Name: Sequoia Acacia Lodge Motel - Hotel Accommodation Rotorua
Address: 40 Victoria Street Victoria,Victoria Street, Rotorua, Rotorua, Rotorua, 3010, New Zealand
Rating: 8

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Sequoia Acacia Lodge Motel - Hotel Accommodation Rotorua

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Another 'last chance motel' as Rotorua was fully booked early March. We were disappointed the sulphur baths were closed but, as noted below, there was smoke coming out the chimney. This motel was a lesson in total indifference to guests. Hitchcock would've liked it. Family members came and went from the  reception area, some to peruse the bookshelf (good selection of French books - family from New Caledonia), or just to pass by/in/out. Eventually, a very nice young woman sorted us out, showed us to our room and that was that. I was rather shocked at the overall condition of the motel but the bedding and bath towels were very clean and almost brand new, so for one night, we tried to ignore the 'cosmetics' of our room. Breakfast was provided on site, again no one in sight to check anything, a very strange experience. The young woman who checked us in strongly recommended the Mitai Mauri Village dinner and kindly booked us in. We were glad we went, it was very good. We were even gladder to leave Rotorua early the following morning, somewhat a let down, especially as tourists have to pay to see all the major geothermal stuff, that was too weird.... We expected it all to be a National Treasure?? With hindsight, should've kept on driving past Rotorua to Mt Maunganui.Good advice!

Old, dated, room needed upgrades but clean

This motel is in need of a facelift and some TLC. I am not sure where the "taste of New Caledonia " comes in..? French furnished rooms, ours was in dire need of an update with dated paint, windows that didnt shut properly in the kitchen, no toilet roll holder, or milk in the fridge if we wanted to make a hot drink. There were two cockroaches - one above the bed and one in the kitchen. The only person we saw in reception was a young girl ( a kiwi) . The thermal pools were out of order, but the outdoor one was slightly warm for my kids to swim in. The breakfast was not great- the percolated coffee was  very weak and luke warm so I boiled the jug to make instant but the tap water tasted as if it had come from the pool. The dining area was dark and not very clean. Overall the place needs a good cleanup- windows were very dirty and planter boxes had dead plants in them. Checking out involved leaving your room key in a shoebox on the unmanned  counter at reception. One positive thing was the room was warm, and bed comfortable. But this is not enough for me to stay again.

Less than average

Good large room, good layout, liked having the separate kitchen with a patio, didn't have the breakfast, but it looked set up nicely.  Quiet and handy to everything.  The young lady on the desk was friendly and helpful.

Pool was out of order, i didnt mind, but a family may have chosen this hotel for that reason, Poor WiFi,  Kitchen and bathroom hadn't been cleaned properly (the floors at all?) - had to wash a cup &spoon to have a cuppa, no milk in fridge - which would have been good to know before we got in at 10.30pm, rubbish bin was oddly placed in the middle of the kitchen door way, so opened the door and nearly tripped over it and blinds were broken in the kitchen, so just kept the door closed.  Not deal breakers, but just needing a bit more attention.  

This was a last minute booking for me, $110 a night is reasonable if everything was up to a better standard.  I would, however, stay here again, in the hopes it was a one off.

A good hotel, in a good location - just need to pay more attention to the details.

We stayed 2 night for Easter holiday.
The room we stayed at was so big and enough for two, and the hosts were so friendly.
Unfortunately, a private hot pool was under construction, so I couldn't enjoy it though outdoor hot pool was ok.
And the room was not cleaned properly, some bugs and cockroaches ware in a kitchen and bathroom and someone's hairs ware found, one of plate was not clean as the previous guests didn't wash cleanly.
This motel is close to shopping mall, so very handy.

Handy place but...

We were 5 single ladies and upon arrival we discovered we had been given a unit with 2 single beds and one double. We were then given a room with 2 double beds and one single. Therefore, 4 of us shred 2 double beds and the overseas visitor had the single.

The kitchen had just 3 pots - two of which had been badly burned on the bottom - we discovered why when we found one element on the stove did not work at all while another had only one temperature - full-on! Perhaps explaining the circle shape melted into the floor tile in the kitchen.

The utensils were sadly lacking, as we had just 3 forks but hey we had 7 knives!

The part of the kitchen blind you turn to open and shut the blinds was detached and lying on the windowsill. The kitchen bin was smallest I have ever seen in a motel unit.

We were given no milk for the kitchen and the complimentary breakfast did not look like the one in the photos. Three cereal choices, no fruit, 2 spreads for the toast, a choice of grain or white bread, 2 choices of juice and tea/coffee.

However, the beds were comfortable and the outdoor, heated pool looked clean. Plus the location is excellent - still for what we paid I would have expected something not as tired and with so many faults.

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