We had to stay in town for five days on a visit here from America. Part of this hotel is a new…read moregreen hotel, the Clarion. It has huge rooms, full kitchens with a dishwasher and a washer/dryer in the room. We enjoyed the high-end fixtures, the huge towels and the friendly who made a difficult stay easier for us. There is a restaurant on-site that makes amazing seafood chowder.

From the owner: Relax and enjoy the modern facilities and flexible accommodation solutions of Hamilton's iconic…read moreAmbassdador Hotel located in central Hamilton. Our hotels and motel are walking distance from Waikato Stadium, Founders Theatre, Seddon Park & Claudelands Events Centre, driving distance to Hamilton Airport, Hobbiton, Hamilton Gardens and Waitomo Caves.

This is a really neat hotel, we found it last minute when we got to Hamilton, and for a great…read moreprice. I think it was a little over a 100/night and the room was huge. It is a renovated building with an elegant atmosphere and a convenient location. It is right in the heart of Hamilton on a main street with lots of restaurants and bars in walking distance. A really nice restaurant, Portofino is adjoining the hotel, we ate here that night before going out to the bars down the street. My review of the restaurant is also listed. The service was excellent, everyone was very friendly and quickly got us situated in our room even though we had just booked it online 10 mins before. There is parking in a lot behind the hotel, so don't do what we did and drive around for 30 mins trying to find parking on the street. The room was very nice. Spacious as I mentioned. Elegantly decorated with clean linens and a huge and clean bathroom. There was a mini fridge for sure, I don't recall if there was also a microwave. It was quiet and sleeping was no problem. If I was coming back to Hamilton I would make it a point to stay here again.

Not the best hotel, but certainly not the worst either…read more If you plan on driving, be aware that you'll probably have to park at SkyCity or somewhere else in the area. Additionally, even if breakfast is not included in your reservation, food and beverage staff members may imply that it is included by ushering you into the buffet with no warning and neglecting to show you a receipt at the end of your meal. If you fall into the same trap we did, expect to pay $34 per person per day. The room and facilities themselves were fine.

We recently stayed at the Novotel Tainui for 1 night to attend a wedding. After returning from the…read morereception in the evening, we were getting ready for bed. On pulling the sheet back, there was a large mark on the sheet near the pillow, which seemed to be a sticky gum-like substance. We made a call to front desk (unanswered) and then room service (also a 40 minute wait by the way) to address the issue. We then had to get dressed again and wait for housekeeping - who dealt with it quickly and remade the bed for us. They expressed their regret and apologised. They assured us this would be followed up as it was not a good standard. On checkout the next morning, no mention was made from staff around this housekeeping issue, nor the interruption to our stay (and the feeling that our room had not been setup to a clean standard). I brought up the matter and received a quick and insincere apology before being presented with our parking charges. Whilst we were happy the matter was dealt to - and the housekeeping lady that attended clearly was unhappy with whomever had made up the bed with dirty sheets, we were not happy with total lack of remediation at checkout. Paying what we did for a single night, an insincere apology really didn't cut it. To have such a response from the staff member at checkout was both insulting and completely unsympathetic. To add further insult to injury after we sent feedback, we were offered a free breakfast 'on our return'. Since when does a future discount remediate poor service? I raised this again and the hotel disagreed with any kind of cash recompense. This could have easily been satisfactorily sorted by comping the parking but they managed to make it worse. We won't be back. Hotel is tired and shabby and our floor smelled of Ammonia. Note - Housekeeping response and communication was excellent. It's a shame the same couldn't be said for those whose role it is to be frontline customer service.

A little more expensive than our other hotels but worth the extra money! And it still was a very…read morefair price for the location and room quality. The room that we has was definitely recently renovated and kept up very well. There was a little kitchen with a sitting area and the bed was nice and comfy. The bathroom wasn't huge but it was fine. There was counter space, which is always a problem when I go to other motels. The motel was pretty close to the small town but we ended up driving to another restaurant nearby that we really wanted to go to. After dinner we walked around town a bit. There were some choices for dinner but they were limited so heads up about that. No major problems with the hotel or room and I would definitely stay here again if we ever find ourselves in the city of Hamilton!

Booked online weeks before. Photos online always look great but this place was better than…read moreexpected. Clean and tidy with comfortable bed and nice clean bathroom. Great for a family of 4 with a single room for the children to share. Was blown away that there was a TV in the living room and bedroom, so reduced the fighting over what's on. Only there one night so didn't use cooking facilities but they seemed fine. Rooms were quiet and off the main road.

Stayed here last night. It's difficult to rate this one, as aesthetically speaking it's quite plain…read moreand unimpressive, which tends to skew one's perception from the outset. But I have to say that this motel is very 'functional' and has a lot of good points about it. The fully equipped kitchenette does what it says on the box -- large microwave, decent-size fridge, lots of cutlery, toaster, kettle. Even a coffee plunger with a sachet of coffee tucked inside, which was a very welcome touch. I got unbounded joy out of the aircon facility -- would've suffocated in Hamilton without it!! Bed was comfortable. Plenty of TV channels to choose from. Good water pressure in the shower. All those essential things get a big tick. And once I got over the apparent drabness of it, it was quite a pleasant space to spend the night. It's not fancy, but it's very decent. Staff were friendly, from what little I saw of them. The swimming-pool was slightly disappointing ~ quite small, certainly not fit for doing laps, and the area around it had no 'decor' or design to it at all. But as with my New Plymouth accommodation, I'd booked this hotel because it has a pool (which I knew I'd be in dire need of after my long drive), and it served its purpose, so I'm not complaining. One small issue regarding the shampoo in the shower stall. The bottles were wall-mounted in such a way that it was really awkward to squeeze the nozzle. The shampoo kept squirting in every which direction except into my hand. With those 'push-down' nozzles you have to be able to tilt the bottle as you squeeze, otherwise the liquid runs down the side of the bottle. Not sure why they choose to have this wall-mounted arrangement instead of miniature bottles like at other hotels.

I loved my stay here! It exceeded my expectations for sure. Not because it was a 5 star resort,…read morebut everything advertised was actually provided and more. Friendly service, both at the reception for check in/out and answering any questions, and housekeeping. The room I had included a kitchenette with all the utensils, prep and serving ware you'd need for a short term stay. I loved that there was a French press for my morning coffee! It was roomy enough to relax on the couch and watch some TV or use the table for working. My living area with pull out sofa was a separate room from the bedroom, so it could work well for a family or two couples traveling together. Completely reasonable in price considering what you get. I'm not sure if I'll be back in the area again, but Argent would be at the top of my list to stay if I am!

We were pleasantly surprised by how clean, new and modern Argent Motor Lodge was. Our room was on…read morethe small side, but was just what we needed to spend the night. We would definitely recommend Argent Motor Lodge!

Had a room for one night, the woman from the front desk let me use her phone charger because i…read moredidn't have an adapter. Very nice room, solid place