A budget motel at 418 Fenton Street in Whakarewarewa, Rotorua. The website says it offers clean, spacious rooms with widescreen TVs and a good wifi signal, large car parking areas, secure storage for mountain bikes and a guest laundry. It also provides two free hot pools, filled with heated and filtered town water at about 40 degrees, open to guests from 8 am to 8 pm. Book direct to avoid online agency commissions, the website says.
The motel sits opposite the Arikikapakapa golf course, and the first tee is directly across the road. A Wild Bean cafe is next door, and a convenience store is in the service station. Te Puia is a short walk away, with its geysers and carving school, and the Whakarewarewa trails are a short drive or ride. Reviewers call it good value and basic but comfortable, with clean linen, helpful hosts and plenty of local advice, though the bathrooms are described as small.