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Airport Gateway Christchurch

Property class: 3.5

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A hotel room with a large bed, two bedside tables with lamps, a chair, a wardrobe, and an air conditioning unit.
A modern kitchen with a stainless steel sink, a faucet, and a backsplash with a mosaic tile pattern.
A patio with a table and chairs, a sliding glass door, and a wooden pergola.
A compact living space with a kitchen, dining area, and seating.
A bar area with stools, a counter, and a refrigerator stocked with bottles.

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
The current price is $80
$70 nightly
$80 total
Total with taxes and fees
Sep 6 - Sep 7

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45 Roydvale Avenue, Burnside, Christchurch, 8005
  • Place, Russley Golf Club
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Nunweek Park Hockey Field
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Place, International Antarctic Centre
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Airport, Christchurch (CHC-Christchurch Intl.)
    ‪2 min drive‬

Room options

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A hotel room with a bed, a nightstand with a lamp, a clock, and a bedside table with a notepad.

Premium Economy 3 Bedroom

  • Sleeps 7
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with a bed, a bedside table with a lamp, a TV, and a chair.

Motel Studio

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(156 reviews)
  • 323 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with a large bed, two bedside tables, a nightstand, a lamp, and a wooden door.

Motel 1 Bedroom Unit

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • 560 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A neatly made bed with white and brown linens, a bedside table with a lamp, and a mirror on the wall.

Motel 2 Bedroom Unit

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 560 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with a large bed, two bedside tables, a nightstand, and a door.

Motel 4 Bedroom Unit

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • 807 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 7
  • 1 King Bed, 1 Queen Bed and 3 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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Hotel Studio | Hypo-allergenic bedding available, minibar (some free items)

Hotel Studio

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(46 reviews)
  • 431 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with a bed, a bedside table with a lamp, a TV, and a window with curtains.

Standard Studio

  • Sleeps 3
  • Free WiFi

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A bathroom with a toilet, a trash bin, a shower, a sink, and a mirror.

Standard 1 Bedroom Studio

  • Sleeps 3
  • Free WiFi

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Hotel Twin Studio | Hypo-allergenic bedding available, minibar (some free items)

Hotel Twin Studio

  • 431 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed OR 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

Christchurch

With a stay at Airport Gateway Christchurch in Christchurch (Burnside), you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Hagley Park and Nunweek Park. .This hotel is 14 mi (22.5 km) from Lyttelton Harbour and 1.4 mi (2.2 km) from International Antarctic Centre.

What's nearby

  • Russley Golf Club - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Mike Pero's Motorcycle Gallery - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Nunweek Park - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Nunweek Park Hockey Field - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • International Antarctic Centre - 2 min drive - 1.1 miles

Getting around

  • Christchurch Railway Station - 15 min drive
  • Christchurch International Airport (CHC) - 6 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Kendal Fish & Chips - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪The Old Street - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Sushi Platter - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Burger King - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Exchange Bar - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Airport Gateway Christchurch

Airport Gateway Christchurch offers 72 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature minibars (stocked with some free items) and safes. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. 65-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels and Netflix. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators, microwaves, and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Christchurch hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices). Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 72 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and microwaves. 65-inch flat-screen televisions with digital programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, as well as phones with free local calls.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. This hotel also features concierge services, ski storage, and a picnic area.
Grab a bite to eat at Bar and Bistro, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary (available 24 hours).
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Bar and Bistro - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Late night fare is available from 24-hour room service.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour free roundtrip airport shuttle at scheduled times and on request
  • Free self parking on site
  • RV/bus/truck parking (surcharge) on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: NZD 15.90 to 28.90 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Bar and Bistro

Things to do

  • Bicycle cleaning area
  • Bicycle storage
  • Bicycle tours
  • Library
  • Playground
  • Ski storage

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business center
  • Conference space

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 5 accessible parking spaces
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Hand-held showerhead
  • Smooth flooring in room
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Tile flooring in room
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 2 floors
  • 7 buildings
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 65-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels
  • Netflix
  • Streaming services

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Free minibar (limited items)
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Stovetop

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 3:00 AM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport; to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property on arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for NZD 30.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are available for NZD 30.0 per day

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately NZD 15.90 to 28.90 per person
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: NZD 30.0 per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: NZD 30.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property class

Rating provided by Qualmark®, source of official star ratings for accommodation in New Zealand.

Property is also known as

Airport Gateway Lodge
Airport Gateway Motor
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Gateway Motor Lodge
Airport Gateway Motor Hotel Christchurch
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Airport Gateway Motor Lodge Hotel
Airport Gateway Motor Lodge Christchurch
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Airport Gateway Christchurch Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 674 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 243 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 47 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 17 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 22 out of 1003 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Deanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed there 4 times now, extremely happy with the service and property.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Francisco Baldizsar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay, close to city centre and airport. Friendly staff, great breakfast and dinner. We enjoyed staying there.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Mihaly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great room & close to airport
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was friendly and the room was clean and dinner was fantastic really enjoyed our brief stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff location to the airport and clean unit just perfect for a one night close to the airport
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Karishma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very helpful and friendly staffs
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

BRYSON

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast menu was good, staff were helpful and easy to deal with. Overall a good place to stay if you want quick access to/from the airport
Stayed 3 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice older motel. Staff was very friendly offering welcome gift
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Bill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great room
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Avon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Menu was great
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Brent

The staff were extremely accommodating and helpful, check-in was easy, the restaurant comfortable and food great. The room was perfect for our family. Would definitely stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely helpful staff, comfortable beds, clean
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Lorna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely and convenient place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms were nice clean and warm, staff amazing. Parking was outside our room which was handy. The onsite restaurant does amazing food. This is the 2nd time we have stayed and can’t fault a thing a great team would highly recommend and great value.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Yan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thank you for getting us from the airport late at night, the staff is so friendly, very clean place, has everything even stayed for two nights, so easy to catch the bus get to Christchurch city center, plenty of parking space. Great place to start our NZ driving trip, highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good food
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay close proximity to airport, clean modern units really helpful staff. Definitely will stay there again. Great value.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great food in the on site restaurant. Spacous comfortable room.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location for airport pickup drop off with free shuttle.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were excellent, shuttle bus great service.all over would recommend & we would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location for ChCh airport plus free shuttle to and from airport.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really convenient to the AirPort. Helpful and friendly staff across all areas from check in, to restaurant and transfer bus. Lovely food In the restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Tina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean Room. Comfortable bed
Stayed 1 night in May 2026