Location in Oamaru
13 Thames Street, Oamaru 9495, New Zealand
Empire Hotel Backpackers stands at 13 Thames Street, right in the middle of Oamaru and on the doorstep of the town's Victorian precinct. Cafes, restaurants, bars, supermarkets and ATMs are all within a short walk, so a car is useful but never necessary once you have arrived.
The property is easy to reach by road on State Highway 1 between Christchurch and Dunedin, and free parking on site makes a stopover simple. Harbourside train stop is about 150 m away, Oamaru Station is roughly 850 m away, and Richard Pearse Airport is about 97 km from the hotel.
What is nearby
Taste Cafe is around 10 m from the door, Victoria Lounge Bar about 40 m and Steam Cafe about 50 m. Bushy Beach is roughly 2.8 km away, Oamaru Reservoir about 4.2 km and the Moeraki Boulders around 37 km down the coast, making the hotel a natural base for a day of exploring.
Places worth visiting
Oamaru rewards slow walking. These are the places guests ask about most often, all of them within easy reach of the front door.
- Oamaru Victorian Precinct
- Steampunk HQ
- Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony
- Bushy Beach Yellow-eyed Penguins
- Moeraki Boulders