Is parking available at the property?

Free self parking is available onsite, with limited spaces. No reservation is required.

What are the standard check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 14:00 to 23:00, and check-out is by 10:00. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request and could incur additional charges.

Where is the property located in relation to key landmarks?

The property is situated in the heart of Dunedin, within a 10-minute walk of Grand Casino and Speight's Brewery. It is also 0.4 miles from Dunedin Chinese Garden and 0.5 miles from The Octagon.

What accessibility features does the property offer for guests with disabilities?

The property offers limited wheelchair accessibility, including accessible parking and public areas.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children are allowed at the property. The minimum age for children to stay for free is not specified.

Motel on Carroll

What guests think

At Motel on Carroll, travelers describe a centrally located, budget-style stay with generally clean rooms and useful kitchenettes, but also note dated interiors, limited parking, thin walls leading to noise, and occasional maintenance or cleanliness lapses.

Service stands out for warm welcomes, flexible arrangements, and helpful hosts. Rooms are basic and older in style; some are small with compact bathrooms. Overall, expect a simple, no-frills stay with kind staff.

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Facilities

Facilities are basic: parking is limited or first come first served, though some free undercover spaces and complimentary laundry are available.

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Robert

Nov 18, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very clean and comfortable, with useful kitchenette and free undercover parking all you really need.

6

Kevin

Dec 9, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Check in good, room good size but bathroom small, missed servicing and parking limited.

6

MR EDWARD

Mar 13, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

This is not really a motel. They have a first come first served small car park and the rooms are more like a hotel. Wifi was poor but made up for by free washing and drying facilities. Room wasn’t properly cleaned (there was a paper, bottle and dust under the bed for example) and I hit my head on the badly placed microwave. Price was the saving grace.

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Cleanliness

Many guests found rooms clean and tidy, but feedback is mixed. A few reported lapses such as items left under beds, stained or dirty linens and dishes, and in one case a pest issue.

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10

Mark

Oct 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Cosy, clean room

8

Robert

Nov 18, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very clean and comfortable, with useful kitchenette and free undercover parking all you really need.

10

Alex

Aug 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Easy stay, cool place, clean and convenient. Will happily stay again on my next trip!

8

Terry

Jul 11, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Clean, warm and cozy

10

Wendy

Jul 6, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great clean tidy and easy place to stay.

2

Peter

Nov 20, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Horrible old room, a mouse in the kitchen! We had three nights booked but left after the first night and moved on to a lovely place- Clover Hill Studio in Milton.

6

Julie

Jun 21, 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Everything about the room was great - it was clean, the bed was comfortable, the shower had great water pressure, and the kitchenette had everything I needed. I was a bit disappointed by the view from my window as I had expected something like the lovely view in the picture, and all I had was a tiny window that overlooked a very nasty-looking carpark area behind neighbouring buildings, but luckily I wasn't there for the view. The biggest downside was the fact that the walls were so thin I could hear every word spoken by the people in the neighbouring room, and they talked well into the small hours of the morning, and then started up again early in the morning. I would definitely stay here again as the location was convenient and the facilities were good, but I'd pack some earplugs!

6

MR EDWARD

Mar 13, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

This is not really a motel. They have a first come first served small car park and the rooms are more like a hotel. Wifi was poor but made up for by free washing and drying facilities. Room wasn’t properly cleaned (there was a paper, bottle and dust under the bed for example) and I hit my head on the badly placed microwave. Price was the saving grace.

10

Bronwyn

Apr 5, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Though it is an old building the place was clean quiet centrally located and Mr Brian was a great host

4

Sarah

Mar 1, 2023

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I don't know how this got 3 stars. We've stayed in far nicer for the same cost. In a room for 4 there were only 3 off most things in the kitchenette. The mugs are stained, chipped and cracked too. The room smelled of fried food and looks like it was furnished from a charity shop. The blanket on our bed had dried on brown crispy dirt and the carpets are dirty. Would not recommend.

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Rooms

Rooms are basic and older in style; some are small with compact bathrooms. Noise travels between rooms for several guests, and a few noted limited views or light leakage; Wi‑Fi was unreliable in one report.

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Erin

Apr 14, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The towel rail in the bathroom fell off when we went in there, the guy came & looked at it & then glued it back on, not sure how long that would last. The room was tired with areas if neglect, door to bathroom dud not shut properly.

8

Ken

Jul 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Comfortable enough and very central but a bit dated and town is a bit depressed.

10

May-Britt V. R.

Nov 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A basic motel with what you needed for a night. We enjoyed the 1980 style of furniture.

6

Kevin

Dec 9, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Check in good, room good size but bathroom small, missed servicing and parking limited.

4

Sarah

Nov 17, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Very tired and dark.

6

Julie

Jun 21, 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Everything about the room was great - it was clean, the bed was comfortable, the shower had great water pressure, and the kitchenette had everything I needed. I was a bit disappointed by the view from my window as I had expected something like the lovely view in the picture, and all I had was a tiny window that overlooked a very nasty-looking carpark area behind neighbouring buildings, but luckily I wasn't there for the view. The biggest downside was the fact that the walls were so thin I could hear every word spoken by the people in the neighbouring room, and they talked well into the small hours of the morning, and then started up again early in the morning. I would definitely stay here again as the location was convenient and the facilities were good, but I'd pack some earplugs!

