"They are customers who are here for the motorcycle races," Mr Buckman said.
But he said they had not been inundated with bookings for the Masters Games yet.
"Others around the city are telling me they have been but that's not the case with us just yet anyway," he said.
However, he said from February onwards company reps were back on the road and bookings became more solid.
"They're our bread and butter, so we want to keep space available for them.
"We don't want them staying in another city or going somewhere else," he said.
Sunny Teki, owner of Aotea Motor Lodge, said bookings were solid over the Christmas-New Year period and he was confident there would be some spin off from the Masters Games.
"We're really a motel that attracts sports teams because we can't accommodate four or six to a room," Mr Teki said. The good news had been the customers who had stayed through this year.
"In the five years we've been open this has been our best year yet.
"We're just wanting that to continue."