Midway Motels

This is a very old motel and seems to have been renovated in bits and pieces. We had booked a Studio with a queen bed and were checked into Room 7 which was upstairs at the very end. The main entry was a sliding door and the lock didn't feel very secure. Apart from the 2 flies in the room, it was clean, the lighting was ok with bedside lamps, wall lamps and a pendant light on the ceiling and one over the kitchenette area. The room was quite spacious with 2 well worn tub chairs, a small TV on a stand and a dining table with 2 chairs. The kitchen had crockery/cutlery, a full stove and a fridge for those who wanted to dine in. The bathroom was old with a tin basin, a moulded shower cubicle which was a bit small, the floor was lino and the toilet was separated from the rest of the area by a partition. Bathroom products were a paper sachet of shampoo and one of body wash. The lovely soft towels after a hot shower were welcome as was the comfortable bed. We booked about 6 weeks in advance and most places were booked out on the day we required. It was fine for an overnight stay, when passing through this area, but I would recommend looking at other options.

Nice clean & bright upper floor room..looked recently updated, decent shower, tea & coffee facilities... ground floor rooms looked a bit darker but better for mobility issues. Smooth check-in Good parking, walkable to town centre, less than an hour walk to blue penguin experience.

The price was pretty steep for a 1970 style block hotel unit. Whilst clean the beds were not that comfortable and the shower pressure below average. Oamaru was very busy so that may have inflated prices. Book early for better options and pricing.

We had a one bedroom unit so had plenty of space. After eating out we made use of Sky movies to watch a film. We slept well and all facilities were fine. Dedicated parking and given the motel is at the rear of the property you don't get traffic noise