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title: "Avon Motel, Mount Taranaki: reviews, location & comparison"
description: "Avon Motel in Mount Taranaki: rated 8.1 by guests, 4-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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Motel · ★★★★
# Avon Motel

Hāwera, Mount Taranaki, New Zealand

8.1 ·  Very good 7 reviews ·  4.5/5 on Google, 126 reviews ·  3.5 Location score
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## About Avon Motel

Avon Motel is a motel in Hāwera, Mount Taranaki, New Zealand. It holds a 4-star rating. Guests rate it 8.1 out of 10 across 7 reviews. Facilities include free parking, free wi-fi. It is 3.1 km from the centre of Mount Taranaki. The nearest airport, New Plymouth Airport (NPL), is 66 km away.

- **Type:** Motel

- **Star rating:** ★★★★

- **Check-in from:** 14:00

- **Check-out until:** 10:00

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 1

215 South Road [avonmotel.co.nz](http://www.avonmotel.co.nz/)

## Rating on Google

4.5/5

126 Google reviews

-   5★53%
-   4★37%
-   3★6%
-   2★0%
-   1★3%

From the property’s public Google Maps listing. It is shown for reference and is not part of the StayVersus score.

## Amenities

### Internet

-   Free Wi-Fi

### Parking & transport

-   Free parking

### In the rooms

-   Kitchen

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **3.5**/10

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **3**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **3**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest beach<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Waihi Beach</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">3.8 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">8 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">New Plymouth Airport (NPL)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">66 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">148 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Mount Taranaki</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">3.1 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">7 min drive</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   Anderson Monumentalists590 m
-   Quirky Fox660 m
-   Elvis Presley Museum920 m

### Compare

## Compare Avon Motel with nearby hotels

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-   [Hawera Central Motor Lodge](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/hawera-central-motor-lodge-mount-taranaki/) Motel ★★★★½ 470 m away
    
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-   [The Park Motel](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/the-park-motel-mount-taranaki/) Motel ★★★★½ 1.5 km away
    
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-   [The Furlong Motel](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/the-furlong-motel-mount-taranaki/) Motel ★★★★★ 2.8 km away
    
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## Questions about Avon Motel

### How do guests rate Avon Motel?

Avon Motel has a guest rating of 8.1 out of 10 from 7 reviews, which is better than 10% of rated hotels in Mount Taranaki.

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Avon Motel?

Check-in starts at 14:00 and check-out is until 10:00.

### Is there parking at Avon Motel?

Yes, the listing mentions free parking.

### How far is Avon Motel from the airport?

The nearest airport, New Plymouth Airport (NPL), is 66 km away in a straight line.

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](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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