City Central Motel Apartments
City Central Motel Apartments is a motel at 252 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch Central City.
★4.2 on Google, 245 reviews, as at October 2026
Centrally located with 26 units; including studios, access units and one and two bedroom units all fully self contained, with… Read full description ↓
One of 36 motels in Christchurch Central City, 21% of the city’s count
Checked 28 Oct 2026
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 19 Oct 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
★4.2 on Google, 245 reviews, as at October 2026.
Read Google review excerpts 3
I've stayed in a few places around chirstchurch, this is the only one il.be coming back to. Very tidy, spacious rooms. Great service from the staff very flexible and understanding. The location is a 10 min walk to the main st great for nightlife. Its also situated next to the christchurch stadium. Thanks for the stay Central City motel apartments!
Jack Nahu-French, a month agoThe bedding was clean, which was a big plus, but the rest of the room was not. There was heavy dust on the headboard, a dirty ceiling, mould and peeling paint in the bathroom, and wallpaper peeling from the ceiling. A large brown smudge on the vanity was there our entire stay — I ended up wiping most of it myself (then took a photo - I should have got the picture of the dark brown smudge before wiping it off). The room needs a proper, regular clean. The decor was poor. There were not enough power points, and a large chipped bowl on the dining table should be thrown out. Inside it was a plasti
Des Shinnick, 8 months agoVery accommodating when I had to change a booking. Room large, spacious clean. One broken window latch meant window couldn't close and it was a little cold.
Timothy Mora, 7 months ago
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 7
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
All 36 motels in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds 9 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 252 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch 8011 | OpenStreetMap |
| Kind | Motels | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 379 0540 (Freephone: 0800 379 0540) | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site lists +64 3 379 0540 |
| Website | citycentral.co.nz | OpenStreetMap · its own site agrees |
| stay@citycentral.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees | |
| NZBN | 9429047813120, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | JOYSPACE HOME LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 22 Nov 2019 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Motel operation | NZBN register |
Is this your business? Send hours, menu or photos, free and this page updates. Know its hours? Add them on OpenStreetMap, the page picks them up overnight.
How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
Centrally located with 26 units; including studios, access units and one and two bedroom units all fully self contained, with modern furnishings and facilities. All apartments are self contained with separate kitchens and ensuites. There is high speed wireless access, large flat screen TV, central heating and double glazing.
— 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 | Central City Mixed Use Zone | District Plan |
The reports nearby
2,392 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Rubbish & dumping, 2,061 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 2,392 reports on file
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Litter
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Rubbish and Bins - General
Water Leak
Roads - General
Dumped Rubbish
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 7
A motel in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
252 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch Central City, on Barbadoes Street. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.
phone 03 379 0540 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website, email stay@citycentral.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
C Motel (284 m), City Worcester Motel (634 m), Adorian Motel (671 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 11 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest City Mission Op Shop (41 m); the Hereford St near Barbadoes St bus stop is 91 m away: route 60; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Latimer Square (319 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 · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 8
- 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)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (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
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
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