Kerikeri is a lovely town, with lovely people and great restaurants. Tony and Wendy (the hosts at Woodlands motel) are the best hosts you can find in NZ. Very very nice people, they really take care of their customers. Service is excellent as well as the rooms and the Spa pool! It is very clean and we can find everything... More

Arriving to Kerikeri in a rainy day, I warmly welcome by its super friendly hosts at the reception. The room and the kitchen were clean and nice. The garden was lovely too! Wendi was too nice to drive me to the centre on her car and let me use her brand new umbrella (for free, of course!). From Woodlands motel,... More

On a recent trip to New Zealand, I had the good fortune to stay at Wendi and Tony Brunton's wonderful Woodlands Motel. What was initially supposed to be a 1 or 2 night's stay turned into 5. The motel is perfectly appointed, a 5 minute walk from Kerikeri, but on the edge of a forest with beautiful walks. You would... More

Wonderful relaxing place to stay.The hosts Wendi and Tony made us very welcome and treated us like old friends.Wonderful food,great accommodation can't really say enough about our stay but like Arnie said I'll BE BACK.

Amazing place to stay. Awesome in every way.Very relaxed feeling when Staying here.Sleep was great rooms very quiet and peaceful.Quality of food can only be described as wounderful.Wendi is a fantastic Chef. Tony and Wendi are wounderful hosts, and really help you to feel like you,ve had a holiday. Retail Shops are very closely located as well as restaraunts .... More

Excellent accommodation, would definitely stay again. My husband and I stayed here with friends to attend another friends wedding. We stayed three nights and really enjoyed it. Excellent value for money, we chose to stay in an executive suite rather than the tourist flats. This worked well as we had our own space and bathroom. And a beautiful bush outlook!... More

Very, very impressed with the sevice provided by Tony and Wendy , the owners. Ours was a large group that took many rooms with people coming and going over a few days. They were throughout relaxed, accomodating, efficient and friendly. They went the extra mile to help us by allowing us to use some of their kithchen equipment for the... More

I stayed at Woodlands in January for a few nights, and loved the place. Tony and Wendy are excellent hosts. The rooms are clean, tidy, well equipped and extremely comfortable. I stayed in room 11, which had it's own deck. The room had TV, microwave, toaster, crockery, cutlery etc and the fridge was even stocked with fresh milk. There is... More