| there's also a billiards room. upgraded quarters add nespresso machines, satellite tv and sitting areas. built in 1889, this luxe, family-run lodge in a 1-storey timber house on south hill, is 2 km from both forrester gallery and oamaru blue penguin colony. rooms also offer free wi-fi and garden views; some have french doors leading into a courtyard. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:30 am. victorian-style rooms are individually decorated with oak furnishings, and en suite bathrooms feature heated tile floors and sunken tubs or walk-in showers. breakfast is included, and there's a fine-dining restaurant serving mediterranean cuisine in an opulent dining room with a fireplace
Richard Pearse Airport 1 hr 17
Oamaru's Victorian Precinct (18 min) Totara Estate (8 min) Oamaru Public Gardens (13 min)
Opened in 1876, this 34-acre garden features a marble fountain, a playground, an aviary & more. Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony (5 min)
Attraction with a grandstand where visitors can observe blue penguins in the wild. Steampunk playground (4 min) Grainstore Gallery (19 min) Janet Frame House (4 min) Steampunk HQ (19 min)
Niche museum housed in a grain elevator with multimedia sci-fi exhibits focused around steam power. Whitestone City (19 min) North Otago Museum (20 min) Yellow eyed penguin colony (5 min) Oamaru Lookout Point (3 min) Oamaru Heritage Walking Tours (by appointment) (18 min) Forrester Gallery (19 min)
Gallery in a 19th-century neoclassical building with a regional art collection & rotating exhibits. | 
