Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Timaru Festival of Roses
(
www.festivalofroses.co.nz
)
Three days of public and private garden displays in late November.
CULTURAL
Christmas Carnival
(
www.carolinebay.org.nz
)
Held from 26 December to mid-January at Caroline Bay, this fun fest-
ival (inaugurated in 1912) includes concerts, events and carnival rides.
MUSIC
Sleeping
Timaru Top 10 Holiday Park
(
HOLIDAY PARK
$
03-684 7690;
www.timaruholidaypark.co.nz
;
154a Selwyn St, West End; sites $38-42, unit with/without bathroom
from $92/62; )
Tucked away in the suburbs, this excellent holiday park has clean,
colourful amenities and a golf course nearby that's included in the tariff.
Pleasant View
( 03-686 6651;
www.pleasantview.co.nz
;
2 Moore St, Waimataitai; s $99-115, d $129-145; )
Spot Hector's
dolphins over breakfast from this modern clifftop house overlooking Caroline Bay. Both
rooms are very comfortable, but only one gets the views. No matter, the large guest
lounge has them in abundance, as well as a Nespresso machine and a mammoth TV.
B&B
$$
B&B
$$
Sefton Homestay
MAP
( 03-688 0017;
www.seftonhomestay.co.nz
;
32 Sefton St, Seaview; r/ste $125/135; )
Set back behind a
pretty garden, this imposing heritage house has two guest rooms: one with an en suite, and
a larger bedroom with an adjoining sunroom and a bathroom across the hall. Swap travel
stories over a glass of port in the guest sitting room.
Panorama Motor Lodge
MAP
MOTEL
$$
GOOGLE MAP
( 03-688 0097;
www.panorama.net.nz
;
52 The Bay Hill; units from $135; )
The rooms in this hilltop
motel are modern and well appointed. If you're given a choice of an ocean view or a spa
unit, opt for the view; there's a communal spa pool and sauna in the complex anyway.
Eating & Drinking
