WAITAKI
HOTEL
A classic country hotel with great food and hospitality!
EXPLORE KUROW
Kurow offers a diverse range of adventures for holiday makers and travellers alike.
Fishing, water sports, cycling the ALPS TO OCEAN track, exploring the regions famous Elephant Rock's or the ancient Māori Rock art...There are also our award winning Vineyards, the stunning scenic walks and to complete your visit, there is the great food and traditional country hospitality that you might expect on a southern holiday.
Hearty country meals celebrating local produce and the freshest of ingredients will ensure you leave feeling satisfied every time. Our new menu has been hugely popular. Offering a wide selection of meals including, healthy salads, tapa's to share, burgers and pork ribs.
We also have a takeaway menu for a good old-fashioned feed of fish & chips.
QUALITY BEVERAGES
Lion Breweries offer a lineup of the strongest beers our country has to offer.
From Speights & Stella Artois ranges, through to the more adventurous Three Wolves and Panhead - or perhaps a Mac's beer or cider, you will be spoilt for choice.
REGIONAL WINES
The Waitaki Valley produces a number of delicious, high-quality boutique wines. Be it a Pinot Noir, Rose, Chardonnay or Pinot Gris we have you covered with local options.
To complement our local options, we also have a selection of some of New Zealand's finest wines including Central Otago Pinot's and Marlborough's Savignon Blac's.
FRIENDLY SERVICE
The Waiatki Hotel has stood for over 80 years, entertaining guests from around the globe, while catering to travellers, locals, hunters, fishing enthusiasts, groups, families and contractors. All needing a comfortable home away from home and great hospitality.
Few cycle trails offer the diversity and variety of spectacular landscapes as the Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail and we’re lucky to have it right here in our own backyard!
Part of New Zealand’s Nga Haerenga Cycle Trail Network, the Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail is NZ’s longest continuous trail. Starting from the base of the Southern Alps, it leads you on a journey through the vast tussock lands of the Mackenzie Country, along the rivers and vineyards of the Waitaki Valley, all the way to the historic coastal town of Oamaru.
REVIEWS
I just wanted to thank you again for our wonderful stay at the hotel. Lovely and helpful bar staff. Restaurant meals and presentation of food, that was top notch. Our room was clean, tidy and warm. The facilities bathrooms showers kitchen dining room were an unexpected treat.
We would like to thank you for a wonderful stay with you. All the best.
Trevor, Palmerston North
MEAN GREENS
GROWERS
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