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This hotel Invercargill city centre alternative features 98 rooms with tartan-themed decor nodding to Scottish heritage, while its Glasshouse Restaurant serves Bluff oyster platters and blue cod ceviche.
The property directly adjoins Ascot Park Raceway, where harness racing events illuminate the track every Friday night.
Across the road, Rugby Park Stadium hosts Southland's premier rugby matches and concerts under its retractable dome.
Culinary adventurers frequent The Rocks Restaurant for its muttonbird pâté appetizers or Batch Cafe specializing in Southland cheese rolls.
History buffs explore the circa-1882 Water Tower Museum's spiral staircase exhibits, while automotive enthusiasts visit Bill Richardson Transport World's vintage truck collection.
Educational institutions like Southern Institute of Technology's Zero Fees Scheme campus sit 1.2km northeast, offering short courses in aquaculture.
Reaching the hotel proves straightforward via SH1 guests driving from Queenstown International Airport (2.5 hours) follow Waikiwi Road to Racecourse Road.
Public transport users access regular Connectabus Route 3 from Invercargill Station, stopping at Ascot Park Raceway entrance.
For accommodation Invercargill near stadium seekers, Stadium Lodge provides basic rooms with rugby memorabilia decor, while Kelvin Hotel offers heritage suites near Civic Theatre.
Guest reviews consistently praise the hotel's heated indoor pool complex with hydrotherapy jets, though some note limited vegan breakfast options.
The property's partnership with E Hayes & Sons Motorcycle Collection allows exclusive after-hours tours of Burt Munro's Indian Scout.
Business travelers utilize the 400-seat Southland hotels with conference facilities ballroom featuring Māori carvings and simultaneous translation booths.
Cultural highlights include the circa-1904 Civic Theatre's restored Art Nouveau interiors and Anderson Park Art Gallery's Colin McCahon collection.
Budget alternatives like Birchwood Manor Motel offer kitchenette units with garden views, while Southern Comfort Backpackers provides dorm beds in a converted Edwardian villa.
The hotel's Invercargill hotel wedding venue package includes access to the Rose Garden Pergola and vintage Rolls-Royce Phantom V transport.
Outdoor enthusiasts access the Oreti Beach surf break (15 minutes drive) or Tuatara Bushwalk's native rimu forest trails.
Industrial heritage sites feature the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter Visitor Centre explaining New Zealand's largest power consumer.
Evening entertainment revolves around Speight's Ale House hosting live folk music sessions, while astronomy buffs visit the 130-year-old Invercargill Astronomical Society observatory.
Historical architecture shines through the Edwardian-style Southland Museum's tuatara enclosure and the Victorian-era First Presbyterian Church's kauri wood pulpit.
The hotel's Southern Lights Experience partners with local guides for aurora-chasing tours to Awarua Bay.
Corporate groups frequent the adjacent ILT Stadium Southland's high-performance training centers, while families enjoy Queens Park's heritage rose garden and animal enclosures.
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