Darfield Motel

The room is good. Warm enough. The kitchen is fully equipped. Just that the kettle was rusty, and doesn't feel safe to use it, so we went to the nearby supermarket and bought some water bottles. Bathroom amenities are provided but in travel size form.

I recently stayed at Darfield Motel in Canterbury and was pleasantly surprised by the spaciousness and comfort of the family unit I booked. The unit had two bedrooms: one with a queen bed and the other with three singles. The kitchen was reasonably well-equipped, featuring a hotplate, microwave, electric frying pan, toaster, tea and coffee making facilities, a bar-sized refrigerator, utensils, cups, plates, dryer, microwave, iron, and ironing board. The living area included SKY TV and a DVD player, providing good entertainment options. As it was winter, I appreciated the more than adequate heating. The motel's location is excellent for exploring Arthur’s Pass or the Ashburton Lakes area, which was my destination. Unfortunately, my plan to have breakfast at the famed Darfield Bakery, another reason for staying here, didn’t materialize as the place was closed that day. All in all, Darfield Motel is a comfortable and clean place. Recommended.

This is the third time we have stayed at the Darfield motel. It has new owners. We had a really great stay, we ended up checking in late and called ahead to let them know and the owner was super helpful and told us what to do. He even turned on the heat pump for us so when we arrived it was nice and warm. A really nice touch. Once again the room was nice and clean. It also had nice artwork too.

We made a last minute booking by telephoning Wally who is c highly experienced and very willing to provide as much assistance as he can. We were booked into Unit 10 (after checking out a different Unit) - this was our choice as it suited our needs better. Wally was really helpful with recommendations for places to eat, a fabulous bakery and directions. Thanks Wally, we will be back tomorrow night - will give you a call.

Great comfy room. The room was massive with lots of space. We also has a really nice spa bath that we used. Good instructions, easy to use and everything was nice and clean. The host was really friendly and gave us an awesome lunch recommendation of visiting the riverside market. We were in room 14 with the luxury spa bath unit.