Midway Motel

Jul 15th, 2021

Apr 9th, 2021

Jan 8th, 2021

Dec 22nd, 2020

Worst experience ever. Please read all bullet points before you consider staying here or just book somewhere else: - The kitchenette had no hot water! There was is no cook-top or oven. It did have a microwave, toaster, electric frying pan, bar fridge, jug, cutlery etc. - This place needs to increase their security, or to better manage noisy tenants. We suspect some of the units have permanent residences. - Walls are thin and all windows are not double glazed. So it can be a struggle to get a good nights sleep if there are noisy people outside or if some of the neighboring units party all night. - Luckily, our unit was split level. It had another separate bedroom upstairs, where we sent our young kids to sleep as there was not as much noise. However, we could still hear people through the walls from the unit next door. - A group of young 'locals' decided our front porch, would make a fitting place to gather and drink alcohol on our last night there. They were very loud. We had just arrived home after a long day trip to Napier, we had no energy to ask them to leave or to be considerate of paying guests. Also, this gathering didn't appear to bother the Managers (who live onsite!), as they did nothing to dissolve this party. - The next morning we found a glass beer bottle had been placed behind our car tire, lucky I spotted it! Otherwise our road trip back home would have cost us a new tire! - I noticed a few spiders in our unit (on the towel, on the toilet ceiling and in one of the single beds) - The unit had a funny smell, and it wasn't coming from the local geysers. I think it was the Plunge Pool in the bathroom, which was not clean, I could see alot of debris floating on the bottom of the Plunge Pool. There is no Air-Conditioning, so the smell couldn't escape. -The Plunge Pool is in the center of the bathroom, therefore you are not permitted to lock the bathroom window (as per the signage) otherwise it creates mildew. These pools should be place outside the back of the units in my opinion. A bit weird being in the middle of the bathroom. Also, beware its very Hot. Not suitable for young kids. My 5 year old, said it was too hot for him. - The Wifi was really bad. It kept disconnecting. - Our room appeared to have the rubbish bins emptied while we were away, however they took our disposable coffee cups out of the rubbish bin and placed it back on the bench (thought that was rather weird!) - When we checked-out, the staff did not ask how our stay was. What a disappointing Stay this was!
Nov 23rd, 2020