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The Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Oamaru

Planning a weekend trip to Oamaru, New Zealand? Whether you're planning a romantic getaway, a family vacation, or a girls weekend to remember, Oamaru offers a terrific array of weekend hotels waiting to welcome you with open arms. Our researched suggestions will help you decide where to stay for a weekend in Oamaru. With terrific amenities such as pools, comfortable rooms, and delectable restaurants, these hotels provide the perfect backdrop to a long weekend adventure in Oamaru. Choosing the right hotel for your stay is crucial, and we've analyzed the best hotels for a weekend retreat in Oamaru based on key criteria such as location, guest ratings, price, amenities, and more, making them perfect for a 2-day or 3-day trip. So, let's start planning your weekend getaway trip with one of these best hotels in Oamaru below.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Oamaru Motor Lodge

Motel with prices starting at $79 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Nice Option for a Weekend Retreat
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Pets allowed
  • Spa
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Located at 391 Thames Highway, Oamaru Motor Lodge has great rooms from $79 (before taxes). It offers room service, a fitness center, parking, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes. It has a terrific 8.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.5 km from the city center, visitors will especially love laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, a spa, and laundry facilities at this convenient hotel. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered. The price of this hotel is less than average for weekend trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Pets allowed
  • Spa
  • Bicycle rental
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
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  • Fitness center
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Alma Motel

Motel with prices starting at $64 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel for a 3-day trip in Oamaru
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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A great place to stay is Alma Motel which has nice rooms starting at $64. Offering room service, hiking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and golf, it also has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 292 Oamaru-Alma Road. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers free parking, laundry facilities, family rooms, a tour desk, and a microwave which weekend visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 6.7 km from the city center. Having a kitchen in the room is a great way to make meals and save money, too. It's also less than the average price for weekend trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
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The Vicarage Boutique Bed and Breakfast Oamaru

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $137 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Trip to Oamaru
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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We found The Vicarage Boutique Bed and Breakfast Oamaru to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $137. We loved that is has hiking, golf, city views, a game room, and free parking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.70 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 24 Reed Street. You'll also find air-conditioning, private parking, and cycling which weekend travelers will love. And this comfortable hotel is just 2.3 km from the center of town.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Hiking
  • Game room
  • Free parking
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Brydone Hotel Oamaru

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $78 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for the Ultimate 3 Days in Oamaru
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
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With terrific rooms from $78, Brydone Hotel Oamaru, at 115 Thames Street provides room service, a casino, a restaurant, a bar, and child care. Its terrific guest rating is 8.20 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Travelers will really like this relaxing hotel which also offers laundry services, city views, free parking, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental. It's located just 2.4 km from the city center, too. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Bicycle rental
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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The Mews Oamaru

Inn with prices starting at $96 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for 2 Days in Oamaru
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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The Mews Oamaru has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10, and offers room service, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, free parking, and laundry facilities. The great rooms here start at $96 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 26 Exe Street. Furthermore, it also offers family rooms, a microwave, a refrigerator, an EV charging station, and balconies, which is nice for visitors. Just 1.5 km from the city center, this terrific hotel is a terrific choice. It's always nice to have a kitchenette to cook some basic meals or have an easy breakfast.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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AAA Thames Court Motel Oamaru

Motel with prices starting at $72 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Weekend Getaway Hotel
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
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The great guest rating of AAA Thames Court Motel Oamaru is 8.60 out of 10. This place has room service, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and laundry services. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $72, and it's located at 252 Thames Street. We also love the city views, free parking, laundry facilities, family rooms, and a 24-hour desk which are great for weekend visitors. And since it's just 1.4 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The price of this hotel is less than average for weekend trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
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Bella Vista Motel Oamaru

Motel with prices starting at $97 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Terrific Hotel for a Long Weekend in Oamaru
  • Pets allowed
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A cool place is Bella Vista Motel Oamaru because it has great rooms that start at $97. It has a fitness center, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and golf, it also earned a great guest rating of 7.60 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 206 Thames Street. Only 1.9 km from the city center, weekend travelers will especially love pet-friendly rooms, city views, free parking, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental at this fun hotel.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Kitchen
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Northstar Motel

Motel with prices starting at $88 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Escape
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
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Northstar Motel offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, rooms with kitchens, and free parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $88 (before taxes). It's located at 495A Thames Highway and has earned a guest rating of 8.50/10. This comfortable hotel is also nice because it offers laundry facilities, family rooms, a microwave, a refrigerator, and a playground which travelers will enjoy. Also, it's just 1 km from the city center.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
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Century House B & B flatlette

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $77 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Nice Option for a Weekend Retreat
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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Located at 114 Wansbeck Street, Century House B & B flatlette has great rooms from $77 (before taxes). It offers rooms with kitchenettes, child care, free parking, laundry facilities, and family rooms. It has a terrific 9.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find air-conditioning, a microwave, a refrigerator, breakfast in the room, and outdoor dining areas which visitors will love. And this relaxing hotel is just 3.8 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Colonial Lodge Motel

Motel with prices starting at $75 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel for a 3-day trip in Oamaru
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Pets allowed
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A great place to stay is Colonial Lodge Motel which has nice rooms starting at $75. Offering room service, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms, it also has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 509 Thames Highway. Weekend visitors will really like this terrific hotel which also offers free parking, laundry facilities, family rooms, a tour desk, and a microwave. It's located just 1.2 km from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Pets allowed
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
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Also, take a look at the weekend trip hotels in nearby destinations: Dunedin, Timaru, Oamaru, and Geraldine.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Dunedin, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Dunedin, Best Luxury Hotels in Dunedin, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Dunedin, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Dunedin, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Dunedin, Best Hotels for One Week in Dunedin, Best Hotels for One Night in Dunedin, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Dunedin, or Best Business Hotels in Dunedin.


How much do hotels for a weekend visit cost in Oamaru?

Oamaru Average Weekend Trip Hotel Price
$86

After analyzing 10 weekend trip hotels in Oamaru, New Zealand, we found the average weekend trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $86. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic weekend trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Oamaru.

The average prices of our suggested weekend trip hotels by star rating:

  • 4-star hotels: $90
  • 3-star hotels: $84


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