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cious rooms off a sunny, central space. Relax in this isolated setting listening to the surf
crashing over the road.
Chillawhile Backpackers
HOSTEL $
( 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 encouraged to draw and paint, or create sweet soul music on the hostel's var-
ied instruments.
Waitaki Waters
HOLIDAY PARK $
( 03-431 3880;
www.campingoamaru.co.nz
;
305 Kaik Rd; sites/cabins from $14/50)
The enthu-
siastic 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
HOLIDAY PARK $
( 03-434 7666;
www.oamarutop10.co.nz
; 30 Chelmer St; sites $40-44, units with/without bath-
room from $105/65; )
Grassy and well maintained, this Top 10 has trees out the back
and the public gardens next door. Standard cabins are basic, but the other units (with
varying levels of self-contained comfort) are much nicer.
Highfield Mews
MOTEL $$$
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( 03-434 3437;
www.highfieldmews.co.nz
; 244 Thames St; d $140-170; )
Motels
have come a long away from the gloomy concrete-block constructions of the 1960s and
'70s, as this new-build attests. The units are basically smart apartments, with kitchens,
desks, stereos, tiled bathrooms and outdoor furniture.
Criterion Hotel
HOTEL $$$
( 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. Down-
stairs there's the distraction of a great corner pub.
AAA Thames Court Motel
MOTEL $$$
