We stayed at Ala Moana ther nights in january 2013 on our tour around NZ. We just wlaked in from the street and meet a really nice and friendly owner couple. The apartment was newly refurbished and nice. No luxury but relly god for its price.
We had a nice veranda and wiev over the bay. Abslouly worth staying at!

English couple stayed 2 nights in December . Excellent hosts , very friendly & helpful .Room was large & very comfortable with great view. Motel is superbly placed for all shops, restaurants ,boat trips etc . great swimming beach across the road . Would definately stay here again

We (myself, my mum, and my girlfriend) came back to the same room after we all stayed there 2 years ago also. It's the only room with a good view out to the bay as it's up one level - not panoramic by any means but lovely to sit just outside the room in the chairs provided and relax with a wonderful view in the direction of Russell. Great to spend an evening just sitting out there with a couple of bottles of wine and some cheese and bread.

There are also two units at the front of the property that would have a view but from ground level and more obscured by foliage and whatnot. The remaining units don't have any view.

The unit has pretty much a full kitchen and is a good size, it's only the bathroom area that is quite tight really. The only other minor negatives I can think of is that the TV is small and that being the Bay Of Islands in summer it's pretty warm so you need to sleep with the fan (provided inside the unit) on and windows open.

Location is fantastic being very close to town centre and just walk across the road to get to the beach and go for a swim.

This room, or one of the other two rooms with a view at this motel, would again be my first choice if I was staying in Paihia again in future.

Nice clean motel and comfy beds, had three good nights sleep. Owners very friendly and helpful about what to do while you are there. If up there again would stay there for sure.