Colonial Inn
Colonial Inn is a motel at 43 Papanui Road, Merivale, Christchurch.
Checked 19 Oct 2026
★3.5 on Google, 220 reviews, as at October 2026
Centrally located, spacious and quiet is the Colonial Inn Motel on Papanui Road. Within reach is the Christchurch Casino, St… Read full description ↓
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 29 Sept 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
★3.5 on Google, 220 reviews, as at October 2026.
Read Google review excerpts 3
Good motel clean & tidy. Would be nice to see some brochures about activities to do in Christchurch
janice wells, 4 months agoIf you’re looking for a BUDGET motel, this is it. The room is good and the location is great however the room is dusty. Needs proper cleaning. The heater in our room wasn’t working but the staff were very nice and gave us a portable one to use. Place is secure and I felt safe.
M Ali, a year agoThe room looked nothing like it did on the website and smelt like urine, or as if it had been flooded and not dried out properly. Very out dated, carpark was ridiculously small. Would absolutely not stay here again nor recommend it to anyone
Leanne Radka, 11 months ago
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
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 Merivale
More businesses in Merivale 7
What the record holds 5 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 43 Papanui Road, Merivale | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Motels | OpenStreetMap |
| Phone | 03 355 9139 | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| Website | colonialinnmotel.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| colonialinn@xtra.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
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How the council’s directory described it
Centrally located, spacious and quiet is the Colonial Inn Motel on Papanui Road. Within reach is the Christchurch Casino, St Georges Hospital and the restaurants, cafes and shops in nearby Merivale.
— 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 | Medium density residential zone | District Plan |
Little Hagley Park plaqueThe reports nearby
596 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 433 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
Road Signage
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Dumped Rubbish
Water Leak
Damaged Road
Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet
Pothole
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Rubbish and Bins - General
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public artQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 7
A motel in Merivale, Christchurch.
43 Papanui Road, Merivale, on Papanui Road. On the map →
On OpenStreetMap and in the council’s 2024 directory.
phone 03 355 9139 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email colonialinn@xtra.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Adelphi Motel (38 m), Ashford Motor Lodge (42 m), Ashford Motel Lodge (45 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 4 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Adelphi Motel (38 m); the Papanui Rd near Clare Rd bus stop is 46 m away: routes 1, 95; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Carlton Mill Riverbank (417 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) · Wikidata · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · The business’s own website
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),
- Wikidata, the item an OpenStreetMap mapper linked the premises to (CC0)
- 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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