Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Scenic Route Motor Lodge
( 03-693 1700;
www.motelscenicroute.co.nz
;
28 Waihi Tce; d $135-140; )
There's a vague heritage
feel to this stone-and-timber motel, but the modern units have double-glazing, flat-screen
TVs and broadband internet. Larger studios have spa baths.
MOTEL
$$
Eating
Four Peaks Plaza at the corner of Talbot and Cox Sts has a bakery, deli, cafes and the Tal-
bot Forest cheese shop. Every Saturday during summer the town kicks into organic action
with a
farmers market
(
9am-12.30pm)
.
Verde
(45 Talbot St; mains $11-18; 9am-4pm)
Down the lane beside the old post office and enveloped
in beautiful gardens, this excellent cafe is easily the best of Geraldine's eateries. It's just a
shame that it's not open for dinner.
CAFE
$
Coco
(
www.coco-geraldine.co.nz
;
10 Talbot St; truffles $2; 10am-5pm)
For a quality sugar rush, visit Coco
for handmade choccies, designer teas, coffee, hot chocolate and cake.
SWEETS, CAFE
$
Entertainment
CINEMA
Geraldine Cinema
( 03-693 8118;
www.facebook.com/GeraldineCinema
; Talbot St; adult/child $10/8)
Snuggle in to watch a
Hollywood favourite or an art-house surprise. There's also occasional live music, usually
with a folk, blues or country spin.
Information
Geraldine Visitor Centre
(
03-693 1006;
www.southcanterbury.org.nz
; cnr Talbot & Cox Sts;
10am-3pm)
Getting There & Away
Atomic Shuttles
( 03-349 0697;
www.atomictravel.co.nz
)
Daily buses to/from Christchurch ($30,
two hours), Lake Tekapo (from $21, 1¼ hours), Twizel ($25, two hours), Cromwell ($35,
4¼ hours) and Queenstown ($35, five hours).