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We rented 3 different motorhomes from Kia Ora for 2 trips totaling 5 weeks. As we’d had no experience with motorhomes we researched extensively, drawing up comparison charts of prices, insurance policies, features of the vehicles and their add-ons and of course read all the Rankers reviews. We settled on Kia Ora as they rated well in several of the categories. We were delighted with our choice and would recommend them highly, in particular because you are dealing directly with the owners of your motorhome, Vicky and Steve. Throughout the booking process they were informative, friendly and very helpful with general advice we needed. At various times we communicated by phone, email and text and always found them to be prompt and thorough and their processes to be efficient and streamlined. We think there was more opportunity for flexibilty with dates and pick up and drop off sites when dealing directly with a smaller company.
We picked up 2 of the vans from Christchurch Airport with the handover done by staff of Airpark Canterbury, both of whom were very competent. The shuttle collected us within minutes of our call on landing.
We never had a single mechanical issue with all 3 vehicles, they drove very well and it was easy to see they were very well maintained. I was impressed by their cleanliness and fresh odour which was not the case with the fridges and mattresses of the more expensive vans we checked out at one of the larger companies (research for future group). On our travels we talked to other motorhome renters, some of whom were discontented and were envious of our vehicle at a similar price but more so of our ability to contact our owners 24/7 should we need to.
We were so impressed with our experience (and NZ!) that within a week we rebooked with Kia Ora. Due to a health condition I had purchased a pillow for the first hire, leaving it behind on purpose. It was waiting for me in the new motorhome some months later, having been stored by Vicky!

Lyn Coleman

Australia - Feb 2018