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Riverview Motel

Property class: 3.5

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A room with a large window overlooking a parking area and a body of water.
A motel with a large entrance canopy, a signboard, and well-maintained landscaping.
A modern kitchen with a built-in oven, a coffee maker, and a view of a lake through large windows.
A residential street with a gated entrance, houses, and a clear sky.
A living room with a black leather sofa, a small wicker coffee table, a television on a stand, and a dining area with a table and chairs.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
The current price is $85
$74 nightly
$85 total
Total with taxes and fees
Nov 3 - Nov 4

Explore the area

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14 Somme Parade, Whanganui, 5001
  • Place, Queens Park
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Whanganui Museum
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Whanganui Riverboat Centre and Museum
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Airport, Whanganui (WAG)
    ‪10 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Deluxe Two Bedroom

A room with two brown sofas, a glass coffee table, and a window with a view of a parking area and greenery.

Deluxe Two Bedroom

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 624 sq ft
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Queen Bed and 3 Twin Beds

View all photos for Family Garden Unit

A living room with a sofa, a glass-top table, and a TV.

Family Garden Unit

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 775 sq ft
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Queen Bed and 4 Twin Beds

View all photos for Deluxe One Bedroom

A living room with two blue armchairs, a glass coffee table, and a small dining table with chairs.

Deluxe One Bedroom

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 484 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Riverview Unit

A room with a large window overlooking a parking area and a body of water.

Riverview Unit

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • River view
  • 431 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Deluxe Studio

A hotel room with a bed, a chair, a desk, and a lamp.

Deluxe Studio

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 431 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

View all photos for One Bedroom Unit

A compact kitchen with a red countertop, a white microwave, a sink, and a small refrigerator.

One Bedroom Unit

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(9 reviews)
  • 377 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Garden Studio

A bedroom with a bed, a chair, a TV mounted on the wall, and a window with curtains.

Garden Studio

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(9 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 323 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

Whanganui

With a stay at Riverview Motel in Whanganui (Whanganui Central), you'll be a 4-minute walk from Queens Park and 7 minutes by foot from Moutoa Gardens. .This motel is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Sarjeant Gallery and 0.5 mi (0.7 km) from Whanganui Museum.
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What's nearby

  • Queens Park - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Moutoa Gardens - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Sarjeant Gallery - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Whanganui Museum - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Whanganui Riverboat Centre and Museum - 11 min walk - 0.6 miles

Getting around

  • Whanganui (WAG) - 10 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Burger Fuel Wanganui - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Daily Grinds Cafe & Bakery - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Mischief - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪The Yellow House Cafe - ‬9 min walk

About this property

Riverview Motel

Riverview Motel offers 15 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 15 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include desks and microwaves, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Continental breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Free self parking is available onsite.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: NZD 13.50 to 13.50 per person

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On a river
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite premium channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

  • American Express
  • Diners Club
  • Mastercard
  • Visa

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately NZD 13.50 to 13.50 per person

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property class

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

Property is also known as

Riverview Motel Wanganui
Riverview Wanganui
Riverview Motel Whanganui
Riverview Whanganui
Riverview Motel Motel
Riverview Motel Whanganui
Riverview Motel Motel Whanganui

Riverview Motel Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 173 out of 346 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 134 out of 346 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 33 out of 346 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 346 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 346 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay. Friendly staff, great location, bigger & better room than booked. Will definitely book again if down these ways, and will recommend to others.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A beautifully located and comfortable motel to stay, with friendly and helpful staff, it’s a place worth returning to.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very welcoming staff, great location near the river walk.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great room - terrific view of the river - lovely staff :-)
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location, friendly staff, a really good stay.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed one night on a business trip. Handy location (5 minute walk into town) and the room was clean and tidy but very much in need of a refurbishment. Reasonable value for the price I paid.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the staff were excellent, room was great
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Beds were soft but great view!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great property with good amenities and just a short walk to many shopping and dining options, will stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The suite was quite spacious and immaculately clean. The staff were friendly. Then heating was effective - we were very comfortable and warm all night.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The girl on reception was very polite and helpful, the room although a bit dated was very clean and tidy with everything one could need. Thanks for a great stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely clean room, close to everything and good staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Spacious villa with a separate bedroom, a kitchenette and a huge corner spa in the bathroom
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Comforttable with nice recliner chairs. Not happy with the booking through Expedia though as my fee was charged to Visa with the booking over a month before we stayed at Riverview.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room was very clean and the staff so friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean rooms in a great location. Easy check in and check out, friendly obliging staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place was very roomy with comfortable bed such loely staff with room service daily .Nice view of river from the main bedroom .
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

Good motel near to city center.

Lovely place to stay, everything you need is there, we had a large comfortable room. Would come again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good service, easy location. Will be happy to stay there again!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed for five nights while catching up with family nearby. Very spacious rooms, good facilities and friendly staff.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great customer service at reception, spotlessly clean and fresh.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Clean & spacious unit with reat outlook over the river.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to town and nice view of the river
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is an older hotel and you should expect that! No air conditioning made the room a bit stuffy
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely location. And great spacious units.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025