# Golden Mile Motor Lodge, Templeton

Golden Mile Motor Lodge is a motel at Corner Main South Rd & Trents Rd, Templeton, Christchurch.

[Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Golden%20Mile%20Motor%20Lodge%2C%20Corner%20Main%20South%20Rd%20%26%20Trents%20Rd%2C%20Templeton%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<http://www.thegoldenmile.co.nz>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Golden%20Mile%20Motor%20Lodge%2C%20Corner%20Main%20South%20Rd%20%26%20Trents%20Rd%2C%20Templeton%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Unconfirmed lead.** Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go. The directory’s number for it: 03 349 6153.

The picture the page leads with, from its own website: [business image](<https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=golden-mile-motor-lodge-templeton&source=owner>).

From the street, a verified Street View pano (2025-03): https://www.google.com/maps/@?api=1&map_action=pano&pano=cysitDU4coGswCfUZHA7AQ

## About, in one paragraph

Its own website describes it as “Golden Mile Motel, Tavern & Restaurant offers affordable Templeton Christchurch accommodation with studio motel units, parking, pet-friendly stays, restaurant, bar and functions venue”. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Kirk Rd near Railway Tce, route 5) is 227 m away. Only the council’s 2024 directory lists it, no other source confirms it still trades, so check before you go.

_Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** Corner Main South Rd & Trents Rd, Templeton _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Kind:** Motels _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_
- **Phone:** 03 349 6153 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ · _its own site agrees_
- **Website:** http://www.thegoldenmile.co.nz _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ · _its own site agrees_
- **Email:** motels@thegoldenmile.co.nz _(Its own website)_

## In its own listing

Budget Christchurch accommodation situated in a semi-rural area on the south edge of Christchurch City, conveniently located about 12 minutes from the Airport & the Antarctic Centre.

_Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Industrial General _(District Plan)_


## The reports nearby
114 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9083634), 4–22 Railway Tce, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9070096), [637 Waterloo Road, Templeton, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/templeton/637-waterloo-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9070085), [637 Waterloo Road, Templeton, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/templeton/637-waterloo-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9019122), [6 Kirk Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/templeton/6-kirk-road)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9013858), [2 Kirk Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/templeton/2-kirk-road)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8887074), Kirk Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8887065), 624–636 Waterloo Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8859037), [829 Main South Road, Templeton, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/templeton/829-main-south-road)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8845398), 813–825 Main South Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8844692), [807 Main South Road, Templeton, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/templeton/807-main-south-road)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8796230), [2 Trents Road, Templeton, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/templeton/2-trents-road)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8691348), [2 Kirk Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/templeton/2-kirk-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Kirk Rd near Railway Tce, 227 m (routes 5) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Kirk Rd near Mahoe St, 277 m (routes 5) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Waterloo Rd near Kissel St, 315 m (routes 5) _(ECan bus stops)_
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Golden%20Mile%20Motor%20Lodge%2C%20Corner%20Main%20South%20Rd%20%26%20Trents%20Rd%2C%20Templeton%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.55569573420597,172.4742779615917)

## Nearby

- [Golden Mile Tavern](https://www.chch.live/business/golden-mile-tavern-templeton), Bars & pubs, 9 m
- [Templeton Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/templeton-takeaways-templeton), Fast food, 246 m
- [OSM Young Talent Grants](https://www.chch.live/business/osm-young-talent-grants-templeton), Charity, 265 m
- [Templeton Medical Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/templeton-medical-centre-templeton), Doctors & clinics, 279 m
- [Cookie Time Factory Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/cookie-time-factory-shop-templeton), Sweets & snacks, 324 m
- [Railway Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1745-railway-reserve), park, 188 m
- [Runnymede Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1480-runnymede-reserve), park, 493 m
- [Jones Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1802-jones-reserve), Sports ground, 525 m

_Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._

## The nearest other motels

- [Denton Park Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/denton-park-motel-hornby), Hornby, 3.9 km
- [Blue Gum Lodge Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/blue-gum-lodge-motel-christchurch), Christchurch, 4.2 km
- [Airways Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/airways-motel-russley), Russley, 6.4 km
- [Airport Birches Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/airport-birches-motel-russley), Russley, 6.4 km
- [Middlepark Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/middlepark-motel-sockburn), Sockburn, 7.0 km
- [Avonhead Lodge Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/avonhead-lodge-motel-sockburn), Sockburn, 7.4 km
- [Avonhead Garden Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/avonhead-garden-motel-sockburn), Sockburn, 7.4 km
- [Amalfi Riccarton Motor Lodge](https://www.chch.live/business/amalfi-riccarton-motor-lodge-sockburn), Sockburn, 7.6 km
- [Every one in Templeton](https://www.chch.live/businesses/motel#in-templeton)

## Also in Templeton

- [RSA Paparua Templeton](https://www.chch.live/business/rsa-paparua-templeton), Clubs, 508 m
- [Templeton Returned And Services Association](https://www.chch.live/business/templeton-returned-and-services-association-templeton), Clubs, 509 m
- [Templeton Community Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/templeton-community-centre-templeton), Venues & events, 746 m
- [Nīkau](https://www.chch.live/business/nikau-templeton), Research, 1.9 km
- [Plant Research](https://www.chch.live/business/plant-research-templeton), Research, 2.0 km
- [Rowan House](https://www.chch.live/business/rowan-house-templeton), Research, 2.0 km
- [Plant Diagnostics](https://www.chch.live/business/plant-diagnostics-templeton), Research, 2.0 km
- [Admin](https://www.chch.live/business/admin-templeton), Research, 2.1 km
- [BioPacifica](https://www.chch.live/business/biopacifica-templeton), Research, 2.1 km
- [Gatehouse Café](https://www.chch.live/business/gatehouse-cafe-templeton), Cafés, 2.1 km
- [Every kind of business in Templeton](https://www.chch.live/templeton#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55569573420597&lon=172.4742779615917)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.55569573420597,172.4742779615917,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Golden%20Mile%20Motor%20Lodge)
- [Templeton](https://www.chch.live/templeton), the suburb


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Golden Mile Motor Lodge?**

A motel in Templeton, Christchurch.

**Where is Golden Mile Motor Lodge?**

Corner Main South Rd & Trents Rd, Templeton. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.55569573420597,172.4742779615917,17)

**Is Golden Mile Motor Lodge still trading?**

Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go.

**How do you contact Golden Mile Motor Lodge?**

phone [03 349 6153](tel:033496153) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](http://www.thegoldenmile.co.nz) (Find Christchurch, 2024), email [motels@thegoldenmile.co.nz](mailto:motels@thegoldenmile.co.nz) (its own website).

**What other motels are near Golden Mile Motor Lodge?**

[Denton Park Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/denton-park-motel-hornby) (3.9 km), [Blue Gum Lodge Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/blue-gum-lodge-motel-christchurch) (4.2 km), [Airways Motel](https://www.chch.live/business/airways-motel-russley) (6.4 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/motel).

**What’s near Golden Mile Motor Lodge?**

5 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Golden Mile Tavern](https://www.chch.live/business/golden-mile-tavern-templeton) (9 m); the Kirk Rd near Railway Tce bus stop is 227 m away: route 5; nearest park: [Railway Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1745-railway-reserve) (188 m).

**What stood where Golden Mile Motor Lodge is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55569573420597&lon=172.4742779615917)

## Sources

- 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
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
- Record assembled 2026-10-20

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