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Fairlie
Situated in Fairlie, 28 km from Mt. Dobson, Mackenzie Motels features accommodation with free WiFi and free private parking. Rooms come with a patio with views of the garden.
The rooms at the motel are fitted with a seating area and a flat-screen TV. Rooms are fitted with a kettle and a private bathroom with a shower and free toiletries, while certain rooms come with a kitchen fitted with an oven. At Mackenzie Motels all rooms have bed linen and towels.
Cosy room just off the main street in Fairlie. Room has a small courtyard, though it was a bit too cold to use, a spacious bathroom, and a big comfy bed. The dimplex heater with faux coals helped make the room feel even cosier. Room also has off street parking. Staff were super friendly and helpful, as well as pointing us to the excellent Carnegie's restaurant for dinner.
Fairlie
Offering free WiFi, the Aorangi Motel is set in a quiet area just 3 minutes' walk from Fairlie's shops, restaurants and bars. Lake Tekapo is a 30-minute drive from the property.
Fairlie Aorangi Motel is just 200 metres from the Geraldine-Fairlie Highway, while Fairlie Golf Course is 1 km away. Timaru Airport is 54 km away.
Great refuge and comfort on a cold rainy day.
Fairlie
Pinewood Motels is a family owned and operated motel. Just a 5-minute walk from the heart of Fairlie, it offers an ideal base to explore the many attractions Tekapo and the Mackenzie district has to offer.
Very clean room and friendly staff
Kimbell (Near Fairlie)
Conveniently located next to a historical pub and restaurant, Mt Dobson Motel offers self-catering accommodation with unlimited free WiFi. The motel is set in a garden with outdoor seating and BBQ facilities.
This delightful (and tiny, 5 room) motel was the perfect stop for us. We were not looking to city walk in the evening, but if we were, it was about 30 minutes away from Lake Tekapo. Instead we went to dinner at a delightful restaurant in nearby Fairlie (6 minutes), the only town of consequence. (Kimbell is not a town, just a spot on the map.) We could also have had dinner at the delightful Silverstream Hotel, which is not related to the Mt. Dobson Motel although they share a parking lot. The room was very large and had a full kitchen which would have been very useful if our stay was more than one night. It was a bit of step-back-in-time furnishings but impeccably clean. On our way out of town the next day we stopped at the Fairlie Heritage Museum and learned a lot about the area. They had a section devoted to the Hamilton Jet boat engine... this company invented the jet boat and is the world's largest manufacturer of them; he got his start here! That was a delightful (unresearched) surprise! It has a little cafe as well. We also ate at the popular Fairlie Bakeshop in town.