Pegasus Gateway Motels & Apartments

We stayed here for one night towards the end of a recent South Island road trip. I phoned and made a booking a couple of days before we stayed, requesting a studio unit with a king bed, and ground floor access (I am not too steady on my feet and find it easier to have few or no stairs). The gentleman on the phone offered a one bedroom studio, on the ground floor, so I confirmed the booking. We arrived shortly after 3pm on the appointed day. The office was unmanned but there were very clear instructions to press the button beside the door. After a couple of moments the proprietor answered and said he would be with us very shortly. After only another few moments the gentleman (whose name escapes me) arrived and greeted us. He showed us to our room, and was very helpful in advising where the closest shops etc were. Very good service. We were delighted with the unit. There is a large bedroom with a king sized bed, and a very large kitchen/dining room/lounge setup. There is a single bed in the lounge, as well as a couch and chair. There is a dining table and chairs. The kitchen is well appointed with a benchtop hob, a microwave and all the usual crockery/cutlery etc. There is a bedside clock which is nice as I often wake in the night and I like to know what the time is. And a good heater in the lounge area, and an electric blanket on the king bed. The complex looks to be only a year or two old. It is situated on SH1 just north of Christchurch so of course the road is very busy. But we couldn’t hear any traffic noise whatsoever in our unit. The windows are double glazed which will help with not just noise but also keeping the unit warm. About 2-3km to the north just off SH1 is a New World, a couple of petrol stations, and a McDonald’s. It looks like they may be building more shops/food outlets but I may be wrong about this. There’s a couple of cafes and a bakery and a fish and chip shop probably about 1km from the motel, might be slightly closer. The price is very good, we were really happy with our stay here. Highly recommended, if we are wanting to stay around Christchurch again we would definitely be back here.

Arrived at 1pm no one on reception and waited 8mins for someone to show up. In the room No Info folder/sheet for checkout time, or if room serviced daily, or how to work TV/sky or info on local shops/petrol station for supplies etc. Metal kettle inside covered in Lime, Calcium & Rust, request replacement told nothing avail had to use pot to boil water for hot drinks. Bathroom shower floor lino bubbly spongy under foot due to split in lino, black fixed wall showerhead clogged white with Lime & Calcium hence poor shower water pressure coming thru, ceiling vent clogged with dust, main light faulty, could not use & mirror light surround rusty. Lounge, heater vent clogged with dust, only artwork memorial picture of deceased NZ author, lounge chair springs/support strapping completely shot. Bedroom, bed ok, pillows hard. Overall dated furniture and decor, needs some TLC & artwork. On the plus side bedding clean/fresh, carpet clean/fresh & kitchen area clean & well presented. Unfortunately, when checked out & offered feedback on room being serviced without advance notice the reaction was defensive and a little hostile. Not sure why but being in the service industry myself I did not expect this reaction. Overall poor experience would not recommend this motel.

This place is s great find for us. It was chosen for its location initially (on the route to Picton), but could be an alternative to staying in Christchurch city as a destination. It is spotlessly clean and tidy, great parking, inexpensive, well-equipped, and staff are friendly and helpful. Road noise is minimal, even though it's on a very busy highway. Very hard to fault.