Reviews of Ducks & Drakes Boutique Motel & Backpackers
48 Lemon Street, 4310 New Plymouth, New Zealand
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Reviewed: 1 September 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 16 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewCould book in at last minute
Booked it wrong. Ended up sharing a bunk bedroom with a stranger. Got booked into another motel. No thank you Brett 🙄
Wow! We put you into the room you booked as per your booking. You didn't ask to be moved but managed to get BDC to book you into another motel based the mix up prior to you coming to us. SO you didn't stay here at Ducks and Drakes, didn't ask to be moved to a different room anyways and ended up staying at another motel. And you give us a 4?? Says way more about you than it does us Addie.
Wow! We put you into the room you booked as per your booking. You didn't ask to be moved but managed to get BDC to book you into another motel based the mix up prior to you coming to us. SO you didn't stay here at Ducks and Drakes,… Show more
Reviewed: 13 August 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
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Verified reviewFriendly people here
You being one of them Ren! Glad you enjoyed the stay.
Reviewed: 24 July 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 22 July 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
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Good to hear Wayne. Nice to meet you...
Reviewed: 21 July 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
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Verified reviewIt was all comfortable, I had to book an urgent place for my niece to stay at, she tells me this was comfortable clean and what she needed for the night
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Strange review given you didn't stay here. Should have been a 10!
Reviewed: 12 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
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Verified reviewevery thing
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Cheers Paul. Good to hear...
Reviewed: 9 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewone of the nicest budget acc i have stayed at
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Big ups to Ducks and Drakes. Thanks Paul. See you next time.
Reviewed: 9 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 2 July 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewLocation was perfect and the team were great
The bed was very uncomfortable (2 single beds put together) with a big difference between the two beds and a very pronounced ridge through the center making it very hard to snuggle up
Glad the location and the crew worked for you James. The bed is a "split king" which zips together in the middle and can be converted into two singles. It's not just two singles pushed together. Sorry that it detracted from snuggles as we get that that can be fun on trips away. Cheers. Ducks and Drakes.
Glad the location and the crew worked for you James. The bed is a "split king" which zips together in the middle and can be converted into two singles. It's not just two singles pushed together. Sorry that it detracted from sn… Show more
Reviewed: 28 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 28 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewEverything was nice and clean. Super polite staff.
We try hard to be polite Tizian and to keep the place clean. Was great to meet you.
Reviewed: 27 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewNice hostel, very clean and quiet. Perfect location and very friendly staff. Would definitely come back!
And we look forward to when you do Gioele. Cheers.
Reviewed: 27 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
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