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paper and colourful splashes. There's a pool and restaurant, the Tutanekai St eateries are
an amble away, and there's a whole new wing of rooms next door. Terrific value.
Millennium Hotel
HOTEL $$$
$$$
( 07-347 1234;
www.millenniumrotorua.co.nz
;
cnr Eruera & Hinemaru Sts; d from $200;
)
The slick Maori-inspired lobby sets the scene for this elegant five-storey motel. Lake-
front rooms afford excellent views as does the club lounge, popular with the suits and in-
ternationalists swanning about. The poolside
hangi
is fab, as is the in-house restaurant
Nikau. Advance booking rates slip into midrange territory.
Eating
The lake end of Tutanekai St - known as
Eat Street
- has a strip of eateries beneath a
new roof, but there are plenty of other options around town.
Mistress of Cakes
BAKERY $
OFFLINE MAP
(
www.mistressofcakes.co.nz
;
1224 Eruera St; items $4-8; 7.30am-2.30pm Mon-Fri)
'Food that
your grandmother made' is the slogan here, but we bet your Grandma couldn't bake a
lemon passionfruit meringue like the ones the Mistress makes! Fab muffins, slices, bis-
cuits, scones and quiches too, all home-made with local ingredients.
Fish & Chip Shop
FISH & CHIPS $
OFFLINE MAP
( 07-343 7400; 47 Lake Rd; meals $5-15; 11am-8pm Mon-Thu, 11am-8.30pm Fri-Sun)
What
you see is what you get: top-notch takeaway fish and chips from this little sky-blue shop-
front out near Ohinemutu.
Weilin's Noodle House
NOODLES, CHINESE $
( 07-343 9998; 1148 Tutanekai St; mains $9-25; noon-3pm & 5-9pm Wed-Mon)
A neat and
tidy shop serving traditional (and refreshingly un-fatty/salty/stodgy) Chinese dumplings
and oodles of noodles in soups and stir-fries. Eat in or take away. Try the noodles with
spicy pork and peanuts.
Pak 'n Save
SUPERMARKET $
