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( 03-437 0168;
www.chillawhile.co.nz
;
1 Frome St; dm $26-30, s/d $55/70; )
Unleash your creative
spirit at this funky and colourful hostel in a two-storey Victorian residence. Guests are en-
couraged to draw and paint, or create sweet soul music on the hostel's varied instruments.
HOLIDAY PARK
$
Waitaki Waters
( 03-431 3880;
www.campingoamaru.co.nz
;
305 Kaik Rd; sites/cabins from $14/50)
The enthusiastic young
owner sees that the bathrooms and kitchens are sparkling and the hedges manicured at this
simple campground, 3km off SH1, 20km north of Oamaru. Cabins are simple but well
maintained; bring your own bedding.
Oamaru Top 10
MAP
HOLIDAY PARK
$
GOOGLE MAP
( 03-434 7666;
www.oamarutop10.co.nz
;
30 Chelmer St; sites $40-44, units with/without bathroom from $105/65;
)
Grassy and well maintained, this Top 10 has trees out the back and the public gar-
dens next door. Standard cabins are basic, but the other units (with varying levels of self-
contained comfort) are much nicer.
Highfield Mews
MAP
MOTEL
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( 03-434 3437;
www.highfieldmews.co.nz
;
244 Thames St; d $140-170; )
Motels have come a
long away from the gloomy concrete-block constructions of the 1960s and '70s, as this
new-build attests. The units are basically smart apartments, with kitchens, desks, stereos,
tiled bathrooms and outdoor furniture.
Criterion Hotel
( 03-434 6247;
www.criterionhotel.co.nz
;
3 Tyne St; s $60, d with/without bathroom $120/90; )
Period
rooms at this lovingly restored 1877 hotel are smallish, but the guest lounge is large and
the beds are new. Rates include a help-yourself continental breakfast. Downstairs there's
the distraction of a great corner pub.
HOTEL
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AAA Thames Court Motel
MAP
MOTEL
$$
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( 03-434 6963;
www.aaathamescourt.co.nz
;
252 Thames St; d $120-150; )
A good option for fam-
ilies, this older motel has been given a biege-over (the colour of our times) and the renov-
