Awa Motel

4.5 star property

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Villa | Terrace/patio
Standard Room | Private kitchen
Standard Room | Terrace/patio
Point of interest
Deluxe Studio (Twin)

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
15 The Strand, Whakatane, 3120
  • Whakatane River Walk
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Mataatua: The House That Came Home
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Te Manuka Tutahi Marae
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Whakatane (WHK)
    ‪15 min drive‬

Room options

Deluxe Studio (Twin)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Deluxe Studio (Spa)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Apartment, 2 Bedrooms

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

The Garden Villa

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Apartment, 3 Bedrooms

  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Queen Bed and 3 Twin Beds

Cabin, 1 Bedroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Bungalow

  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 King Beds and 1 Twin Bed

Villa

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

Awa Motel

Eco-certified motel with a coffee shop and a restaurant
A restaurant, a coffee shop/cafe, and conference space are available at this smoke-free motel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, dry cleaning, laundry facilities, and free newspapers are onsite.
Awa Motel offers 39 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves.

This Whakatane motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. 20-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Our customers tell us they can't get enough of Awa Motel's great location. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Whakatane River Walk. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas and free self parking, plus a restaurant.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self parking
  • Options for a bite to eat include a coffee shop and a restaurant
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Amenities include free lobby newspapers, a meeting room, and conference space
  • Guests have great things to say about the helpful staff and the location
  • Steps from Whakatane River Walk and Mataatua: The House That Came Home
Along with a restaurant, there's a coffee shop/cafe on site. Public spaces have free WiFi. Event space at this motel measures 431 square feet (40 square meters) and includes conference space. A terrace, barbecue grills, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at the eco-certified Awa Motel. Self parking is free.

This 4.5-star Whakatane motel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy cooked-to-order breakfast daily from 6:30 AM to 2:00 PM.
Awa Motel has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Qualmark Sustainable Tourism Business Award, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 6:30 AM to 2:00 PM for a fee: USD 8.50 to 22 for adults and USD 8.50 to 22 for children
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 431 square feet of conference space
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 20-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

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

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - 9 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 25.0 per stay.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 8.50 to 22 for adults, and USD 8.50 to 22 for children
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 25.0 per stay

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
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
This property accepts major credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
The front desk at this property is open daily from 8 AM - 9 PM.
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

National rating

Rating provided by Qualmark®, source of official star ratings for accommodation in New Zealand.

Property is also known as

White Island Rendezvous
White Island Rendezvous Motel
White Island Rendezvous Motel Whakatane
White Island Rendezvous Whakatane
Awa Motel Motel
Awa Motel Whakatane
White Island Rendezvous
Awa Motel Motel Whakatane

Awa Motel Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 385 out of 593 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 173 out of 593 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 27 out of 593 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 593 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 593 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Gareth

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Beau

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Exceptional. really loved my stay in the mini village cabins amazing cafe fantastic coffee and food Ill be back. Cheers to the team
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Liza

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable, clean and spacious apartment. The a/c was great to keep us cool. The second television was nice and would have been great if we’d been there for longer.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Grant

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Extremely friendly staff who welcomed us. Very clean and tidy room with comfortable beds. Will be back again if that way again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed here for 1 night before we went a a fishing charter, price for the night was very reasonable and the facilities were excellent. We will more than likely stay herebefore the next trip aswell
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We chose this accommodation because it was affordable. We were pleased to find it so clean and spacious. Thankyou
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jenna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pravin

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent customer service. Perfect location Reasonable rooms - value for money. Will go back again
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dorz

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesme stay . Clean nd tidy .. comfortable bed Massive shower No comments on didint like
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I stayed for a week to be near family and visit them. AWA WHAKATANE have Very high standards in housekeeping of rooms. Bedding changed every two days. Parking beside the building was convenient. Perhaps if building allows, a lift for cases could be installed to ease manhandling suitcases up the stairs. ( My room was on the 1st floor)
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

George

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Sara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Neat and clean
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I managed to secure the room for an exceptional rate through expedia. Had a lovely shower and nice bed. Much needed after camping for several weeks.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

ALAN

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location and excellent amenities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Constance

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Villa has a nice feel including french doors of bedroom. Bath was very nice and place felt private even tjough connected to another villa.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was great to be in one of the units, it had everything we needed if we wanted to cook something and big enough to store all our gear
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Motel is closed to town and quiet. Everything is good except for the plastic chairs in the room are not that comfortable. It'll be nice to have a sofa or upholstery chairs.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Denise

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Check in was good. No indivual parking for your room.so its first in ,first served.Their is not enough parks for the amount of rooms so its possibly why they dont allocate you a carpark.The place could do with a good waterblast n paint, but the rooms are clean.unfortunately we had to put up with a very large family next door room and they were really noisey even after asking them at 10.30 p.m to settle down.was kids more than Adults.i was told the rooms up stairs were for max 3 people.1 Queen bed n 1 single.not good
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Liz

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were friendly and the cafe was excellent great food and coffee and great staff.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jani

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Villa is the BEST place to stay in WHK, hands down. The bed is the BOOOOOMB, the facilities are mack. Only downer was the shower leaked a little. Other than that. MINT!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Rodney

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Reasonably modern looking interior, spacious and comfortable. A close walk to shops and restaurants
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Julie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
While the AWA is in an ideal situation and great for a few nights, my stay was for an extended period of time, and an outdoor garden area would be nice to have somewhere to sit snd relax after a day out.
Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2024