Boating

Reviews of BigSky Motels

4 out of 5
BigSky Motels
52 Ahuriri Drive, Omarama, North Otago

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 63 out of 87 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 19 out of 87 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 87 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 87 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 87 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Carrie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good place to stay for the one night there. Make sure you check out the jandals and boots pub good food.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Hank on Apr 19, 2024
Enjoyed your stay, great, interesting how you rated our Bar at only 86%, We haven't got a bar.????

10/10 Excellent

Bill

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and quiet, staff were friendly. We would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Hank on Apr 19, 2024
Thank you we look forward to having you back.

10/10 Excellent

Vanitha

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely 😍
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Hank on Apr 19, 2024
Thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This was such a lovely stay for me and my friends! Big Sky Motel is located conveniently between Mt. Cook, and Wanaka, with clay cliffs near by and a very relaxing hot tub experience also in the town. It’s the perfect stopping point after a long day of hiking!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Hank on Mar 19, 2024
Thank you for your awesome review Rebecca

10/10 Excellent

Teresa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Owners did an excellent job adding special little touches to the room - from coffee to toiletries to great informational binder. Was very happy with our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Hank on Mar 16, 2024
Thank you Teresa for your awesome review.

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the decor, very comfortable suite
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Hank on Mar 14, 2024
Thank you Margaret, that was Kay's vision. Thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely presentation, and greet, immaculate
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Hank on Mar 10, 2024
Thank you for your lovely review Linda.

10/10 Excellent

Dorothee

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice well equipped motel.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Hank on Mar 10, 2024
Thank you Dorothee for you review and for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

dennis

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely, clean motel room with equipped kitchen. There is also an outside grill and laundry facilities available on site. There's a grocery nearby for food supplies. Great location to stay if going to Mt Cook. The Clay Cliffs in Omarama are also close.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Hank on Feb 27, 2024
Thank you Dennis, happy that you enjoyed your time here with us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Great small appartement. Fully renovated. Easy parking and friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Hank on Feb 23, 2024
Thank you for your review.

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
not the easiest place to find.
On the outskirts of this small village where services appear to close early. Hotel is not the easiest place to find being within a residential area.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Hank on Feb 19, 2024
Thank you for staying with us John, we are away from the highway traffic and industrial area so you can enjoy peace and quiet which together with the quality of facilities and service we provide our Motel is highly sought after.

6/10 Okay

Suzie

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Small overpriced unit not value for the money
The unit was not value for the money. We stayed in unit 8, which had modern and clean fittings although the furniture was crammed in. The managers were very pleasant. The small unit only had one outside view which face a wall which made it depressing to be in.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Hank on Feb 16, 2024
Thank you for staying with us Suzie. But most buildings have corner rooms, you chose the lowest price room and you had all the space outside to enjoy the weather and the views.

10/10 Excellent

PETER, Naperville

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very easy, clean and quiet for a one night stopover.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Hank on Feb 14, 2024
Thank you for your review, you are welcome to come and stopover anytime.

10/10 Excellent

J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Hank on Feb 14, 2024
Thank you for choosing to stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Fineen

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Hank on Jan 27, 2024
Thank you.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Hank on Jan 20, 2024
Thank you for staying with us,

8/10 Good

Sheik M

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spacious and not too far from Lake Tekapo but not too near to be touristy.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Hank on Jan 20, 2024
Thank you for staying with us as we are the best in the area.

10/10 Excellent

Sum Yee Selina

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was just so perfect! The room was clean and new, with all the things we needed. The Wi-Fi was good, really have nothing to complain at all. Highly recommended!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Hank on Jan 27, 2024
Awesome, thank you for your review

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Hank on Jan 20, 2024
Thanks Kevin

10/10 Excellent

DIANNE

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great value, woukd definitely return if we're travelling in the area again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Hank on Jan 3, 2024
Thank you for staying with us and for your great review. We look forward to your staying again.

8/10 Good

Dean

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Rooms a bit small
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Hank on Jan 3, 2024
Thank you for staying with us, you will have found everything you needed plus more and to an excellent standard.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic motel but not so much for 3 people
We have stayed here in the past and would absolutely stay again as a couple or 2 pax, but the sofa bed for the 3rd person was not comfortable and did not have a good night sleep. The room in general in absolutely clean and almost new condition and all good quality elements including the main bed, bathroom etc.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Hank on Jan 3, 2024
Thank you for staying with us. The room you stayed in are designed to cater for 2 people but with the ability for extras when required.

10/10 Excellent

MARY

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Small town motel with all the essentials plus extra thoughtful amenities in the small kitchen. VERY clean. Must have been recently renovated.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Hank on Nov 12, 2023
Thank you for staying with us Mary, we appreciate your kind words.

10/10 Excellent

linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stop for the night.
Nice clean, quiet place between Lake Tekapo and Queenstown.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Hank on Nov 10, 2023
Thank you for your review.

6/10 Okay

PING

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Hank on Nov 10, 2023
Thank you for staying with us. Sorry that our standards are too high for you.

10/10 Excellent

Nola

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely new, modern room. The bed was comfortable. It was clean & warm.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Hank on Sep 19, 2023
Thank you for staying with us and for your great review.

10/10 Excellent

Tabitha

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place to stay staff very friendly and helpful, clean tidy ,and peaceful.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Hank on Apr 24, 2023
Thank you for your awesome review, we look forward to having you stay again.

