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title: "Riverside Motel, Wanganui: reviews, location & comparison"
description: "Riverside Motel in Wanganui: rated 8.7 by guests, 3.5-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/riverside-motel-wanganui/
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source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-12
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Motel · ★★★★
# Riverside Motel

Marybank, Wanganui, New Zealand

8.7 ·  Very good 20 reviews ·  4.1/5 on Google, 126 reviews ·  4.0 Location score
## About Riverside Motel

Riverside Motel is a motel in Marybank, Wanganui, New Zealand. It holds a 3.5-star rating. Guests rate it 8.7 out of 10 across 20 reviews. Facilities include airport transfer, free parking, free wi-fi. It is 570 m from the centre of Wanganui. The nearest airport, Wanganui Airport (WAG), is 4.9 km away.

- **Type:** Motel

- **Star rating:** ★★★★

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

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

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 4

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## Rating on Google

4.1/5

126 Google reviews

-   5★55%
-   4★30%
-   3★8%
-   2★3%
-   1★3%

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

## Amenities

Airport transferFree parkingFree Wi-Fi

### Internet

-   Free Wi-Fi

### Parking & transport

-   Free parking

### Services

-   Airport transfer

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **4.0**/10

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **1**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **4**

<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 airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Wanganui Airport (WAG)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">4.9 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">11 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="">Wanganui</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">570 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">9 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   Riverland Family Park690 m
-   Whanganui Regional Museum740 m
-   Quartz Museum of Studio Ceramics760 m
-   Ward Observatory890 m
-   Whanganui Tramways Museum1.0 km

### Compare

## Compare Riverside Motel with nearby hotels

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-   [Tamara Riverside Lodge](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/tamara-riverside-lodge-wanganui/) Inn ★★★★ 130 m away
    
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## Questions about Riverside Motel

### How do guests rate Riverside Motel?

Riverside Motel has a guest rating of 8.7 out of 10 from 20 reviews, which is better than 33% of rated hotels in Wanganui.

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

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

### Is there parking at Riverside Motel?

Yes, the listing mentions free parking.

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

The nearest airport, Wanganui Airport (WAG), is 4.9 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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