The Pier Hotel

Welcome to the Pier Hotel, sited on the waterfront at Kaikoura, in New Zealand's South Island; a classic 'Kiwi' country pub. Your host, Steve Kirkpatrick, has brought a lifetime's hospitality experience to his refurbishment of this nineteenth-century character guesthouse.

The Pier is situated 2.5km from the town centre, offering a quiet retreat with magnificent ocean and mountain views. A courtesy coach is available to take guests to and from the town centre (by pre-arrangement).

The bar, with historical photographs and open fire, has been patronised for over a century by the whaling and fishing fleets. It has the authentic atmosphere you'd expect in a country local.

The newly upgraded accommodation features new king-sized or twin beds, with character shared bathrooms in keeping with the 122-year-old history of the hotel.

The 10 bedrooms upstairs in the hotel are configured into single twins, triples (one King, one single bed) and king-bed rooms (share bathroom facilities in keeping with the 122-year-old era of the hotel). The majority of the rooms have access onto the sunny balcony, where many a breakfast and evening cocktail have been enjoyed to the smell of the sea and sun and ocean views. Sunrise and sunsets are in a word—awesome!

We are pleased to be able to offer full Bed and Breakfast at a very affordable rate: breakfast is included in the room price.

All the rooms have recently been refurbished, and have new beds, pillows and linen.