Motel Woodlyn Park Motel  

20 Jan 2025

We stayed in Hobbit unit 1. Great place for Hobbit lovers. The unit was clean and cozy and the beds comfortable. There are outside benches and a barbecue table.

14 Jan 2025

OK but the place needs maintenance. eg. Verandah nails sticking up out of the wood ready to catch bare feet (also wrong kind of nails were used for fixing boards). Outside needs painting badly. A bit cramped but that is to be expected in a train carriage. Not good storage for belongings or good space for using laptop computer. The price was reasonable for what it is. A really cute ambience whch was nice.

13 Jan 2025

Loved the boat it suited our family of 5, it slept 6. Great location and lovely staff who allowed us to store our luggage 5hrs before we checked in. Walking distance to all the eateries. Would definitely stay here again.

13 Jan 2025

This is just a really cool place, very unique. We stayed in a SHIP! It had been pulled up from the sea and sits in a valley, just a little down the road from Waitomo Caves! And it was just super cool! My friend said "This is the best hotel room I've ever stayed in!"

12 Jan 2025

Was very unique and very peaceful, close to Wiatomo caves

06 Jan 2025

Quaint and fun Good location Great communication prior to our stay

03 Jan 2025

Great location, comfortable and unique accommodation

28 Dec 2024

We loved the Hobbit themed motel room. I first heard about the Woodlyn Park Motel about 20 years ago! The kids adored the bunk room. Beds were extremely comfortable and we had everything we needed and more. I’d read in other reviews that it was tired looking but apart from the boards above the door needing painted, everything else was excellent. We will remember our stay forever.

27 Dec 2024

This is a large accommodation where six people can easily fit. We were a family of four and our kids loved it with the “cozy” feeling, wooden furniture and two bunk beds! It was spacious and clean. Unfortunately, it is a bit dated and we had expected much more from a Hobbit place. Therefore, me and my husband were quite disappointed as we had wished for a true Lord of the Rings feeling inside with e.g. furniture and other stuff related to the movies/books. At least maybe some posters with a map of the Shrine would have been appreciated. I have seen other reviews stating that it smells strange inside the Hobbit place. When we arrived, the receptionist told us that they had left the door opened due to a funny smell that was caused by former guests who had been cooking some smelly food. It surely smelled bad inside, but it was more from an “old” house and mold than from food... We would not have wanted to stay more than one night in that smell, but I can also say that you get used to it after a while. We stayed at the plane as well and that had not at all that bad smell. The surroundings are beautiful though with a lovely landscape and it is just a minute drive from Waitomo Caves. As all the cool accommodations here at Woodlyn Park Motel are outspread, you are not disturbed by one another. We do recommend Woodlyn Park as we love themes and unique accommodations! But I would recommend staying at one of the other rooms and not the Hobbit place due to the smell.

27 Dec 2024

As with all accommodations in Woodlyn Park, this is a really cool room for a night! Staying at a real aeroplane is a unique experience. The plane tail can easily fit four people. Even though there was another company staying at the cockpit at the same time we never even heard them. The surroundings are so beautiful with a lovely green landscape! The closeness to Waitomo Caves is also great as it only takes one minute to drive there. Everything was really clean and everything needed in a kitchen is in place. It’s really appreciated that there is a toilet and shower in the unit. Our overall feel though is that everything is a bit dated. We think it’s great for a night or two, but wouldn’t stay a long time here. But for the experience - give it a go!