Motel Six



About
Finding an ideal family-friendly motel in Whangarei does not have to be difficult. Welcome to Motel Six, a nice option for travelers like you.
Free wifi is offered to guests, and rooms at Motel Six offer a refrigerator, a kitchenette, and a seating area.
Guests of Motel Six are also welcome to enjoy a hot tub, located on site. For travelers arriving by car, free parking is available.
While visiting Whangarei, you may want to try some tempura at one of the nearby restaurants, such as Killer Prawn.
Looking for something to do in Whangarei? Whangarei Quarry Gardens (0.8 mi), Town Basin (0.5 mi), and Burning Issues Gallery (0.5 mi) are some popular attractions that are within walking distance of Motel Six.
Motel Six puts the best of Whangarei at your fingertips, making your stay both relaxing and enjoyable.
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The staff and cleaners are nice and polite.
However, the sound insulation is very poor and no one came to my room to clear the rubbish occasionally.
Good points.
Parking in front of the studio. Very clean. Good kitchenette. Good supply of hot water for the shower. Not too far to walk to the Basin.
Bad points
No soundproofing. People in the next studio could be heard speaking at normal volume
It is literally right next to a very large primary school...that is what the view from the studio's windows is of
No security...the windows have to be secured shut which makes it very hot. No aircon
The floor was rather dirty and walking bare footed (not recommended in any hotel) made the bottom of my feet very dirty. I took one of the white hand towels, made it wet and cleaned a portion of the floor, not a pretty sight. The towel was very soiled I am afraid to say.
My first few hours in the room resulted in very teary and scratchy eyes. I am not sure if was from the smoke or the cleaning agents they used to sanitize the room.
The next issue was the WiFi connection or should I say the speed. It was very slow taking many minutes to access a browser page, down load documents or photos, forget about viewing videos from YouTube or Netflix. I have an app that tells me the location of WiFi transmitters and the speed of down loads, uploads and ping times and they were terrible. I got download speed of 0.56 Mbps, upload speed or 0.58 Mbps and ping time of 53.28 ms. I questioned the front desk if there was something wrong with their internet service due to this and they said no, this is what Motel Six has ordered through their ISP. I told them that is not good for business.
I was supposed to stay there for 4 nights but left after the second night and told them why, I could not do business on my computer with such slow Mbps. It took 2 hours to do some work that should have only taken about half an hour to do.
Would I book with Motels Six again? Yes, most likely providing the Internet speed is up where it belongs, I definitely would check the speed before checking in.
Regarding the floor, I can live with a dirty floor and just have to remember to bring cleaning supplies and do the floor myself.
They lost $209.04 of business because of this and I had to pay and additional $50.00 per night for accommodations elsewhere.
The shower was so good and really easy to use.
The place is simple but provides everything you could want in a super friendly atmosphere.
We were quite satisfied. The only down side is that the motel is a bit dated.
But 10/10 for value for money.
We would happily stay there again
Granny😀
"Take an upstairs room for a quitter night/clean the floors!/if you do allot of business on your computer, check the internet speed."Read full review
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