8

Ian

Apr 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Reasonable good accommodation windows could do with curtains to block light out a night

4

Hannah

Nov 27, 2022

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Stayed 2 nights

Sound seems to travel through the walls and floor of the complex pretty easily and there was a family with young kids running around and screaming till after midnight that kept me up plus other guests.

6

MR EDWARD

Mar 13, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

This is not really a motel. They have a first come first served small car park and the rooms are more like a hotel. Wifi was poor but made up for by free washing and drying facilities. Room wasn’t properly cleaned (there was a paper, bottle and dust under the bed for example) and I hit my head on the badly placed microwave. Price was the saving grace.

6

Kevin

Mar 13, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The “studio motel room” we stayed in should have been advertised as a SMALL hotel room with tea and coffee making facilities. A motel room it certainly was not. No cooking utensils or any way to prepare a meal and not a table to sit and eat at anyway. In what passed for a “kitchen” the shelf was so narrow a full sized dinner plate would not fit so there were none. The bathroom hand basin was so tiny you could hardly fit your head beside the tap to clean your teeth! The most expensive place we’ve had on our trip with the least facilities. Place was clean and staff excellent. Handy location but unfortunately not great value for money.

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Service

Service is a strong point, with friendly hosts and flexible, helpful check-in support noted repeatedly. Several guests praised Brian by name for going above and beyond.

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Maud

Mar 19, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Brian was very helpful. Although I didn’t meet him personally, I was able to arrange a late arrival and late departure easily via email.

6

Kevin

Dec 9, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Check in good, room good size but bathroom small, missed servicing and parking limited.

10

Alex

Aug 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Easy stay, cool place, clean and convenient. Will happily stay again on my next trip!

10

Rebecca

Jan 18, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

We were welcomed by Brian and the motel was central to everything we needed and we found it fab

8

T

Dec 7, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Relaxed checkin.....just a friendly welcome and showed us to our room. Lovely man. And didn't have to fill out anything. Loved it!

8

Jenni

Mar 13, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

It was rather unique. Friendly helpful staff

10

Bronwyn

Apr 5, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Though it is an old building the place was clean quiet centrally located and Mr Brian was a great host

8

Kim

May 8, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great for what we needed, don’t judge a book by its cover, excellent service from Brian

10

Gisella

Mar 1, 2023

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Stayed 7 nights

Extremely kind reception! Something went wrong with the booking and they had only prepared for me to arrive the next day. I was almost prepared to find somewhere else to stay the night, but they prepared their break room for a single night and let me stay there while also giving me a refund.

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Location

Location is central and convenient for shops, cafes, and buses, with many finding it quiet despite the setting. Access can be a little hidden off Carroll Street for first-timers.

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10

Mary

Oct 17, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It was close to venue.

8

Ken

Jul 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Comfortable enough and very central but a bit dated and town is a bit depressed.

10

Rebecca

Jan 18, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

We were welcomed by Brian and the motel was central to everything we needed and we found it fab

8

Mike

Dec 19, 2022

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Stayed 19,341 nights

Quiet

10

Peggy

Nov 10, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The room was comfortable with good amenities (kitchenette & electric blanket were great). It was near downtown shops, Speight’s, and the bus stop.

8

Leon

Dec 21, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Quiet, central location near cafes, bookshops and within walking distance of the centre of town

8

Tom

Oct 22, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

I little bit hidden entryway to the Motel off of Carroll, but worth a stay in the value for the price paid. Clean & comfortable. Not the hotels fault, but there was a noisy neighbor on one of my nights I would certainly stay again whenever in Dunedin

10

Bronwyn

Apr 5, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Though it is an old building the place was clean quiet centrally located and Mr Brian was a great host

6

Kevin

Mar 13, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The “studio motel room” we stayed in should have been advertised as a SMALL hotel room with tea and coffee making facilities. A motel room it certainly was not. No cooking utensils or any way to prepare a meal and not a table to sit and eat at anyway. In what passed for a “kitchen” the shelf was so narrow a full sized dinner plate would not fit so there were none. The bathroom hand basin was so tiny you could hardly fit your head beside the tap to clean your teeth! The most expensive place we’ve had on our trip with the least facilities. Place was clean and staff excellent. Handy location but unfortunately not great value for money.

10

Ataide

Nov 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

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Motel on Carroll

About this property

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Room options

Standard Studio, Kitchenette (Large Studio Unit 8)

Standard Suite, Multiple Bedrooms, Kitchen (3 Bedroom Apartment)

Standard Suite, 2 Bedrooms, Kitchen

Standard Suite, 1 Bedroom, Kitchen

Family Suite, 1 Bedroom, Kitchen (Family 10)

3 Person Studio

Basic Studio, 1 Double Bed

Standard Studio, Kitchenette

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