Motel de la Mer

About this place

Motel de la Mer is a boutique motel occupying a beachfront position at 321 Marine Parade, on Napier's oceanfront strip in Hawke's Bay. The property sits opposite Marineland of New Zealand and is a short walk from the National Aquarium of New Zealand, placing guests close to Napier's Art Deco centre and the city's main waterfront attractions.

The property offers a small number of apartment-style suites (around a dozen, per booking-platform listings), including Studio Spa units, Studio Spa Executive rooms, a One Bedroom Family unit without a spa, Executive Spa suites, and Penthouse Apartments with spa baths. Units are air-conditioned and include minibars and tea/coffee-making facilities, with several opening onto patios or balconies with ocean or city views. Guest kitchens are fully equipped in the apartment-style suites.

Other amenities include in-room Wi-Fi, continental breakfast, a snack bar, dry-cleaning service, and free self-parking on site. The motel is owner-operated, with the website naming hosts Julian and Sylvia, and it markets itself to both business travellers and holidaymakers on the strength of its central Marine Parade location.

No conference room, meeting space, or swimming pool is advertised on the property's website. For MICE purposes, Motel de la Mer's appeal lies mainly in its waterfront location within easy reach of Napier's Art Deco centre and the city's function venues, rather than in on-site event facilities — it may suit individual business travellers or small delegate groups seeking self-contained accommodation near Napier venues, rather than conferences requiring dedicated meeting space.