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Bristol Motel

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Family Suite, 2 Bedrooms, Non Smoking, Kitchen (Family Unit) | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Deluxe Studio, Non Smoking, Kitchenette | Terrace/patio
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Deluxe Studio, Non Smoking, Kitchenette | Courtyard view
Family Suite, 2 Bedrooms, Non Smoking, Kitchen (Family Unit) | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Laundry
$101
$88 nightly
$101 total
Total with taxes and fees
Feb 1 - Feb 2

Explore the area

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8 Bristol Street, Trentham, Upper Hutt, 5018
  • Place, Trentham Racecourse
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Whakatiki Buffer Reserve
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Place, New Zealand Campus of Innovation and Sport (NZCIS)
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Airport, Wellington (WLG-Wellington Intl.)
    ‪37 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Studio, Non Smoking (Studio Unit) | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Studio, Non Smoking (Studio Unit)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Garden view

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Deluxe Studio, Non Smoking, Kitchenette | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Studio, Non Smoking, Kitchenette

  • 269 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed
  • Garden view

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Family Suite, 2 Bedrooms, Non Smoking, Kitchen (Family Unit) | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Suite, 2 Bedrooms, Non Smoking, Kitchen (Family Unit)

  • 388 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Queen Bed and 3 Twin Beds
  • Garden view

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About the neighborhood

Upper Hutt

With a stay at Bristol Motel in Upper Hutt (Trentham), you'll be within a 15-minute walk of Upper Hutt College Field and Tawai Park. .This motel is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Moonshine Park and 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from Golder's Cottage.
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What's nearby

  • Tawai Park - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Trentham Racecourse - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Whakatiki Buffer Reserve - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • New Zealand Campus of Innovation and Sport (NZCIS) - 5 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • Brewtown Upper Hutt - 5 min drive - 1.8 miles

Getting around

  • Stokes Valley Manor Park Station - 6 min drive
  • Wellington Intl. Airport (WLG) - 42 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Coffee Box - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Jean's - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Cake & Kitchen - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Bun Factory - ‬20 min walk
  • ‪Noodle Canteen - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Bristol Motel

Motel in Upper Hutt with free parking
Bristol Motel offers 11 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers. This Upper Hutt motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 11 guestrooms featuring refrigerators. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a picnic area.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 9:30 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 9:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

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

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

Property class, provided by our rating system, is based on property type, amenities, and services.

Property is also known as

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Bristol Motel Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 55 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 55 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 55 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 55 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 55 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Sharyn

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Worn out old motel. Peel paint in the bathroom. Rubbish under beds.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Doug

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The door between the 2 rooms wasn't properly on the rail
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ralph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No fuss booking, welcoming reception and comfortable accommodation.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mobin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Affordable
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great hosts and the unit was very warm and clean.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Peter

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very easy to find, good off street parking, good service. A very clean unit, mattress firm, excellent heating & best soap dispensers, unit met all our needs.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lynn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One night here before travelling home i was impressed with service, cleanliness and charm of the property, the staff were amazing even turned the heater on for me before I arrived as it was cold I will be back
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Would have liked a shower caddy. Excellent service.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very quiet, comfortable bed, friendly relaxed owners.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Happy

Clean, helpful, comfortable and close to venue we wanted
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Liz and I both enjoyed our stay. Friendly owners and staff second to none , would definintely recommend and use your motel again. cheers Paul and Liz Johanen.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

L, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Clean and Tidy

No issues with this place , clean and tidy , staff were helpful . Bed was ok , bit on the soft side .
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Noisy and not private

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Quiet and comfy.

In town for my partners graduation. Central for all venues. Very friendly staff. Nice quiet area, short drive to town center.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Stan, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good clean and tidy motel.

Convenient place to stop on return trip to Auckland after weeks holiday playing golf.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

John , Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very handy to all amenities Close to Trenthem Race Course

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, tidy, owners pleasant and accommodating. Exactly what is needed for an overnight stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely stay

I found the staff lovely and informative, the room serviced every day, I was comfortable and had everything I required and as expected.

8/10 Good

Kiwi Traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Comfortable motel

We stayed one night at the Bristol motel. We were very happy there, it was clean and comfortable and had everything we needed.

8/10 Good

chelsea , R

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place to stay on our travels

Great place to stay on our travels, cars parked outside.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just your nice average motel. Good experience for the price

10/10 Excellent

Karen, Blenheim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a very relaxing weekend Wasn't planning on going out sightseeing Had come over to visit my son

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable stay.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service

8/10 Good

Mike, Auckland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A few days in Upper Hutt

60s/70s style motel but well maintained, clean and very comfortable. Very pleasant and helpful owner/operators. Handy for our main objectives in Wellington but nice river walks.