Name: Takapuna Motor Lodge
Address: 28 Taharoto Road, Auckland

Bad

Liked: Location
Disliked: Clean the room, we stayed for 5 nights and not once was the room cleaned after asking. We also asked for a vacuum cleaner so we could clean it ourselves and never happened. Took half an hour to check in to staff on-site was done through phone. Credit card was charged on day 1 booking in and would not give gst receipt until we had checked out.

Average at best.

Liked: The beds were comfortable full stop.
Disliked: There was no one at reception to greet us and a txt was not sent to my phone to access the key. The room apart from the beds was dirty, there was no toilet paper and the soap dispenser was old and faulty. There was no tea towel and the dishes were badly washed. The small balcony was locked with a dead bolt with no key.

Pleasant

Very good

Very poor

Liked: Location
Disliked: It was very run down and needs some renovations

Pleasant

Liked: The accommodation was very affordable.I was really impressed by the size of the accommodation/room that i booked. It was the size of an average 2brm home, and it was very clean.There was a stove with an oven and a full sized fridge freezer in the kitchen. The small gated outside area at the entrance of the unit was great. It made me feel quite safe and secure while staying there.
Disliked: There is only 1 small t.v in the dining/lounge area, and you could only get access to basic channels.The wifi didn't extend to our room, and we were directly opposite the office.The "playground" (if that's what you could call it) is literally 2 swings on a small patch of grass, and they looked rather unsafe.The pool and spa area was "out of order."The laundry area is not accessable overnight.The complimentary tea and coffee came with a couple of very small (roughly 5ml) pods of already mixed powdered milk.There were not enough towels available for 2 adults and 2 children to have their own.The lack of cooking utensils was a bit of a bummer. The staff were unorganised and were only focused on getting the payment for the room processed.You definitely did not feel like you were a valued guest at this place.