Fernleaf Motel

The staff is exceptionally friendly and welcoming. The central location offers wonderful value for money, close to amenities and necessities.

This place is not as advertised. We initially thought we were going to have to sleep on the sofa bed. When we pulled it out, the mattress cover was very dirty. We called the manager, who told us he had "upgraded" us to a one bedroom apt, but didn't tell us at check in and we initially thought the door to the bedroom, which was very hard to push open, was to an adjoining room. Per the website and FB site, it was supposed to have a heated swimming pool and a private mineral bath, but it did not. The pool was dirty and cold, and the thermal mineral bath was locked and boarded. The kitchenette was not stocked well,.e.g., no spatula or tongs, or lid for the skillet. Check in was at a different location, 2 km distance. The office is not in use and has signs posted that it is not up to earthquake standard code. We were not able to access the guest laundry. The room was clean and in a good location. We would have chosen another place to stay, but were tired from driving all day.

Very basic accommodations but service was good.