The Lorenzo is a clean,well-equipped motel. It's a short walk to shops and restaurants and stroll across Hagley park to the city centre, past the lovely botanical gardens. Our room was clean, comfortable and well furnished but it was on the ground floor with a large, rather open aspect so not as private as we would''ve liked. Mike and Mary, the hosts, were fantastic. Lovely place to stay

It's hard to fault this wonderful accommodation at all. Mike was simply the best host and bent over backwards to help us out with a portacot and anything else that we needed at anytime of day. We even had to print out some things and they were kind enough to let us use their printer. The rooms were amazingly clean and furnished luxuriously. The beds were firm and wonderful to sleep on. The double spa bath was a blessing. With Westfield and so many restaurants near by, everything is at your finger tips. So it really is a great place to stay. The only negative comment I would have is that the day we were there, it was a bit hot and humid, and there was no a/c in the room. Mike gave us a fan which was great, but I was a bit surprised that there wasn't an a/c unit. I know Christchurch isn't the hottest city, so I wouldn't let that detract me from staying here again.

I have stayed at Lorenzo's four times in the past four years on my motorcycle travels through New Zealand. My last visit was before the last major earthquake in 2011 and I returned again in 2012 to see how things had changed. To my delight there wasn't a single sign of damage to the motel and little to the Riccarton area in Christchurch. My hosts Mike and Mary were their usual smiling, friendly selves and I was delighted to find that they had booked me into my favourite room .... room 8 without my asking. I spent three days with them and continue to find that Lorenzo's is one of the best motels in New Zealand. One thing that I like the best is that the owners have gone to considerable effort to ensure that high speed internet is available in every room. An added bonus is that Internet is free and works perfectly unlike many motels in NZ which charge upwards of $20 per day for internet that is spotty at best. When I travel I like to keep in touch with my children and family back in Canada and Lorenzo's is the only establishment that I can always use Skype for my calls reliably and trouble free. It is a small point but an example of what I continue to consider Lorenzo's to be the best motel in New Zealand. Mike and Mary always take care of the small points.

We stayed as an entire family booking 5 rooms at Lorenzo's when we stayed for my daughter's 21st. Mary and Mike were excellent hosts who made us all feel very welcome. As it was winter and we were out for the evening they offered to turn on our electric blankets and Mike provided a bucket of hot water the following morning to get the ice off the cars. The rooms were spotlessly clean and had everything we needed. We've tried to stay here again since on a couple of occassions but they have been booked out. If you are used to rural living you may hear the trains in the night but they weren't too much of a bother,