| check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. there's a down-to-earth restaurant, a bar with a ceiling featuring stained glass, and a chandelier-lit lobby with a grand staircase. the straightforward rooms provide complimentary wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and minifridges. suites add sitting areas and/or whirlpool baths. in an ornate building in the town centre, this classic hotel dating from the 1880s is 1 km from state highway 1, 12 minutes' walk from oamaru harbour and 16 minutes' walk from oamaru public gardens
Richard Pearse Airport 1 hr 15
Steampunk playground (12 min) Yellow eyed penguin colony (5 min) Steampunk HQ (6 min)
Niche museum housed in a grain elevator with multimedia sci-fi exhibits focused around steam power. Janet Frame House (11 min) Whitestone City (8 min) Oamaru Heritage Walking Tours (by appointment) (5 min) Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony (4 min)
Attraction with a grandstand where visitors can observe blue penguins in the wild. North Otago Museum (3 min) Forrester Gallery (4 min)
Gallery in a 19th-century neoclassical building with a regional art collection & rotating exhibits. Totara Estate (10 min) St Patrick's Basilica (12 min) Oamaru's Victorian Precinct (6 min) Grainstore Gallery (8 min) Oamaru Public Gardens (8 min)
Opened in 1876, this 34-acre garden features a marble fountain, a playground, an aviary & more. | 
