Athena Motel
Athena Motel is a motel at 160 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
Warm, quiet, modern & conveniently located across the road from Westfield Riccarton, restaurants, cafes, transport and more
One of 32 motels in Riccarton, 18% of the city’s count
160 Riccarton Road, Riccarton
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Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 1
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other motels
More nearby motels 5
Also in Riccarton
More businesses in Riccarton 7
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 160 Riccarton Road, Riccarton | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Motels | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 0800 999 160 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | athenamotel.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
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How the council’s directory described it
Warm, quiet, modern & conveniently located across the road from Westfield Riccarton, restaurants, cafes, transport and more.
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | High density residential zone | District Plan |
What stood on Riccarton Road
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside ANZ, 2025-02. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
644 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 483 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 644 reports on file
Dumped Rubbish
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Dumped Rubbish
Water Leak
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a bus stop or public toiletQuestions, answered briefly
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A motel in Riccarton, Christchurch.
160 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, on Riccarton Road. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.
phone 0800 999 160 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
162 Kings of Riccarton Motel (22 m), Kings of Riccarton and Majestic Court Motels (25 m), 166 Majestic Court Motel (44 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 3 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest 162 Kings of Riccarton Motel (22 m); the Riccarton Rd near Wainui St bus stop is 193 m away: routes 3, 5, 80, 86, 100, 120, 130, Oa; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Shand Crescent Reserve (400 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: OpenStreetMap · Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website
Read source notes 6
- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
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