Nice enough place. Nothing special but pleasant waterside views from the balcony. Five minutes walk into town centre so leave your car in the large car park. Take the drive along the Ridge Road when you can. Reasonable value. more

We booked a five night stay at this Motel based on some stunning images from their website. It is not as depicted. The 3 bedroom room was dated and hopelessly small for a teenage family looking for R&R. What was worse was the owner's attitude. When we presented our view the morning after the first night's stay and said we'd... more

Like the other reviews on this page I agree that the location of this motel is great with fantastic water views, unfortunately that's where the positives end. We had booked the unit directly with the owner and had asked for two separate beds but when we arrived the room booked only had one queen sized bed (travelling with a friend... more

We arrived in Akaroa with no booked accommodation and liked the location of the Driftwood Motel. Thankfully, we hadn't read the reviews on Tripadvisor first, as we would have missed out on a couple of nice days/nights holiday. The unit we stayed in had just been renovated and was very nice. We also walked in off the street and got... more

This motel does have the only waterfront in Akaroa, as advertised, but you pay too hefty a price for it; the amenities/decor/facilities are that of an basic NZ$100 motel, but the price is $200. I'd expected a lot more in the way of up-to-date decor, comfortable bed, etc for the money. We got a studio motel unit with additional small... more

We booked the Driftwood using the AA & Janson's accomodation guide as we were arriving in Akaroa about 7.30pm. We wanted water views & these showed great pictures of the views and described the units as unsurpassed. No pictures of the interior. Not unsuprising when we saw our room which looked like it hadn't been renovated since the 70s/80s. The... more