Summit Motor Lodge

About this place

Summit Motor Lodge is a motel at 213 Waihi Road, Tauranga 3110, a few minutes from the Tauranga CBD. The host is Nikki, who presents the property as a base for both business travellers and families, with an emphasis on unit size and space.

The lodge markets itself directly to corporate guests: it offers corporate rates, fast Wi-Fi and a quiet setting for working, and states that business travellers make up a core part of its regular custom.

Rooms

Four unit types are published, all with air conditioning:

• Studio — described as Executive Studios, with a queen bed in the lounge. Some have computer desks, some have single beds. Separate kitchen and dining area with full bathroom facilities. The majority are ground-floor units.
• One-Bedroom — queen bed plus a single bed in the bedroom, and one single bed in the lounge. Attached bathroom with shower and separate toilet, cooking facilities, dining table and chairs.
• One Bedroom Accessible — queen bed in the bedroom plus single beds in the bedroom and lounge, attached bathroom with walk-in shower and separate toilet, cooking facilities, dining table and chairs.
• Two-Bedroom — one king bed in the first room, two singles in the second, and two singles in the lounge. Full kitchen, separate bathroom and toilet, and a lounge with a 50-inch flat screen TV.

All units have cooking facilities and dining areas, making them suitable for extended stays rather than overnight only.

Suitability for meetings and events

Summit Motor Lodge does not publish dedicated conference or meeting facilities, so it is best understood as business and delegate accommodation rather than a venue in its own right.

For that role it is well set up. The stated corporate rates, fast Wi-Fi, in-room computer desks in some studios, and a quiet location minutes from the CBD cover the practical needs of a business traveller or a project team on assignment in Tauranga. The unit mix is unusually generous on beds — the two-bedroom units sleep up to six across a king, four singles and a full kitchen — which makes the property workable for crews, sports teams, trade groups and technical teams attending an event who need to share cost-effectively.

The accessible one-bedroom unit with a walk-in shower gives organisers an option for delegates with mobility needs, and the predominance of ground-floor studios helps for the same reason. Confirm the number of accessible units available when booking, as only one accessible category is listed.

Organisers running conferences, incentives or training programmes would use Summit as accommodation supporting a separate meeting venue among Bay of Plenty venues. Corporate rates, group allocations and long-stay terms should be arranged directly with reception.