Earnslaw Motel
Earnslaw Motel is a motel at 288 Blenheim Road, Riccarton, Christchurch.
Checked 18 Oct 2026
Clean, comfortable & affordable accommodation, with modern appointments & great kiwi hospitality. Very handy to the railway… Read full description ↓
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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
All 17 motels in Upper Riccarton → · Every one in the city →
Also in Upper Riccarton
More businesses in Upper Riccarton 7
What the record holds 8 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 288 Blenheim Road, Riccarton | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Motels | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 348 638 | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site lists 0800 101 956 |
| Website | earnslawmotel.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| NZBN | 9429041793060, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | QR & YX LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 19 June 2015 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Private hotel - short term accommodation | NZBN register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Clean, comfortable & affordable accommodation, with modern appointments & great kiwi hospitality. Very handy to the railway station & Westfield Riccarton.
— 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 |
What stood on Blenheim Road
From TAPUHI. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Classique Lodge Motel, 2025-03. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
329 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Rubbish & dumping, 252 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 329 reports on file
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Water Leak
Flooding
Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet
Abandoned Vehicle
Hazard, vehicle
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Damaged Street Sign
Street Gutters / Storm Water
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 7
A motel in Upper Riccarton, Christchurch.
288 Blenheim Road, Riccarton, on Blenheim Road. On the map →
The council’s 2024 directory lists it, and a live NZBN entry says it still trades.
phone 03 348 638 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Blenheim Road Motor Lodge (53 m), Classique Lodge Motel (81 m), Tui Lodge Motel (82 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 1 report; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Blenheim Road Motor Lodge (53 m); the Blenheim Rd near Acheron Dr bus stop is 100 m away: route 80; a cycle lane passes within 68 m; nearest park: Middleton Park (357 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: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · 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 6
- 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
- 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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