The hotel was just off the main street, & Chris let us check in early, & had upgraded our room. He had also been very helpful in organising our wine tasting trip for the afternoon. His welcome made us feel immediately relaxed, & following a short walk we grabbed lunch at the Barn following his recommendation.  Chris organised for the... More

Greeted by Great couple even offered dinner as arrived late and Kerry cooked me breakfast as left before 7am .Only 1 complaint banged head on shower door was so clean didn,t see it.Definitly a must to stay at in Picton right middle of town clean tidy ,affordable and great couple running motel,excellent size rooms ,comfortable beds and hot showers .Enjoy... More

We stayed here as a part of a sports group. Chris gave us such a great rate we couldnt refuse! Accommodation was perfect, great beds, great shower. Definately be back again and highly recommended.

Units all being renovated - great bed. Host provided dinner options handy to motel plus discounts. Was upgraded to superior suite. Johnm

The friendly welcome was truly lovely, they went out of there way to accommodate and reccomend the must see sights around Picton. The accommodation was very clean, fresh and tidy and quiet, very relaxing and no street noise to be heard. A must place to stay for comfort and hassle free accommadation. Such a lovely, friendly couple that manage the... More

Very friendly and helpful owners. Very clean room, with new bed. Suited us very well for our one night stay. Five minutes to the ferries. Restaurant recommendation excellent for a well priced meal with discount offered to motel patrons.

not only was the room clean, spacious and central - chris was amazing! very grateful to him and his wife for all of their local knowledge and for putting the four of us up in such comfortable surroundings. we also went to chris' restaurant in napier (the thirsty whale) which was absolutely lovely... and he put my parents up 2... More

Lovely comfortable accomodation, well appointed and right in the heart of Picton. Couldn't ask for better.

We were staying in Picton for just 1 night on our way to a tour of the South Island. We did a quick Google and found the Gateway Motel which was reasonably priced and seemed quite close to where the boat docked so we booked online. Chris who is the new owner (or was back in Feb when we visited)... More