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Diplomat Motel

Address:
127 Papanui Rd, Christchurch, New Zealand, 8014 - View the map

An established Christchurch Motel located on Papanui Rd in the heart of Merivale, 1.5km from Christchurch city centre and a 5 minutes walk to Hagley Park. We offer large, spacious, comfortable, ground floor studio and 2 bedroom family accommodation all with comfortable queen and king size beds, bathroom, full kitchens, outdoor garden seating area, Sky TV and free wireless internet. Our heated swimming pool (Oct-Mar) and hot spa is available to all guests as well as our BBQ facilities and we have plenty of free off street parking.

Motels units, garden and pool area have all been renovated in March 2013. See our new photos.

Bus stop at gate provides easy access to the City Centre as well as the #10 bus direct to the airport. We are the closest motel to St Georges hospital as well as Merivale mall with its award winning cafes and restaurants, Hiatt and Milford Chambers, the Laser Vision Eye Clinic, and Elizabeth House and Nurse Maude.

We are a short walk to Southern Cross Hospital and many new bars, cafes and restaurants on Victoria Street.

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Phone:
0800 109 699

Free phone:
+64 3 355 6009

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