10/10 Excellent

Nadine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cleanest motel I have ever stayed in. The place sparkled. On a quiet street so no noise. Backs onto farm land. Lovely owners. Definitely stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Richard on Apr 24, 2023
Thank you for your comments. Please call again.

10/10 Excellent

Jos

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
New clean little units
We were really happy with our stay. The owners were friendly, unit comfortable and clean and had everything we were looking for. I would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Richard on Apr 12, 2023
Thank you. We are pleased enjoyed the stay. Please come again.

10/10 Excellent

Wayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful Motel in the middle of nowhere
This little place is the nicest motel I have ever seen. The layout design of the small room makes it seem much bigger. The quality of the furniture is top notch. I can't believe I'm gushing about a motel. but it's really that good.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Richard on Mar 24, 2023
Thanks for your kind comments. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay. Please visit again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Olov

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly hosts
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Richard on Mar 5, 2023
Thank you. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay. Come again. Richard & Margaret

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a lovely stay at BigSky Motel. Great service and fantastic accommodation. Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Richard on Mar 4, 2023
Thank you for your kind comments. Hope to see you again in the future. Richard & Margaret

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really liked this hotel.
Very modern rooms, clean, friendly staff. Great motel.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Richard on Mar 4, 2023
Many thanks. Hope to see you again in the future. Richard & Margaret

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Was lovely and quiet. Staff helpful
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from Hank on Feb 28, 2023
Thank you for staying with us and for your positive review.

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Richard on Feb 22, 2023
Thanks Philip. We are pleased enjoyed your stay. Kind regards, Richard & Margaret

10/10 Excellent

Kurinchi

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice & friendly hosts.. very clean...Enjoyed our stay
Response from Richard on Feb 22, 2023
Thanks for your kind remarks. Please come again. Regards, Richard & Margaret

8/10 Good

Jill

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cleaniness
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Richard on Jan 8, 2023
Thanks. I am glad enjoyed your stay. Please come again.

10/10 Excellent

C

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Great welcome. Really quiet location. The accommodation was spotless and the bed really comfy . One suggestion would be to replace the towels . Would definitely stay again .
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Richard on Jan 8, 2023
Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed your stay. Come again.

8/10 Good

William

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was very clean and modern. It is nice for two people. The cliffs in ge area are a must see.
Response from Richard on Dec 28, 2022
Thanks for your comments. Please come again.

8/10 Good

Ka Leung

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022
Response from Richard on Dec 28, 2022
Thanks for your comments. Please come again.

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth, Peoria

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Motel blended with its residential setting below mountains.Had been completely redone and just sparkles. Owners turned heaton when starting to chill. Nice people. Nice place
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Richard on Oct 28, 2022
Many thanks for your feedback. Pleased you enjoyed stay with us. Hope you can stay with us again.

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
So nice to find a quiet motel, off the main road and away from traffic :-) Lovely and clean, will certainly be using this place again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Hank on Jun 19, 2022
Thank you for your review.We strive to provide a great experience for our guests.

8/10 Good

Bruce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Hank on Jun 19, 2022
Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Tanya

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Response from Hank on Jan 11, 2022
Thank you for your positive feedback, Come and stay anytime.

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Response from Hank on Jan 11, 2022
Thank you for staying with us, we are pleased that you enjoyed it.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Without a doubt the cleanest and best motel ever stayed at.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Hank on Jul 7, 2021
Thank you for your kind words, we always try to give our utmost in service.

10/10 Excellent

andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brand new, and it shows!
Amazing brand new hotel. The condition of the room was perfect and completely clean, spotless. I was upgraded to a one bedroom and found the entire suite very comfortable. Comfy living room and efficiency kitchen. Bedroom was again spotless and large. All the rooms on the second level have a small balcony, perfect for watching the stars, the lower level rooms also each have a outdoor sitting area. Guest laundry was equipped with brand new high quality machines. Reception staff was friendly and efficient. I would highly recommend this establishment. It is located slightly outside of town (which I liked), and is located on a road, so cars would drive by once and a while, but I live in Brooklyn and it really didn’t bother me. Very quiet at night.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from BigSky Motel on Mar 4, 2020
Fabulous feedback but not relating to our Motel

10/10 Excellent

Moran

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great motel close to mount cook
We were very surprised with this place. It was in great condition and felt much more luxurious than a 2-star motel. The room and kitchenette were very convenient. The only downside was there wasn't a daily housekeeping (we slept there for 2 nights but our room was not cleaned). Overall, it was a great place to stay in our trip to mount cook national park.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from BigSky Motel on Feb 19, 2020
Thank you for your valuable feedback. We are available for daily servicing on request and can now only apologise for your obvious dissatisfaction. we hope this doesn't prevent you staying with us again.

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely new motel everything really clean and all you’d need for a stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from BigSky Motel on Feb 4, 2020
Thank you so much for your feedback. So glad you enjoyed your stay

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Missed checking
We were stuck in mount cook and We were not able to reach the hotel. We informed both the hotel and the website hotels.com in advance, but we were not provided with any kind of credit. Wish there wAs some flexibility.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Motel Manager on Dec 27, 2019
As you have posted anonymously we are unable to give an appropriate response or explanation, but can only assume you made a non-refundable booking hence no credit would be due. If you wish to discuss your situation further please feel free to phone us for a conversation. We trust you enjoy the rest of your travels in NZ.