Your North Otago experience starts at the Kingsgate Hotel Brydone which was built in 1881, has 'Class A' preservation and is amongst New Zealand's largest collection of Victorian buildings. Relax in one of our mini suites in the Historical wing which have a more ambient feel with the high studded ceilings and are reached by ascending the ornate staircase from the main lobby. All rooms have tea & coffee making facilities, electric blankets and Sky TV, mini -bars in all the suites. The T Bar & Brasserie has won the inaugural Whitestone Waitaki Tourism Award for Quality Dining in 2001 and again in 2003. The all day menu offers a diverse range of dishes to cater for all tastes. The hotels central location makes it ideal to visit the Little Blue Penguin and Yellow Eyed Penguin Colonies or take a stroll through the beautiful displays at the Oamaru and Chinese gardens.

Thames Street, Oamaru, New Zealand