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Colonial Motor Lodge

715 Gladstone Road, Gisborne ., New Zealand
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Ranked #16 of 24 hotels in Gisborne
3.5 of 5 stars 4 Reviews
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 February 2012

We paid for 4 nights on arrival without viewing the room.. What a lesson. There were 3 light bulbs not working (they were eventually replaced), the carpet was heavily stained, wall paper was torn. There was a hole (?kicked) in the bathroom door. It was shabby. The stove was old and there was no microwave. There were flies constantly in... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 February 2012

Very spacious one bedroom unit. Clean and sunny. Comfortable bed. More

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Port Macquarie, Australia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 November 2010

A nice comfortable motel which advertises full cooking facilities, but we found a lack of crockery, cooking utensils and no microwave! We had bought frozen meals, but found only an electric fry-pan and saucepan, which caused some angst! If this deficiency is corrected, we would review higher . More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 July 2010

We stayed at the Colonial for a couple of nights due to bad weather closing the roads back to Wellington. The room we stayed in was nice and comfortable, roomy and clean. There was a small TV in the lounge area and also a TV in the bedroom (which contained 1 double, 1single bed). There was also a bed in... More

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