleaned

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

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Catlins Gateway Motel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 17 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 17 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 17 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 17 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 17 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

liz

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Rick, Laurieton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
The check in was not only excellent but we were given quite a lot of information on the area. And then showed the room and an explanation on everthing in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We loved it here...cute little town, great shops to browse in and meander through....great location.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean and warm rooms. Great shower! Trevor and his wife were knowledgable and friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A good night stay!
Very spacious room with comfy beds and pillows. Basic kitchen amenities with shower pressure abit limited. Trevor was very friendly and had provided us plenty of travel tips!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ely welcome!
Lovely welcome and helpful hints as to where to visit and to eat. Great meal at Catlins Inn. Highly recommend- good value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

A

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little motel
Can't really comment on the other motels in the town but, based upon our walk through the area we believe this motel to be the best. Would happily recommend to family and friends.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and clean fresh towels daily ! Shower pressure was not good and would of been nice to get daily milk not just on first day
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Wendi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic little motel. Stay
Otago is a lovely quiet location, close to some very beautiful scenery and this motel was just lovely. A real highlight and great value for money. The furniture and kitchen equipment was good quality. I loved it.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Comfortable location to explore the Catlins area. Room was spacious and clean. Contained all the facilities to cook inside if you get there late. Laundry facilities are shared with the owner. The only drawback was the shower - flow was weak, and the inside heater was not sufficient for two showers.You should wait between the showers. However, we had a pleasant stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and comfortable. Main road a little noisy with trucks but otherwise great location and very spacious.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly and welcomely host, rural atmosphere of location. Highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Hooi Yen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and comfort stay
The motel is great and comfort. Bed - comfort Kitchen - Function good with Rice cooker, Oven, microwave, Stovetop of 4, waterbolier, refrigerator (would be nicer / added value if it is a normal height refrigerator with freezer since there is more than enough place to place one). Did not provide knife sharpener, scissors kitchen paper and aluminium paper. Dinning table - Good and stable Sofa - 2 person sofa is good and comfort Bathroom - The shower is very soft, doesn't give any satisfaction in taking a shower, the toilet flushing is also not easy, often has to flush a few times in order to get it clean. But the bathroom is clean and big. Would be nice if the shower is in a shower box instead of open style with curtain. Heater - 2 heaters all work very good. Daily changing of towels, very good and clean.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean room, comfortable bed and well equipped
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Ronald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019