Blenheim Palms Motel

About this place

Blenheim Palms Motel is a town-centre motel on the corner of Charles and Henry Streets in Blenheim, at 78 Charles Street. The location is the property's strongest asset for business travel: listings place it roughly 100 metres from Blenheim's central restaurants, bars, cafes, supermarkets and shops, and about a five-minute walk from the Marlborough Events Centre and the ASB Theatre — the two venues that carry most of Marlborough's conference and performance programme.

### Units

The motel has 17 units. The mix covers studio units and one- and two-bedroom units, with some rooms offering a spa bath or hot tub. Two-bedroom units suit colleagues travelling together or delegates who want separate sleeping space without booking two rooms.

### In-room facilities

Units are listed as having:

• Well-appointed kitchenettes
• Air conditioning
• Free unlimited Wi-Fi
• Sky Guest Select television
• Non-smoking throughout, with a designated smoking area on site

### On-site amenities

On-site facilities listed include free off-street parking, barbecue facilities, daily servicing, a shuttle service and a snack bar. The motel is pet-friendly, which is worth flagging for organisers whose delegates may have specific requirements either way.

### Meetings and functions

No dedicated conference or meeting room is listed at the property. Its role in the MICE mix is accommodation rather than meeting space — which is a reasonable fit given the Marlborough Events Centre and ASB Theatre are within walking distance.

### Suitability for business travel and delegate accommodation

For individual business travellers working in Blenheim, the combination of a genuine town-centre address, secure off-street parking, air conditioning and reliable Wi-Fi covers the essentials, and kitchenettes make multi-night stays more comfortable. For conference organisers, the property's value is proximity: 17 units is enough to absorb a small delegate room block within walking distance of the main Blenheim conference venues, removing the need for shuttles. Wine-industry visitors and groups touring the Marlborough wine region also have easy access to the town-centre departure points. Larger delegate numbers would need to be spread across several Marlborough accommodation providers.