Aorangi Manor Motel

About this place

Aorangi Manor Motel, trading as 193 Aorangi Motel Apartments, is a motel at 193 High Street, Blenheim, in the heart of Marlborough wine country. It is within walking distance of the Blenheim town centre, restaurants and the town's conference facilities, and is close to the Marlborough Convention Centre. The operator positions the property around generously sized units, with the large unit sizes specifically pitched at corporate travellers.

### The offer

All units are self-contained and ground floor. The website lists eleven room types:

• Studios – Standard Studio (queen, kitchenette), King Studio (stand-alone, super king, air conditioning) and Executive Studio (stand-alone, super king, double spa bath, private garden courtyard, air conditioning)
• One-bedroom – 1 Bedroom Unit (queen plus single, lounge with desk), 1 Bedroom Spa (easy access, double corner spa bath, lounge with desk and stereo), and 1 Bedroom Executive Spa (stand-alone, king, lounge with work station, air conditioning)
• Two-bedroom – Two Bedroom Standard, Two Bedroom Family, Two Bedroom Business, Two Bedroom Executive Spa and Two Bedroom Family Spa

One and two-bedroom units have full kitchens; studios have kitchenettes. Several units have corner double spa baths, and a number of units include a desk or dedicated work station, which is a genuine differentiator for solo business travel. Check-out is 10.00am, with early check-in, late arrivals and late check-out able to be arranged subject to availability.

### Facilities

On-site facilities include a swimming pool, garden with BBQ facilities and a children's playground. Free WiFi and free parking are provided. The motel publishes a dedicated corporate breakfast menu, indicating it is set up to handle business guests and charge-back style arrangements.

### Meetings and events capability

The motel does not advertise conference or meeting rooms. Its role in the business events mix is delegate and crew accommodation: the property is a short walk from central Blenheim and roughly a kilometre from the Marlborough Convention Centre, and an easy drive from Marlborough's cellar doors, with several wineries within about eight minutes' drive. That proximity makes it workable for incentive and conference programmes built around Marlborough wine touring.

### Suitability

A solid option for individual corporate travellers, small delegate blocks attending events at the Marlborough Convention Centre, and incentive or partner-programme groups in the Marlborough wine region who need spacious self-contained units rather than on-site meeting space.