Kowhai & Colonial Motel
1232 Ranolf Street , Rotorua, Bay Of Plenty, 3010, New Zealand
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1232 Ranolf Street , Rotorua, Bay Of Plenty, 3010, New Zealand
Hotel Services and Facilities
Free WiFi
Free parking
Free breakfast
Pet friendly
Hotel facilities
- Free Parking
- Swimming Pool
- Room Service
- Air Conditioning
- Heating
- On-site parking
- outdoor pool
- Designated Smoking Area
- Family Rooms
- Free Wi-Fi
- Heated pool
- Daily Housekeeping
- Happy Hour
- Non-Smoking Rooms Available
- Sun loungers or beach chairs
- Smoke alarms
- Fire extinguishers
- Staff follow all safety protocols as directed by local authorities
- First aid kit available
- Cashless payment available
- Linens, towels and laundry washed in accordance with local authority guidelines
- Access to health care professionals
- Free face masks
- CCTV security in common areas
- Daily disinfection
- Hot tub/Whirlpool
- Laundry services
- Luggage storage & lockers
- Spa services
- Physical/social distancing guidelines
- Protective screen or physical barriers in appropriate areas
Airports Show all on map »
- Rotorua Airport - 4.27 mi
- Tauranga Airport - 32.28 mi
Museums
- Rotorua Museum - 0.64 mi
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Monique (family with young children)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 1 out of 10
Very Poor
Didn't really like anything. It was not how it looked in the photos.
As soon as we walked through the door we noticed a funky smell. My bedroom and the kids bedroom's smelt like old, musty-ness (almost like a faint smell of a dead mouse or something). When I opened the fridge - it looked clean but had an offensive smell coming from it. My son said the smell in his room gave him a headache and the smell in my bedroom left me not wanting to inhale and meant I had a terrible sleep. The curtains in my room did little to block out light from outside.
Jen (review category business travellers)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 7 out of 10
Good
loved the single hot pool option for end of evening relax
some improvements could be made in the aging hotel, however served everything that i needed for my stay
Husham (solo traveller)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Comfortable Accomodation
Every things is good
Steve (group)
stayed in June, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Thermal pool
Zachariah (solo traveller)
stayed in May, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Mihinoa (family with young children)
stayed in May, 2026
Guest Score 7 out of 10
Good
room was close to pool, rooms were clean, needs updating, rate of room was reasonable
could here people carrying on from the units down from our units early the next morning
Graham (solo traveller)
stayed in May, 2026
Guest Score 5 out of 10
Fair
Location very handy to town,. Easy to find. Good for a low budget accomodation.
Photos showed a crisp and tidy set up. A made bed doesn’t hide the black on tiles in the bedrooms, sticky underfoot sensation in the tiled area. It was cold and the water heater in the bedroom did not work. The host came to the room but didn’t point out heat pump controls, the additional bedding etc. The duvae was in a bag int eh cupboards, not found until the end of a cold night. Had to ask for towels as none in the room. No switches in the kitchen for jug, had to put it on a a dish table in the lounge. I was tired and would have walked out if it wasn’t for the fact I needed sleep.
Fiso (solo traveller)
stayed in May, 2026
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Joy (solo traveller)
stayed in May, 2026
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Location
A bit noisy as the room we had was on the main road. I think it would have been alot quieter in one of the rooms off the road though.
Joyce (family with young children)
stayed in May, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
This is our second time to this motel, very accessible and near the shops and cafes, clean room with good wifi connection. We had great experience in their clean heated pool.
Lolohea (family with young children)
stayed in May, 2026
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Kristin (young couple)
stayed in May, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Close to town, it has a mineral pool and swimming pool.
Nothing
Marina (young couple)
stayed in May, 2026
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Theresa (family with young children)
stayed in May, 2026
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Queeny (family with young children)
stayed in April, 2026
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Good family friendly motel
Nothing
Shaun (young couple)
stayed in April, 2026
Guest Score 7 out of 10
Good
Location was good, beds were nice.
Linda (solo traveller)
stayed in April, 2026
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Friendly staff, super heated pool. Great location
No issues
James (young couple)
stayed in April, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
As always a wonderful comforting experience
Jingle (family with young children)
stayed in April, 2026
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Gregory (young couple)
stayed in April, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
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Area information
- Rotorua Airport - 4.27 mi
- Tauranga Airport - 32.28 mi
- Polynesian Spa - 472 f
- Hells Gate Wai Ora Spa - 12.08 mi
- Rotorua Museum - 0.64 mi
- Paengaroa Station - 25.07 mi
- Tribal Lights Cultural Theatre - 0.67 mi
- Kuirau Park - 0.67 mi
- Rainbow Springs Kiwi Wildlife Park - 1.87 mi
- Paradise Valley Springs Wildlife Park - 5.07 mi
- Tikitere - Hell's Gate Thermal Park - 7.92 mi
- Rotorua International Stadium - 1.85 mi
- Agrodome Leisure Park - 4.44 mi
- Agrodome Sheep Show - 4.48 mi
- Lake Rotorua - 4.11 mi
- Lake Rotoiti - 4.50 mi
- Lake Okareka Reserve - 5.71 mi
- Lake Tarawera s Hot Water Beach - 5.76 mi
- Tamaki Maori Village - 0.45 mi
- Rotorua Arts Village - 0.46 mi
- Ohinemutu - 0.59 mi
- Waimangu Volcanic Valley - 0.63 mi
- Redwood Grove - 1.60 mi
- Te Puia - 1.79 mi
- New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute - 1.81 mi
- Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve - 1.84 mi
- Whakarewarewa Hot Springs - 1.90 mi
- Mitai Maori Village - 1.93 mi
- Rainbow Springs Nature Park and Kiwi Encounter - 1.93 mi
- Skyline - 2.31 mi
- Mt Tarawera - 2.45 mi
- Buried Village of Te Wairoa - 4.08 mi
- Zorb Rotorua - 4.44 mi
- Agroventures - 4.44 mi
- Mount Ngongotaha Reserve - 4.65 mi
- Paradise Valley Springs - 5.25 mi
- Wairere Falls - 7.85 mi
- Rotorua Rifle Range - 8.83 mi
- Okere Falls - 10.25 mi
- Rainbow Mountain Reserve - 13.56 mi
- Waikite Valley Thermal Pools - 13.80 mi
- Tarawera Falls - 14.36 mi
- Wai o tapu Thermal Wonderland - 15.35 mi
- Bartholomews Siding - 19.95 mi
- Aniwhaniwha Falls - 20.37 mi
- Te Rereioturu Falls - 20.99 mi
- Ngatuhoa Falls - 22.07 mi
- Selwyns Siding - 22.15 mi
- Fitzgerald Glade - 22.65 mi
- Orakei Korako Cave and Thermal Park The Hidden Valley - 23.98 mi
- Orakei Korako - The Hidden Valley - 24.06 mi
- Te Rerekawau - 26.90 mi
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Kowhai & Colonial Motel
1232 Ranolf Street , Rotorua, Bay Of Plenty, 3010, New Zealand