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).
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