Midway Motel - Glenholme

Awesome stay at midway motel, very friendly owner's. Our experience has been enjoy able. If we return we will definitely consider this motel. The price I felt was reasonable as others were to expensive, they had the necessities and the bonus for us was the plunge pool. A+ I say.

My sister and her family are currently staying in one of the rooms, they have 2 children but the single beds are downstairs where they have access to the kitchen, out dated spa or whatever you want to call it and the FRONT DOOR! So they have moved the mattress from upstairs downstairs to sleep in the room with them. When moving the bed they found a G-String how disgusting!!!! When they asked if they could move to another room they were told no as they were full and we’re looked at like they were asking for money.... I’ve just tried to book a room for tonight and guess what they have some available . Would not recommend this place to anyone. DON’T book a room here.

We stayed overnight here recently on a family trip to Rotorua. Firstly, the good: we have four kids and baby, and the 2-bedroom apartment comfortably fit all of us in. They hadn't received my request for a portacot by email but when we checked in, found us one straight away and brought it to the room. The kitchenette was handy and clean. In fact, the whole unit was clean and tidy. The 'bad': Not really bad, more in need of improvement, was the decor and paintwork, which was really dated and in places in poor condition. The bathrooms especially need work to modernise them. The floor around the plunge pool gets super slippery and my daughter fell and hit her head on the tile floor (luckily she was ok) when getting out of the pool. The plunge pool itself was old and not very inviting. The sulphur smell of Rotorua was particularly strong at the motel. All in all though, it was adequate for our needs as one-night stop.

One night stay..first the good: clean and warm..was quickly helped by a pleasant lady about the TV..the bad: customer service on arrival not great, guy had the sniffles the whole time, plus he disappeared into another room and left me waiting at the counter, no explanation. Found the bed very hard, so glad that I took my own topper pad! Also they need to totally update the toilet seat as it does not even fit the toilet. A bit yuk to use it actually. Could not enjoy the benefit of the pool as not set up for anyone who has mobility issues. Asked for accommodation to be quiet but there was a fair bit of road noise.

Great price to stay here. The grounds are a tad tired but inside the motel is fine. Loved the hot tub. Close walking proximity to CBD shops and eateries. Had a great stay overall.

Our netball team Stayed here just last week, and we found it comfortable as well as affordable. We had 2 rooms as we were a group of 11 ladies.The location was great and near most things, room was cleaned everyday while we were away at games. The plunge pool was a hit with the ladies, and the staff were nothing but helpful.

Worst experience ever. Please read all bullet points before you consider staying here or just book somewhere else: - The kitchenette had no hot water! There was is no cook-top or oven. It did have a microwave, toaster, electric frying pan, bar fridge, jug, cutlery etc. - This place needs to increase their security, or to better manage noisy tenants. We suspect some of the units have permanent residences. - Walls are thin and all windows are not double glazed. So it can be a struggle to get a good nights sleep if there are noisy people outside or if some of the neighboring units party all night. - Luckily, our unit was split level. It had another separate bedroom upstairs, where we sent our young kids to sleep as there was not as much noise. However, we could still hear people through the walls from the unit next door. - A group of young 'locals' decided our front porch, would make a fitting place to gather and drink alcohol on our last night there. They were very loud. We had just arrived home after a long day trip to Napier, we had no energy to ask them to leave or to be considerate of paying guests. Also, this gathering didn't appear to bother the Managers (who live onsite!), as they did nothing to dissolve this party. - The next morning we found a glass beer bottle had been placed behind our car tire, lucky I spotted it! Otherwise our road trip back home would have cost us a new tire! - I noticed a few spiders in our unit (on the towel, on the toilet ceiling and in one of the single beds) - The unit had a funny smell, and it wasn't coming from the local geysers. I think it was the Plunge Pool in the bathroom, which was not clean, I could see alot of debris floating on the bottom of the Plunge Pool. There is no Air-Conditioning, so the smell couldn't escape. -The Plunge Pool is in the center of the bathroom, therefore you are not permitted to lock the bathroom window (as per the signage) otherwise it creates mildew. These pools should be place outside the back of the units in my opinion. A bit weird being in the middle of the bathroom. Also, beware its very Hot. Not suitable for young kids. My 5 year old, said it was too hot for him. - The Wifi was really bad. It kept disconnecting. - Our room appeared to have the rubbish bins emptied while we were away, however they took our disposable coffee cups out of the rubbish bin and placed it back on the bench (thought that was rather weird!) - When we checked-out, the staff did not ask how our stay was. What a disappointing Stay this was!

Pretty average room. Could do with some TLC. Plunge pool needs some paint. Lots of flakes in the pool. There were 3 of us and initially didn't supply enough towels. Was not aware this place was used for emergency housing. Didn't feel very safe and the 6am wake up call of someone yelling and swearing wasn't very ideal. Probably won't stay here again or recommend anyone else stay here either. Didnt feel safe at all and having kids running up and down in front of our unit was just a nuisance.