See all properties
Save

Champers Motor Inn

3.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

Photo gallery for Champers Motor Inn

Exterior
Studio
Terrace/patio
One Bedroom | Living area
Executive Suite

Reviews

7.4 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services

Explore the area

Map
6-10 Pharazyn Street, Lower Hutt, 5010
  • Dowse Art Museum
    16 min walk
  • Champers Motor Inn
    1 min walk
  • Lower Western Hutt Station
    9 min walk
  • Wellington (WLG-Wellington Intl.)
    28 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Two Bedroom

Two Bedroom

Two Bedroom

  • 68 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed and 3 Twin Beds

View all photos for One Bedroom

One Bedroom

One Bedroom

  • 38 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Executive Suite

Executive Suite

Executive Suite

  • 54 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for Studio

Studio

Studio

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Similar properties

Room

Settlers Motor Lodge

Parking included
Free WiFi
Breakfast available
Business services
3.5 out of 5, Good, (349)
The price is AU$118
for 1 room
includes taxes & fees
5 Jan - 6 Jan
Settlers Motor Lodge

About the area

Lower Hutt

With a stay at Champers Motor Inn in Lower Hutt (Melling), you'll be a 2-minute drive from Dowse Art Museum and 11 minutes from Interislander Ferry Terminal. .This motel is 8.4 mi (13.5 km) from Sky Stadium and 9.1 mi (14.7 km) from Victoria University of Wellington.
View more Motels in Lower HuttOpens in a new window

What's nearby

  • Petone Foreshore - 5 min drive
  • Interislander Ferry Terminal - 11 min drive
  • Sky Stadium - 12 min drive
  • Te Papa - 13 min drive
  • Cuba Street Mall - 13 min drive

Getting around

  • Lower Western Hutt Station - 9 min walk
  • Wellington Intl. Airport (WLG) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪St Pierre's Sushi - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Tῡtaki Cafe - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Sungai Wang Malaysian Restaurant - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Little Theatre - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪The Crooked Elm - ‬15 min walk

About this property

Champers Motor Inn

Suburban Lower Hutt motel in Melling with free parking
Champers Motor Inn offers 24 accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. 32-inch LCD televisions come with premium satellite channels.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary toiletries and fans. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Stay in one of 24 guestrooms featuring LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and electric kettles.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Take advantage of the motel's room service (during limited hours).
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Room service available

Family friendly

  • Cots/infant beds (surcharge)
  • High chair
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Cots/infant beds (surcharge)
  • Fan
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV
  • Premium channels
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 3.5 percent for credit card payments
The front desk is open Monday - Friday (7:00 AM - 9:00 PM) and Saturday - Sunday (8:00 AM - 9:00 PM)
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 9:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are available for NZD 20.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Crib (infant bed) fee: NZD 20.0 per night
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 3.5 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

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 credit cards and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

For the benefit of our customers, we have provided a rating based on our rating system.

Property is also known as

Champers Motor
Champers Motor Inn
Champers Motor Inn Lower Hutt
Champers Motor Lower Hutt
Champers Motor Inn Motel
Champers Motor Inn Lower Hutt
Champers Motor Inn Motel Lower Hutt

Champers Motor Inn Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 54 out of 170 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 48 out of 170 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 39 out of 170 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 170 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 170 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kõvál

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities
Nice, away from everything yet near everything.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Jenny

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Ok for cheap accomodation. We were disappointed that there wasnt a restaurant/bar onsite as advertised and we had to find a restaurant for dinner instead, although found an amazing italian restaurant 15min walk from the motel. Staff rating only marked as average as reception was unattended when we came back as room wasn't quite ready when we first arrived and had to use phone to ring number to get key off cleaning staff member who didnt speak much english, so couldn't answer any of our questions. Main receptionist was nice and helpful though.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Nigel

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 13 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Pam

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service
The accomodation was average. The whole place looked a little run down and tired. While they claimed to have Reception open until 9pm it was closed. Had to phone a number which then told me I had phoned out of hours and to phone again between 9am and 9pm. It was 7pm ?? I wouldn't stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Christopher

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Ram

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

john

Travelled with family
Average hotel
Quiet hotel, fairly conveniently located to get into Wellington, clean but a bit dated and in need of a bit of tlc.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Matt

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

J

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Housing crisis and the guarantee of government $
Staying at the champers was nothing like what it used to be.. the champers used to be where people would stay for holidays and for work, but now, I have nothing against it, but it's all homeless people and family's.. I get everyone needs somewhere to say and I definitely don't want family's living in cars, but, as a privately paying customer, I think the motels have gotten used to getting top dollar for every room with no effort because of our homeless crisis so the effort has gone. these customers are so grateful for just a roof over their heads and have little other choice.. I don't know what motels are going to do once the housing crisis is over because customers will go back to having a choice.. In summary, you get what you pay for and we just needed one night but it wasn't exactly clean and we didn't exactly feel super welcome.. but I get it. I was very, very grateful that the error I made with the booking date was able to be fixed up but that was a hotels.com thing, not a champers motel thing.. motels used to be so nice with other holiday makers etc and is why I did prefer motels to hotels but I think it'll be the last motel I stay at for a while
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

lacey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Very friendly host
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Gavin

Liked: Staff & service
Place was a bit "tired" but functional.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Ilana

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kõvál

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice stay thank you
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Michelle

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice big room. Nice and clean. Bathroom and kitchen just a bit dated
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Delia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Was satisfied with the room.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Maree

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was rundown, we were given just one pillow each, no hand towel or flannels and only Earl Gray tea and coffee. No ordinary black tea. Outside had rubbish around and we booked there because it offered a restaurant on site but this had long been closed down. Thought it was expensive for what we got. The deodorisation was overwhelming and we wondered what smells it was covering up.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Charmaine

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We were sent to another motel for some reason, tv wouldn’t go, lights on the blink felt dirty - Du Pont Motel
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Julian

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Noisy at night with permanent people living here
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Martin

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Kevin

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
When we arrived at Champers in the afternoon the reception was locked so I used the buzzer outside to finally summon someone. When they came I said I was checking in and he said they can't do it there. He said he could put us in the Du Pont Motor Inn which was back where we had come from. When I booked the room it said the room was available. The review above is for the Du Pont. They put us in an "Executive" Unit for the same price. While the unit was fairly good in terms of quality I would not call it executive. The worst thing with it was that it had been poorly cleaned. The staff were also not very friendly or helpful. They did not give us the WiFi password when we arrived and when we got back to the unit later that night and tried the internet of course the reception was closed so could not get the password.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Maureen

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The 8-star rating is obviously from pre-Covid when Champers had a good reputation; now run down since being hired by Housing NZ for emergency housing. Absolutely awful. No basics (ie cups), dirty, items broken and damaged.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jan

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We arrived and reception not open (listed as open till9pm). Rang number on door and told it was overbooked. While waiting for the call to be returned the place looked more like a homeless youth centre with young people standinf outside sharing what ever they were smoking. Caller then checked us in at another property that was exceptional. All this was very strange as we had received a confirmation email 2 days before.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Troy

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stains all over carpet, toilet seat broken …No tv remote to turn tv on.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service
double charged and still not refunded !!! Absolutely terrible to deal with!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

johnny

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021