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Modern Ashburton Motel, New Zealand

Commodore Motor Lodge Introduction

Commodore Motor Lodge offers comfortable and modern Ashburton motels with a three-star-plus Qualmark rating.

Your hosts Chris and Paul welcome you to their motel complex in Ashburton, Canterbury.

We are centrally located approximately half way between Picton and Invercargill, just one hour from Christchurch airport.

After crossing on the ferry and travelling through to Ashburton we are keen to help you with your travel plans, or if you just need a night’s stay you are most welcome to join our kiwi hospitality.

Modern Ashburton Motel Accommodation

These motels in Canterbury provide the following accommodation:

• Ground floor units
• Studio one and two-bedroom units
• Garden setting
• Sky TV
• Wireless Internet
• Playground
• Guest laundry
• Excellent off-street parking
• Lockable garaging
• Large and spacious

Please contact us for further information about our modern Ashburton motel or make a booking.

Highlights of Ashburton

The Ashburton District can offer you a memorable Canterbury experience:

• Try the world famous trout and salmon fishing on the braided Rakaia river
• Go skiing at Mount Hutt in winter
• From Methven you can go hot air ballooning, jet boating, parachuting and mountain biking
• Walk to historical sites, deep river canyons and native beech forest in the Mount Hutt Forest area and along the Mount Somers Sub Alpine Walkway
• Visit Ashford Craft Village in Ashburton for local and New Zealand made arts and crafts
• Travel to Selwyn and visit Lake Coleridge. This deep blue high country lake and adjacent village are renowned for their fishing, water skiing and scenery

Other attractions of the area include:

• Visit Lake Hood—Asbhurton’s own man made Waterpark—swimming, yachting, fishing and international rowing course
• Handy to showgrounds, racecourse and hospital
• 15 to 20 minutes walk to shops, restaurants, gardens and parks from the Commodore Motor Lodge
• Fish local rivers and lakes for trout and salmon
• One hour approximate drive to ski, snowboard, Heliski and more at Mt Hutt
• Hot air balloon over the Canterbury Plains
• Golf at both Tinwald and Ashburton courses
• Jet boat and horse trek over our scenic landscape
• Hike and walk through our native bush
• Swim at Ashburton’s community pool
• View our diverse range of art and culture
• Relax in our new Cinemas
• This is a beautiful town with picturesque gardens: perfect for that special occasion

About the Canterbury Region

From the silvery beaches of the East Coast to the jagged peaks of the Southern Alps, the Canterbury landscape is impossible to ignore.

Big scenery is the order of the day—huge panoramas of ocean or mountains, great sweeps of pastureland, massive amounts of sky.

Inland from Christchurch on the Great Alpine Highway, State Highway 73, lie the magnificent Southern Alps—only an hour from the Christchurch.

The villages of Springfield and Arthur’s Pass make ideal bases for all kinds of activities. You can also experience the TranzAlpine—one of the world’s most spectacular train journeys that takes you from Christchurch to Greymouth.

South of Christchurch lie the Ashburton and Timaru districts. Ashburton district is home to all kinds of exciting activities like skiing, hot air ballooning and salmon fishing.

Timaru district features many attractive towns, rolling green hills, lush pasture and braided rivers.

Please contact us for further information about our modern Ashburton motel or make a booking.

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