Why choose a Rotorua motel over a hotel?

Rotorua is known as New Zealand’s cultural gateway for tourists. There’s a little bit of everything in Rotorua, and it’s a great place for a gathering of friends or family. The city is packed with adventures and activities for all ages, interests, and fitness levels. Therefore, it is a good idea to leave enough time to make the most of your stay.

To get the best value for money, it’s best to book a motel in Rotorua rather than a hotel. A motel gives you more facilities, more space to relax, and feels friendlier and more relaxing, allowing you to fully enjoy your vacation. After busy days filled with activities like biking through the Whakarewarewa Forest or visiting geysers and mud holes in Wai-o-Tapu, there’s nothing like coming home to a motel resort where you can kick off your shoes and relax. The atmosphere in a motel is more homey, you don’t feel like you have to get dressed to go down to the lobby and ask for directions and the kids can have fun without disturbing the neighbors. The pace of life in a motel is easier than in a hotel, and staff often have more time to stop and chat. Motel owners pride themselves on their local knowledge and that’s always a plus when you want to make the most of your stay and choose the most appropriate activities for your group.

Booking a motel is often cheaper than booking a hotel, which means you can save more money for the things you want to do in Rotorua, like visiting Rainbow Springs, going for a quad bike ride, or zipping down a water Zorb . . You can also save money by cooking your own meals in the well-equipped kitchens that are common in motel units. Most hotel rooms only have rudimentary kitchen facilities and the room service menu is too tempting. By cooking in your motel or using the barbecue facilities that most motels have on offer, you’ll have plenty of vacation money left over to do something extravagant like skydiving, bungee jumping, or whitewater rafting. If you don’t like the adrenaline rush, you might prefer to spend your extra money on a Maori cultural show complete with traditional hangi.

Motels are not without their luxuries, of course. For example, a motel in Rotorua is more likely to give you access to a heated geothermal pool to help soothe those sore muscles if you’ve stretched more muscles than you expected while hiking, biking, or kayaking.

Hotels certainly have their place, but if you want a holiday where you can feel as relaxed as at home, booking a motel in Rotorua is certainly a sensible option. There’s plenty to choose from and it won’t be hard to find exactly the motel that’s right for you.