Emerald Spa Motor Inn

Clean, clean, clean.

Pros: We spent one night in Rotorua on our road trip from Auckland to Wellington, mostly to take in the thermal pools and a night of somewhat authentic Maori culture, there’s a reason the locals nickname it RotoVegas. The Emerald was clean, roomy with a wonderful woman at reception who made check in very smooth. Our room had a Jacuzzi hot tub which I wish we had more time to take advantage of but next time. There is swimming pool on the premises where folks with kids were playing with their kids, looked very well kept. Also, the beds were very comfortable and the complex quiet at night so we had a great nights sleep. I can’t over state how clean the place is though. We also booked a massage with the Siobhan the resident masseuse, which after a long ride from Auckland was very good. Not a traditional massage, more of a rub down.