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title: "Tower Lodge Motel, Invercargill: reviews, location & comparison"
description: "Tower Lodge Motel in Invercargill: rated 9.3 by guests, 4-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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retrieved: 2026-10-16
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Motel · ★★★★
# Tower Lodge Motel

Richmond, Invercargill, New Zealand

9.3 ·  Exceptional 51 reviews ·  #1 #1 of 20 in Invercargill ·  4.6/5 on Google, 309 reviews ·  4.1 Location score
## About Tower Lodge Motel

Tower Lodge Motel is a motel in Richmond, Invercargill, New Zealand. It holds a 4-star rating. Guests rate it 9.3 out of 10 across 51 reviews. Facilities include free parking, free wi-fi. It is 360 m from the centre of Invercargill. The nearest airport, Invercargill Airport (IVC), is 3.8 km away.

- **Type:** Motel

- **Star rating:** ★★★★

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

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

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 3

119 Queens Drive [towerlodgemotel.co.nz](http://www.towerlodgemotel.co.nz/)

## How Tower Lodge Motel scores

Better rated than 84% of hotels in Invercargill

-   Guest rating **9.3**
-   Location **4.1**
-   Public transport **3.6**

Invercargill average

## Rating on Google

4.6/5

309 Google reviews

-   5★66%
-   4★24%
-   3★8%
-   2★1%
-   1★1%

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

## Amenities

### Food & drink

-   Breakfast

### Internet

-   Free Wi-Fi

### Parking & transport

-   Free parking

### Services

-   Laundry

### Accessibility

-   Wheelchair accessible

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **4.1**/10

- **Walk grade:** **27**/100 Car recommended

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **2**

- **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 station<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Invercargill Station</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1.3 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">22 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Invercargill Airport (IVC)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">3.8 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">9 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="">Invercargill</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">360 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">6 min walk</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   Southland Fire Museum460 m
-   Southland Observatory720 m
-   He Waka Tuia930 m
-   Classic Motorcycle Mecca1.2 km
-   Burt Munro Museum1.2 km
-   Invercargill Bill Richardson Transport world1.2 km

### Compare

## Compare Tower Lodge Motel with nearby hotels

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## Questions about Tower Lodge Motel

### How do guests rate Tower Lodge Motel?

Tower Lodge Motel has a guest rating of 9.3 out of 10 from 51 reviews, which is better than 84% of rated hotels in Invercargill.

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

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

### Does Tower Lodge Motel include breakfast?

Breakfast is available. Whether it is included depends on the rate you book.

### Is there parking at Tower Lodge Motel?

Yes, the listing mentions free parking.

### How far is Tower Lodge Motel from the airport?

The nearest airport, Invercargill Airport (IVC), is 3.8 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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