Riverview Motel vs Tamara Riverside Lodge
Both are in Wanganui, 120 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
- 3 of 18
Inn★★★★
Tamara Riverside Lodge
- Guest rating
- 9.0 Excellent
- Location score
- 3.7
- Score by category
- 7 of 18
The short answer
Pick Tamara Riverside Lodge
It comes out ahead on 7 of 18 compared facts. 120 m apart.
Choose Riverview Motel if you want
- a spa and wellness
Why is Riverview Motel better than Tamara Riverside Lodge?
- 1Has a spa
- 2More guest reviews (179 vs 26), so the rating is more reliable×6.9
- 3More walkable surroundings (walk grade 24 vs 14)+10
Why is Tamara Riverside Lodge better than Riverview Motel?
- 1Higher star rating (4★ vs 3.5★)+0.5★
- 2Earlier check-in (10:00 vs 14:00)−4h
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Riverview Motel vs Tamara Riverside Lodge: which hotel is better? | Riverview Motel | Tamara Riverside Lodge |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 8.8 | 9.0 |
| Location | 4.1 +0.4 | 3.7 |
| Facilities | – | 3.3 |
| Spa & wellness | – | 0.0 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.8 | 8.8 +0.1 |
| Guest rating | 8.8 | 9.0 +0.2 |
| Number of reviews | 179 +153 | 26 |
| Google rating | 4.3/5 | 4.5/5 +0.2 |
| Google reviews | 272 +177 | 95 |
| Rank in Wanganui | top 50% | top 36% +14% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 4.1 +0.4 | 3.7 |
| Distance to the centre | 660 m | 610 m |
| To the airport | 4.7 km | 4.8 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 1 | 0 |
| To the nearest food shop | 510 m | 580 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 0 | 0 |
| Sights within 1 km | 5 | 5 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | ★★★½ | ★★★★ +0.5★ |
| Rooms | 15 | 15 |
| Newest building or renovation | 2001 | – |
| Listed amenities | 10 | 13 +3 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 14:00 | 10:00 −4h |
| Check-out until | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free parking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Laundry | ✓ | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Breakfast | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spa | ✓ | – |
| Smoke-free | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coffee or tea maker | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shuttle | – | ✓ |
| Restaurant | – | ✓ |
| Wheelchair accessible | – | ✓ |
| Kitchen | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Sightseeing on foot | ✓ | – |
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Location
120 m apart
Riverview Motel: city centre: 660 m, Wanganui Airport (WAG): 4.7 km, 1 places to eat within 500 m, 5 sights within 1 km.
Tamara Riverside Lodge: city centre: 610 m, Wanganui Airport (WAG): 4.8 km, 5 sights within 1 km.
Riverview Motel or Tamara Riverside Lodge: common questions
Which is better, Riverview Motel or Tamara Riverside Lodge?
Tamara Riverside Lodge leads in 7 of 18 categories, including StayVersus score, guest rating, Google rating. Riverview Motel is stronger in number of reviews, Google reviews, location score.
Which is cheaper, Riverview Motel or Tamara Riverside Lodge?
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How far apart are Riverview Motel and Tamara Riverside Lodge?
The two hotels are 120 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