Riverside Motel vs Riverview Motel
Both are in Wanganui, 250 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
Motel★★★½
Riverview Motel
- Guest rating
- 8.8 Excellent
- Location score
- 4.1
- Score by category
- 7 of 16
The short answer
Pick Riverview Motel
It comes out ahead on 7 of 16 compared facts. 250 m apart.
Why is Riverside Motel better than Riverview Motel?
No clear advantages in our data.
Why is Riverview Motel better than Riverside Motel?
- 1More guest reviews (179 vs 20), so the rating is more reliable×9.0
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Riverside Motel vs Riverview Motel: which hotel is better? | Riverside Motel | Riverview Motel |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | – | 8.8 |
| Location | – | 4.1 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.7 | 8.8 +0.1 |
| Guest rating | 8.7 | 8.8 +0.1 |
| Number of reviews | 20 | 179 +159 |
| Google rating | 4.1/5 | 4.3/5 +0.2 |
| Google reviews | 126 | 272 +146 |
| Rank in Wanganui | bottom 36% | top 50% +14% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| Distance to the centre | 570 m | 660 m |
| To the airport | 4.9 km | 4.7 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 1 | 1 |
| To the nearest food shop | – | 510 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 0 | 0 |
| Sights within 1 km | 4 | 5 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | ★★★½ | ★★★½ |
| Rooms | – | 15 |
| Newest building or renovation | – | 2001 |
| Listed amenities | 4 | 10 +6 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 14:00 | 14:00 |
| Check-out until | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free parking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Airport transfer | ✓ | – |
| Laundry | – | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | – | ✓ |
| Breakfast | – | ✓ |
| Spa | – | ✓ |
| Smoke-free | – | ✓ |
| Coffee or tea maker | – | ✓ |
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Location
250 m apart
Riverside Motel: city centre: 570 m, Wanganui Airport (WAG): 4.9 km, 1 places to eat within 500 m, 4 sights within 1 km.
Riverview Motel: city centre: 660 m, Wanganui Airport (WAG): 4.7 km, 1 places to eat within 500 m, 5 sights within 1 km.
Riverside Motel or Riverview Motel: common questions
Which is better, Riverside Motel or Riverview Motel?
Riverview Motel leads in 7 of 16 categories, including StayVersus score, guest rating, number of reviews.
Which is cheaper, Riverside Motel or Riverview Motel?
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How far apart are Riverside Motel and Riverview Motel?
The two hotels are 250 m apart in a straight line.
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Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score