Methven Motels & Apartments is a hotel on Main Street in Methven, Ashburton. Methven fills up hard in ski season as the base town for Mt Hutt, so accommodation here gets booked out well ahead over the winter months, and it's worth locking in a place early if travelling during that stretch. Self-contained apartment-style units suit a group heading up the mountain together better than standard hotel rooms, since there's somewhere to cook a meal after a long day and space to dry gear rather than draping wet jackets over a small radiator. Good heating matters more in a town like this than almost anywhere else, given how cold Canterbury high country winters get, so it's worth asking what kind of heating a unit has rather than assuming. Storage for skis, boards and boots also makes a difference over a multi-night stay. On Main Street in Methven, this is a local base for exploring Mt Hutt and the high country.