Overall Ratings & Reviews Aarangi Motel

Dated but clean. Too much large furniture for small lounge area. Bed Pillows comfortable Outside chairs comfortable Garden over grown Suited my need.

A friendly staff that addressed all our requests with a smile. The location of the place is great as it is minutes walk to the beach and a string of shops and restaurants. Thank you for a wonderful stay for my family . Walid

Such an awesome location, close to beaches and restaurants. Great place, lovely hosts.

We loved the location so close to the beach. The neighbourhood is pleasant and felt safe. Access to the garden and a small outside area with table and chairs was very pleasant. The motel is clearly from a bygone era – this added some quirky charme, on the other hand despite some modernisations the place is fairly tired and needs a lot of tlc. While the place is mostly clean, there were small ants, and some missed dirt in hard to reach places. The hot water pressure was very low and made for a decisively disappointing shower experience. The friendly and welcoming manager sort of makes up for the shortcomings with her friendliness but there's only so much she can do.

The property was quite sad.......no aircon or windows that opened on one side of the room (painted shut). Shower was not good. Room smelt like dog.

Great location but everything is pretty old/basic so really only value for money if you get a good deal on the room rate.

Very friendly people and great location.

We enjoyed our stay at Aarangi. We had a very friendly welcome from the excellent manager. We had the spacious family room for 2 of us, but it would be more than adequate for a family of 4. Excellent value for money in a very nice area, close to the beach.

Horrible stay in this horrible old motel. We were lied to when checking in and not given the room we booked. After realising the bait-and-switch we requested to be out in the right room, which the staff and manager protested and gave multiple made up excuses (none of which aligned with the others or were true). They finally admitted they were holding it in hope of a walk-in to arrive, which is bizarre for a motel to screw over their already paying guests, when we were almost the only people in the whole place. The rooms were old, filthy bathrooms and didn't have fire alarms. They eventually conceded the room was empty and we should be in it, and refused to offer any discount for the terrible experience or hour lost relocation my family to the new room. We won't ever stay at this awful motel ever again. Note: photos limited to 8, so could only show a few things. The shower was blocked and disgusting, among multiple other issues.

I stayed overnight at Aarangi Motel with some friends and it was a great experience; the manager was very friendly, we had safe and easy access to our room and were a short walk away from the waterfront and beach at Mission Bay. Also dog friendly! Will definitely come again :)

Location was brilliant and staff were helpful.

Great location and very comfortable room. Veronica was wonderful and very helpful.

Great location close to waterfront. disappointments were a few cockroaches and some chips/crackers in the sofa bed.

Generally happy with our stay, the two things that detracted were the shower, nice enough however could do with a re-grout and update of the silicaone as there was some dark mould present. The iron could also do with an update as when ironing my brand new white shirt, when steaming, it left rust stains that I had to try and wash out which I managed to do however not the best pre-wedding preparation.

Location is 150m away from an awesome beach to relax. Hosts are friendly and helpful. Renovated and decorated units. Great value for money !!!!

Our host was wonderful! We flew in from the US and she was able to get us into our room early so we could recoup after the long flight before heading into Auckland center to see some museums. Access to everything was easy from here and the coastal road is especially beautiful on a clear day! Would definitely stay here again if we’re back in Auckland!

Have stayed here many times over the last 7 years usually with husband and small dog. Awesome hosts and reasonably priced for it's almost waterfront location and proximity to Auckland city. Highly recommended.

Good motel for a reasonable price. Location was close to beach and cafes. Older style motel but clean and comfortable

Lovely property and dog friendly, staff were excellent! Would stay here again!

Good, basic hotel. Definitely nothing fancy but spacious and tidy.