Overview

Enjoy garden views at the Colonial Inn Motel in Christchurch's Merivale district, offering complimentary Wi-Fi and tour/ticket assistance. Take advantage of limited room service and amenities including complimentary newspapers, dry cleaning/laundry services, and multilingual staff. A roundtrip airport shuttle is available (surcharge), and free self-parking is provided. The 22 guestrooms feature refrigerators, flat-screen TVs, and cable programming. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Safes and microwaves add convenience, and housekeeping is daily. The motel is a short walk from Hagley Park and Papanui Road, conveniently located near attractions and 8. 3 mi (13. 3 km) from Sumner Beach and 9. 1 mi (14. 7 km) from Lyttelton Harbour.

Rooms

Apartment, up to 10 guests
Studio, up to 5 guests

Facilities

Wheelchair-accessible
Car park
Check-in hour (14:00)
Check-out hour (10:00)
Wi-fi
Airport Shuttle (extra charge)
Room service
Laundry service
Launderette (extra charge)
Multilingual staff
Hotel safe (extra charge)
Lift access (extra charge)
Garden
Newspapers
Luggage room (extra charge)
Clothes dryer

Catering

Restaurant
Smoking area (extra charge)

Good to know

Non-smoking establishment

At a glance and nearby

Total number of rooms: 22

How far from Fiordland

Queenstown airport352 km
Milford Sound397 km
Te Anau443 km
Manapouri (for Doubtful Sound)458 km
Invercargill465 km

Straight-line distances, not road or driving time. In Fiordland roads wind around lakes and mountains and the real drive is longer; plan the journey with a current map and check the road status before you set out.

This place sits in Elsewhere in the South Island. The gateways section of the guide explains the road from Queenstown and Invercargill to Te Anau.

Contact and map

43 Papanui Road
8014 Christchurch

Oscalyden does not take bookings and shows no prices. Contact the hotel for rates and availability. Catalogue data last updated 2026-08-07.